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Since your mail reader does not understand this format, some or all of this message may not be legible. ------_=_NextPart_001_01C6ACDF.52CC373C Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC22=20 Programming languages, their environments and system software = interfaces=20 Secretariat:=A0 U.S.A.=A0 (ANSI)=20 ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC22 N4087=20 TITLE:=20 Business Plan and Convener's Report for SC 22/WG 17 =A0=20 DATE ASSIGNED:=20 2006-07-20=20 =A0=20 SOURCE:=20 WG 17 Convener (J. Hodgson)=20 =A0=20 BACKWARD POINTER:=20 =A0=20 DOCUMENT TYPE:=20 Officer's Contribution=20 PROJECT NUMBER:=20 STATUS:=20 This document is circulated for review and consideration.=A0 It will be discussed at the September 2006 SC 22 Plenary in London under agenda = item 8.8.=A0=20 ACTION IDENTIFIER:=20 ACT=20 DUE DATE:=20 N/A=20 DISTRIBUTION:=20 text CROSS REFERENCE:=20 DISTRIBUTION:=20 def=20 Sally Seitz Program Manager American National Standards Institute 25 West 43rd Street, 4th Floor New York, NY 10036 Tel: 212 642 4918 Fax: 212 840 2298 ____________________________________________end of cover sheet, = beginning of document____________________________ Business Plan and Convener's Report JTC1/SC22/WG17 - Programming Language Prolog 2006/08/01 Period Covered: September 2005 - August 2006 Submitted by: Jonathan Hodgson Convener, ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 22/WG 17 St. Joseph's University, Philadelphia. PA 19131 USA Email: jhodgson@sju.edu =20 1. Management Summary 1.1 JTC1/SC22/WG17 Statement of Scope Development and maintenance of ISO/IEC standards related to programming language Prolog 1.2 Project Report 1.2.1 Completed Projects ISO/IEC 13211-2. Programming language Prolog-part 2 Modules 1.2.2 Projects Underway Consideration of proposed drafts on Definite clause grammar,=20 and global variables and arrays. 1.2.3 Canceled Projects None 1.3 Cooperation and Competition 2. Period Review 2.1 Market Requirements Prolog is a niche language. It is extensively used by a small number of users mainly for applications in configuration, web and CGI generation, constraint handling and natural language.=20 It is taught in a significant number of universities. 2.2 Achievements A draft of a Technical report on Definite Clause Grammars is out for = ballot. Paulo Moura is to be the editor. Roger Scowen has submitted a set of defect reports and corrigenda which = is=20 currently undergoing a ballot. 2.3 Resources WG17 meets as needed, usually once a year, and works by electronic correspondence between meetings. Four countries are participating in meetings: Germany, Japan, the UK, and the USA. 3. Focus Next Work Period An informal set of editors for the drafts is in place.=20 These will be reviewed at the October meeting in Sitges, Spain. 3.1 DeliverablesPaulo Moura. Draft Technical Report Prolog = Definite Clause Grammars. N186=20 Roger Scowen. Defect Reports and Corrigenda for ISO/IEC 13211-1 N187.=20 3.2 Strategies None. 3.2.1 Risks WG17 suffers from a decline in interest in supporting standardization efforts. 3.2.2 Opportunities It seems likely that Portugal is willing to take a more active role in Prolog standardization.=20 Locating the 2005 meeting with ICLP in Sitges was a success. The 2006 meeting is colocated with=20 FLoC (which includes ICLP) in Seattle =20 3.3 Work Program Priorities The current priorities are the completion of the technical report on = DCGs -- assuming that the ballot is successful. There are also a number of issues with defects in part 1 that need to = be resolved. further work on globals and arrays is underway. 4. Other Items This section includes items that are part of the Convener's Report, but = not part of the business plan. Holding the meetings colocated with ICLP (the International conference = Logic Programming seems to be effective in increasing participation. 4.1 Action Requests at the Forthcoming Plenary None 4.2 Schedule A schedule for additional TR's is to be set at the meeting in Seattle. 4.3 WG17 Meetings 4.3.1 Recent Meetings October 5th 2005 Sitges, Spain. August 21st 2006, Seattle, Washington None. 4.3.2 Future Meetings =20 To be scheduled, depending on the timing and location of ICLP 2007. ------_=_NextPart_001_01C6ACDF.52CC373C Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable N 4087-Business Plan and Convener's Report for SC 22/WG = 17

ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC22
Programming languages, their environments and system = software interfaces

Secretariat:=A0 U.S.A.=A0 (ANSI)

ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC22 N4087

TITLE:
Business Plan and Convener's Report for SC 22/WG = 17
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DATE ASSIGNED:
2006-07-20
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SOURCE:
WG 17 Convener (J. Hodgson)
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BACKWARD POINTER:
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DOCUMENT TYPE:
Officer's Contribution

PROJECT NUMBER:

STATUS:
This document is circulated for review and = consideration.=A0 It will be discussed at the September 2006 SC 22 = Plenary in London under agenda item 8.8.=A0

ACTION IDENTIFIER:
ACT

DUE DATE:
N/A

DISTRIBUTION:
text

CROSS REFERENCE:

DISTRIBUTION:
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Sally Seitz
Program Manager
American National Standards Institute
25 West 43rd Street, 4th Floor
New York, NY 10036
Tel: 212 642 4918
Fax: 212 840 2298

____________________________________________end of = cover sheet, beginning of document____________________________
Business Plan and Convener's Report
JTC1/SC22/WG17 - Programming Language Prolog
2006/08/01

Period Covered:
September 2005 - August 2006
Submitted by:
Jonathan Hodgson
Convener, ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 22/WG 17
St. Joseph's University,
Philadelphia. PA 19131
USA
Email: jhodgson@sju.edu <mailto:jhodgson@sju.edu> =

1.        = Management Summary

1.1        = JTC1/SC22/WG17 Statement of Scope

Development and maintenance of ISO/IEC standards = related to programming
language Prolog
1.2        = Project Report

1.2.1        = Completed Projects

ISO/IEC 13211-2. Programming language Prolog-part 2 = Modules
1.2.2        = Projects Underway

Consideration of proposed drafts on Definite clause = grammar,
and global variables and arrays.

1.2.3        = Canceled Projects

None
1.3        = Cooperation and Competition

2.        Period = Review

2.1        Market = Requirements

Prolog is a niche language. It is extensively used by = a small number of
users mainly for applications in configuration, web = and CGI generation,
constraint handling and natural language.
It is taught in a significant number of = universities.

2.2        = Achievements

A draft of a Technical report on Definite Clause = Grammars is out for ballot.
Paulo Moura is  to be the editor.

Roger Scowen has submitted a set of defect reports = and corrigenda which is
currently undergoing a ballot.


2.3        = Resources

WG17 meets as needed, usually once a year, and works = by electronic
correspondence between meetings. Four countries are = participating in
meetings: Germany, Japan, the UK, and the = USA.

3.        Focus = Next Work Period

An informal set of editors for the drafts is in = place.
These will be reviewed at the October meeting in = Sitges, Spain.

3.1        = DeliverablesPaulo Moura. Draft Technical Report Prolog Definite Clause = Grammars. N186
Roger Scowen. Defect Reports and Corrigenda for = ISO/IEC 13211-1 N187.

3.2        = Strategies

None.
3.2.1        = Risks

WG17 suffers from a decline in interest in supporting = standardization
efforts.

3.2.2        = Opportunities

It seems likely that Portugal is willing to take a = more active role in Prolog standardization.
Locating the 2005 meeting with ICLP in Sitges was a = success. The 2006 meeting is colocated with
FLoC (which includes ICLP) in Seattle
 
3.3        Work = Program Priorities

The current priorities are the completion of the = technical report on DCGs -- assuming that the ballot is = successful.
There are also a number of  issues with defects = in part 1 that need to be resolved. further work on globals and = arrays
is underway.

4.        Other = Items

This section includes items that are part of the = Convener's Report, but not
part of the business plan.

Holding the meetings colocated with ICLP (the = International conference Logic Programming
seems to be effective in increasing = participation.



4.1        Action = Requests at the Forthcoming Plenary

None

4.2        = Schedule

A schedule for additional TR's is to be set at the = meeting in Seattle.

4.3        WG17 = Meetings

4.3.1        = Recent Meetings
October 5th 2005 Sitges, Spain.
August 21st 2006, Seattle, Washington

None.
4.3.2        = Future Meetings
 
To be scheduled, depending on the timing and = location of ICLP 2007.

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