From carson@siggraph.org Wed Feb 19 22:45:43 1997 Received: from siggraph.cgrg.ohio-state.edu (siggraph.cgrg.ohio-state.edu [128.146.18.100]) by dkuug.dk (8.6.12/8.6.12) with ESMTP id WAA06358 for ; Wed, 19 Feb 1997 22:45:40 +0100 Received: from default (carson@siggraph.org) by siggraph.cgrg.ohio-state.edu (8.8.5/941010.52) with SMTP id QAA06747 for ; Wed, 19 Feb 1997 16:45:33 -0500 (EST) Message-Id: <3.0.32.19970219143827.0071767c@siggraph.cgrg.ohio-state.edu> X-Sender: carson@siggraph.cgrg.ohio-state.edu X-Mailer: Windows Eudora Pro Version 3.0 (32) Date: Wed, 19 Feb 1997 14:46:56 -0700 To: SC24@dkuug.dk From: Steve Carson Subject: Harvesting Public Specifications Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" On December 19th, 1996 I circulated mail on this reflector regarding the encouragement that JTC1 gave to all of its SCs to begin working pro-actively to "harvest" public specifications for international standardization. I have seen no responses on this reflector to that posting. The next SC24 plenary meeting is now only a few months away and a series of two JTC1 meetings on re-engineering are also happening in the next few months (early April and mid June). I believe that these re-engineering meetings will determine whether SC24 survives as a subcommittee. I believe that we do not have enough work in progress to justify JTC1 continuing SC24 as an independent SC. The question I am posing the SC24 NBs is whether SC24 wishes to initiate some activities now that could lead to new work (based on harvestable public specifications) being initiated at our Kista plenary? At present, the only such work that I am aware of is the potential to bring new pieces of VRML technology into ISO. I would like to see some discussion of this issue on this reflector regarding those public specifications that are ripe for harvesting. I would also like to see some NBs volunteer to approach the owners of these specifications. - - - This repeats the actual text of the JTC1 resolution: Resolution 11 PAS Transposition and Normative Referencing JTC 1 encourages and invites its SCs/SWGs and NBs to identify candidate PASs and actively work with the relevant potential PAS submitter to promote these PASs within JTC 1. JTC 1 recognizes that an open, positive attitude of its SCs and WGs towards potential PAS submitters and their contributions is vital for the success of the PAS process. JTC 1 reminds its SCs that as part of the PAS process, as described in N 3582, it has offered SC counsel to PAS submitters. Therefore, JTC 1 encourages its SCs to assume, to the extent possible, an open, positive attitude towards Recognized PAS Submitters and their potential contributions, and requests the SCs to duly provide any counsel requested. In addition, SCs are strongly encouraged to identify potential PAS submitters which could make valuable contributions to the SC work, and to approach them pro-actively. Recognized PAS submitters are invited to contact the appropriate national PAS mentor or the JTC 1 chairperson in case of any difficulty encountered. JTC 1 further encourages its subsidiary bodies to make use of normative referencing whenever this is deemed appropriate, to bring about market-oriented standards in a timely manner. Unanimous Steve Carson Chair, ISO/IEC JTC1/SC24 Computer Graphics and Image Processing --------------------------------------------------------- Steve Carson phone: +1-505-521-7399 GSC Associates Inc. fax: +1-505-521-9321 5272 Redman Road e-mail: carson@siggraph.org Las Cruces, NM 88011 USA ---------------------------------------------------------