furuta@crayola.cs.umd.edu (Richard Furuta) (01/15/90)
HYPERTEXT STANDARDIZATION WORKSHOP
Sponsored by the
National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
National Computer Systems Laboratory (NCSL)
Location
Gaithersburg, Maryland
16-18 January 1990
Hypertext and Hypermedia technologies have reached the point
where it makes sense to consider their potential for formal
standardization. A number of authors have stated requirements
for hypertext standards and some have offered definitions and
initial specifications for consideration. In several cases,
specialized standardization efforts have already been initiated
through interested organizations.
PURPOSE:
This workshop will provide a forum for presentation of existing
and proposed approaches to hypertext standardization in a setting
where authors can expect immediate feedback and possible action
on their ideas.
GOALS:
Workshop goals are to consider hypertext system definitions, to
identify viable approaches for pursuing standards, to seek
commonality among alternatives wherever possible, and to make
progress towards a coordinated plan for standards development,
i.e., a hypertext reference model. This reference model would
show some of the important topics of a hypertext standard, and
how they fit together. A workshop proceedings will feature
contributed papers selected for presentation, as well as the
deliberations and conclusions of working groups set up in
response. Proceedings will be distributed at a later date. An
additional workshop output could be the initial draft of a
candidate hypertext reference model and an organizational
structure for its further development.
TOPICS OF INTEREST:
Discussions will focus on but are not restricted to the
following:
Global Issues: Abstract Specifications
Classification Schemes
Interface Techniques
Exchange Mechanisms
What's Appropriate for Standardization?
Specific Issues: Specific Requirements
Definitions
Component Specifications
Integration with Existing Standards
Hypertext Standardization: The Wisdom of It?
Is It Premature?
FORMAT:
TUESDAY, JANUARY 16
o Registration from 8:30 AM to 9:00 AM
o Workshop will begin promptly at 9:00 AM with Welcome by
NIST/NCSL and short presentations on standardization
processes and on what comprises a reference model,
followed by presentations of selected papers from those
contributed for consideration.
o The Workshop will break into appropriate follow-on
Working Group sessions, to discuss topics in depth, and
to present their results in Plenary.
o Directly after Workshop hours, from 5:30 PM to 7:00 PM,
there will be a reception at the Marriott Hotel, where
informal discussion may continue.
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 17
o Workshop will convene in Plenary session at 9:00 AM.
o Remaining papers and interim results from Tuesday's
Working Group sessions will be presented.
o Continuing and possibly newly-formed Working Groups
will have time to discuss topics and present any
conclusions back to the Plenary session.
o Wednesday evening is left unstructured.
THURSDAY, JANUARY 19
o Workshop will convene in Plenary session at 9:00 AM.
o Working Group conclusions will be presented and
discussion will follow on where to go from here.
o Workshop will close at Noon.
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