Charter Proposal: OASIS Emergency Management Adoption TC
Proposed Charter for OASIS Emergency Management (EM) Adoption TC
Subject: Proposed Charter for OASIS Emergency Management (EM) Adoption TC From: "Mary McRae" <mary.mcrae@oasis-open.org> To: <members@lists.oasis-open.org>, <tc-announce@lists.oasis-open.org> Date: Mon, 9 Mar 2009 17:23:56 -0400
To OASIS Members:
A draft TC charter has been submitted to establish the OASIS Emergency Management (EM) Adoption Technical Committee (below). In accordance with the OASIS TC Process Policy section 2.2 'TC Formation': (http://www.oasis-open.org/committees/process-2008-06-19.php#formation) the proposed charter is hereby submitted for comment. The comment period shall remain open until 11:45 pm ET on 23-March-2009.
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A telephone conference will be held among the Convenor, the OASIS TC Administrator, and those proposers who wish to attend within four days of the close of the comment period. The announcement and call-in information for this telephone conference will be noted on the OASIS Charter Discuss Group Calendar.
We encourage member comment and ask that you note the name of the proposed TC (em-adoption) in the subject line of your email message to 'oasis-charter-discuss'.
Regards,
Mary
Mary P McRae Director, Technical Committee Administration OASIS: Advancing open standards for the information society email: mary.mcrae@oasis-open.org web: www.oasis-open.org phone: 1.603.232.9090
Proposed Charter for Review and Comment
Contents
Proposed Charter: OASIS Emergency Management Adoption Technical Committee
OASIS Emergency Management (EM) Adoption Technical Committee
The OASIS Emergency Management Adoption TC members will collaborate to provide expertise and resources to educate the marketplace on the value of the Emergency Management OASIS Standards. By raising awareness of the benefits offered by OASIS Emergency Management Standards (CAP and EDXL), the Emergency Management Adoption TC expects to increase the demand for, and availability of, CAP and EDXL conforming products and services, resulting in a greater choice of tools and platforms and an expanded community of EM standards users, suppliers, and consultants.
Since EM adoption is strong in the US and growing in the rest of the world, especially the European Union, the Technical Committee will actively solicit participation from non-US members and help to facilitate providing information promoting CAP and EDXL adoption globally.
The Emergency Management Adoption TC intends to appoint an individual who is an active, voting member of this TC to serve as a liaison to the OASIS Emergency Management TC, to actively communicate the work of the Emergency Management Adoption TC, and to request the assistance of the Emergency Management TC on technical issues concerning specifications. Through the liaison, the Emergency Management Adoption TC is encouraged to bring issues to the Emergency Management TC concerning user needs in improving specifications. The Emergency Management TC is encouraged to bring issues to the Emergency Management Adoption TC concerning the use cases or user scenarios around proposed changes and enhancements to the specification, as well as suggestions for other adoption-related work.
By advancing the adoption of CAP and EDXL, and other OASIS Emergency Management specifications, the Emergency Management Adoption TC will:
Collaborate within the security of the OASIS open process
Maximize message credibility by working on behalf of a vendor-neutral standards consortium
Build on existing market awareness of OASIS as the producer of EM standards
Leverage the combined resources of all participants
Reinforce the benefits of adopting CAP, EDXL, and any other OASIS EM specification, as they are the result of an open, transparent process guided by multiple vendors, communities, and individuals
Openly share content and coordinate program execution with other entities that share a common or similar statement of purpose on a worldwide scope
Actively solicit participation from members outside North America and help to facilitate the provision of information promoting CAP, EDXL, and any other OASIS EM specification adoption globally
OASIS Emergency Management Adoption Technical Committee activities may extend to any of the following activities:
Provide support for the OASIS Emergency Interoperability (EI) Member Section website
Review and ensure accuracy of CAP, EDXL and any other OASIS EM specification references in commonly used resources such as Wikipedia
Host educational, vendor-neutral webinars
Organize vendor-neutral workshops and tracks at OASIS events and other conferences
Produce OASIS-branded primers, white papers, and position papers, slide presentations, datasheets, and other collateral materials
Develop best practice guidelines
Establish liaisons, according to the OASIS Liaison Policy, with other organizations who may assist in building awareness of CAP, EDXL and any other OASIS EM specifications, and promoting these OASIS Standards in a variety of user communities
Assist in coordinating promotional efforts of members, leveraging activities wherever beneficial
Assist in coordinating press and analyst relations such as briefings, releases, and announcements with the support of OASIS staff and in accordance with the OASIS Media Relations Policy
Work with other OASIS technical committees to mutually promote related work with standards, best practices and other documentation from those TCs.
Encourage and coordinate volunteer efforts to translate the CAP, EDXL, and any other OASIS EM specifications and other committee documents into other languages
Interface with other OASIS TCs to define how CAP, EDXL, and any other OASIS EM specification can be best integrated with other standards to address specific scenarios
Stage interoperability and/or proof-of-concept demonstrations at industry conferences
Support efforts by other organizations to develop active testing and certification programs for conformance, interoperability and reliability
Other projects aimed at increasing adoption as identified by Committee Members
Other activities that are considered appropriate to forwarding the goals of the Technical Committee
The OASIS Emergency Management Adoption Technical Committee will refer suggestions and requests for changes to and clarification of the CAP, EDXL, and any other OASIS EM specifications to the Emergency Management Technical Committee.
- First best practice issued within six (6) months of formation
- First webinar produced jointly with the Emergency Management Technical Committee and sponsored by OASIS
- Ongoing maintenance of the OASIS Emergency Interoperability (EI) Member Section website
- Additional materials supportive of the above scope
The OASIS Emergency Management Adoption Technical Committee is an ongoing activity with no specific end date for its activities established in advance.
(1)(f) Anticipated Audience/Users
Anyone involved in the implementation of the CAP, EDXL, and any other EM OASIS Standards in their own organizations, including government agencies, public safety organizations and associations, information-development managers, consultants supporting implementations, and vendors providing tools to support public alerts, emergency management and disaster management.
Language in which the TC will conduct business:
English
Additional Information
Non-normative information regarding the startup of the TC, which includes:
Identification of similar or applicable work that is being done in other OASIS TCs or by other organizations, why there is a need for another effort in this area and how this proposed TC will be different, and what level of liaison will be pursued with these other organizations:
The Emergency Management Adoption Technical Committee is closely allied with the OASIS Emergency Management TC. The Emergency Management TC is responsible for the development, maintenance, and enhancement of the CAP and EDXL specifications. As such, the Emergency Management TC concentrates on clearly defining and developing the technical content of the specification. It also supports the work of several subcommittees.
The Emergency Management Adoption TC concentrates on the promotion of the CAP, EDXL, and any other OASIS EM standards to the global user community, helping to encourage adoption of Emergency Management OASIS Standards in additional industries, additional organizations and additional countries. To this end, the Emergency Management Adoption TC's focus is on building public awareness of the CAP, EDXL, and any other OASIS EM standards, educating potential users in these standards and providing documents that enable broader implementation of these standards.
The Emergency Interoperability Consortium (EIC) is a non-OASIS, not-for-profit organization that has been actively working with the OASIS Emergency Management TC to help in identify user requirements and promoting the work of the OASIS Emergency Management TC. The Emergency Management Adoption TC intends to continue this relationship and will coordinate promotional activities with the EIC as appropriate.
The Emergency Management Adoption TC intends to appoint an individual who is an active, voting member of both TCs to serve as a liaison to the Emergency Management TC, to actively communicate the work of the Adoption TC, and to request the assistance of the Emergency Management TC on technical issues concerning the specification. Through the liaison, the Emergency Management Adoption TC may bring issues to the Emergency Management TC concerning user needs in improving the specification.
The Emergency Management TC will be encouraged to bring issues to the Emergency Management Adoption TC concerning the use cases or user scenarios around proposed changes and enhancements to the specification, as well as suggestions for other adoption-related work. The Emergency Management Adoption TC will also identify any related efforts in other organizations and establish appropriate liaisons with these organizations as needed.
The date, time, and location of the first meeting, whether it will be held in person or by telephone, and who will sponsor this first meeting:
- 1-May-2009 12:00 pm EST as a teleconference call
- The TC will use a free conference service for its teleconferences
The projected ongoing meeting schedule for the year following the formation of the TC, or until the projected date of the final deliverable, whichever comes first, and who will be expected to sponsor these meetings:
The Emergency Management Adoption TC plans to hold regular bi-weekly conference calls unless increased work requires more frequent calls. The Emergency Management Adoption TC will decide on a future date for a face-to-face meeting, and will coordinate such meetings with the Emergency Management TC.
The names, electronic mail addresses, and membership affiliations of at least Minimum Membership who support this proposal and are committed to the Charter and projected meeting schedule:
- Paul Klein, paul.klein@cellcastcorp.com, CellCast Technologies
- Art Botterell, ABott@so.cccounty.us, Contra Costa County Community Warning System
- Dean Reese, dreese@esi911.com, ESI Acquisition, Inc.
- Tim Grapes, tgrapes@evotecinc.com, Evolution Technologies Inc.
- Lee Tincher, ltincher@evotecinc.com, Evolution Technologies Inc.
- Werner Joerg, Werner.Joerg@ieminc.com, IEM
- Thomas Ferrentino, tferrentino@verizon.net, Individual
- Rex Brooks, rexb@starbourne.com, Individual
- Tom Merkle, Tom.Merkle@lmco.com, Lockheed Martin
- Alessandro Triglia, sandro@oss.com, OSS Nokalva
- James Trawick, JimTrawick@viaRadio.com, viaRadio Corporation
- Patrick Gannon, pgannon@warningsystems.com, Warning Systems, Inc.
- Elysa Jones, ejones@warningsystems.com, Warning Systems, Inc.
- Jacob Westfall, jake@jpw.biz, Individual
The name of the Convenor who must be an Eligible Person:
Thomas Ferrentino, tferrentino@verizon.net
The name of the Member Section with which the TC intends to affiliate, if any:
The Emergency Management Adoption TC intends to affiliate with the OASIS Emergency Interoperability Member Section. The Emergency Management Adoption TC will also appoint a TC member to serve on the Emergency Interoperability MS Steering Committee as defined in the Emergency Interoperability MS Rules of Procedure.
Optionally, a list of contributions of existing technical work that the proposers anticipate will be made to this TC:
None
Optionally, a draft Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) document regarding the planned scope of the TC, for posting on the TC's website:
To be provided at a later date
(2)(i) Proposed Specification Title
Optionally, a proposed working title and acronym for the specification(s) to be developed by the TC:
None
Charter Proposal Announcement (source):
Prepared by Robin Cover for The XML Cover Pages archive. For general references, see XML and Emergency Management. See complete details in the Cover Pages news story: "Charter Proposed for OASIS Emergency Management Adoption Technical Committee."
