ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 34
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ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC34 N 28

 

DATE: 1998.12.02


REPLACES

 

DOC TYPE:

Call for Officers and National Body Experts

 

TITLE:

Call for ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 34 National Bodies to Assume the Position of

WG Conveners and Nomination of National Body Experts

 

SOURCE:

Secretariat, ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 34

 

PROJECT:

STATUS:

This document is being circulated to SC 34 National Bodies for
consideration and response by 2 March 1999. Attached is the list of SC
34 WGs, as well as the section of the JTC 1 Procedures concerning WG
administration responsibilities.

 

ACTION ID: ACT

 

DUE DATE: 1999.03.02

 

DISTRIBUTION: P & L Members

SC Chair

MEDIUM: E
 

NO. OF PAGES: 2

 

 

Secretariat, ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 34,American National Standards Institute, 11 West 42nd St., New York, NY 10036; Telephone: 212-642-4976; Fax: 212-840-2298; E-mail: mtopping@ansi.org

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Please note as cited below that National Bodies are invited to assign a WG Secretariat if they wish, but it is not necessary or required by the JTC 1 Directives, as long as the WG Convener can perform the administrative responsibilities in Section 4.4.2 of these Directives.

 

Following are the Working Groups established via Resolution 5 of the 9-13 November 1998 JTC 1/SC 34 Plenary Meeting in Bloomingdale, IL:

 

TECHNICAL AREA

ORGANIZATION

Information Description

WG 1

Information Presentation

WG 2

Information Association

WG 3

 

JTC 1 Directives

 

Section 4.4. Working Group Administration

 

Section 4.1.1 Allocation of WG Administration Responsibilities

 

Section 4.1.1.1 The parent body shall assign responsibility for the administration of a WG to a Convener, if necessary supported by a Secretariat. Any Secretariat shall be either an NB or an organization endorsed by the NB. The NB must confirm in writing its consent to the arrangement before it can be affected.