Published Subjects for Geography and Languages

Date:      Mon, 21 Jan 2002 10:54:33 -0500
From:      "Karl F. Best" <karl.best@oasis-open.org>
To:        members@lists.oasis-open.org, tc-announce@lists.oasis-open.org, xml-dev@lists.xml.org, geolang@lists.oasis-open.org
Subject:   OASIS TC Call For Participation: Published Subjects for Geography and Languages

A new OASIS technical committee is being formed. The OASIS Published Subjects for Geography and Languages Technical Committee (GeoLang TC) has been proposed by the following members of OASIS: Murray Altheim, Sun Microsystems; Bernard Vatant, Mondeca; and the following individual members: Lars Marius Garshol, Mary Nishikawa, and Steve Pepper.

The proposal for a new TC meets the requirements of the OASIS TC Process (see http://oasis-open.org/committees/process.shtml), and is appended to this message. The proposal, which includes a statement of purpose, list of deliverables, and proposed schedule, will constitute the TC's charter. The TC Process allows these items to be clarified (revised) by the TC members; such clarifications (revisions), as well as submissions of technology for consideration by the TC and the beginning of technical discussions, may occur no sooner than the TC's first meeting.

To become a member of this new TC you must 1) be an employee of an OASIS member organization or an Individual member of OASIS; 2) notify the TC chair, Lars Marius Garshol (larsga@ontopia.net), of your intent to participate at least 15 days prior to the first meeting; and 3) participate in the first meeting on 14 March 2002. You should also subscribe to the TC's discussion list. Note that membership in OASIS TCs is by individual, and not by organization. You must be eligible for participation at the time you time you notify the chair.

The private mail list geolang@lists.oasis-open.org is for committee discussions. TC members as well as any other interested OASIS members should subscribe to the list by going to the mail list web page at http://lists.oasis-open.org/ob/adm.pl, or by sending a message to geolang-request@lists.oasis-open.org with the word "subscribe" as the body of the message. (Note that subscribing to the mail list does not make you a member of the TC; to become a member you must contact the TC chair as described in the preceeding paragraph.)

A public comment list geolang-comment@lists.oasis-open.org will be available for the public to make comments on the work of this TC; the public may subscribe to this list by going to the mail list web page at http://lists.oasis-open.org/ob/adm.pl, or by sending a message to geolang-comment-request@lists.oasis-open.org with the word "subscribe" as the body of the message.

The archives of both of these mail lists are visible to the public at http://lists.oasis-open.org/archives/

</karl>
Karl F. Best
OASIS - Director, Technical Operations
978.667.5115 x206
karl.best@oasis-open.org
http://www.oasis-open.org

Technical Committee Proposal: Published Subjects for Geography and Languages

Name of the TC

The name of the technical committee is OASIS TC "Published Subjects for Geography and Languages", usually abbreviated as the GeoLang TC.

Statement of purpose

This Technical Committee will define sets of published subjects for language, country, and region subjects, in accordance with the guidelines for published subjects to be laid down by the Published Subjects TC.

Languages, countries, and regions are subjects that occur frequently across a wide range of topic maps. In order to promote maximum reusability, interchangeability and mergeability, standardised sets of published subjects are required to cover these domains.

Two such PSI sets (for country and language) were published as part of the XML Topic Map 1.0 Specification. The task of this TC will be to update and extend those PSI sets using existing code sets defined by recognised standards bodies such as the ISO and the UN.

The TC will not produce mappings between these PSI sets, except to the extent that such mappings are already defined in the code sources. In general, any assertions made about the subjects published by this TC, including names and mappings, will be restricted to those made in the code sources.

Proposed list of deliverables and projected dates

Published subjects for languages (based on ISO 639)
Published subjects for countries (based on ISO 3166)
Published subjects for countries, regions, and geographic areas (based on USMARC)
Published subjects for regions (based on ISO 3166)
Published subjects for languages (based on USMARC)
Published subjects for regions (based on the UNSD Standard Country or Area Codes)

Initial drafts of all deliverables: 14 March 2002
Final version of ISO 639 languages and ISO 3166 countries: May 2002
Final version of remaining deliverables: August 2002

These deliverables depend on work to be done by the PubSubj TC, and their completion may be affected by delays (if any) in the work of this TC.

The TC will not produce mappings between these PSI sets, but leave this for third parties to do. The assertions made about these subjects will be restricted to those made in the code sources.

Language in which the TC will conduct business

English. Speakers of other languages are encouraged to participate.

Date, time, and place of first meeting

Thursday March 14 - 1800-2000, Seattle, The Westin Seattle Hotel.

Proposed meeting schedule for the first year

Thursday, Mar. 14, 2002, Seattle (in conjunction with the IDEAlliance conference "Knowledge Technologies 2002", Mar. 11-13 2002, The Westin Seattle hotel).
Thursday, Apr. 18, 2002, conference call.
Friday, May 24, 2002, Barcelona (in conjunction with the IDEAlliance conference "XML Europe 2002", May 19-24 2002, Princess Sofia Intercontinental hotel).
Further dates for 2002 to be announced

Names and email addresses of proposing members

Murray Altheim, Sun Microsystems, <murray.altheim@sun.com>
Lars Marius Garshol, OASIS individual member, <larsga@ontopia.net>
Mary Nishikawa, OASIS individual member, <nisikawa@fuchinobe.oilfield.slb.com>
Steve Pepper, OASIS individual member, <pepper@ontopia.net>
Bernard Vatant, Mondeca, <bernard.vatant@mondeca.com>

Name of chair

Lars Marius Garshol, OASIS individual member, <larsga@ontopia.net>

Name of meeting sponsors

*For both phone and face-to-face meetings) Ontopia and other participants in conjunction with OASIS.

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The OASIS Published Subjects for Geography and Languages Technical Committee (GeoLang TC) has been proposed by the following members of OASIS: Murray Altheim, Sun Microsystems; Bernard Vatant, Mondeca; and the following individual members: Lars Marius Garshol, Mary Nishikawa, and Steve Pepper. The proposal for a new TC meets the requirements of the OASIS TC Process (see http://oasis-open.org/committees/process.shtml), and is appended to this message. The proposal, which includes a statement of purpose, list of deliverables, and proposed schedule, will constitute the TC's charter. The TC Process allows these items to be clarified (revised) by the TC members; such clarifications (revisions), as well as submissions of technology for consideration by the TC and the beginning of technical discussions, may occur no sooner than the TC's first meeting. To become a member of this new TC you must 1) be an employee of an OASIS member organization or an Individual member of OASIS; 2) notify the TC chair, Lars Marius Garshol (larsga@ontopia.net), of your intent to participate at least 15 days prior to the first meeting; and 3) participate in the first meeting on 14 March 2002. You should also subscribe to the TC's discussion list. Note that membership in OASIS TCs is by individual, and not by organization. You must be eligible for participation at the time you time you notify the chair. The private mail list geolang@lists.oasis-open.org is for committee discussions. TC members as well as any other interested OASIS members should subscribe to the list by going to the mail list web page at http://lists.oasis-open.org/ob/adm.pl, or by sending a message to geolang-request@lists.oasis-open.org with the word "subscribe" as the body of the message. (Note that subscribing to the mail list does not make you a member of the TC; to become a member you must contact the TC chair as described in the preceeding paragraph.) A public comment list geolang-comment@lists.oasis-open.org will be available for the public to make comments on the work of this TC; the public may subscribe to this list by going to the mail list web page at http://lists.oasis-open.org/ob/adm.pl, or by sending a message to geolang-comment-request@lists.oasis-open.org with the word "subscribe" as the body of the message. The archives of both of these mail lists are visible to the public at http://lists.oasis-open.org/archives/ </karl> Karl F. Best OASIS - Director, Technical Operations 978.667.5115 x206 karl.best@oasis-open.org http://www.oasis-open.org Technical Committee Proposal: Published Subjects for Geography and Languages Name of the TC The name of the technical committee is OASIS TC "Published Subjects for Geography and Languages", usually abbreviated as the GeoLang TC. Statement of purpose This Technical Committee will define sets of published subjects for language, country, and region subjects, in accordance with the guidelines for published subjects to be laid down by the Published Subjects TC. Languages, countries, and regions are subjects that occur frequently across a wide range of topic maps. In order to promote maximum reusability, interchangeability and mergeability, standardised sets of published subjects are required to cover these domains. Two such PSI sets (for country and language) were published as part of the XML Topic Map 1.0 Specification. The task of this TC will be to update and extend those PSI sets using existing code sets defined by recognised standards bodies such as the ISO and the UN. The TC will not produce mappings between these PSI sets, except to the extent that such mappings are already defined in the code sources. In general, any assertions made about the subjects published by this TC, including names and mappings, will be restricted to those made in the code sources. Proposed list of deliverables and projected dates Published subjects for languages (based on ISO 639) Published subjects for countries (based on ISO 3166) Published subjects for countries, regions, and geographic areas (based on USMARC) Published subjects for regions (based on ISO 3166) Published subjects for languages (based on USMARC) Published subjects for regions (based on the UNSD Standard Country or Area Codes) Initial drafts of all deliverables: 14 March 2002 Final version of ISO 639 languages and ISO 3166 countries: May 2002 Final version of remaining deliverables: August 2002 These deliverables depend on work to be done by the PubSubj TC, and their completion may be affected by delays (if any) in the work of this TC. The TC will not produce mappings between these PSI sets, but leave this for third parties to do. The assertions made about these subjects will be restricted to those made in the code sources. Language in which the TC will conduct business English. Speakers of other languages are encouraged to participate. Date, time, and place of first meeting Thursday March 14 - 1800-2000, Seattle, The Westin Seattle Hotel. Proposed meeting schedule for the first year Thursday, Mar. 14, 2002, Seattle (in conjunction with the IDEAlliance conference "Knowledge Technologies 2002", Mar. 11-13 2002, The Westin Seattle hotel). Thursday, Apr. 18, 2002, conference call. Friday, May 24, 2002, Barcelona (in conjunction with the IDEAlliance conference "XML Europe 2002", May 19-24 2002, Princess Sofia Intercontinental hotel). Further dates for 2002 to be announced Names and email addresses of proposing members Murray Altheim, Sun Microsystems, <murray.altheim@sun.com> Lars Marius Garshol, OASIS individual member, <larsga@ontopia.net> Mary Nishikawa, OASIS individual member, <nisikawa@fuchinobe.oilfield.slb.com> Steve Pepper, OASIS individual member, <pepper@ontopia.net> Bernard Vatant, Mondeca, <bernard.vatant@mondeca.com> Name of chair Lars Marius Garshol, OASIS individual member, <larsga@ontopia.net> Name of meeting sponsors *For both phone and face-to-face meetings) Ontopia and other participants in conjunction with OASIS. Prepared by Robin Cover for The XML Cover Pages archive. See references in the news item, "OASIS Technical Committee to Define Published Subjects for Geography and Languages."