[ebxml-jc] May 17,2002 OASIS ebXML Meeting Notes

May 17,2002 OASIS ebXML Meeting Notes

  

Attendance:

 

Karl Best 


Kathryn Breininger 


Jacques Durand 


Dale Moberg 
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Nikola Stojanovic 


Sally Fugar ebXML-Registry 
and AIAG.

 

Regrets

Colleen Evans 


 

Absent

Jeff Eck 


Brian Hayes 


Ian Jones 


 

  

The meeting began at 9:11.

 

Kathryn noted that the agenda was to discuss the architecture day in 
Barcelona topics, and any other new issues.

 

Kathryn asked Karl for an overview. Karl noted that he had sent out a 
logistics announcement about the all day meeting Tuesday May 21. Karl reminded 
us that Duane Nickull had provided a draft of the eBTWG Architecture. Karl 
indicated that the agenda of this meeting was open, and had no specific 
deliverable, such as an architecture document. Dale suggested that determination 
of what technical dependencies exist between OASIS ebXML and UN/CEFACT 
specifications would be useful, to see what, if anything, needs to be kept 
aligned. Dale also asked whether the scope of discussions could include issues 
of integration with emerging W3C WS specifications. Dale mentioned that his team 
had wondered whether such integration would conflict with other activities. Dale 
believes that Karl said that it is up to TCs within their chartered scope to 
decide on specific technical directions.  
Jacques indicated an interest in these topics also. Karl mentioned that 
OASIS as well as ebXML may have liaisons with the WS Architecture group in W3C. 
Dale mentioned that BPSS had an interest in integration with WSDL, that may need 
discussion. Numerous other threads took place that resulted in the decision that 
participants would bring their lists to the session next Tuesday! Karl also 
clarified the JCC group’s function and the JC group function. Sally said she 
would ask her team if they had specific issues for the Barcelona 
session.

 

Kathryn asked about other issues. 

 

Nikola asked about procedural modifications that we had discussed with 
Karl previously. Karl noted that he was preparing suggested revisions 
incorporating our input, was working with a subteam of the Board, and targeted a 
submission later this summer, toward the end of July. 

 

Sally asked about the eBTWG and ebXML MOU turf war over “content-related” 
specifications, and whether this could be eliminated. Karl noted that the MOU 
only said where teams would go, and left each body sovereign in its own 
processes. In particular, within OASIS, members are free to form TCs about 
anything in accordance with OASIS procedures. So it would be impossible for 
OASIS to prevent TCs from forming about “content-related” TCs or restrict TCs to 
infrastructure-related topics.

 

Kathryn asked whether a statement should be issued by OASIS to eBTWG that 
contained these clarifications. Karl said that he believed these points had 
already been made previously and for a wide audience, and so no new statement 
was needed.

 

The group decided to have a teleconference in 2 weeks reviewing the 
Barcelona sessions, and possibly electing a new rotating chair. May 29 at 9 AM 
Pacific Daylight Time was the target time. Meeting adjourned at 9:44.

 

Please post additions and corrections to the list. 

 

Dale Moberg