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
Information Processing Center,
Tokyo University of Foreign Studies,
Institute for the study of Languages and Cultures of Asia and Africa,
3-11-1 Asahi-chou, Fuchuu,
Tokyo 183-8534

Tel:     +81-42-330-5648
Fax:    +81-42-330- 5610
Email: shibano@aa.tufs.ac.jp

1.4 Secretariat
JISC
Attn.: Toshiko Kimura
IPSJ/ITSCJ
Room 308-3, Kikai-shinko-kaikan
Minato-ku, Shiba-koen,
Tokyo 105-0011
Japan

Tel:    +81 3 3431 2808
Fax:   +81 3 3431 6493
Email: kimura@itscj.ipsj.or.jp

1.5 Membership

1.5.1  P - Members (35)
Armenia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, China, Denmark, Egypt, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Iceland, India, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Dem. P. Rep. of Korea, Republic of Korea, Mongolia, Morocco, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Romania, Russian Federation, Singapore, Slovenia, Sweden, Thailand, Tunisia, Turkey, USA, Yugoslavia

1.5.2  O -  Members (11)
Brazil, Cuba, Czech Republic, Ethiopia, Estonia, Hong Kong - China, Hungary, Indonesia, Malaysia, Portugal, Viet Nam

1.5.3  L - Members
 Internal Liaison (7)

ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 22	Programming languages, their environments and system 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/IEC JTC 1/SC 36	Learning technology
ISO/TC 46/SC 2	Conversion of written languages
ISO/TC 211	Geographic information/Geomatics

External Liaison (14)

CCSD	B	Consultative Committee on Space Data Systems
CEC	A	Commission of European Communities
CEN/TC304 (dormant)		European Localization Requirements
GSE	C	Guide Share Europe
HK ITF	C	Hong Kong Information Technology Federation
IETF	A	Internet Engineering Task Force
ITU-T	A	International Telecommunication Union - Telecommunication Standardization Sector
TCA	C	Taipei Computer Association
UNCTAD	A	United Nations Conference on Trade and Development
UNICODE	C	The Unicode Consortium
UNU/IIST	C	United Nations University International Institute for Software Technologies
U-ECE/WP4	A	United Nations Economic Commission for Europe
W3C	C	World Wide Web Consortium
WIPO	B	World Intellectual Property Organization
WMO	B	World Meteorological Organization

1.6 Working Group Structure:

1.6.1 Working Group 2: Multiple-Octet Codes

Convener:
Mr. Mike Ksar (Appointed : 2000-09)
Senior Program Manager
International Standards Strategy
Microsoft
One Microsoft Way
Redmond, WA 98052
USA

Tel: +1 425 707-6973
Fax: +1 425 936-7329
Email: mikeksar@microsoft.com
Secretariat :ANSI

Area of Work

To standardize multiple-octet codes.

Programme of Work

• To develop further parts of ISO/IEC 10646
• To maintain ISO/IEC 10646-1
• To allocate additional graphic characters to the BMP and to other planes
• To define control functions needed in a multiple-octet coding environment
• To define, in liaison with WG 3, the implementation in a multiple-octet environment of the control functions of ISO/IEC 6429
• To develop a coherent list of graphic character names
• To develop a registration procedure for subrepertories of ISO/IEC 10646
• To develop a TR on a Character/glyph model

Rapporteur:
Mr. Zhang, Zhoucai (Appointed 2000-09)
CCID, IRG No.14, 3/F, ZhiXinCun XiaoQu,
Haidian District
Beijing 100083
CHINA
Tel:  +8610 6232 2178  / +8610 6234 0198
Fax: +8610)6231 2924
Email: joezhg@public.bta.net.cn

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

Convener:
Mr. Evangelos Melagrakis (Appointed: 2000-09)
ELOT
Acharnon 313
GR-111 45 ATHENS
GREECE
Tel: +30 1 201 50 25
Fax: +30 1 292 59 17
Email: eem@elot.gr

Secretariat: ELOT

Area of Work

To standardize 7-bit and 8-bit codes

Programme of Work

• To align with ISO/IEC 10646-1 by revision of ISO/IEC 8859 and 10367
• To revise ISO/IEC 6429 and ISO 7350 In co-operation with the Registration Authority for ISO 2375 and ISO/IEC 7350 to maintain the correspondence registration procedures
• To maintain ISO/IEC 646, ISO/IEC 2022, ISO 2375, ISO/IEC 4873, ISO/IEC 6429, ISO/IEC 6937, ISO 7350, ISO/IEC 8859, ISO/IEC 9036, ISO/IEC 10367 and ISO/IEC 10538.
• To liaise with WG 2, when assigning names to graphic characters and control functions
• To revise ISO 1073-2

1.8Contributing Editors (active projects only):

02.18.01 (10646-1)	WG 2	Mr. Chen, Zhuang  Mr. Michael Everson  Dr. Asmus Freytag  Mr. Keld Simonsen  Dr. Ken Whistler  Mr. Zhang, Zhoucai  Ms. Wang, Xiaoming
02.18.02 (10646-2)	WG 2	Mr. Chen, Zhuang  Mr. Michael Everson  Dr. Asmus Freytag  Dr. Ken Whistler  Mr. Zhang, Zhoucai  Ms. Wang, Xiaoming
02.20 (8859)	WG 3	Mr. Karl Ivar Larsson

1.9 Liaison Representatives:

ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 22	Mr. Mike Ksarr
ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 31	Mr. Karl Ivar Larsson
ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 32	Mr. Kohji Shibano
ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 35	Mr. Alain LaBonté
ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 36	Mr. Shigenobu Katoh
ISO/TC 46/SC 4	Mr. Michael Everson
GSE	Mr. Alain LaBonté
ISOC/IETF	Mr. Keld Simonsen
CEN/TC 304	Mr. Keld Simonsen, Mr. Mike Ksar
Unicode	Mr. Mike Ksar
W3C	Mr. Mike Ksar