OASIS Interop demo planning

Steering Committee Members,

          OASIS is asking all Member Section Steering Committees to
          facilitate at least one Interoperability Demonstration in
          2013. We hope you will add this issue to your StC agenda.

          

          Interop Demos showcase multi-vendor implementations of
          approved OASIS work at industry conferences or other public
          events. The Interops are typically staged in a trade show
          booth but may also take place as part of a conference program.
          The full Interop policy is at: https://www.oasis-open.org/policies-guidelines/interop

          

          Facilitating Interops--particularly Interops involving
          multiple TCs--offers a good way for Steering Committees to
          deliver value to members. The Interops:

        
        
 - promote our work

           - encourage cross-TC collaboration

        

        
 - provide more value/visibility to members  

        

        
 - ensure member renewals and goodwill towards the MS 

        

        
 - assist in recruiting new members

        

        
 - enhance the brand of the MS

        

        

        

        As members of the Steering Committee, you probably have good
        insight into which combination of standards and/or which
        interoperability scenarios would make for compelling Interops.
        You may want to reach out to the chairs of TCs affiliated with
        your MS--and any other OASIS TC--and encourage ideas for Interop
        scenarios and venues. You may also want to partner with an
        Association, vertical industry group, or government agency to
        provide scenario input and collaboration. 

        
          
            
              
                

                

                
The role of the Steering Committee is just to get
                  the Interop off the ground. Interop participants are
                  responsible for coordinating the actual demo details,
                  and OASIS staff (led by Jane Harnad) will coordinate
                  all the logistics and negotiate with conference
                  organizers.

                  

                  Keep in mind that reserving Interop space at
                  conferences can require a 3-9-month lead time, so it's
                  not too soon to start a dialogue on an Interop for the
                  fall or winter. 

                  

                

                
We appreciate that each Member Section has its own
                  priorities and goals, but if Interops offer a fit for
                  your needs, we urge you to include them in your MS
                  planning for 2013.

                

                

                

                Regards,

                  Carol
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Carol Geyer
Senior Director of Communications and Development

OASIS | Advancing open standards for the information society 
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