ISO/IEC JTC1/SC34 N002 Rev3

ISO/IEC JTC1/WG4

Document Description and Processing Languages

Title:

Meeting Notice and Draft Agenda, Regular Meeting of ISO/IEC JTC1/SC34, Document Description and Processing Languages, 9-13 November 1998, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A.

Source:

J. D. Mason, SC34 Chairman

Project:

All SC34 projects

Status of Document:

Official meeting notice and draft agenda

Requested action:

For information

Summary of major points:

The first meeting of ISO/IEC JTC1/SC34 in 1998 will be held at the Indian Lakes Resort, 250 W. Schick Road, Bloomingdale, IL 60108, in the suburbs of Chicago.

This meeting will be before the GCA conferences "XML '98" and "Markup Technologies '98" in nearby Chicago (http://www.gca.org/conf/xmlchi98/xmlindex.htm and http://www.gca.org/conf/mt98/mtindex.htm. Hotel space for the conference is running short; if you intend to stay for the conference, please make reservations soon.

Hotel and travel information is enclosed. Please make hotel reservations as soon as possible since the meeting date is getting close.

Since this is the organizational meeting for SC34, we shall be spending more time on SC matters than we did as a WG. Nonetheless we expect there to be some technical sessions during the meeting.

The W3C's XSL committee and the U.S. NCITS V1 committee that is the U.S. TAG to SC34 will also be meeting at the same location.

Documents for this meeting should be sent to the Convenor in electronic (i.e., SGML/XML/HTML) form at least two weeks before the meeting so they can be posted on the SC34 Web Site.

Date:

 15 October 1998 (Rev 3: 3 November 1998)

Distribution:

SC34 and liaisons

Draft Agenda for November 1998

Meeting of ISO/IEC JTC1/SC34

Document Description and Processing Languages

Dates: 9–13 November 1998

Location: Indian Lakes Resort

250 W. Schick Road

Bloomingdale, IL 60108

Voice: +1 630 529 0200, +1 800 334 3417

Fax: +1 630 529 9271

(This location is in the suburbs of Chicago, Illinois)

1. Opening Plenary (0900h–1100h, ( November, Chicago)

A. Opening of meeting

i. Roll call of delegations

ii. Convenor's remarks

iii. Secretariat's remarks

B. SC34 Membership

i. Results of Call for Participation

SC34 N001, Call for Participation

SC34 N004, Results of call

ii. Items from delegations

C. Establishment/continuation of liaisons

i. Results of Call for Participation

SC34 N004, Results of call

ii. Items from delegations

D. SC34 Prgramme of Work and Working Group Structure

i. Status reports on legacy projects

  1. Project JTC1.18.15 Computer Languages for Processing Text
    • Work Item JTC1.18.15.1 ISO 8879 Standard Generalized Markup Language (SGML)
      Project Editor: Charles F. Goldfarb
    • Work Item JTC1.18.15.6 Text Composition
      • JTC1.18.15.6.1: ISO 10179 Document Style Semantics and Specification Language
        Project Editor: Sharon Adler
      • JTC1.18.15.6.2: ISO 10180 Standard Page Description Language
    • Work Item JTC1.18.15.7 SGML Support Facilities—
      General Editor:Charles F. Goldfarb
      • JTC1.18.15.7.1: ISO 9069 SGML Document Interchange Format (SDIF)
        Project Editor: Charles F. Goldfarb
      • JTC1.18.15.7.2: TR 9573 Techniques for Using SGML
        Project Editor:Anders Berglund
      • JTC1.18.15.7.3: ISO 9070 Registration Procedures for Public Text Owner Identifiers
        Project Editor: Charles F. Goldfarb
  2. Project JTC1.18.27 Description and Identification of Glyph Fonts
    General Editor: Yushi Komachi
  3. Project JTC1.18.36 ISO 13673 Conformance Testing for SGML Systems
    Project Editor: Lynne Price
  4. Project JTC1.18.39.1 DIS 10743 Standard Music Description Language (SMDL)
    Project Editor: Charles Goldfarb
  5. Project JTC1.18.39.2 ISO/IEC 10744 Hypermedia/Time-based Structuring Language (HyTime)
    Project Editors: Charles Goldfarb, Eliot Kimber, Peter Newcomb, Steve Newcomb
  6. Project JTC1.18.67 Topic Navigation Maps
    Project Editor: Martin Bryan, Michel Biezunski
  7. Project JTC1.18. Standard HTML
    Project Editor: David Abrahamson, Roger Price

ii. Selection of projects for continuation

iii. Organizational issues

Working Group structure

U.S. Contribution on Structure of SC34 (SC34 N003)

Japanese comments on U.S. Contribution on Structure of SC34 (SC34 N005)

Requirements for Working Group officers and secretariats

E. Document distribution

i. Preferred formats

ii. Distribution method

Location and management of servers

Access controls

Distribution lists

BSI Comments N0013

F. Plans for future meetings

2. Division into technical discussions (Wednesday, Chicago)

Work Item JTC1.18.15.1 Standard Generalized Markup Language (SGML) and related projects

The editor expects much of the week to be devoted to SGML revision and completing another TC.

Work Item JTC1.18.15.6 Text Composition—

JTC1.18.15.6.1 Document Style Semantics and Specification Language

There may be a discussion of DSSSL revisions and the future relationship of DSSSL to other projects at this meeting.

Work Item JTC1.18.27 Description and Identification of Glyph Fonts

The future of this project and related items should be discussed.

Project JTC1.18.39.2 ISO/IEC 10744 Hypermedia/Time-based Structuring Language (HyTime)

The status of amendments and TCs will be discussed.

Project JTC1.18.67 Topic Navigation Maps

The editor expects a discussion before submitting a Final CD.

Project Interchange Standard for Modifiable Interactive Documents (ISMID)

3. Document distribution for closing plenary (optional: 1700 h, Thursday)

4. Closing plenary (0830–1200 h, 13 November)

  1. Review of recommendations and documents for circulation to JTC1 and liaisons
  2. Review of priorities and schedules
  3. Assignment of liaisons and editors
  4. Review of meeting and assignment of work for next meeting
  5. Place and date of next meeting

NOTE: Convenors of WGs should have documents which will be needed for the closing plenary ready for duplication at noon on Thursday and should be ready to indicate to the full working group at that time what items will be presented for decision (recommendations, liaison statements).

Hotel Information for Bloomingdale (Chicago), November 1998

Hotel:

Location: Indian Lakes Resort

250 W. Schick Road

Bloomingdale, IL 60108

Voice: +1 630 529 0200, +1 800 334 3417

Fax: +1 630 529 9271

Indian Lakes Resort is located 20 minutes from O'Hare International Airport and 45 minutes from the Loop. The resort has 3 restaurants, two 18 hole golf courses, exercise room, whirlpool and sauna, indoor and outdoor pools, tennis courts. Convenient to nearby shopping and restuarants.

Room Rate:

A block of rooms is reserved by the Graphic Communications Association (there may be cross references to the GCA, ISO and W3C), and the conference rate is $119 per night.

Parking:

The hotel has parking available.

Shuttle service:

American Limosine Service, 1-800-762-6880. It is recommended that you call ALS as soon as you arrive at O'Hare prior to baggage claim. Reservations are not necessary. Rate is $17 one way.

The Resort recommends not taking taxis. It is an expensive fare and they usually get lost.

Driving from O'Hare: Take 294 South to 290 West. Take 290 West to Joilet/Route 20-Lake Street (Exit 7), (bypass all other Lake Street exits-you specifically want Exit 7). Turn right on Lake Street an continue to Bloomingdale Road. Turn left on Bloomingdale Road and go to Schick Road. Turn right on Schick Road. Indian Lakes Resort is on the left (south) side of Schick Road.

General

Most flights will arrive at O'Hare International Airport. Since this is one of the largest and busiest airports in the world, you should be prepared for it.

For more information, try the offical City of Chicago Page.

Additional information about the Chicago area is on CityNet, the Chicago Web, the Chicago Convention and Tourist Bureau site, and many other connected sites.