NCOHEN@IBM.COM ("Norman H. Cohen") (12/19/89)
I am submitting this announcement on behalf of Stowe Boyd. Please
respond to him.
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SIGAda Standards Committee 15 December 1989
9X Working Group
Call for Participation
Dear Colleague:
I am writing to you in my capacity as SIGAda Standards Chair, and in
some urgency, with regard to a proposed SIGAda activity. Please take
the time to read this letter today; if you are interested in active
participation, please fill in the form enclosed, and send it so that I
will receive it prior to 31 January 1990.
Chris Anderson, who is heading up the Ada 9X standardization process
for the US Government, has invited SIGAda to participate more actively
in the 9X process. This is the international effort leading toward a
revamped Ada language standard for the '90s. In particular, a meeting
of the 9X requirements team, ISO WG 9, SIGAda, and others has been
scheduled for the week of 23-26 April 1989, in Stockholm Sweden.
SIGAda has been asked to select a small group to attend the meeting,
and represent SIGAda there.
All involved agree that the Standards Committee should take the lead
in this activity. Toward that end, I am forming a 9X working group
(9XWG) under the Standards Committee open to all SIGAda members who
wish to participate. I have sent you this letter to inform you of the
working group's formation, and its purpose. The working group will be
meeting regularly at SIGAda meetings to review and critique the
activities of the 9X process, and will also represent SIGAda in the 9X
process, as well.
For the purpose of the April 9X meeting, and other anticipated
meetings with 9X representatives, it will be necessary to select
individuals who can best represent SIGAda in that process. Therefore,
I have written this call for participation, and distributed it to the
entire SIGAda membership, with the intent of soliciting a broad
response.
If you have an interest in the 9X process, and you feel that you have
the time necessary to devote, and can bring unique skills to bear on
the issues, please take the time to fill out the enclosed
questionaire. Members of the 9XWG core group, the 9XWG Principals,
will be called on to collate, report, and possibly present the views
of the working group in public forums, such as local chapters of
SIGAda. The Principals selected must be ready to commit significant
time toward the WG; this will entail meetings at most SIGAda
conferences, as well as one or more 9X meetings a year. The activity
is anticipated to extend for several years, and a commitment to the
effort is a necessity.
For those who cannot garner funding to underwrite their travel to the
Sweden meeting, financial assistance is possible. However, we hope
that funding can be obtained by the participants independently.
Best wishes,
Stowe Boyd
SIGAda Standards Committee Chair
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Questionaire for SIGAda Standards Committee 9XWG Principal Membership
Send to:
Stowe Boyd SIGAda Standards Committee Chair
c/o Meridian 10 Pasteur Street
Irvine CA 92718
714/727-0700
sboyd@meridian.com
Name: _________________________________________________
Address: _________________________________________________
_________________________________________________
_________________________________________________
Telephone: _________________________________________________
E-Mail: _________________________________________________
Availability for Sweden meeting, 23-26 April 1990 Yes :.: No :.:
Availability for Summer SIGAda meeting, 20-24 August 1990
Yes :.: No :.:
How much time can you devote to the 9XWG on a yearly basis __________
Will you require subsidy for overseas travel? Yes :.: No :.:
US Travel? Yes :.: No :.:
Short Biography (should include reference to pertinent experience; for
example, extensive programming experience in Ada, or standards
activities, or publications on Ada; use separate sheet if needed)