OASIS turns the year to 2020

ÂIt is often said that
the only constant is change. That adage seems a bit more true now in
OASIS as we look back on 2019 and forward to 2020.

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Last
year we saw positive results in every measure - OASIS Members were very
productive in their Specification and Standard development work, the OASIS
community grew in several dimensions, the OASIS service footprint expanded, and
our collaboration tools and processes continued to evolve.

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OASIS
Technical Committees were very productive in 2019. 

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We approved 10 OASIS Standards and 27 Committee Specifications.Â

Â- We launched 3 new TCs: CACAO) for cybersecurity
playbooks; Threat Actor Context (TAC); , and LEXIDMA for lexicographic data.

- ÂWe hosted events around the world
including: Borderless Cyber in Washington, DC, KMIP Interop at RSA in San
Francisco, International Data Protection Workshop at Oxford, EDXL
Workshop at International Association of Emergency Managers in Georgia.

The
OASIS Open Projects program launched in MayÂÂgiving open source communities
a new level of support and an optional path to standardization. New projects
include:

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Open
Cybersecurity Alliance, which is sponsored by IBM, McAfee, and 22 other
organizations

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Ethereum
OASIS Open Project, which is working to create specifications to support one of
the worldâs largest programmable blockchains.

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OSLC,
which transitioned from a Member Section to an Open Project

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OASIS
also launched theÂOpen Mobility Foundation under our Foundation-as-a-Service
hosting programÂhttps://lists.oasis-
open.org/archives/members/201906/msg00009.htmlÂ. The OMF is led by cities around the world that are committed to using open source
technology to manage evolving transportation needs.

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Building
on the success of the US Technical Advisory Group (TAG) to the ISO Consumer
Privacy by Design PC 317, we again partnered with ANSI, this time bringing together
experts to form the US TAG for ISOâs new Sharing Economy TC. 

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Lastly
of note, the OASIS membershipÂmanagement system and internal accounting
system were migrated to new, integrated platform This was the first phase of a
process Âthat will Âresult in many new community collaboration
tools in 2020.

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Looking
aheadâthe Board of Directors is actively working to identify our next Executive
Director to help lead OASIS in its ongoing growth and evolution. Careful
considerationÂis being given to many qualifiedÂcandidates and the
breadth of business opportunities ahead for OASIS. We expect this
strategically important role to be filled early 2020.

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Plans
are underway to make significant changes to several aspects of the OASIS web
presence in 2020- from the public informationÂsite to the TC Workspace
tools. Several contracting opportunities will be offered in this
undertaking as we seek professional support in these efforts. We also expect
several opportunities will arise for members to formally and informally share
their opinions and expertise. Be on the lookout for your opportunity to
participate!

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We
foresee significant growth in OASIS Open Projects as this
communityÂservice package so well aligns with marketplace expectations to
collaborate in an open source community on deliverables with an open source
license. If you have a project idea, contactÂ[email protected]Â.

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It
is worth noting thatÂsome things will not changeÂin 2020.Â
Organizationally, OASIS will remain focused on supporting members in their
collaboration. We will be laser focused on listening to the ever-changing
marketplace and encouraging the newest technical developments that will help
create new markets and new services that will serve the public good.

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Lastly,
a few words of thanks. Led by Gershon Janssen our always-supportive Board of
Directors went above and beyond in 2019, navigating our organization through
management changes, new policies, and major technology migrations. The staff deeply appreciates the time and
expertise these Directors have contributed to making this such a successful
time for OASIS. 

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Finally, of course, our most profound thanks,
admiration, and respect goes out to you, the members of OASIS.ÂEvery day,
you demonstrate how to collaborate with gusto,Âdisagree with grace, and
build a more open and interoperable world...together.ÂWe are privileged to
support your brilliance.

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Scott...ÂÂ

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Scott McGrath
COO


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