MARK.BERRYMAN%SOFTWARE.PLESSEY.COM@plus5.UUCP (04/24/87)
[Mailbox trouble - sorry for the delay! Also, don't forget that proposals
must be received by 8 May if they are to be included in the agenda for the
June meeting. Hokey]
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1. The MDC schedule for our JUNE meeting currently is as follows:
MONDAY - morning - Full MDC opening meeting - discussion ANSI, membership,
minutes, etc.
- afternoon - Subcommittee #1 - Dispose of those items which are
ready for consideration. Define issues for task groups to work
on. Probably be finished middle of the afternoon.
TUESDAY - morning - LIASON Subcommittee meeting.
- afternoon - Working group to deal with technical details of
items being submitted to ANSI (see below).
WEDNESDAY - morning - VALIDATION Sub.
THURSDAY - morning - DOCUMENTATION Sub.
** NOTE ** Subcommittee meetings will probably be 1-2 hours.
TUESDAY,WEDNESDAY,THURSDAY - various task group meetings.
FRIDAY - morning - SUB #1 - Consider and work on task group work.
- afternoon - Full MDC - Consider work of subcommittees, deal with
final details of ANSI approval.
------ The above schedule is not final, comments and suggestions should
be responded to here on FORUM -- Speak now ...
2. ANSI submission -
Dick Walters has been working with ANSI on finalizing the canvass list
and as things now stand, will be ready to go out immediately after the
June meeting.
The various Type A's have been assimilated by John Lewcowicz and John
Godfrey and will be distributed to the membership in the next 2-3 weeks.
Please look at these very carefully, there will be a working group to
consider any problems on Tuesday afternoon. Note that we are NOT talking
about anything substantive, rather to make sure that they are all
consistent with both the 1984 standard and with each other. Grammatical
or style problems can also be dealt with. PLEASE spend some time on these
and communicate any major problems to Richard Davis or myself as soon as
possible.
3. For consideration -
We will have a Macintosh computer equipped with projection capability
available to us at the next meeting. Richard Davis has volunteered
to make all proposals available on-line prior to the meeting. As
changes are made, we will be able to edit and see the proposed changes
either through direct display (perhaps only applicable to smaller task
groups) and updated printed material. At this time I am contemplating
funding a student to assist in this function (as well as to keep track
of the hardware). MDC funds will pay student wages for the week of
the meeting as well as approximately 40 hours prior to the meeting
to assist Richard Davis in preparation. Anticipated cost along with
requisite travel expenses would be less than $1600. There are adequate
funds to support this activity but if anyone has comments about
this proposed expenditure, please communicate them to Richard Davis
or myself as soon as possible.
4. The MDC is in the position of accumulating funds due primarily by
the lack of funding of task groups since no one seems to want to meet.
If any task group or (small) subcommittee needs to meet, please send
me a message. FUNDS ARE AVAILABLE!