From rinehuls@Radix.Net Thu Sep 16 18:52:49 1999 Received: from mail1.radix.net (mail1.radix.net [207.192.128.31]) by dkuug.dk (8.9.2/8.9.2) with ESMTP id SAA31547; Thu, 16 Sep 1999 18:52:48 +0200 (CEST) (envelope-from rinehuls@Radix.Net) Received: from saltmine.radix.net (saltmine.radix.net [207.192.128.40]) by mail1.radix.net (8.9.3/8.9.3) with SMTP id MAA04772; Thu, 16 Sep 1999 12:53:36 -0400 (EDT) Date: Thu, 16 Sep 1999 12:53:34 -0400 (EDT) From: William Rinehuls To: sc22info@dkuug.dk cc: keld simonsen Subject: N3002 - Austria National Body Activity Report - PLENARY AGENDA ITEM Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII ___________________ beginning of title page _________________________ ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC22 Programming languages, their environments and system software interfaces Secretariat: U.S.A. (ANSI) ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC22 N3002 TITLE: Austria National Body Activity Report for the September 1999 JTC 1/SC22 Plenary - PLENARY AGENDA ITEM DATE ASSIGNED: 1999-09-15 SOURCE: Secretariat, ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC22 BACKWARD POINTER: N/A DOCUMENT TYPE: National Body Activity Report PROJECT NUMBER: N/A STATUS: Discussion of this document will be an agenda item for the September 1999 JTC 1/SC22 Plenary. ACTION IDENTIFIER: FYI DUE DATE: N/A DISTRIBUTION: Text CROSS REFERENCE: N/A DISTRIBUTION FORM: Def Address reply to: ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC22 Secretariat William C. Rinehuls 8457 Rushing Creek Court Springfield, VA 22153 USA Telephone: +1 (703) 912-9680 Fax: +1 (703) 912-2973 email: rinehuls@radix.net _____________________ end of title page; beginning of report ____ Austrian National Body Report to the ISO/IEC JTC1/SC22 Plenary Berlin, September 20th-23rd, 1999 In Austria, standardization activities are coordinated by ON (Oesterreichisches Normungsinstitut). The mirror group of ISO/IEC JTC1/SC22 is called AG 001.5. It is a very small group, making it impossible to follow all the international developments. However, at least some of the documents can be processed, and there is active participation in some working groups, most notably Fortran (by Gerhard and David Schmitt) and Modula-2 (by Martin Schoenhacker, who is the current convener). It is still hoped that industry will eventually start to participate in this Austrian mirror group, but so far the members all come from academia. This causes problems in particular with funding, which is also one of the reasons that Austria will unfortunately not be represented at this year's SC22 Plenary meeting. The other reason for not being represented is a relatively sudden change in my personal life: For the college year 1999/2000, I am teaching at Franklin & Marshall College, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, as a Visiting Assistant Professor. As classes have just started on September 1st, I am unable to take a week off and attend the Plenary. I do regret this, and sincerely hope that I will be able to attend in 2000. The invitation to Vienna for the first Plenary of the next millennium (depending on the way you count!) in 2001 is still valid, of course. Unless I hear otherwise, I will proceed and make arrangements. Detailed information would then be provided at the 2000 Plenary. With regard to my convenership of WG13 Modula-2, ON is happy to let me continue, and I would of course be happy to continue to serve WG13 as a convener. I would therefore like to officially ask for renewal of my convenership. I do hope to be able to welcome you all in Austria in 2001, and on behalf of the Austrian mirror group wish you all an interesting, productive and successful meeting in Berlin! Best regards, Dr Martin Schoenhacker Austrian HoD to SC22 _____________________ end of SC22 N3002 _______________________________