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X{XXXX{XXX{      B.` hp x (#XB_MeetingReport  NationalCommitteeforInformationTechnologyStandards(NCITS)L8,DataRepresentation,SpecialInterestGroupMeetingonISO/IEC11179ProjectsOctober7&8,1999atNISTinGaithersburg,MD  Attendees:BranchArcher `    AFMSA/HIRS(byphone) $ t BruceBargmeyer   EnvironmentalProtectionAgency  ` JoeChristensen   AustralianInstituteofHealthandWelfare,Australia(byphone)  L  FRUS.,TommieCurtis   ScienceApplicationsInternationalCorporation  8  USFR, FrankFarance `    FaranceInc. $  LarryFitzwater   EnvironmentalProtectionAgency   RayGates `    ManulifeFinancial,Canada,(byphone)   DanGillman `    BureauoftheCensus   JudyGriffin `    Statistica(forDepartmentofEnergy)   KathleenGundry   ScienceApplicationsInternationalCorporation p WilliamHKenworthey,Jr.  Self \ JudithNewton `    NationalInstituteofStandardsandTechnology H DouglasMann `    Battelle 4 PhongNgo `    ScienceApplicationsInternationalCorporation  p AnjuRathi `    EDS(byphone)  \ JudithNewtonchairedthemeetings.Priortothemeeting,Judithsentanagendawithlinkstothemajordocumentstobediscussed.Shealsosentoutmessageswithinformationnecessaryforattendingthemeetingviaconferencecall.Ateleconferencebridgewasavailableeachofthemeetingdaysfornationalandinternationaldialincalls.Allpersons,fromanycountry,whoareinterestedintheprojects,areinvitedtocallduringthemeetings.AnyonefromoutsidetheUS,whowantstocallin,shouldsendamessagetoJudithNewton(      jnewton@nist.gov       )orcallherat+13019753256sothatanyspecial X  arrangementscanbemade.Wecanphoneouttointernationalparties,whowishtoparticipateinthemeeting.Forexample,weoriginatethecalltoJoeChristensenathishome,inthemiddleoftheAustraliannight,sothathecanparticipate.1.AgendaforWG2SantaFemeetingWediscussedtheagendaandsomerevisionsweresuggested.WeareconcernedthatthereisonlythreedaysofWGmeetingsandwewanttogetsomerealeditingworkdone.TheOpenForumonthepreviousweekshouldbringdelegatesuptospeedwiththegeneralinformationabouteachoftheprojects.Itishoped,therefore,thatwecanfocustheWG2meetingsonfairlysubstantiveeditingwork.RayGatespointedouttheneedforanagendafortheeditingmeetingonthePart3revision.Wewillworkoncreatingadraft.BruceBargmeyerwillcontactTimBournetoseeifhewantstoholdanIRDSeditingsession. @-(, 2.WebsitesSomeworkisunderwayonrevisingtheSC32website.Thereissomedesiretosharethewebsiteresponsibilitiesandthereareseveraloffersofvariouscapabilities.OnethingthatweneedtodoistogetthedocumentnumbersassignedtocertainWG2documents.AustraliadidthisfortherequireddocumentsontheAustralianWG2website.Sinceworkisgoingonaroundtheworld,andpeopleneedtopostdocumentsduringtheirworkhours,weneedtobeabletogetdocumentnumbersassignedautomaticallyandtohaveawebviewabledocumentlist.IfAustraliacandothis,wewouldliketoaskthemtodoit.Ifnot,weunderstandthatCanadamaybeabletoprovidesuchaservice.BruceBargmeyerwillinquiretoseeifAustraliaorCanadacanofferthisservice.ToaccessWG2documents,thealiasURL      http://www.nist.gov/L8/sc32wg2u      ݀works,showingthe $  directoriesonthewebsite.TheanonymousFTPaddressis:      www.sdct.itl.nist.gov      ݀username:anonymous,password:your   emailaddress.WhenconnectedviaFTP,changeworkingdirectorytoL8andreadthereadmefile.3.OpenForumArrangementsareinplacefortheOpenForumonMetadataRegistries,whichwillbeheldJanuary1721,2000inSantaFe,NewMexico,USA.ThewebsitefortheOpenForumis:      http://www.nist.gov/openforum2000      ݀Registrationisnowopen.Theimmediateactionisfor H peopletodistributethecallforparticipation(andURL)togroupswhomaybeinterestedinattending.PublicityfortheOpenForumshouldbesentoutquickly,sothatpotentialparticipantshavetimetomakeplans.Severalpeopleagreedtosendthecalltovariouslists.Standardscommitteemembersareurgedtosignupearly,sincetheblockofreservedroomsmaynotbeenoughforallparticipants.4.ISO/IECPart3RevisionMostofthemeetingwasspentontherevisionofISO/IEC11179Part3.Wewentthroughtheissueslistandmadeproposedresolutionstoseveraloftheissues.RayGatesandDougMannwilleditthestandingissuesdocumentstoreflecttheissueresolutionsproposedatthismeeting.Acheckpointversion(asofOctober1,1999)ofthestandingissuesdocuments,model,andrevisedPart3textareontheFTPserver.WestillneedtogetthecheckpointmaterialforXMLandfortheconformanceattributes.Tofindthecheckpointmaterial,FTPorpointyourbrowserto:www.sdct.itl.nist.gov/~ftp/L8/sc32wg2/projects/11179p3r/checkpoint/19991001/Thedocumentsareinthatdirectory @-(, ЇTohelppeopleunderstandandreadtheUMLdiagrams,thereisUMLdocumentationatacoupleplaces:RayGatesprovidedtheOMGURL:      *9XX{v*9http://www.omg.org/cgibin/doc?ad/970804       ` andDougMannprovidedaURLfromRationalCorporation:      www.rational.com/uml       `  X"XvX{XXX"Inadditiontothecheckpointversion,alloftheprojectdocumentsfortherevisionofPart3areavailableontheInternet.Theindividualissues/proposalsareallcombinedintotwostandingdocuments.Thefirststandingdocumentlistsbriefdescriptionsofeachissueintabularform.Thesecondstandingdocumentcontainsacompilationofthefullinformationabouteachissue,includingproposedresolutionandstatus.TheWG2standingdocumentsforthisprojectcanbefoundinadirectoryatthefollowinglocation:      http://www.nist.gov/L8/sc32wg2/projects/11179p3r/standingdocuments/       h AdocumentthatcontainsatabularlistingoftheidentifiedissuesforthePart3revision(inMSWordFormat)isnamed:  K7 " #x(s+n.j1e4XK*9XX{*9  F         XXX{XXXwg2sd11aissuelistp3rtable.wd6.doc!      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X  " #x(j1?X{XXX{X{XXX{    K7 " #x(s+n.j1e4XK*9XX{*9  MA  XXX{XXXMAA݌̌  ? X  " #x(j1?X{XXX{X{XXX{    K7 " #x(s+n.j1e4XK*9XX{*9  C  XXX{XXXParticipantsareaskedtoreviewthismaterialandsuggestchangesorrevisions.Another t checkpointversionwillbecreatedonDecember1,1999.ThiswillbetheversionthatisdiscussedintheJanuary2000WG2meeting.CC݌̌  ? X  " #x(j1?X{XXX{X{XXX{    K7 " #x(s+n.j1e4XK*9XX{*9  E  XXX{XXXEdF݌̌  ? X  " #x(j1?X{XXX{X{XXX{    K7 " #x(s+n.j1e4XK*9XX{*9  oG  XXX{XXX5.Changestobemadetootherpartsof11179,duetotherevisionofPart3oGH݌ $ t Ќ  ? X  " #x(j1?X{XXX{X{XXX{    K7 " #x(s+n.j1e4XK*9XX{*9  I  XXX{XXXI:J݌̌  ? X  " #x(j1?X{XXX{X{XXX{    K7 " #x(s+n.j1e4XK*9XX{*9  EK  XXX{XXXTorespondtooneoftheCanadianproposalsfortherevisionofPart3,theeditorsofeachof  L  Parts1,2,4,5,and6,shouldprepareadocumentdescribingthechangesthatneedtobemaidtotheirpart.WewouldliketohavethesedocumentsreadyfortheDecember1,1999checkpointversion.Theeditorsarerequestedtoprepareadocumentfortheirpart..EKK݌̌  ? 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X  " #x(j1?X{XXX{X{XXX{  B.` hp x (#XB6.ContentConsistencyTechnicalReport   Wediscussedthe"LevelsofAbstraction"partofthisdocument.JudithNewtonhasincorporatedmaterialwithanobjectorientedperspective.Upondiscussion,itwasagreedthatJudithNewton,_Tommie_ԀCurtisandLois_Fritts_ԀwouldworktogetheronmorefullyincorporatingthegeneralizationspecializationconceptsfromObjectOrienteddocuments.Thisworkwillapplytheconceptstotherefinementofgeneraldataelementsastheyarespecializedforuseinregulations,reportingrequirements,forms,andinformationsystems.Theothermaterialinthe"LevelsofAbstraction"sectionismorerelevanttoPart3.JudithwillremoveitfromtheContentTRandwewillconsiderhowtoincorporateitatappropriateplacesinthePart3text.Lois_Fritts_Ԁwillalsoextendthesectiononregisteringgroups,withsomeguidancefromDougMannonwhichstructuresinthecurrent_metamodel_Ԁaretobeusedforthispurpose.7.MetadataQueryServiceTheNewWorkItemproposalisoutforJTC1ballot.Furtherworkonthisprojectrequiresthatthe_metamodel_Ԁbestabilized.8.IEEELearningTechnologyStandardsCommittee(_LTSC_)Frank_Farance_ԀdescribedtheworkoftheIEEE_LTSC_.Theworkofthiscommitteeincludesstandardstoenablethesharingofeducationalmaterialsandlearnerinformation.Apartofthisworkinvolvesdatasemanticsandformats.ISO/IEC11179isbeingusedtosupportthemaintenanceoftypingschemes.TheyhavealsomadesubstantialuseofISO/IEC11404,LanguageIndependent_Datatypes_.ThereisadesireforcollaborationbetweenthiseffortandtheworkofSC32/WG2._LTSC_ԀisdevelopingAPIsandXMLbindingsforitssemistructureddata._LTSC_Ԁisrequestingsupport/adviceonitsspecificationofdatamodels.AproposalwillbemadetocreateanewJTC1subcommitteetocoverLearningTechnology. @-(, 8.Futuremeetings:November:11/08/19991:00PM04:30PMNISTNorthRoom14511179Implementers'Coalition11/09/19999:00AM05:00PMNISTNorthRoom145L8SIG/11179Projectsmeeting11/09/19999:00AM05:00PMNISTNorthRoom501L8SIG/11179Projectsmeeting11/10/19999:00AM05:00PMNISTNorthRoom145L8SIG/11179Projectsmeeting11/10/19999:00AM05:00PMNISTNorthRoom501L8SIG/11179Projectsmeeting ,B.` hp x (#XB ,E.` hp x (#XEDecember:12/07/19991:00PM04:30PMNISTNorthRoom14511179Implementers'Coalition12/08/19999:00AM05:00PMNISTNorthRoom145L8SIG/11179Projectsmeeting12/08/19999:00AM05:00PMNISTNorthRoom152L8SIG/11179Projectsmeeting12/09/19999:00AM05:00PMNISTNorthCR501L8SIG/11179Projectsmeeting12/10/1999NISTAdministrationBuildingDiningRoomALunch12/09/19999-  :00-  ԀAM05:00PMNISTNorth_LR_Ԅ152L8SIG/11179Projectsmeeting12/10/19999:00AM05:00PMNISTNorthCR145L8SIG/11179Projectsmeeting12/10/19999:00AM05:00PMNISTNorth_LR_Ԅ152L8SIG/11179Projectsmeeting12/10/99EveningL8HolidayPartyJanuary2000:1/1721/2000OpenForumonMetadataRegistries,SantaFeNewMexico,USA1/2428/2000SC32andWG2meetings,SantaFeNewMexico,USAFebruary2000:February23&24,2000SIG/ProjectmeetingMarch2000:March15&16,2000SIG/ProjectmeetingApril2000:April12&13,2000SIG/ProjectmeetingApril14,2000L8PlenaryMay2000:May1618,2000WG2inBrussels(tentative)June2000:June14&15,2000SIG/ProjectmeetingJuly2000:July19&20,2000SIG/ProjectmeetingAugust2000:Vacation! @-(, _ԇSeptember2000:September13&14,2000SIG/ProjectmeetingSeptember15,2000L8PlenaryOctober,2000October913,2000SC32&SC32WG2inHelsinki(tentative)  ԄDirectionstoNISTAdministrationBuilding:FromInterstate270,drivingnorth,takeExit10.Theexittakesyouunderthefreeway.TakealeftintotheNISTcampusatthefirststoplight.TheAdministrationBuildingisthelargestbuildingonthecampus.VisitorparkingisinthelargeparkinglotinfrontoftheAdminBuilding.Otherparkinglotsnearbyarereservedforpermitholders.DirectionstoNISTNorth:NISTNorthisBuilding820.Theaddressofthisbuildingis820WestDiamondAvenue.NotethatthebuildingislocatedacrossthestreetfromthemaincampusofNIST.InsteadofturningontoBureauDrivetowardthemainGateofNIST,turntheoppositedirection(North)ontoBureauDriveandtakethesecondpossiblerightturntogettotheNISTNorthbuilding,Thebuildinghasthename"NIST"onitinlargeletters.(FromInterstate270,drivingnorth,takeExit10,whichloopsunderthefreeway,andthenturnRIGHTatthefirststoplightthisistheintersectionofWestDiamondAvenueandBureaudrive.)̄NCITSL8documents,includingthismeetingreport,areavailableviaAnonymousFTPfromwww.sdct.itl.nist.gov.Loginas"anonymous"useyouremailaddressasapassword.ChangedirectorytoL8(inupperorlowercaseletters)andcheckthe"readme"filefordetails.Thesiteisalsoavailableonthewebat: US S\  `&Times New RomanS    http://www.sdct.nist.gov/L8    ԀManyofthedocumentsarealsolistedontheL8HomePage.TheURLfortheL8homepageishttp://www.lbl.gov/~olken/X3L8".Ifyouhavequestionsorcommentsonthisdocumentsendemailto US S\  `&Times New RomanS    bargmeyer.bruce@epamail.epa.gov