ISO Archiving Standards - Seventeenth US Workshop - Announcement

Note: The CCSDS OAIS Reference Model Red Book (equivalent to the ISO Draft International Standard) is available for review. The OAIS RM Comment Forms are also available. Wide review over the next few months is highly desired.

The goal of this workshop is to prepare proposed responses to early comments on the Open Archival Information System (OAIS) Reference Model, which is out for review as an ISO Draft International Standard and as a CCSDS Red Book. As needed, other issues will be addressed regarding the development of materials to support development of draft ISO standards supporting the long term preservation of analog and digital information. The focus is the preservation of information obtained from observations of the terrestrial and space environments. However, preservation of information obtained from other environments is not precluded from these efforts.

WHO SHOULD PARTICIPATE IN THIS WORKSHOP:

You should participate in this workshop if you are willing to participate in this ongoing standards process by attending workshops and generating material to advance the Reference Model on archiving of information, with an emphasis on digital data.

Those who only want to critique the output of workshops or simply track the effort can do so by reviewing the material available on the WWW beginning at:

HOW TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS WORKSHOP:

Registration to participate in this workshop is a two step process.

1. To register your interest in participating in US process, use the WWW form at: http://ssdoo.gsfc.nasa.gov/nost/isoas/us/registration_form.html
   OR
   Complete the attached process registration form and send via E-mail or FAX message to Don Sawyer.

   If you attended a previous US workshop or if you previously registered as a participant in the US efforts, you have already completed this step.

2. After registering as a participant in the US process, complete the registration form for the Seventeenth US Workshop at: http://ssdoo.gsfc.nasa.gov/nost/isoas/us17/registration_form.html
   OR
   send an E-mail or FAX message to Don Sawyer indicating you will attend.
   E-mail: Donald.Sawyer@gsfc.nasa.gov
   FAX: +1 301 286-1771
   Phone: +1 301 286-2748
   

HOW TO PREPARE FOR THIS WORKSHOP:

You should be reasonably familiar with the objectives and results from the previous workshops. These materials are available on the WWW beginning at: http://ssdoo.gsfc.nasa.gov/nost/isoas/overview.html.

Updates to these pages occur frequently. In addition, see the new material under the Seventeenth US Workshop on the WWW beginning at: http://ssdoo.gsfc.nasa.gov/nost/isoas/us17/ws.html.

If you have no reasonable way to get materials from the WWW, and you want copies, please let me know. We can make a limited amount of material available in other ways.

DRAFT AGENDA

The draft agenda is available at: http://ssdoo.gsfc.nasa.gov/nost/isoas/us17/agenda.html.

LOGISTICS INFORMATION

Logistics Information is available at: http://ssdoo.gsfc.nasa.gov/nost/isoas/us17/logistics.html.

ATTACHMENTS

PROCESS PARTICIPATION INFORMATION

This form is to register your interest in the US efforts towards ISO Archiving 
Standards. This registration is NOT to be confused with a registration for any 
particular workshop.  See the second form below.

Please provide the following information:

Name ___________________________________________

Affiliation _____________________________________________

Email ___________________________________________________

Postal Address _____________________________________________________

               _____________________________________________________

               _____________________________________________________

Phone ____________________________

FAX   ____________________________

How many individuals do you think your organization would sponsor to 
participate in archiving standards development:
   _________ at less than 5% - Track Progress Only
   _________ at about 5% - 10% - Review Draft Material
   _________ at more than 10% - Actively Develop Draft Material

At what level to you wish to participate in standard development: _____

Do you expect to attend US meetings?  _________________

Type of Participation/Interest Areas __________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________

This information should be sent via FAX or E-mail to: 
Don Sawyer
NASA/Science Office of Standards and Technology (NOST)
E-mail: Donald.Sawyer@gsfc.nasa.gov
FAX: +1 301-286-1771

US Workshop Participation Notification

I will participate in the Seventeenth US workshop on July 19-20, 2000 ____

I will NOT participate in the Seventeenth US workshop ______


This information should be sent via FAX or E-mail to: 
Don Sawyer
NASA/Science Office of Standards and Technology (NOST)
E-mail: Donald.Sawyer@gsfc.nasa.gov
FAX: +1 301-286-1771

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