ÿWPC, Á<Z ÃÿF"/æE—å=/ý¤"h¦ ö˜äFŸÆ‚L¬þ¡bƒ„Ž qZËy”€ëòŽœ`ø‘izº ] UF¨ %î®ôUN¢UNð> 04N‚w@Š4ÊUNÞhåþ 9Z#‹.Courier New RegularX' Ë /Minutes of February Meeting X3L8 (Bruce Bargmeyer(0Bruce Bargmeyer .   ð@øÐ Z‹6Times New Roman Regular@ Ð Z‹6Times New Roman Regular3|x ( ¤T$¡¡Ó  Ó E-//EE ãŒ: Ôð@øÐ Z‹6Times New Roman RegularÝ ƒ¤T!ÝÓ  ÓÝ  Ýññ›ññÓ  Óò òÔ€„U3„XXÔÔ€„R»„„„U3ÔÑ7€R»„„d`XXdì7ÑMinutesÐ ° ÐNinety„Fourth€Meeting€of€X3L8€„€Data€RepresentationÌó óÔ€XN@X„„R»ÔÌÓ  ÓÌDate:€February€16,€1996ÌThe€X3L8€Plenary€meeting€was€preceded€by€X3L8€SIG€meetings€February€14€and€15.€It€wasÏññpreceededññññprecededññ€and€followed€by€a€SIG€meeting€on€February€16.)ÌÌPlace:€€Information€Technology€Industry€(ITI)€Council€€Ìà  àSecond€FloorÌà  à1250€Eye€StreetÌà  àWashington,€D.C.ÌÌThe€meeting€was€called€to€order€at€10:30€a.m.€by€Phong€Ngo,€€Chair€of€X3L8.ÌÌò ò1.0€Administrative€Mattersó óÐ l¼ ÐÌ1.1€Minutes€of€Previous€Meeting.ÌÌThe€minutes€of€the€last€meeting€were€approved€as€distributed.ÌÌ1.2€Approval€of€the€Agenda.ÌÌThe€agenda€was€approved€as€revised.ÌÌ1.3€Membership€attendance€list€and€address€list.ÌÌThe€membership€list€was€circulated€for€revision.€See€Attachment€1€for€a€list€of€attendees.ÌÌ1.4€OfficersÌÌThe€IR€ññpostionññññpositionññ€is€open.€It€was€agreed€that€we€will€reduce€the€ð ðclericalðð€burden€on€by€the€IR€byÏrequesting€other€members€to€handle€such€tasks.€In€particular,€the€document€distribution€will€beÏhandled€by€another€X3L8€member,€currently€the€Chair.€Recording€of€comments€to€be€sent€to€theÏSecretariat€and€JTC1€will€be€handled€by€Bruce€Bargmeyer€or€œPññhññong›€Ngo„„the€comments€will€beÏsent€to€the€IR€for€forwarding.€With€this€agreement€on€tasks,€Mr.€Paul€Hawes€will€apply€for€theÏññpostitionññññpositionññ.€ÌÌA€motion€was€made€that€we€accept€Paul€Hawes€as€IR,€pending€his€employersðð€approval€and€filingÏof€the€appropriate€documents.ÌÌPassed:€6„0„9„0€(yes„no„total€members„no€response)Ð d+´&) ЇÌ1.5€Document€DistributionÌÌDocuments€were€previously€distributed.ÌÌò ò2.0€Reportsó óÐ L œ ÐÌ2.1€Report€on€Paris€SC14€and€SC14/WG4€meetingsÌÌPaul€Hawes,€the€new€ññconvenorññññconvenerññ€of€SC14/WG4,€€reported€on€the€WG4€and€SC14€meetings.€TheÏreport€and€ññrecomendationsññññrecommendationsññ€of€the€WG4€and€SC14€meeting€are€on€the€X3L8€FTP€site€(seeÏbottom€of€this€report)€and€on€the€X3L8€home€page:€http://www.lbl.gov/~olken/ññx3l8ññññX3L8ññ.html€ÌConsiderable€progress€was€made€at€the€SC14€and€WG4€meetings€on€all€current€projects€and€newÏwork€was€begun.€ÌÌThe€next€WG4€meeting€will€be€held€in€Washington€D.C.€from€May€20€to€May€23,€1996.€NoticesÏof€the€details€are€being€sent€out.ÌÌ2.2€Report€on€X3L8€SIG€meetings€held€at€NIST€ÌÌPhong€Ngo€reported€on€the€SIG€meetings.€The€meeting€reports€are€up€on€the€X3L8€FTP€site€andÏon€the€X3L8€home€page.ÌÌ2.3€Report€on€status€of€terminologyÌÌDan€Gillman€reported€that€terminology€was€discussed€during€the€SIG€meeting€as€part€of€theÏreview€of€ISO/IEC€11179,€Part€1.ÌÌ2.4€Liaison€Report€on€the€Project(s)€of€former€Task€Group€X3L8.4„Geographic€UnitsÌÌThe€Chair€will€contact€Roger€Paine€to€establish€the€status€of€this€project.ÌÌ2.5€Report€on€T1M1€activities€(Telecommunications€Industry)ÌÌPaul€Hawes€reported€on€the€T1M1€activities.€He€noted€the€statement€made€in€the€X3L8€meetingÏminutes€for€September€1995.€€He€stated€that€the€geographic€identifier,€developed€by€ITU,€andÏbeing€reviewed€by€T1M1€is€a€data€composite.€Members€present€observed€that€the€intelligenceÏbuilt€into€the€ññidenifierññññidentifierññ€is€counter€to€good€data€design€principles.ÌÌT1M1€is€also€working€on€ð ðmanaged€objectsðð.€They€are€using€an€ISO€scheme€for€registering€theÏmanaged€objects.€Paul€Hawes€will€be€going€to€a€T1M1€meeting€to€discuss€how€the€X3L8Ïmetamodel€might€be€applied€to€their€work.€œññÌññññÐ h+¸&* ÐññññThe€next€T1Mññññññi€ññññññ1€mññññeeting€is€May€14,€1996.ÌññÌ›Ì2.6€Liaison€Report€on€X3H4€activitiesÌÌJudith€Newton€reported€on€X3H4€activities.€The€committee€has€not€met€since€the€last€report.ÏSome€work€is€proceeding€on€the€OMG€RFP€for€repository€services.€NIST€is€dropping€theirÏmembership€on€the€committee€and€Judith€will€no€longer€be€able€to€give€liaison€reports.€ÌÌ2.7€Liaison€Report€on€NISO€activitiesÌÌPhong€Ngo€met€with€Pat€Harris,€Executive€Director€of€NISO.€There€appears€to€be€some€areas€ofÏmutual€interest.€We€would€like€to€invite€NISO€members€to€our€next€SIG€meeting.€X3L8€has€aÏliaison€ññresponsiblityññññresponsibilityññ€for€ISO€3166,€country€codes.ÌÌ2.8€Liaison€Report€on€IDEF€activitiesÌÌJudith€Newton€is€no€longer€a€member€of€the€IEEE€IDEF1x€committee.€The€ññliasionññññliaisonññ€report€will€beÏdropped.ÌÌ2.9€Liaison€Report€on€œññX.12ññññX12ññ,›€EDI€activitiesÌÌPaul€Hawes€attended€the€last€X12€meeting€and€reported€on€it.€Over€1,000€people€attended.€He€isÏnow€an€official€member€of€the€liaison€task€group.€He€is€also€a€member€of€several€other€taskÏgroups.€He€will€attempt€to€show€œññX.12ññññX12ññ›€how€our€work€might€resolve€their€needs€and€will€bring€backÏœññx.12ññññx12ññ›€requirements€to€X3L8.ÌÌ2.10€Informal€report€on€SC30ÌÔ  ÔÌPaul€Hawes€reported€on€the€US€TAG€to€SC30€meeting€which€were€held€concurrently€at€the€sameÏlocation€as€the€œññX.12ññññX12ññ›€meetings.€The€US€TAG€to€SC30€agreed€to€propose€to€SC30€that€the€X3L8Ïmetamodel€be€included€in€ññconjuctionññññconjunctionññ€with€their€framework€document.ÌÌ2.11€Informal€report€on€ASTM€(American€Society€for€Testing€and€Materials)ÌÌPhong€Ngo€reported€that€members€of€the€ASTM€group€modeling€health€care€information€areÏpotentially€interested€in€the€X3L8€work.€Phong€Ngo€is€arranging€for€possible€cooperation.ÌÌ2.12€Informal€report€on€the€BSRÌÌThe€BSR€came€up€several€times€during€the€meeting.€Bruce€Bargmeyer€announced€that€Denis€HillÏand€Ô‡ XN@XXXN@Ô€Francois€Vuilleumier€will€be€here€later€this€month.€A€meeting€is€being€arranged€for€FebruaryÐ |*Ì%) Ðññœññ29thññ›ññ€for€several€people€to€meet€with€them.€X3L8€members€were€invited€to€attend.€The€meetingÐ h+¸&* Ðwill€be€held€from€9€a.m.€to€5€p.m.€at€NIST€North€(See€below€for€directions€on€how€to€get€toÏNIST€North).€Ô#†XN@XX XN@³#ÔÐ œì Ðò òññÌññ3.0€Status€of€Projectsó óÐ tÄ ÐÌà0  àà ° à3.1€Status€of€Data€Element€Classification€and€Attribution€Project€(X3€Project€399„DT€and€400„¼DT),€(concurrent€work€as€€ISO€11179),€and€status€of€Mnemonic€Codes€Algorithm€(X3ÏProject€455„D)Ð (#(# ÐÌParts€3„5€are€IS€status.€Progress€on€parts€1,€2€and€6€is€described€in€the€SIG€report.ÌÌ3.2€Status€of€X3L8€Metamodel€for€Data€Representation€(X3€Project€1125„D)ÌÌThe€draft€is€out€for€initial€public€review,€January€19€through€March€19.€Progress€is€described€inÏthe€report€of€the€SIG€meeting.ÌÌ3.3€New€Work€Item€proposalsÌÌThe€NWI€items€were€sent€to€the€Secretariat€and€the€Secretariat€has€sent€them€to€JTC1€forÏissuance€of€the€Ballot.ÌÌNew€work€agreed€to€in€the€Paris€SC14€meeting€includes:ÌÌÔ€XN@XXXN@Ôò òResolution€95„6,€Study€period€for€Metamodel€ó óÐ ä4 ÐÌJTC€1/€SC€14€resolves€to€adopt€recommendation€4€of€JTC1/SC14/WG4€working€group€meetingÏheld€in€Paris,€France,€October€23„26,€1995€to€ððapprove€Study€Period€Underway€for€ð ðMetamodelÏfor€the€Management€of€Sharable€Dataðð€preparatory€to€development€of€a€NP.€Assign€study€effortÏto€SC14/WG4.ððÌññÌññÌUNANIMOUSÌÌò òResolution€95„7,€NP€for€Data€Registration€ó óÐ 0"€  ÐÌJTC€1/€SC€14€resolves€to€adopt€recommendation€5€of€JTC1/SC14/WG4€working€group€meetingÏheld€in€Paris,€France,€October€23„26,€1995€to€instruct€the€US€NB€to€prepare€NP€for€developmentÏof€a€Technical€Report€for€Data€Registration€Concept€and€Operations.ÌÌUNANIMOUSÌÌò òResolution€95„8,€Study€on€Internet€and€WORLD€WIDE€WEB€(WWW)ó óÐ )à$( ÐÌJTC€1/€SC€14€resolves€to€adopt€recommendation€6€of€JTC1/SC14/WG4€working€group€meetingÐ h+¸&* Ðheld€in€Paris,€France,€October€23„26,€1995,€hereby€instructs€€JTC1/SC14/WG4€to€ððinitiate€a€StudyÏPeriod€Underway€preparatory€for€development€of€Technical€Reports€and/or€standards€concerningÏmetadata€for€Internet€and€the€World€Wide€Web.€Assign€effort€to€SC14/WG4.ððÌÌUNANIMOUSÌÌò òResolution€95„9€SC14€e„mail€reflectors€ó óÐ 8 ˆ ÐÌJTC€1/€SC€14€resolves€to€adopt€recommendation€6€of€JTC1/SC14/WG4€working€group€meetingÏheld€in€Paris,€France,€October€23„26,€1995€to"replace€SC14/WG4€e„mail€reflector€with€twoÏreflectors:€SC14„mail€and€SC14„news.€The€former€for€internal€documents€and€the€latter€for€broadÏcirculation€of€documents.€US€NB€to€operate.ððÔ€XN@XXXN@ÔÐ Ô$  ÐÌ3.4€Reaffirmation€of€standards€X3.31,€X3.38,€X3.47ÌÌBruce€Bargmeyer€moved€that€we€accept€documents€X3.31,€X3.38,€and€X3.47€for€publishing.€PaulÏHawes€seconded.ÌÌPassed:€6„0„9„0€ÌÌò ò4.0€IR€Responses€to€SIS€through€CBEMA€and€ANSIó óÐ  p ÐÌ4.1€IR€Responses€to€SIS€through€ITI€and€ANSIÌÌAll€the€required€actions€have€been€accomplished.€These€are€described€in€the€National€Report€toÏthe€SC14€meeting.ÌÌ4.2€Future€international€meetings€(Re:€US€as€host)ÌÌBruce€Bargmeyer€said€that€EPA€would€sponsor€the€meeting.€The€ññapproptiateññññappropriateññ€paperwork€will€beÏsent.ÌÌ4.3€Vote€on€ISO€6523ÌÌDan€Gillman€moved€that€we€vote€to€approve€the€CD€652,€Parts€1€and€2€ballot,€with€generalÏcomments€on€Part€11.€Bruce€Bargmeyer€will€prepare€the€comments€per€the€direction€given€in€theÏSIG€meeting.€John€McCarthy€seconded.ÌÌPassed:€6„0„9„0ÌÌ4.4€Comment€on€SC14€secretariat€and€chairpersonððs€reports€to€JTC1ÌÌThe€committee€wishes€to€convey€its€support€of€the€SC€14€Secretariatððs€report€to€JTC1€and€theÐ h+¸&* ÐSC14€Secretaryððs€report€to€JTC1€and€of€the€work€and€actions€envisioned.€The€chair€willÏcommunicate€this€to€Regina€Girrard.€ÌÌò ò5.0€New€Businessó óÐ tÄ ÐÌ5.1€SIGÌÌMr.€Phong€Ngo€has€chaired€the€SIG€meetings€in€the€past.€Since€he€has€become€Chair€of€X3L8€heÏwishes€to€pass€this€responsibility€on.€Paul€Hawes€moved€that€the€committee€accept€Dan€GillmanÏas€the€Chair€of€any€SIG€meetings€and€that€Dan€be€empowered€to€call€the€meetings€at€such€timesÏand€place€and€on€such€subjects€as€required.€Further,€that€Judith€Newton€shall€act€in€this€capacityÏwhenever€Dan€Gillman€cannot.€Seconded€by€John€McCarthy.ÌÌPassed:€6„0„9„0ÌÌ5.2€General€direction€of€X3L8ÌÌWe€agreed€that€we€will€review€the€scope€of€work€for€X3L8€at€the€next€X3L8€meeting.€The€officialÏscope€statement€may€be€obsolete,€given€the€direction€of€the€committeeððs€current€work.ÌÌPaul€Hawes€had€a€discussion€with€Stacy€Leistner€of€ANSI.€It€appears€that€ANSI€desires€us€toÏdrop€ANSI€standards€which€can€adequately€be€replaced€by€ISO€standards.€We€agreed€that€weÏshould€do€this€whenever€possible,€especially€at€the€time€of€the€five€year€review€for€any€X3L8Ïstandard.€Furthermore,€when€ISO€standards,€for€any€ISO€committee,€come€up€for€review,€weÏshould€make€comments€which€will€help€the€ISO€standard€to€ññaccomodateññññaccommodateññ€the€requirementsÏcovered€by€existing€ANSI€standards,€so€that€the€ANSI€standard€can€be€subsequently€dropped.ÌÌò ò6.0€Future€Meeting€Scheduleó óÐ ”ä ÐÌà  àNote€change:€March€13„15,€1996€SIG€meeting€at€NIST€NorthÌà  àNote€change:€April€22„24,€1996€SIG€meeting€at€NIST€NorthÌà  àMay€16„17,€1996€SIG€meeting€at€NIST€NorthÌà0  àà0` (#(#àà  àMay€20„23,€1996€SC14/WG4€meeting€in€D.C.€(BLS€Conference€Center)Ð ` (#` (# Ðà0  àà0` (#(#àà  àNote€Place€change:€June€12„14,€1996€at€ITI€(SIG€meeting€on€June€12„13€and€X3L8ÏPlenary€on€June€14)Ð ` (#` (# Ðà0  à€à0` (#(#àà  àSeptember€11„13,€1996€at€NIST€North(€SIG€meetings€on€September€11„12.€X3L8€PlenaryÐ ô$D # Ðis€September€13.)Ð ` (#` (# ÐÌÔ‡ XN@XXXN@ÔDirections€to€NIST€North:€NIST€North€is€Building€820.€The€address€of€this€building€is€820€WestÐ ¸'#& ÐDiamond€Avenue.€Note€that€the€building€is€located€across€the€street€from€the€main€campus€ofÏNIST.€Instead€of€turning€onto€Bureau€Drive€toward€the€main€Gate€of€NIST,€turn€the€oppositeÏdirection€(North)€onto€Bureau€Drive€and€take€the€second€possible€right€turn€to€get€to€the€NISTÏNorth€building,€The€building€has€the€name€ð ðNISTðð€on€it€in€large€letters.€(From€€Interstate€270,Ð h+¸&* Ðdriving€North,€take€Exit€10,€which€loops€under€the€freeway,€and€then€turn€RIGHT€at€the€first€stopÏlight„„this€is€the€intersection€of€West€Diamond€Avenue€and€Bureau€drive.)Ô#†XN@XX XN@‚.#ÔññÐ œì ÐññÌò ò7.0€Adjournmentó óÐ tÄ ÐÌThe€meeting€was€adjourned€at€2:20€p.m.ÌÌX3L8€documents,€including€this€meeting€report,€are€available€via€Anonymous€FTP€fromÏspeckle.ncsl.nist.gov.€Change€directory€to€ññx3l8ññññX3L8ññ€(X3L8€in€lower€case€letters)€and€check€theÏ"readme"€file€for€details.€Many€of€the€documents€are€also€listed€on€the€X3L8€Home€PageÏœhttp://www.lbl.govññ\ññññ/ññ~olkenññ\ññññ/ññX3Lññ8.htmlññññññ*ñññññ ñ8ñ ñ›Ð  è 8  ÐAttachment€1ÌÌAttendees:ÌÌBruce€Bargmeyer€à ¸ àà  àEPAÐ `° ÐDan€Gillmanà ` àà ¸ àà  àBureau€of€CensusÐ L œ ÐPaul€Hawesà ` àà ¸ àà  àBellcoreÐ 8 ˆ ÐJohn€McCarthyà ¸ àà  àLBNLÐ $ t ÐJudith€Newtonà ¸ àà  àNISTÐ  ` ÐPhong€Ngoà ` àà ¸ àà  àSAICÐ ü L  ÐGeoff€Steeleà ` àà ¸ àà  àEPAÐ è 8  ÐÌ