WPC 9DP9tυ%!wR#RE\Fi5=%DM+ {gЀʄYxr Z Db,u.y2@ZhQVq'}#¤eEI^q)%VY@sI+)ǥM"XZ3-.j}N"Z͕(&"f?%ND:7Wy.pbi \xwH}c9*4>]ps}DkUHj:V!pSf3<:( AatIbǪhL vϒ*, p(K"cr\o7!s媑ԉں-+}D6+L{쇝6YAd{gGKz&gME ŖNu~ +SlcT06+d'(/9b # UF % 0(4::w|VHP LaserJet IIIHP3.PRS,\,,\,2< 9Z .Courier New RegularX($Meeting Notes X3L8 12/5-7/94    ' (Bruce Bargmeyer(0Bruce Bargmeyer .   X=~68J3|xBertDenisUDEIBertDenisUDEIEU{{EU{{EereU !    MeetingNotesX3L8SpecialInterestGroupMeetingHeldatNationalInstituteofStandardsandTechnologyMarch2931,1995<ӀAttendees:BruceBargmeyer   h EPA ?   LarryFitzwater   h EPA  f  DanGillman    h BureauofCensus  =  AlanGoldfine    h NIST   PaulHawes    h Bellcore   JoeLeahy `     h SAIC r  WilliamKenworthey,Jr. h Self I  KathyMiles    h NIST  p  JudithNewton    h NIST G PhongNgo `     h SAIC  FrankOlken    h LBL  BertParker    h MITRE | BillStuart    h EPA S DavidStowell    h StowellandAssociates,Inc. *z TeriTapp `     h MartinMarietta Q Thefollowingreportstheissuesraisedanddecisionsmade:̀O0  Meetingdates](#(# 0  TheAprilandMaymeetingsfortheSIGwererescheduledtoMay89,1995. (#(# ̀O0  Emailreflector (#(# 0  Wehavebeendisseminatingmessagesbyuseofseveraldistributionlists.Thisinvolvesextrastepsofforwardingmessagesand/orkeepingseveraldistributionlistsuptodate.Wehavenotbeenusingreal reflectortechnology.Wedecidedtosetuptwoemailreflectors:oneforinternalX3L8messagesandoneforbroaddistribution.Wewillcomeupwithnamesforthese.NISTwillsetupthereflectors. (#(# ̀O0  DistributionofdocumentsforWG4meeting:'F#*(#(# 0  ThedocumentsfortheWG4meetingwillbeputupontheFTPserverforimmediateaccess.PapercopieswillbesenttoBillKenwortheyforofficialdistribution.Duedates: (#(#   0 `  Part1,AcopyofWorkingDraft5wasprovidedtoBill.Danwillsendadocumentdescribingchangesthatheis -')1 making.DuetoBillApril14,1995. ` (#` (#   Part2,April15,1995  Part6,April7,1995̀O0  BallotcommentsonISO/IEC6523CDBallot.5(#(#   Wewillmakecommentsonthisviaemail.̀O0  ResponsetoFranceonproposedNewWorkItem (#(# 0  DraftofcommentforPhongNgotosendtoFrance:WereviewedthematerialthatyousenttousregardingthepotentialNWI.Wenowhaveasomewhatbetterideaofwhatisbeingproposed,butstillhavemanyquestions.Wefindtheissuetobeimportant.Theissueandtheconcernsarecurrentlybeingconsideredinseveralcontexts.ItshouldbepossibletoregisterthecodingschemesasdataelementsunderISO/IEC11179.MoredetailedconsiderationisbeinggiventotheissuesinmutualworkbetweenX3L8,theEIACDIFcommittee,SC7/WG11.SC30isalsoinvolvedinworkrelatedtothisissue.ItwouldbeusefultodiscusstheongoingeffortsbeforeestablishingaNWIcommittingustodevelopmentofaseparatestandard.Weareconcernedaboutcommittingtodevelopmentofanewstandardforidentifyingcodingschemes,whensuchisexpectedtobenaturaloutcomeoftheworkunderway.WeintendtosuggestthatthisissuebeplacedontheagendaforthenextWG4meetinginRio. (#(# ̀O0  DiscussionofISO/IEC11179,Part1.](#(# 0  DanGillman,takingoveraseditorofthisdocument,hasmadeprogressinmakingrevisionsperthecommentsmadeatthelastX3L8meeting.HepassedoutacopyofPart1withrevisions.Heisworkingonmorerevisions.Wediscussedtheissueof representation.Thisseemstohaveseveralembeddedconceptswithinit.E.g.,itincludesvaluedomainandcategorization(classofrepresentation).Wealsodiscusseddifferentaspectsofvaluedomain:Themaintenanceagency(ifany)forapprovingnewvalidvalues,themethodbywhichnewvalidvaluesaregenerated,andtheformofrepresentationofthevalidvalues.TheaboveconceptsneedtobesortedoutinPart1.WereaffirmedourpreviousdecisionthatPart1wouldonlyaddressissuescoveredinotherpartsofISO/IEC11179.DanwillnotbeexpectedtoproduceanewWorkingDraftforcirculationbeforetheWG4meeting.PaulHawes(thepreviouseditor)willpresenthislastdraft(WD5)attheWG4meetingandrecordcommentsforDan. (#(# ̀O0  ISO/IEC11179,Part2.-P(0(#(#  -')1 0  WediscussedthecontributionofWilvandenBragtandDenisHill.BillKenwortheywillrespondtothem.Thetaxonomythattheyhavedevelopedisparticulartoalimiteduniverseofdiscourse,andthereforeappropriateforaparticularRegistry.Wearedevelopingamoregeneralone.BillwilldistributeadraftISO/IEC11179Part2Taxonomywithadefinitionforeachtaxon.BytheWG4meeting,Billwillhavetakenitdownfartherthaninthepremeetingdistribution.TotheextentpossiblehewillshowwherethetaxaofferedbyvandenBragtandHillwouldbeaccommodatedinthe11179Part2taxonomy.Briefly,ThefollowingisanoverviewoftheISO11179Part2ObjectTaxonomy. (#(#     Action   ` Physical   ` Mechanical   ` Chemical   ` Electrical   ` Sequential   ` Transitional  Entity   ` Biont   `  Animal   `    Human   `  Plant  Idea  Matter  Occurrence  Place   ` Celestial   `  Universe   `  Galaxy   `  SolarSystem   `  Planet   `  Comet   `  Moon   `  Asteroid   ` Terrestrial   `  Continent   `  Region   `  Country   `  Territory   ` GeographicFeature   `  Island   `  Mountain   `  Valley   `  Plateau   `  Hill   `  Sea -')1    `  Bay   `  Canal  Quality   ` x+ness   ` y+ity  Relationship   ` social   `  Familial   ` Governmental   ` Legal   ` Economic   ` Academic   ` Physical  State   ` Physical   ` Psychological   ` Emotional   ` Mental   ` Spiritual0  WewouldneedatooltosupportthepopulationofthedraftISO11179Part2ontology.FrankOlkensuggestedthattheStanfordPortableOntologySystemmaybeuseful.Hewillchecktoseeifhecanfindavailablesoftwarethatcansupportthepopulationofataxonomy/ontology. (#(# ̀O0  ISO11179,Part6(#(# 0  PhongNgopresentedanewversionofPart6.Werevieweditandmadecomments.HewillmakerevisionsandforwardthedocumentfordistributionbeforetheWG4meeting.Westillneedtoresolvetheissueofwhetherwewantaregistryofregistriesornot.Thiscouldimpactthemethodforgeneratingtheuniqueidentifierforregistrationauthorities.Ifnoregistryofregistryistobemaintained,thenadistributedmethodofgeneratingRegistrationAuthorityIDscouldbeused.E.g.,usethetimeofday(ofregistrycreation)tohundredthofasecond.(Thelikelihoodthatthiswouldbeauniquenumberisadequateforourpurposes.)Ifaregistryofregistryistobemaintained,itisdesirabletohaveasingleauthorityissuingRegistrationAuthorityIDs.Howwouldsuchanauthoritybecreatedandfunded?SuchanauthoritycoulduseISO/IEC6523asameansforissuingRegistrationAuthorityIDs. (#(# ̀O0  Discussionofmetamodel.{*%-(#(# 0  TheSD3fordevelopmentoftheMetamodelwasapprovedbyOMC. (#(#  -')1 0  Weneedtoprepareforpubliccommentonthemetamodel.Forthis,weneedtohavefrontmatterprepared.Thefrontmatterwoulddescribethepurpose,requirements,andintentforthemetamodel.Itshouldsuggestpossibleapplications.JudyNewtonispreparingthefrontmatter.Shewilldistributeadraftbeforethenextmeeting.Wewilldiscussitatthenextmeeting. (#(# 0  BillStuartandJoeLeahydemonstratedaproofofconceptdemonstrationofthemetamodel.Thedemonstrationengagedthegroupinenteringadataelementintothe prototyperegistry.Duringthedemonstration,manyissueswereraisedforthemetamodel.Inparticular,BilldiscussedhowthecontributionofProfessorSorgeloncapturing relationshipsmightbehelpfultous. (#(# 0  PaulHaweshasapartialimplementationofthemetamodel.Itwouldbeveryhelpfultousetwoimplementationsofthemetamodel(e.g.,PaulsandBills)totestintegrationofdataelementsfromtworegistries.Wewilltrytoarrangethis. (#(# 0  PaulHawesledadiscussionofthemetamodel.Hedescribedchangeshemadeinthemetamodelperthediscussionatthelastmeeting.Severalissueswereraisedandsomeissueswereresolved.Thesearelistedinthe IssuesList,whichisavailableseparatelyontheFTPserver,directory=x3l8/x3l8docs,filename=issuemm.wp6(also.wp5and.txt). (#(# 0   (#(# 0  Toexpediteresolutionoftheissues,wewanttouseelectronicmailtomakesuggestedresolutionandtomakecommentsontheresolutions.Wewilldothisutilizingthereflector. (#(# 4.Nextmeetings:SIGMeetingsthefollowingSIGmeetingswillbeheldatNIST:Monday,May8,1995̀Admin.Bldg.,RoomB111,9:00a.m.to4:30p.m̀Admin.Bldg.,DiningRoomATuesday,May9,1995̀Building225,RoomB157,9:00a.m.to4:30p.m.̀Admin.Bldg.,NoDiningRoomX3L8SIGMeetingsandX3L8Plenarymeeting:Tuesday,June13,1995񀄀SigIGMeetingWednesday,June14,1995SIGMeetingThursdayThursday,JuneJune15,1995X3L8Plenary -')1 ЇX3L8SigMIGMeetings:JulyJuly1921,1995JulyJulyX3L8documents,includingthismeetingreport,areavailableviaAnonymousFTPfromspeckle.ncsl.nist.gov.ChangedirectorytoX3L8andcheckthe"readme"filefordetails.