ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 2 
Coded Character Sets 
Secretariat: Japan (JISC)
 
DOC TYPE:  
 
Secretariat Report 
 
TITLE:  
 
Secretariat Report to the Ninth Plenary Meeting of ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 2, 1999-03-16/17, Fukuoka, Japan 
 
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Secretariat, ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 2 
 
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STATUS:  
 
For review at the 9th plenary meeting of SC 2. 
 
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FYI 
 
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DISTRIBUTION:  
 
 
 
 
P, O and L Members of ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 2 
WG Conveners, Secretariats 
ISO/IEC JTC 1 Secretariat 
ISO/IEC ITTF 
 
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20
 
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Secretariat ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 2 - Toshiko KIMURA
IPSJ/ITSCJ (Information Processing Society of Japan/Information Technology Standards Commission of Japan)*
Room 308-3, Kikai-Shinko-Kaikan Bldg., 3-5-8, Shiba-Koen, Minato-ku, Tokyo 105-0011  JAPAN
Tel: +81 3 3431 2808; Fax: +81 3 3431 6493; E-mail: kimura@itscj.ipsj.or.jp
*A Standard Organization accredited by JISC
 
 


ISO/IEC JTC 1 SC 2 N 3258
 
Secretariat Report to the Ninth Plenary Meeting of ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 2,
Fukuoka, Japan, 1999-03-16/17

|1. Administrative | 2. Meeting | 3. Personnel | 4. Programme of Work |

1. Administrative

1.1 Title
Coded Character Sets

1.2 Scope
Standardization of graphic character sets and their characteristics, associated control functions, their coded representation for information interchange and code extension techniques. Excluded: audio and picture coding.

1.3 Chairman:
Professor Kohji Shibano (JAPAN) Appointed: 1997-09

1.4 Secretariat:
JISC (Attn: Ms. Toshiko Kimura, IPSJ/ITSCJ)

1.5 Membership:

P - Members (36)
Armenia*; Australia; Austria; Belgium; Brazil; Canada; China; Denmark; Egypt; Finland; France; Germany; Greece; Iceland; India; Iran, Islamic Republic of;  Ireland; Israel; Italy; Japan; Korea Rep. of ; Morocco; Netherlands; Norway; Poland; Romania; Singapore; Slovenia; Sweden; Thailand; Tunisia; Turkey; UK; USA; Viet Nam; Yugoslavia
 
O -  Members (9)
Cuba; Czech Republic; Cuba; Ethiopia; Estonia; Hungary;  Indonesia; Portugal; Russian Federation 
 
L - Members
 Internal Liaison
ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 22 Programming Languages, their Environments and Systems Software Interfaces 
ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 31 Automatic Identification and Data Capture Techniques 
ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 32 Data Management and Interchange
ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 35 User Interfaces
ISO/TC 46/SC 2 Conversion of written languages 
ISO/TC 46/SC 4 Computer applications in information and documentation 
IEC/SC 3B Documentation 
 
External Liaison
AFII Association for Font Information Interchange  C
CCSD Consultative Committee on Space Data Systems  B
CEC Commission of European Communities  A
CEN/TC304 Character Set Technology 
GSE Guide Share Europe C
HK ITF Hong Kong Information Technology Federation  C
ISOC Internet Society A
ITU-T 
 
International Telecommunication Union - Telecommunication Standardization Sector  A
TCA Taipei Computer Association  C
UNCTAD United Nations Conference on Trade and Development A
Unicode The Unicode Consortium  C
UNU/IIST  United Nations University International Institute for Software Technologies C
U-ECE/WP4 United Nations Economic Commission for Europe, Working party 4  A
WIPO World Intellectual Property Organization  B
WMO World Meteorological Organization  B
UNU/IIST  United Nations University International Institute for Software Technologies C
1.6 Working Group Structure:

1.6.1 Working Group 2: Multiple-Octet Codes

Convener: Mr. M. Ksar (USA) Appointed: 1997-07

Secretariat :ANSI

Area of Work

To standardize multiple-octet codes.

Programme of Work

Ideographic Rapporteur Group (IRG): Mr. Zhang Zhoucai (China) Appointed 1998-03
 

1.6.2 Working Group 3: 7-bit and 8-bit codes and their extension

Convener: Mr. E. Melagrakis (Greece) Appointed: 1997-07

Secretariat: ELOT

Area of Work

To standardize 7-bit and 8-bit codes

Programme of Work

1.7 Project Editors:
Mr. M. Everson  02.20.14 
Mr. S. Fuchs  02.20.08 
Mr. A. Griffee  02.15285 
Mr. E. Hart  02.15285 
Mr. K. I. Larsson  02.26, 02.20.0402.20.10 
Mr. A. LaBonté  02.20.15
Mr. E. Melagrakis  02.20.07 
Mr. I. Metra  02.20.13 
Mr. J.B. Paterson  02.02, 02.20.01, 02.18.01 and all its subprojects 
Mr. K. Sherif  02.20.06, 02.19 
Mr. K. Simonsen  02.14.01/02 
Mr. M. Suignard 02.18.02
Mr. B. Surayuth  02.20.11 
Mr. van Wingen  02.16, 02.20.02, 02.20.03, 02.20.05, 02.20.11, 02.20.1302.22 
 

1.8 Contributing Editors:
Mr. M. Everson 02.18.01 and 02 
Mr. Chen Zhuang 02.18.01 and 02 
Mr. K. Simonsen 02.18.01 
 

1.9 Liaison Representatives:
To:  From:
ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 35 Mr. A. LaBonté   
ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 22  Mr. J. van Wingen  Mr. J. van Wingen 
ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 31   Dr. C. P. Hohberger 
ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 32 Prof. K. Shibano  Prof. K. Shibano 
ISO/TC 46/SC 2 Mr. M. Everson   
CEN/TC304 
 
Mr. K. Simonsen 
Mr. M. Ksar 
 
AFII   Dr. A.Freytag 
GSE Mr. A. LaBonté  Mr. A.LaBonté 
ISOC Mr. K. Simonsen  Mr. H. T. Alvestrand 
ITU-T/SG 8  Mr. E. Melagrakis (interim)   
Unicode    Dr. A.Freytag 
UNU/IIST   Dr. R.Moore