From BJSHEP@ausvm6.vnet.ibm.com Thu Apr 29 06:20:45 1993 Received: from vnet.ibm.com by dkuug.dk with SMTP id AA04460 (5.65c8/IDA-1.4.4j for ); Thu, 29 Apr 1993 18:21:13 +0200 Message-Id: <199304291621.AA04460@dkuug.dk> Received: from AUSVM6 by vnet.IBM.COM (IBM VM SMTP V2R2) with BSMTP id 2840; Thu, 29 Apr 93 12:21:11 EDT Date: Thu, 29 Apr 93 11:20:45 CDT From: BJSHEP@ausvm6.vnet.ibm.com To: sc24@dkuug.dk X-Charset: ASCII X-Char-Esc: 29 TO: SC24 HODC contacts FROM: Barry J Shepherd SUBJECT: Initial list of HODC topics The following topics are among those which need to be considered by the HODC meetings, as well as the other attendees at the 1993 SC24 meetings in Steamboat Springs, USA. All of the items on the agenda are important, but the ones listed below may be difficult. Identification of candidate for SGML DTD for ISO standards. Position on the SC22 Language Independent Datatypes proposal. Position of SC21 Report on Programmatic Interfaces. Comments on the revision of the Computer Graphics Glossary. From SC24 N927 (agenda for the SC24 plenary): Item 7 Liaison statement processing Item 8.3 Response to PREMO NP letter ballot comments Will PREMO include functions to control VCRs, CDs and other similar devices? Item 8.4 Relationship of IIF to ODA (part 7 ?) Item 11.1 Standing documents (which ones, and how handled) Strategic planning (draft document?) Impact of patents (MPEG experience) Item 11.2 Liaison office duties Candidates for Class C liaison status Item 18 Press release I expect to retire from IBM in June of this year. However, I am talking to two organizations about possible employment which would allow me to continue my standards activities, including my role as chairman of SC24. I hope to be able to announce a successful conclusion to my search prior to the SC24 meeting, which I WILL attend for its entire duration.