ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 34N0854

ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 34

Information Technology --
Document Description and Processing Languages

TITLE:	Default letter ballot due 2007-06-24: Resolution for JTC1/SC34 Category A Liaison with the XML Guild
SOURCE:	SC34 Secretariat
STATUS:	Default letter ballot
ACTION:	National bodies, please file any objections to this ballot with the Secretariat before the due date. No response will be interpreted as assent.
DATE:	2007-03-24
DISTRIBUTION:	SC34 and Liaisons
REPLY TO:	Dr. James David Mason (ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 34 Chairman) Y-12 National Security Complex Bldg. 9113, M.S. 8208 Oak Ridge, TN 37831-8208 U.S.A. Telephone: +1 865 574-6973 Facsimile: +1 865 574-1896 Network: masonjd@y12.doe.gov http://www.y12.doe.gov/sgml/sc34/ ftp://ftp.y12.doe.gov/pub/sgml/sc34/ Mr. G. Ken Holman (ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 34 Secretariat - Standards Council of Canada) Crane Softwrights Ltd. Box 266, Kars, ON K0A-2E0 CANADA Telephone: +1 613 489-0999 Facsimile: +1 613 489-0995 Network: jtc1sc34@scc.ca http://www.jtc1sc34.org

To: ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 34
c/o Dr. Jim Mason, Chairman

From: The XML Guild
c/o G. Ken Holman

2007-03-24

Dear Dr. Mason,

Further to our earlier discussions with you and other members of SC34, on behalf of the XML Guild http://www.xmlguild.org I am requesting the establishment of a Category A liaison with ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 34.

The XML Guild is an organization of individuals and small companies working with XML and other markup technologies. The XML Guild provides mutual support, promotion of services, the sharing of best practices, and strongly advocates open standards for XML technologies.

We are proud how the members of the XML Guild are respected for their active contributions to the XML industry. Indeed over the years a number of members of the XML Guild have already been involved in the work of SC34 through other avenues. In particular this past participation has been through the International SGML/XML Users' Group, a former Category A Liaison to SC34 that has recently been disbanded.

We believe a Category A liaison with SC34 will enrich the work of SC34 through the active contribution of and effective communication with XML Guild members. We look forward to the opportunity to participate on a formal basis.

Sincerely,

G. Ken Holman (on behalf of the XML Guild)