Dear members and observers of NCITS/T2, and other interested parties:
Arrangements have been made for our next meeting to be held from Wednesday
morning May 13 through noon Friday May 15, 1998, in Pennsylvania [Note:
this is our first East Coast-based meeting in some time]. A detailed draft
agenda is attached in HTML and text formats. Logistical information is
provided in-line below.
This is an important meeting, with the following major topics and
objectives to be addressed:
PRE-MEETING (Wed. 5/13)
* Finalization of the draft standard for Conceptual Schema Modelling
Facilities (Wed. morning to early afternoon).
* Possible tour of Charles S. Peirce Home and/or related archives
(Tentative: Wed. afternoon).
MAIN (PLENARY) MEETING (Thurs. 5/14)
* Discussion of the new international (ISO/IEC) organization for data
management and interchange (including standards for information technology
for database, conceptual modelling, ontology development, meta
data/repository/registry, and EDI support).
* Special presentation on Abstract Syntax Notation One (ASN.1), an ISO/IEC
standard for both the specification and encoding of messages.
* Presentation and discussion of the emerging W3C specification for XML
(Extensible Markup Language), and related RDF specification.
* Presentation and discussion of the work of NCITS L8, T2's sister
committee in the field of meta data/data registration.
* Strategic planning for future US and international standards projects,
and organization of the work, for the technology areas noted above.
POST-MEETING (Fri. 5/15 half-day)
* Continuation and summary of previous day's discussions.
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Please send me e-mail confirming your attendance (and specifying which days
you plan to attend). Feel free to contact me or the meeting host (as noted
below), should you have other questions or comments about the meeting. I
look forward to seeing you.
Tony Sarris
Chair, NCITS/T2
Ontek Corporation
asarris@ontek.com
(US) 1.714.768.0301
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MEETING DATES AND LOCATION
Wednesday through Friday (noon), May 13-15, 1998, Best Western Hunt's
Landing Hotel, Hunt's Landing/Matamoras, PA
HOST
Mr. Murray Freeman, FOSI, Ltd.
x3t2mf@ptd.net
HOTEL
The meetings will be held in a meeting room at the hotel. A block of rooms
has been set aside for T2 participants from Tuesday night May 12 to Friday
May 15. Rates are $59/night single, $67 double, and a government rate $50
(government ID will be required to get this rate), all plus 6% PA sales
tax. A continental breakfast is included in the room rate. The block will
be held UNTIL APRIL 12, 1998 -- those making reservations after that date
may be subject to higher rates.
The Best Western can be reached by phone at 717.491.2400 and by fax at
717.491.2422. Use "NCITS" or "NCITS/T2" to identify the group.
AIRPORTS
The nearest commercial airport to the meeting site is Stewart International
Airport at Newburgh, NY (SWF), about a 40-minute drive away. The most
convenient major airport, having many direct flights from the West Coast,
is Newark International (EWR), an hour and a half drive from Hunt's
Landing. An alternate is the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton airport (AVP), a little
over an hour away. New York's Kennedy and LaGuardia airports are farther
away, but provide additional options, as does Philadelphia's airport,
farther away still.
DRIVING DIRECTIONS
To drive from the Newburgh airport (SWF) to the Best Western -
- follow signs to I-84 westbound;
- follow I-84 to the first Pennsylvania exit (#11 at Matamoras) and turn
left at the traffic light at the end of the ramp;
- go to the second traffic light (past the underpass) and turn left;
- follow the sign to hotel parking.
>From Newark airport (EWR) -
- take the NJ Turnpike (I-95) north to exit 15W, The Oranges (caution - NJ
is one of the few states which has decided to retain the 55 mph speed limit);
- follow I-280 westbound to I-80 westbound;
- follow I-80 westbound to exit #34, NJ-15 north to Sparta;
- follow NJ-15 north to Route 206 north;
- follow Route 206 north, over the toll bridge (.50) into Pennsylvania, and
turn right at the traffic light in Milford, onto Routes 6 east/209 north
(note the 25 mph speed limit has occasionally been used to set up speed traps);
- continue about 7 miles on Routes 6E/209N and turn right to the Best Western.
>From other NYC airports (LGA, JFK) -
- follow directions to get to the George Washington Bridge;
- once across the bridge, follow I-80 westbound to NJ exit #34, and the
subsequent instructions as given for the Newark airport.
>From the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre airport (AVP) -
- take I-81 North to the I-380/I-84 east exit (note - watch closely for
signs as the area is still under construction);
- take I-380 east to I-84 east;
- take I-84 exit #11 (Matamoras) and go straight across the intersection at
the bottom of the exit ramp;
- follow the sign into the Best Western parking lot.
Driving from Connecticut and New England -
- take I-84 westbound, and follow the directions given above for the
Newburgh airport.
Contact the meeting host (Murray Freeman) for directions from other
starting locations, if needed.
ALTERNATIVE TRANSPORTATION
For those traveling by air but not wishing to rent a car, taxi service from
the Newburgh airport to the Best Western is available for $60 (call Milford
Taxi, 717.296.8294, or Orange Express Taxi, 914.561.5000), and from the
Newark airport for $95 (call Milford Taxi, 717.296.8294).
For those preferring not to fly or drive, the Short Line bus company
provides four runs a day (on weekdays) from the Port Authority Bus Terminal
in New York City to the Best Western - Hunt's Landing. The trip takes a
little over three hours; call 800.631.8405 for scheduling and fare
information. The Port Authority terminal is a short taxi ride away from the
two main NYC railroad stations.
AMENITIES AND LOCAL AREA ATTRACTIONS
The Best Western provides the usual large hotel/motel amenities (restaurant,
bar, gift shop, etc.) and the food is generally good. The host will provide a
list, however, of alternate places to eat and drink for those seeking variety.
The area is historically interesting, and this year several anniversaries
are being celebrated: the sesquicentennial of the local Roebling
aqueduct/bridge, the centennial of the closing of the Delaware and Hudson
Canal, and the bicentennial of a local township, among others.
Of most interest to the ontology ad hoc group, however, is C. S. Peirce's home
"Arisbe", only about a mile from the Best Western, to which the host is
trying to arrange a visit.
The local Pike County Historical Society has some C. S. Peirce material as
well as other interesting items.
For further local information, please contact the meeting host.
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NCITS/T2/98-002
National Committee for Information Technology Standards (NCITS)
Technical Committee T2
Information Interchange & Interpretation
42nd Meeting
13-15 May, 1998
Best Western Hunt's Landing - Matamoras, PA
DRAFT AGENDA
(as of 12 March 1998)
I. PRE-MEETINGS
1. CONCEPTUAL SCHEMA MODELLING FACILITIES
(Wed., May 13, 10:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.) (Sarris)
* 1.1 Review of Output from Curitiba CSMF Meeting (FCD 14481)
-- [Note: document will be available on the CSMF server after the
Curitiba meeting.]
* 1.2 Preparation of US National Body Letter Ballot Response, including
Change Proposals
* 1.3 Planning for Completion of Current CSMF Standard and Discussion of
Possible New CSMF-Related Projects
* SPECIAL EVENT - TOUR OF CHARLES PEIRCE HOME AND/OR RELATED MUSEUM ARCHIVES
(Wed., May 13, ?? p.m.) (Freeman)
Details and car-pooling arrangements to be announced.
[Note: Due to the fact that the home is being restored and the restoration
is not yet complete, this event is still tentative.]
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II. PLENARY
(Thurs., May 14, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.) (Sarris)
2. ATTENDANCE AND MEMBERSHIP
* 2.1. Introduction of Participants
* 2.2. Welcome (FOSI, Limited - Freeman)
* 2.3. Review of Committee Voting Membership
3. AGENDA APPROVAL
4. MINUTES FROM PREVIOUS MEETING
* 4.1. Approval of Minutes
* 4.2. Action Item Review
* 4.3. Schedule of Future Meetings, Including Discussion of Electronic
Document Processing
5. ADMINISTRATION
* 5.1. Briefing on New ISO/IEC JTC 1 SC 32 and 33 Organizations (Sarris)
6. DOMESTIC AND INTERNATIONAL LIAISONS
7. REVIEW OF UPCOMING NATIONAL OR INTERNATIONAL DEADLINES
* 7.1. Input Documents for SC 32 Plenary, June 29-July 11, 1998,
Brisbane, Australia
8. ABSTRACT SYNTAX NOTATION ONE AND ENCODING RULES
(No Separate Meetings)
* 8.1. Special Presentation on ASN.1 Family of Standards (Including
Latest Revisions) (Scott)
9. NUMERIC REPRESENTATION IN CHARACTER STRINGS
(No Separate Meetings)
* 9.1. Status Report on Alignment of ANSI X3.42 and IS 6093 Standards
(Freeman)
10. TRANSFER SYNTAX DESCRIPTION NOTATION
(No Separate Meetings)
* 10.1. Recommendation and Plans for Possible Fast-Track
Internationalization of X.208:1996 (Billingsley/Freeman)
11. LANGUAGE-INDEPENDENT ARITHMETIC
(No Separate Meetings)
* 11.1. Report on Responses to Second FCD Ballot Comments for LIA-2
(Freeman/Sarris)
* 11.2. Discussion of PDTR 14369: Information Technology - Programming
Languages, Their Environments and System Software Interfaces -
Guidelines for the Preparation of Language Independent Service
Specifications (LISS) and Development of US NB Position
(Freeman/Sarris)
-- Note: document is available from SC 22 at
<http://www.dkuug.dk/jtc1/sc22/open/n2658.doc>.
12. CONCEPTUAL SCHEMA MODELING FACILITIES (CSMF) [1043-L]
* 12.1. Report on Continuation Editing Meeting (Curitiba) and Proposed US
National Body Position on FCD Letter Ballot (Sarris)
13. KNOWLEDGE INTERCHANGE FORMAT (KIF) [1058-D]
* 13.1. Discussion of Status and/or Results of dpANS Balloting
(Genesereth)
* 13.2. Discussion of Possible International Submittal (Genesereth)
14. CONCEPTUAL GRAPHS (CGs) [1059-D]
* 14.1. Discussion of Status and/or Results of dpANS Balloting (Sowa)
* 14.2. Discussion of Possible International Submittal (Sowa)
15. AD HOC GROUP - ONTOLOGY
* 15.1. Briefing on Status of Merged Core Ontology (Hovy/Lehmann)
* 15.2. Discussion of Plans for Possible Standardization of
Guidelines/Criteria for Ontology Development (Hovy/Lehmann)
16. OTHER POTENTIAL PROJECTS AND LIAISONS
* 16.1. Briefing on NCITS/L8 Programme of Work, Including IS 11179 Data
Element Standardization Family of Standards and L8 Meta Model for
Shared Data (Bargmayer) and Discussion of Possible Merger of NCITS T2
and L8 Technical Committees
* 16.2. Briefing on XML/RDF Activities and Possible Relationship to T2/L8
Programme of Work (Olken)
17. AD HOC GROUP REPORTS AND MOTIONS
17.1. Management
* 17.1.1. Document Distribution and NCITS Administration
* 17.1.2. TC T2 Administration
* 17.1.3. Domestic and International Liaison
* 17.1.4. Review of Upcoming International Deadlines
17.2. Syntactic Projects
* 17.2.1. Abstract Syntax Notation One and Encoding Rules
* 17.2.2. Numeric Representation in Character Strings
* 17.2.3. Data Descriptive File
* 17.2.4. Transfer Syntax Description Notation
-- Possible Motion for a New International Project
17.3. SC22/WG11 Projects
* 17.3.1. Lanaguage Independent Arithmetic
* 17.3.2. Letter Ballot for PDTR 14369: Information Technology -
Programming Languages, Their Environments and System Software
Interfaces - Guidelines for the Preparation of Language Independent
Service Specifications (LISS)
-- Motion to Forward US NB Position on PDTR 14369 Letter Ballot
17.4. Conceptual Schema
* 17.4.1. Conceptual Schema Modeling Facilities (CSMF) [including
Conceptual Schema Specification for Data Interchange and Conceptual
Schema for IRDS/Repository]
-- Motion to Forward US NB Position on FCD 14481 Letter Ballot
17.5. Ad Hoc Group - Knowledge Interchange Format
* 17.5.1. Knowledge Interchange Format
-- Possible Motion on Resolution of dpANS Comments (if applicable)
-- Possible Motion for a New International Project
17.6. Ad Hoc Group - Conceptual Graphs
* 17.6.1. Conceptual Graphs
-- Possible Motion on Resolution of dpANS Comments (if applicable)
-- Possible Motion for a New International Project
17.7. Ad Hoc Group - Ontology
-- Possible Motion for a New Domestic and/or International Project(s)
17.8. XML/RDF
-- Possible Motion to Form a New Ad Hoc Group on XML/RDF and/or to Propose
Standardization Work in this Area (Including Input to the SC 32 TAG
Regarding US National Body Positions on This Subject for the July 1998 SC32
Plenary)
17.9. T2/L8
-- Possible Motion to Merge NCITS T2 and L8 Committees
-- [Note: this may be issued as a letter ballot]
18. REVIEW/PROGRESSION OF AD HOC GROUP OUTPUT DOCUMENTS
* 18.1. Voting on any Motions Made Above
19. SCHEDULE OF POST, PRE AND BETWEEN-MEETINGS OF AD HOC GROUPS AND NEXT
PLENARY MEETING
20. ACTION ITEM SUMMARY
21. ADJOURN
(by 5:00 p.m.)
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III. POST-MEETINGS
22. CONTINUED JOINT OR BREAK-OUT AHG MEETINGS
(Fri., May 15, 9:00 a.m. to noon)
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