> To: ebXML Messaging Services Mail List Subscribers > From: Brian Gibb, Interim Chair > Subject: First Technical Committee Meeting > > Administrative Items: > > The first meeting of the OASIS ebXML Messaging Services Technical > Committee will be held July 17-18 at Sterling Commerce in Irving, Texas. > OASIS guidelines require that you notify the technical committee chair of > your intent to participate 15 days prior to the meeting. A simple e-mail > to the interim chair stating your intent to participate and whether you > will attend in person or by dial-in is sufficient. The cutoff for > providing attendance notification for this meeting will be close of > business Monday, July 2. Eligible members that do not request > participation by this time must wait three meetings or 60 days before they > can be allowed to join the committee. This meeting will be conducted > using the English language for communication. > > Resources: > The call for participation and the proposal for this new technical > committee can be found at: >
http://lists.oasis-open.org/archives/tc-announce/200105/msg00001.html > > The ebXML Messaging Technical Committee will use the ebXML Message Service > Specification Version 1.0 as the starting point for discussion at the > first meeting. This document is available at <
http://www.ebxml.org >. > The strawman agenda prepared by the team at the final meeting in Vienna is > located at: >
http://lists.ebxml.org/archives/ebxml-transport/200105/msg00020.html > > > Agenda: > A detailed agenda will be sent out the week of July 2 to those that have > registered to attend. The following is an overview of the items that have > been suggested for coverage in the meeting: > > * identify technical committee structure and necessary sub-teams > * elect officers (chair and supporting) > * establish liaison to other ebXML technical committees, W3C > initiatives, and related standards groups > * establish schedule for future conference calls and face-to-face > meetings > * review and update previously established functional requirements to > identify items that have not been addressed by the version 1.0 > specification > * report on related technical activities such as W3C XML Protocol, > Rosettanet, security, OAG, HL7, OTA > * review comments and feedback on the version 1.0 specification > * discuss preparation of materials that can be used to coordinate the > relevant portions of the ebXML Message Service Specification with W3C > efforts such as XML Protocol > > The strawman agenda prepared at the final meeting in Vienna is available > via the URL in the previous section. If you have other suggestions for > topics that need to be covered, please forward them to me so that I can > place them on the agenda. We may also have a conference call prior to the > July 17 meeting to finalize the agenda. I will notify the registered > participants between July 2 and July 17 if such a call becomes necessary. > > Schedule: > > Tuesday, July 17 - Meet from 9AM - 5PM CST > - we will start promptly, so please fly in the night before or > arrange your travel to accommodate the start time > - breakfast, lunch, and snacks will be provided, optional get > together for dinner that evening (please advise the chair in advance of > the meeting if you have any special dietary requirements) > > Wednesday, July 18 - Meet from 9AM - 3PM CST > - breakfast, lunch, and snacks provided > > Logistics: > > Sterling Commerce is located about 15 minutes from the Dallas/Fort Worth > International Airport. From the airport, take the North Airport exit and > then TX-114 East toward downtown Dallas. The Sterling Commerce building > is located about 9 miles from the airport on highway 114 at 750 W. John > Carpenter Freeway (the alternate name for TX-114E) between the > intersections of Macarthur Blvd and Walnut Hill Lane. Coming from the > airport, take the Macarthur Blvd exit and continue straight through the > off-ramp stoplight across Macarthur for another 1/4 mile and the 12 floor > white building will be easily viewable on your right. The URL below > should provide a map and driving directions. If you have any problems > finding the building, you may call the main Sterling Commerce number > (469-524-2000) for additional help. In addition, WorldTravel, which > provides travel arrangements for Sterling Commerce is available to assist > you with flights to Dallas-Fort Worth, auto rental, and hotel > accommodation. They can be reached at (469) 524-2001. If you decide to > use them, please let them know that you are part of the ebXML Technical > Committee meeting hosted by Sterling Commerce. > > Although physical attendance is highly encouraged due to the detailed > agenda, a remote telephone dial-in number will be provided in advance of > the meeting to those members that request to attend remotely. > > Limited visitor parking is available at the main entrance on the NE side > of the building. Alternate visitor parking is located on the ground level > of the parking garage around the drive on the West side of the building. > Both sections of visitor parking are clearly marked with signs. > > Hotel Accommodation: > > Here is a list of some of the hotels in the area that visitors often use. > The first hotel, the Amerisuites, is available for a discount rate of > $85/night if you ask for the Sterling Commerce discount. It is close and > most consider it to provide a pleasant stay. > > Amerisuites > Las Colinas/Walnut Hill > 5455 Green Park Drive > Irving, TX 75038 > Tel: (972) 550-7400 Fax: (972) 550-7252 > HAMPTON INN > 820 W WALNUT HILL LN > IRVING, TX 75038 (US) > Phone: 972-753-1232 > CANDLEWOOD SUITES > 5300 GREEN PARK DR > IRVING, TX 75038 (US) > Phone: 972-714-9990 > Fairfield Inn Dallas Las Colinas Irving > 630 West John Carpenter Freeway > Irving, TX 75039 > USA > Phone: 1-972-550-8800 > Fax: 1-972-756-9175 > > Driving Directions from the DFW International Airport: > >
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Brian_Gibb@stercomm.com >