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Greetings!
With all the recent discussion about shortcomings in proposed or pending
standards I thought there might be some interest in the position
announced below. Standards bodies can't do a good job without the widest
possible participation. Here is an opportunity to make a difference.
(Note that you can join without any intention of seeking the announced
position, V1 needs participants for the various projects mentioned below.)
Note that xml-dev readers who are not working for US domiciled
organizations should check with the appropriate national body for
similar opportunities to participate in international standards work.
Note that the position requires membership in the V1 committee, see the
INCITS (International Committee for Information Standards) webpage:
http://www.incits.org for further details.
The V1 committee (full name: V1 - Text Processing: Office and Publishing
Systems Interface) is the U.S. TAG (Technical Advisory Group) to
ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 34.
SC 34 is the home of work on projects such as: Document Schema
Definition Languages (RELAX-NG), Document Style Semantics and
Specification Language (DSSSL), and Topic Maps, among others.
Participation through a national body involves working on the
development of the latest technology standards that underlie the
software of tomorrow. Lots of hard work, good companions and technical
excellence await those who choose to participate.
Hope everyone is having a great day!
Patrick
***Call for Volunteers: V1 International Representative***
INCITS
Information Technology Industry Council (ITI)
1250 Eye St. NW, Suite 200, Washington, DC 20005
Telephone 202-737-8888; Fax 202-638-4922;
Date: June 18, 2003
Date Due: July 19, 2003
Reply to: Jennifer T. Garner
Phone: (202) 626-5737
email: jgarner@itic.org <mailto:jgarner@itic.org>
cc: Patrick Durusau, V1 Chairman
Arnold Winkler, SDB Liaison to V1
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To: The Members of INCITS/V1
From: Jennifer T. Garner, for the INCITS Secretariat
Subject: CALL FOR VOLUNTEERS - International Representative - INCITS/V1,
Text Processing: Office and Publishing Systems
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Due to the recent appointment of Mr. Patrick Durusau as Chairman of
INCITS/V1, the office of V1 International Representative is currently
vacant. This first call for volunteers to serve as International
Representative of V1 is being issued the the members of V1 and will
close on July 19, 2003.
Any member of the INCITS Subgroup is welcome to volunteer to serve.
Before one considers doing so, however, the commitment in time and
responsibilities should be considered. Officers must actively support
the administrative structure that ensures due process to all
participants, assists in reaching consensus and protects the
accreditation of the entire system. [There is no limit to the number of
terms an individual may serve. There is a rule prohibiting one
individual from being appointed to two or more offices of the same
committee simultaneously.]
The INCITS/RD-2
<http://www.incits.org/archive/2003/in030017/in030017.pdf>, Organization
and Procedures of INCITS, generally describes officers'
responsibilities, and a more detailed list of duties has been compiled
in the INCITS/SD-8 <http://www.ncits.org/sd8-r1c.htm>, Officers'
Reference Manual.
Those willing to make this commitment must submit three written
statements in support of their candidacy:
1. A one-page statement of experience, indicating the volunteer's
expertise in the subgroup's program of work, voluntary standards
efforts, committee experience and leadership abilities (to be
forwarded to the INCITS Subgroup for an advisory ballot if there
is more than one candidate).
2. A statement of management support for a three-year term on company
letterhead acknowledging the additional workload, financial
resources and duties required of an officer over and above that of
a technical participant.
The statement of management support for the three-year term is a
good faith commitment, not a legal binding commitment. If future
circumstances require the applicant to resign from the office
before the term has been fulfilled, this will be accepted without
prejudice.
3. A statement as to whether or not the candidate is a representative
of a U.S. domiciled organization.
Any supplemental materials will be forwarded along with the advisory
ballot to INCITS, which appoints all INCITS Subgroup officers. The
statements from candidates wishing to serve in the above referenced
position on the INCITS Subgroup should be sent to the attention of
Jennifer Garner no later than July 19, 2003.
--
Patrick Durusau
Director of Research and Development
Society of Biblical Literature
Patrick.Durusau@sbl-site.org
Chair, V1 - Text Processing: Office and Publishing Systems Interface
Co-Editor, ISO 13250, Topic Maps -- Reference Model
Topic Maps: Human, not artificial, intelligence at work!
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