From: Jim Isaak <Jim.Isaak@digital.com>
Subject: (SC22WG15.1188) WG15 Convener ... opening still exists
Date: Mon, 23 Feb 1998 14:24:29 -0500

WG15 Members:

Just to remind you, this is my last WG15 meeting
as convener; and we still do not have a replacement
candidate. (I do expect to attend the Aug. SC22 meeting,
but ...not alone I hope.)

It would be most useful for National Bodies to have
candidate(s) identified for the April 24  meeting.

Thanks,
jim

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From:	Jim Isaak	23 Feb. 1998

Superceeds: August 11, 1997 & 29 Oct 97.
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WG15 Convener Job Description:

1) Meeting role:
	work with chair to establish agenda
	provide to SC22 secretariat as meeting notice
	solicit member body and liaision reports
	provide convener action item report
	Provide assistance at meeting as required

2) Project Secretariat role:
	maintain status information on active projects
	facilitate "next step" to take place:
	-- Project editor DoC's to Secretariat
		(can be direct Proj. Ed to Secretariat)
	-- Draft document provided to secretariat
		(often done direct from U.S. or Proj. Editor)
	-- Ballot summaries provide to Project Editors
	Provide annual report to SC22

3) Attend meetings:
	SC22 Meeting, 1/year, 5 days, Intl
	WG15 Meeting, 2/year, 2-4 dyas, Intl
	And probably associated National Body TAG/Panel meetings
	(WG15 and SC22)

4) WG Secretariat:
	Maintain SD6, list of WG15 member contacts, liasions, project
editors
	distribute hard copy materials to list when needed
	(facilitate migration to all electronic operations)
		There have been 2 to 4 mailings per year, just after
		WG15 meetings, and 70 days in advance or so.
		To 60 WG15 members, typically 150+ Pages each.
		Cost per mailing will depend on location of Convener
			(See SD6 for Intl list)
		This should drop off significantly as we go "online"
	Maintain document list
	  (looking to automate this via a web page)
	Archive WG15 Resolutions, issues list
	(as well as recent minutes, mailings, drafts)
	Coordinate WG15 "letter" (or Email) ballots
	Solicit future meeting invitations

5) Other tasks as assigned by
	Working Group 15, SC22 (inc. secretariat and chair of SC22), and
	implicit (or presumably explicit) from JTC1, ISO/IEC.


6) Time and Travel estimates:
   Travel
	3-4 day SC22 meeting, typically August/Sept. time frame
	two 2-3 day WG15 meetings (typically April/Oct)
	convener may be expected to participate in his/her national
	 body panel/tag meeting(s) as well.

   Time: I find this takes less than 10% of my time, outside of
	the 3 weeks of travel required for the 3 international
	meetings (more for U.S. TAG meetings which I also attend)
	The time goes in "lumps", most of it is in responding to
	email requests (from the secretariat, or other members)
	with batch time required for mailing arrangments, updating
	project management information; pursuing action items;
	preparing reports (for WG15 and SC22).

Jim
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