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ÐNational€Committee€for€Information€Technology€Standards€(NCITS)ÌL8,€Data€Representation,€Special€Interest€Group€Meeting€on€ISO/IEC€11179€ProjectsÌJuly€15€&€16,€1999€at€NIST€in€Gaithersburg,€MDÌÓ  ÓÌÌAttendees:ÌBruce€Bargmeyerà ¸ àà  àEnvironmental€Protection€AgencyÐ $ t ÐTim€Ô_ÔBolandÔ_Ôà ` àà ¸ àà  àNational€Institute€of€Standards€and€TechnologyÐ  ` ÐJim€Carpenterà ` àà ¸ àà  àBureau€of€Labor€StatisticsÐ ü L  ÐJoe€Christensenà ¸ àà  àAustralian€Institute€of€Health€and€WelfareÐ è 8  ÐÔ_ÔTwylaÔ_Ô€Ô_ÔCourtotÔ_Ôà ` àà ¸ àà  àSelfÐ Ô$  ÐÔ_ÔLesaÔ_Ô€Ô_ÔFarisÔ_Ôà ` àà ¸ àà  àÔ_ÔMarascoÔ_Ô€Newton€GroupÐ À  ÐLarry€Fitzwaterà ¸ àà  àEnvironmental€Protection€AgencyÐ ¬ü  ÐDan€Ô_ÔGillmanÔ_Ôà ` àà ¸ àà  àBureau€of€the€Census€Ð ˜è  ÐÔ_ÔCordellÔ_Ô€Greenà ` àà ¸ àà  àÔ_ÔMarascoÔ_Ô€Newton€GroupÐ „Ô  ÐKathleen€Ô_ÔGundryÔ_Ôà ¸ àà  àScience€Applications€International€CorporationÐ pÀ ÐHenry€Ô_ÔHeffernanÔ_Ôà ¸ àà  àÔ_ÔEDPNSÔ_ÔÐ \¬ ÐShawn€Jonesà ` àà ¸ àà  àScience€Applications€International€CorporationÐ H˜ 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ÐÌJudith€Newton€chaired€the€meetings.€ÌÌPrior€to€the€meeting,€Judith€sent€an€agenda€with€links€to€the€major€documents€to€be€discussed.ÏShe€also€sent€out€messages€with€information€necessary€for€attending€the€meeting€via€conferenceÏcall.€A€Ô_ÔteleconferenceÔ_Ô€bridge€was€available€each€of€the€meeting€days€for€national€andÏinternational€dial„in€calls.€All€persons,€from€any€country,€who€are€interested€in€the€projects,€areÏinvited€to€call€during€the€meetings.€Anyone€from€outside€the€US,€who€wants€to€call€in,€shouldÏsend€a€message€to€Judith€Newton€(Ý‚ÿÿÿÝÔ  ÔÔ  ÔòòÔÿÔÝ  Ýjnewton@nist.govÝ‚ÿÿÿȃÝóóÔÿÔÔ  ÔÔ  ÔÝ  Ý)€or€call€her€at€+1€301€975€3256€so€that€anyÐ ¸'#& Ðspecial€arrangements€can€be€made.€We€can€phone€out€to€international€parties,€who€wish€toÏparticipate€in€the€meeting.€For€example,€we€originate€the€call€to€Joe€Christensen€at€his€home,€inÏthe€middle€of€the€Australian€night,€so€that€he€can€participate.ÌÌâ âWe€also€set„up€"Ô_ÔNetMeetingÔ_Ô"€as€a€means€of€making€documents€visible€to€persons€who€dial€in.€Ð T,¤'+ ÐÔ_ÔDocuments,€such€as€the€metamodel,€which€we€project€on€a€screen€in€the€meeting€room,€can€beÏâ âviewed€simultaneously€to€anyone€logged€in€to€NetMeeting.€LBNL€provided€the€NetMeetingÏserver€site.€NetMeeting€is€free€software€distributed€with€Internet€Explorer.€All€are€invited€to€bothÏphone€in€and€use€Net€Meeting,€if€you€cannot€attend€in€person.ÌÌ1.€Part€3€RevisionÌÌJoe€Christensen€presented€a€new€"issues€list"€document€that€combines€the€individual€metamodelÏissues€for€the€Part€3€revision€into€a€single€document.€€This€is€to€be€a€standing€document€for€theÏduration€of€the€project€to€revise€Part€3,€although€at€some€point€it€may€be€split€into€twoÏdocuments,€one€containing€resolved€issues€and€one€containing€unresolved€issues.€The€documentÏcurrently€contains€issues€11€„€20.€Per€agreement€at€the€last€meeting,€Joe€added€the€two€itemsÏ"Committee€Proposed€Resolution"€and€"Status"€for€each€issue.€For€each€of€the€issues,€JoeÏincorporated€the€"Committee€Proposed€Resolution"€as€recorded€by€Ray€Gates€of€Canada€at€theÏlast€meeting€(and€sent€by€Ray€to€the€sc32wg2„news€email€reflector).€Joe€will€next€put€in€issuesÏ1„10€and€issues€21„onward.€Several€new€issues€were€proposed€during€the€meeting€andÏparticipants€will€write€them€up€in€the€current€template€for€Joe€to€include€in€the€combined€issuesÏlist.€Joe€drew€our€attention€to€the€committee€proposed€resolution€to€Issue€11,€as€recorded€by€RayÏGates.€We€agreed€with€Ray's€statement€of€the€proposed€resolution€(prepare€revised€WD,€circulateÏin€July€for€review€during€August,€then€prepare€CD€version€so€that€CD€ballot€comments€can€beÏresolved€at€the€January€SC€32€meeting).€We€consulted€with€Doug€Mann€to€see€when€we€wouldÏneed€to€send€the€CD€version€to€the€SC€32€Secretariat€for€ballot.€We€determined€that€we€need€toÏget€it€to€Doug€by€September€30€and€that€he€will€issue€the€ballot€very€quickly.€Joe€is€editing€theÏPart€3€text€to€prepare€the€next€version.ÌÌJoe's€consolidated€document€is€now€a€standing€document€for€this€project.€See€below€for€the€URL.ÌÌDoug€Mann€produced€another€document€for€the€issues€list.€It€is€set€up€as€a€table,€similar€to€oneÏused€in€WG€3,€that€summarizes€the€issues€in€a€brief€form,€one€line€per€issue.€Joe€agreed€toÏmaintain€both€documents.€This€document€is€also€to€be€a€standing€document.ÌÌThe€issues€lists€documents€are€now€standing€documents€in€the€Part€3€project€web/FTP€site€underÏthe€subdirectory€11179p3r/standing„documents€(see€below€for€full€URL).ÌÌThe€URL€for€the€HTML€version€of€the€issues€list€table€is:Ì<Ý‚ÿÿÿÝÔ 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ÐÌ2.€Web/FTP€site€for€SC€32/WG€2ÌÌArrangements€are€underway€to€transfer€the€web€site€to€a€NIST€server.€A€contractor€will€assist€inÏthis€effort€as€soon€as€procurement€action€is€complete.€We€will€try€to€build€in€the€improvementsÏrequested€at€Matsue.€A€directory€design€structure€and€site€map€will€be€proposed€and€sent€to€theÏSC€32/WG€2€reflector€for€comment.€Then€all€material€will€be€consolidated€in€the€new€site€andÏHTML€pages€will€be€set€up€to€facilitate€access.€The€group€discussed€questions€about€how€we€canÏmost€easily€keep€a€document€register€that€is€available€on€line,€so€that€participants€canÏimmediately€get€document€numbers€for€their€documents.€We€want€to€design€the€documentÏregister€and€other€aspects€of€the€web€site€for€"low€maintenance".€Low€cost€alternative€serversÏwere€also€suggested€and€will€be€explored.ÌÌ3.€L8€Web/FTP€Site€RevisionÌÌThe€Marasco€Newton€Group€(MNG)€is€preparing€a€redesign€of€the€L8€Web€Site€and€home€page.ÏThey€will€propose€a€directory€design€structure€and€site€map€for€the€site€and€send€it€for€review€byÏL8.€Files€in€the€old€structure€will€not€be€changed,€so€that€anyone€having€links€to€the€currentÏstructure€will€not€have€those€links€broken.€Appropriate€documents€will€be€copied€into€the€newÏstructure.€MNG€will€update€the€design€of€the€home€page€and€work€with€the€current€maintenanceÏperson€at€LBNL€to€update€the€design.€ÌÌ4.€XML,€EDI€and€Metadata€registriesÌÌTim€Boland€reported€on€a€number€of€XML€activities€underway€that€have€relevance€to€EDI€andÏelectronic€commerce.€€XML/EDI€<Ý‚ÿÿÿÝÔ 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Ð5.€Conformance€for€11179€Part€3ÌÌMost€of€the€two€days€was€spent€working€on€the€metamodel€for€the€revised€Part€3.€We€focused€atÏthis€meeting€on€specifying€the€minimum€set€of€attributes€needed€for€"conformance"€to€ISO/IECÏ11179€Part€3.€We€strived€to€find€the€smallest€number€of€attributes,€with€various€participantsÏgiving€up€favorite€and€long€cherished€attributes.€Agony.€The€logic€runs€something€like€this:ÌÌThe€full€metamodel€is€a€conceptual„level€model€of€entities,€relationships€and€attributes,€in€UML,Ïthat€collectively€specify€the€metadata€that€the€WG€2€participants€find€useful€or€potentially€usefulÏin€managing€the€semantic€content€of€data,€particularly€data€elements€and€components€of€dataÏelements.€Few,€if€any€Registration€Authorities€would€want€to€implement€the€entire€model.€ForÏany€particular€Registration€Authority€many€of€the€entities€and€attributes€may€be€too€expensive€toÏimplement€or€may€be€out€of€scope€for€the€intended€purpose€of€the€registry.€Therefore,€aÏRegistration€Authority€or€organization€may€wish€to€draw€a€profile€of€ISO/IEC€11179,€selectingÏthe€attributes€that€are€relevant€to€their€intended€purpose.€The€profile€may€include€extensionsÏneeded€to€fully€address€the€intended€purpose.€These€profiles€may€be€standardized€or€otherwiseÏpublished.€This€is,€in€effect,€what€is€being€done€for€the€Intelligent€Transportation€System€DataÏRegistry€and€for€the€NASA€Data€Entity€Dictionary€Specification€Language.€ÌÌAs€we€developed€the€list€of€attributes€required€for€"conformance",€each€participant€used€his€orÏher€knowledge€of€intended€"registry€objectives"€as€criteria€for€selection.€The€standard€suggestsÏseveral€purposes€and€objectives€for€metadata€registries,€but€there€is€no€exhaustive€or€unifiedÏstatement€of€objectives.€We€see€that€11179€is€utilized,€in€whole€or€piecemeal,€for€a€wide€varietyÏof€purposes.€We€concluded€that€there€should€be€specific€"levels"€of€conformance.€ImplementersÏcould€choose€the€intended€level€of€conformance.€Even€within€a€single€level,€there€could€beÏdifferent€conformance€specifications,€depending€on€the€intent€of€the€registry.€We€agreed€uponÏtwo€conformance€specifications€for€"ISO/IEC€11179€Level€1€Conformance"€Level€1A€is€for€aÏdata€element€registry€and€Level€1B€is€for€a€Data€Element€Concept€registry.€We€specified€a€fewÏmore€than€20€attributes€for€each€of€Level€1A€and€Level€1B.€We€did€not€have€time€to€specify€anyÏother€Level€1€or€any€Level€2€conformance.€Level€2€might€combine€Level€1€conformanceÏspecifications€for€a€broader€purpose.€E.g.,€a€Level€2€conformance€specification€might€beÏproposed€for€a€more€fully€functional€data€element€&€data€element€concept€registry.€We€wouldÏeliminate€some€attributes,€which€would€be€redundant€and€might€add€a€couple€attributes€to€linkÏthe€data€element€metadata€to€the€data€element€concept€metadata.€ÌÌBefore€the€meeting,€Doug€Mann€posted€a€document€to€the€11179€project€web€site.€It€listed€theÏpotential€required€attributes€as€contained€in€the€metamodel€for€the€Part€3€revision.€It€is€availableÏon€the€Part€3€project€Web/FTP€site€as:ÌÌhttp://www.nist.gov/L8/sc32wg2/projects/11179p3r/Proposals/Required„Attributes„11179.htmÌÌAn€MS€Word€version€is€available€via€FTP€at:ÌÌwww.nist.gov/L8/sc32wg2/projects/11179p3r/Proposals/Required„Attributes„11179.docÌÐ @-(, ÐLarry€Fitzwater€led€the€discussion€about€"conformance"€attributes.€We€got€a€lot€accomplishedÏand€managed€to€avoid€the€dragons€and€whirlpools€that€infest€these€uncharted€seas.€ÌWe€only€had€time€to€come€to€agreement€on€the€attributes€required€for€the€ISO/IEC€11179€LevelÏ1A€and€1B€conformance€specifications.€Larry€Fitzwater€will€provide€the€agreed„upon€lists€forÏconformance€Level€1A€and€Level€1B€to€Doug€Mann.€A€document€that€specifies€the€conformanceÏattributes€will€be€distributed€to€the€sc32wg2„news€reflector.ÌÌDuring€the€discussion€participants€proposed€that€the€following€statements€be€included€in€theÏconformance€section€of€11179:ÌÌÓ XÓÓ?+ ` ¸ hÀpÈ xÐ (#°°X?ÓThe€following€summarizes€the€attributes€required€for€a€metadata€registry€to€be€consideredÏconformant€to€ISO/IEC€11179€Level€x.x.€ÌÓ XÓÓB.°°` ¸ hÀpÈ xÐ (#ŒXBÓÌÓ XÓÓ?+ ` ¸ hÀpÈ xÐ (#°°X?ÓThe€"required"€attributes€are€stated€from€the€standpoint€of€metadata€interchange.€For€aÏmetadata€registry€to€be€considered€to€be€conformant€to€ISO/IEC€11179€it€must€be€able€toÏprovide€content€for€the€"required"€attributes.€ÌÓ XÓÓB.°°` ¸ hÀpÈ xÐ (#ŒXBÓÌÓ XÓÓ?+ ` ¸ hÀpÈ xÐ (#°°X?ÓNothing€in€the€conformance€statements€is€intended€to€require€the€redundant€storage€of€Ïmetadata.€This€is€stated€at€the€"conceptual"€level€and€it€is€expected€to€be€implementedÏefficiently.ÌÓ XÓÓB.°°` ¸ hÀpÈ xÐ (#ŒXBÓÌÓ XÓÓ?+ ` ¸ hÀpÈ xÐ (#°°X?ÓRegistration€authorities€are€likely€to€declare€additional€attributes€as€"required"€for€theirÏimplementation.€This€is€only€a€statement€of€what€is€"required"€for€ISO/IEC€11179€Part€3Ïconformance.ÌÓ XÓÓB.°°` ¸ hÀpÈ xÐ (#ŒXBÓÌThese€are€offered€to€the€editor€for€inclusion€in€the€revised€document.ÌÌ6.€11179€metamodel€definitionsÌÌDuring€the€discussions€about€the€attributes€required€for€conformance,€we€found€many€definitionsÏthat€need€work.€We€agreed€to€meet€all€day€on€July€22€and€28,€1999€in€NIST€North,€Room€506€toÏwork€on€definitions.€We€will€start€at€9€AM.€All€are€invited€to€participate.€If€anyone€wants€toÏparticipate€by€phone,€please€contact€Larry€Fitzwater€at€Ý‚ÿÿÿÝÔ  ÔÔ  ÔòòÔÿÔÝ  Ýfitzwater.larry@epa.govÝ‚ÿÿÿb?€setÝóóÔÿÔÔ  ÔÔ  ÔÝ  Ý€tel:€+1€202€260Ð 0"€  Ð3071€and€we€will€set€up€a€teleconference€call.ÌÌÔFRUS.,Ô7.€L8€„€T2€MergerÌÌÔUSFR,  ÔDan€Gillman€reported€that€he€has€communicated€with€Murray€Freeman€and€Tony€Sarris€about€theÏmerger€of€T2€and€L8.€He€received€an€email€message€from€Murray€Freeman€on€this€topic€and€sentÏthe€message€to€the€L8€Reflector.€The€message€described€T2€projects€and€suggested€two€optionsÏfor€incorporating€the€projects€into€the€L8€program€of€work.€Option€1€would€have€L8€pick€up€allÏof€the€projects.€The€participants€at€this€meeting€agreed€with€option€2€of€the€message,€whichÏsuggests€that€L8€pick€up€the€portion€of€the€T2€projects€that€relate€or€potentially€relate€to€the€workÏof€SC€32/WG€2.€In€addition,€we€are€only€interested€in€projects€for€which€people€indicate€anÏinterest€in€"active"€participation.€Dan€will€prepare€a€message€listing€projects€that€could€be€addedÐ @-(, Ðto€the€L8€work€program.€To€assess€potential€interest,€he€will€circulate€the€list€to€the€combined€L8„¼T2€email€list€(Ý‚ÿÿÿÝÔ  ÔÔ  ÔòòÔÿÔÝ  ÝL8„News@nist.govÝ‚ÿÿÿD€setÝóóÔÿÔÔ  ÔÔ  ÔÝ  Ý)€and€use€other€means€that€may€be€available.€We€will€thenÐ œì Ðapprove€a€final€list€for€inclusion€in€the€L8€program€of€work.ÌÌDuring€the€above€discussion,€we€discussed€the€work€of€the€ANSI€ad€hoc€group€on€Ontologies.ÏWe€are€quite€interested€in€their€work€and€in€the€potential€for€working€together.€Some€OntologyÏwork€will€be€highlighted€at€the€next€Open€Forum€on€Metadata€Registries.€Bruce€Bargmeyer€willÏcontact€Ed€Hovy€at€the€University€of€Southern€California€to€explore€the€potential€for€workingÏtogether.ÌÌ8.€Definitions€for€Dublin€Core€Version€1.1ÌÌJudith€Newton€noted€that€an€L8€subgroup€met€for€a€day€to€review€the€definitions€for€the€DublinÏCore€Data€elements.€Eliot€Christian€has€sent€the€results€out€for€review€by€others.€This€work€willÏbe€part€of€a€presentation€at€the€next€Open€Forum€on€Metadata€Registries.ÌÌ9.€Open€Forum€on€Metadata€RegistriesÌÌThe€next€Open€Forum€on€Metadata€registries€will€be€held€January€17€„€21,€2000€in€Santa€Fe,€NewÏMexico,€USA.€Registration€is€expected€to€begin€in€August,€1999.ÌÌThe€draft€web€site€for€the€Open€Forum€is:ÌÌhttp://www.nist.gov/L8/sc32wg2/2000/events/openforum/index.htmÌÌKaren€Ilardo,€Lesa€Faris€and€Cordell€Green€from€MarascoNewton€Group€(MNG)€are€making€theÏarrangements€for€the€Open€Forum€under€contract€from€EPA.€Lesa€and€Cordell€described€some€ofÏtheir€activities€and€invited€suggestions€from€the€meeting€participants.€ÌÌBruce€Bargmeyer€gave€a€brief€update€on€the€Open€Forum€agenda,€which€was€distributed€to€theÏsc32wg2„news€reflector€as€a€draft€for€comment.€Several€comments€were€received.€All€of€theÏorganizers€are€requested€to€update€their€portions€of€the€agenda€by€July€23,€1999.€Comments€andÏupdates€should€be€sent€to€Ý‚ÿÿÿÝÔ  ÔÔ  ÔòòÔÿÔÝ  Ýbargmeyer.bruce@epa.govÝ‚ÿÿÿ_K€setÝóóÔÿÔÔ  ÔÔ  ÔÝ  Ý,€Ý‚ÿÿÿÝÔ  ÔÔ  ÔòòÔÿÔÝ  Ýkillardo@marasconewton.comÝ‚ÿÿÿ L€setÝóóÔÿÔÔ  ÔÔ  ÔÝ  Ý€andÐ 0"€  Ðcgreen@marasconewton.comÌÌThe€organizers€for€the€"tracks"€to€be€held€on€the€Thursday€and€Friday€of€the€Open€Forum€are:ÌTrack€1„€Environment,€with€emphasis€on€environmental€cleanupÐ ÐOrganizers:€Bruce€Bargmeyer,€Linda€SpencerÌTrack€2€„€Health€CareÐ ÐOrganizers:€Robert€Mayes,€Genevieve€SpeierÌTrack€3€„€StatisticsÐ ÐOrganizers:€Dan€Gillman,€Jim€CarpenterÌTrack€4€„€Space,€Geography,€Information€Discovery€and€Emerging€TechnologiesÐ Ðâ âOrganizer:€Bruce€BargmeyerÐ T,¤'+ ÐTrack€5€„€TerminologyÐ Ðâ âOrganizers:€Linda€Spencer,€Stu€Gagnon,€Harold€SolbrigÐ ÐÌIn€addition,€Jake€Knoppers€and€Bill€Olle€are€on€the€organizing€committee.ÌÌWe€discussed€the€amount€and€mechanics€of€collecting€a€conference€fee.€It€is€expected€that€weÏwill€collect€a€conference€fee€in€the€amount€of€$250€„€$300.€We€need€to€follow€applicableÏprocedures.€ÌÌAll€are€invited€to€comment€on€the€draft€agenda€and€other€arrangements.ÌÌ10.€ProjectsÌÌWork€is€progressing€on€the€other€projects,€based€on€input€received€at€the€Matsue€meeting,€emailÏand€other€sources.€The€results€will€be€sent€out€by€the€editors.ÌÌThere€is€a€web€accessible€directory€for€each€of€the€projects.€Documents€related€to€each€project€areÏplaced€in€the€project€directories.€You€can€access€all€of€the€directories€at€Ì<€Ý‚ÿÿÿÝÔ  ÔÔ  ÔòòÔÿÔÝ  Ýww.nist.gov/L8/sc32wg2/projectsÝ‚ÿÿÿR€setÝóóÔÿÔÔ  ÔÔ  ÔÝ  Ý>.Ð H˜ ÐÌSome€of€the€projects€have€home€pages€that€list€or€describe€documents€on€the€project€website.€SeeÏbelow€for€project€level€URLs.ÌÌProjects€are€requested€to€maintain€the€relevant€documents€on€their€project€website.€See€eachÏwebsite€for€the€reports€and€other€project€documents.€The€following€lists€each€project€and€theÏURL€for€the€project.ÌÌIf€you€have€comments€on€any€of€the€documents,€please€send€the€comments€to€the€email€reflectorÏfor€the€for€SC32/WG2€Ý‚ÿÿÿÝÔ  ÔÔ  ÔòòÔÿÔÝ  Ýsc32wg2@nist.govÝ‚ÿÿÿ¡T€setÝóóÔÿÔÔ  ÔÔ  ÔÝ  Ý.Ð €Ð ÐÌThe€projects€and€the€URLs€for€their€web€sites€are€listed€below:ÌÌ10.1€Revise€ISO/IEC€11179,€Part€3€(five„year€revision)€with€amendments€to€other€parts€of€11179Ïto€make€all€parts€consistent€[Joe€Christensen,€Australia,€editor]ÌÌThe€URL€for€material€relating€to€this€project€is:ÌÌÝ‚ÿÿÿÝÔ  ÔÔ  ÔòòÔÿÔÝ  Ýhttp://sdct„sunsrv1.ncsl.nist.gov/~ftp/l8/sc32wg2/projects/11179p3r/Ý‚ÿÿÿrV€setÝóóÔÿÔÔ  ÔÔ  ÔÝ  ÝÐ Ì&"% ÐÌ10.2€Object€Specifications€for€ISO/IEC€11179ÌÌThe€URL€for€this€project€is:ÌÌÝ‚ÿÿÿÝÔ  ÔÔ  ÔòòÔÿÔÝ  Ýhttp://sdct„sunsrv1.ncsl.nist.gov/~ftp/l8/sc32wg2Ô% ‡ Ô/Ô%†#XÔprojects/11179obj/Ð T,¤'+ ÐÝ‚ÿÿÿ¬W€setÝóóÔÿÔÔ  ÔÔ  ÔÝ  ÝÐ @-(, Ð10.3€XML€extensions€for€ISO/IEC€11179ÌÌDocuments€about€this€project€are€available€at:ÌÌÝ‚ÿÿÿÝÔ  ÔÔ  ÔòòÔÿÔÝ  Ýhttp://sdct„sunsrv1.ncÔ% ‡ ÔsÔ%†YÔl.nist.gÔ% ‡ ÔoÔ%†¦YÔv/~ftp/l8/Ô% ‡ ÔsÔ%†ÏYÔc32wg2/projects/11179xml/Ð `° ÐÝ‚ÿÿÿ#Y€setÝóóÔÿÔÔ  ÔÔ  ÔÝ  ÝÌÌ10.4€Technical€Report€on€ISO/IEC€11179€Metadata€Registry€ContentÌÌWork€is€proceeding€on€preparing€the€next€draft.€Judith€Newton€passed€out€copies€of€someÏmaterial€describing€the€fundamental€concepts€of€abstraction€for€object€design.€She€is€using€thisÏand€other€object€oriented€design€material€for€the€levels€of€abstraction€section€in€the€draftÏdocument.€We€hope€to€have€another€draft€to€circulate€before€the€next€meeting.ÌÌDocuments€about€this:ÌÌÝ‚ÿÿÿÝÔ  ÔÔ  ÔòòÔÿÔÝ  Ýhttp://sdct„sunsrv1.ncsl.nist.gov/~ftp/l8/scÔ% ‡ Ô3Ô%†œ\Ô2wg2/projects/11179content/content„home.htmÝ‚ÿÿÿ*\€setÝóóÔÿÔÔ  ÔÔ  ÔÝ  ÝÐ pÀ ÐÌÌ10.7€Terminology€extensions€for€ISO/IEC€11179ÌÌDocuments€about€this€project€are€available€at:ÌÌÝ‚ÿÿÿÝÔ  ÔÔ  ÔòòÔÿÔÝ  Ýhttp://sdct„sunsrv1.ncsl.nist.gov/~ftp/l8/sc32wg2/projects/11179term/term„home.htmÝ‚ÿÿÿª]€setÝóóÔÿÔÔ  ÔÔ  ÔÝ  ÝÐ ä4 ÐÌ11.€Future€meetingsÌÌNote€that€we€invite€the€broadest€possible€participation€in€moving€the€projects€forward.€There€isÏalways€a€dial„up€line€to€the€meeting€room.€The€numbers€are€sent€out€in€advance.€We€can€also€dialÏout€to€national€and€international€numbers.€Please€send€a€message€to€Judith€NewtonÏ(Ý‚ÿÿÿÝÔ  ÔÔ  ÔòòÔÿÔÝ  Ýjnewton@nist.govÝ‚ÿÿÿÐ_€setÝóóÔÿÔÔ  ÔÔ  ÔÝ  Ý),€if€you€want€us€to€call€you.€We€are€attempting€to€use€"Net€Meeting"€as€a€wayÐ X ¨ Ðof€making€the€model€and€other€material€visible€to€all€remote€participants.€Please€let€us€know€ifÏthere€is€any€way€in€which€we€can€facilitate€your€participation.ÌÌThe€following€are€the€meeting€dates€and€locations€for€future€meetings:ÌÌÓ ,ÓÓB.ÜÜ` ¸ hÀpÈ xÐ (#°°XBÓ€No€meeting€in€August.ÌÌ€09/14/1999€€09/14/1999€€01:00€PM€€€€04:30€PM€€€€CR„145**€€€€€Ì€09/15/1999€€09/15/1999€€08:30€AM€€€€05:00€PM€€€€CR„145**€€€€€Ì€09/15/1999€€09/15/1999€€08:30€AM€€€€05:00€PM€€€€LR„152**€€€€€Ì€09/16/1999€€09/16/1999€€08:30€AM€€€€05:00€PM€€€€CR„145**€€€€€Ì€09/16/1999€€09/16/1999€€08:30€AM€€€€05:00€PM€€€€CR„501**€€€€€Ì€09/16/1999€€09/17/1999€€11:30€AM€€€€01:00€PM€€€€DR„A€€€€€€€€€Ì€09/17/1999€€09/17/1999€€08:30€AM€€€€05:00€PM€€€€CR„145**€€€€€Ð @-(, Ѐ09/17/1999€€09/17/1999€€08:30€AM€€€€05:00€PM€€€€LR„152**€€€€€ÌÌ€10/06/1999€€10/06/1999€€01:00€PM€€€€04:30€PM€€€€CR„145**€€€€€Ì€10/07/1999€€10/07/1999€€08:30€AM€€€€05:00€PM€€€€CR„145**€€€€€Ì€10/07/1999€€10/07/1999€€08:30€AM€€€€05:00€PM€€€€CR„501**€€€€€Ì€10/07/1999€€10/08/1999€€11:30€AM€€€€01:00€PM€€€€DR„A€€€€€€€€€Ì€10/08/1999€€10/08/1999€€08:30€AM€€€€05:00€PM€€€€CR„145**€€€€€Ì€10/08/1999€€10/08/1999€€08:30€AM€€€€05:00€PM€€€€LR„152**€€€€€ÌÌ€11/08/1999€€11/08/1999€€01:00€PM€€€€04:30€PM€€€€CR„145**€€€€€Ì€11/09/1999€€11/09/1999€€08:30€AM€€€€05:00€PM€€€€CR„145**€€€€€Ì€11/09/1999€€11/09/1999€€08:30€AM€€€€05:00€PM€€€€CR„501**€€€€€Ì€11/10/1999€€11/10/1999€€08:30€AM€€€€05:00€PM€€€€CR„145**€€€€€Ì€11/10/1999€€11/10/1999€€08:30€AM€€€€05:00€PM€€€€CR„501**€€€€€ÌÌ€12/07/1999€€12/07/1999€€01:00€PM€€€€04:30€PM€€€€CR„145**€€€€€Ì€12/08/1999€€12/08/1999€€08:30€AM€€€€05:00€PM€€€€CR„145**€€€€€Ì€12/08/1999€€12/08/1999€€08:30€AM€€€€05:00€PM€€€€LR„152**€€€€€Ì€12/09/1999€€12/09/1999€€08:30€AM€€€€05:00€PM€€€€CR„501**€€€€€Ì€12/09/1999€€12/10/1999€€11:30€AM€€€€01:00€PM€€€€DR„A€€€€€€€€€Ì€12/09/1999€€12/09/1999€€08:30€AM€€€€05:00€PM€€€€LR„152**€€€€€Ì€12/10/1999€€12/10/1999€€08:30€AM€€€€05:00€PM€€€€CR„145**€€€€€Ì€12/10/1999€€12/10/1999€€08:30€AM€€€€05:00€PM€€€€LR„152**€€€€€ÌÌ€1/17€„€21/€2000€Open€Forum€on€Metadata€Registries,€Santa€Fe€New€Mexico,€USAÌÓ 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(#ÜÜŒXEÓ€€€€€€€1/24€„€28/2000€€SC32€and€WG€2€meetings,€Santa€Fe€New€Mexico,€USAÌÌ*€€This€room€is€located€in€the€basement€of€the€Admin€Bldg.Ì**€This€room€is€located€in€the€NIST€North€Bldg.Ì„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„ÌDirections€to€NIST€Administration€Building:€From€Interstate€270,€driving€north,€take€Exit€10.ÏThe€exit€takes€you€under€the€freeway.€Take€a€left€into€the€NIST€campus€at€the€first€stoplight.€TheÏAdministration€Building€is€the€largest€building€on€the€campus.€Visitor€parking€is€in€the€largeÏparking€lot€in€front€of€the€Admin€Building.€Other€parking€lots€nearby€are€reserved€for€permitÏholders.ÌÌDirections€to€NIST€North:€NIST€North€is€Building€820.€The€address€of€this€building€is€820€WestÏDiamond€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€"NIST"€on€it€in€large€letters.€(From€Interstate€270,Ïdriving€north,€take€Exit€10,€which€loops€under€the€freeway,€and€then€turn€RIGHT€at€the€firstÏstoplight„„this€is€the€intersection€of€West€Diamond€Avenue€and€Bureau€drive.)ÌÌ„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„Ð @-(, ÐNCITS€L8€documents,€including€this€meeting€report,€are€available€via€Anonymous€FTP€fromÏsdct„sunsrv1.ncsl.nist.gov.€Login€as€"anonymous"€use€your€email€address€as€a€password.€ChangeÏdirectory€to€L8€(in€upper€or€lowercase€letters)€and€check€the€"readme"€file€for€details.€The€FTPÏsite€is€also€available€on€the€web€at:€Ý‚ÿÿÿÝÔ  ÔÔ  ÔòòÔÿÔÝ  Ýhttp://sdct„sunsrv1.ncsl.nist.gov/~ftp/l8Ý‚ÿÿÿ¼o€setÝóóÔÿÔÔ  ÔÔ  ÔÝ  Ý€Many€of€theÐ tÄ Ðdocuments€are€also€listed€on€the€L8€Home€Page.€The€URL€for€the€L8€home€page€isÏhttp://www.lbl.gov/~olken/X3L8".€ÌÌIf€you€have€questions€or€comments€on€this€document€send€email€toÏÝ‚ÿÿÿÝÔ  ÔÔ  ÔòòÔÿÔÝ  Ýbargmeyer.bruce@epamail.epa.govÝ‚ÿÿÿMq€setÝóóÔÿÔÔ  ÔÔ  ÔÝ  ÝÐ  ` ÐññÔ#†X’XXXZFv#Ôññññññ