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S 1[WeworkedwithDanGillmantoreviewandresolvethecomments.  ,  S 1[8.` hp x (#8  3...ISO/IEC11179,Part2,Classification     S 1[8.` hp x (#8ThisdocumentisoutforJTC1CDballot.  ,  S 1[8.` hp x (#8  4...WorkshoponMetadataRegistration     S 1[8.` hp x (#8FrankOlkenreportedonplansfortheWorkshoponMetadataRegistration.Theprogramcommitteehasmettoorganizethestructureandcontentoftheworkshop.Peopleshouldwatchthewebpagesforchanges.TheURLfortheworkshopis: US Q\  `$Times NewRomanQ        =jhttp://www.lbl.gov/~olken/EPA/Workshop/     S =jAnewregistrationformisavailable.ItmustbefilledoutbyJune8,1997.Thisisdifferentthanthe"intent"form.Thenewformenablesparticipantstospecifythetypeofroomdesired,formofpayment,etc.SeetheWorkshopwebpages.  ,  S =j8.` hp x (#8  5...DatestandardX3.50andTimestandardX3L8/97008gV4,combiningX3.51withX3.43     S =j8.` hp x (#8BurtParkerledadiscussionofthestatusoftheDateandTimestandards.BurtreportedthataballotforthedatestandardhasbeenissuedforafinalvotebyX3L8members.Uponpassage,PhongNgowillforwardthedatestandardforapprovalandpublication.BurtsummarizededitorialchangesmadeonthetimestandardandthankedBrentArchinalandPeterNoerdlingerfortheirtechnicalcontributionsandcarefuleditingreviews.SeveraleditorialsthatBurtdidn'tfullyunderstandwerediscussedwithsatisfactoryresolutions.Burtwillcompletetheedits,postthenewversionontheFTPsiteandnotifyPhongNgoofitsreadinessforballot.  ,  S =j8.` hp x (#8  6...JTC1Issues     S =j8.` hp x (#8AndySchokabroughtacopyofJTC1documentJTC1N4631andraisedittoourattention.ThisdocumentrequestsSCandmemberbodytocommentonJTC1reengineeringproposals.Thegroupdevelopedaresponse.BruceBargmeyerwillprepareitandsenditoutontheSC14Newsreflectorforresponsebyanywhoareconcerned.TheresponsewillthenbecombinedwithanycommentsreceivedfromothermemberbodiesofSC14andwillbesenttoJTC1.Thisisalreadypastdeadline,soitmustbecompletedquickly.  ,  S =j8.` hp x (#8  7...OntologyWorkshop     S =j8.` hp x (#8TomKuriharaofNISTisproposingaonedayworkshoptodiscussTerminologyaspectsofontologydevelopment.EPAwillcosponsortheworkshop.HeisconsideringthepotentialdateofAugust19,1997atNIST.Interestedpersonswillbeinvitedtoattend.  S =j9.JointMeetingwithX3T2  S =jWediscussedtheproposedjointmeetingbetweenX3L8andX3T2.WeacceptedtheplaceandtimeproposedbyX3T2forthemeeting:August14&15inSeattle.DougMannwillcontactX3T2tocompletethearrangements.X3T2willarrangeameetingplace,probablyatBoeingorIBM.Dougwillrequestthataconferencecallarrangementbesetupsothatpeoplecanattendfromremotesites.DougisalsorequestedtodevelopatentativeagendawithT2.      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