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TOPIC FIVE

BEST PRACTICES IN USNC TAG ADMINISTRATION. IEC TRIAL PROGRAM OF IT TOOLS FOR TC/SC

OPERATIONS. WHAT’S THE LATEST IN IT TO HELP TAG

OPERATIONS? ENCOURAGING ACTIVE, EARLY AND SUSTAINED

US/TAG PARTICIPATION. RESOLUTION OF CONFLICTING US/TAG

MEMBER COMMENTS. WHAT EFFECT HAS TAG FEES HAD ON TAG

BALANCE OF INTERESTS? OTHER ISSUES.

Mr. James E. Matthews, IIIMr. Robert A. WilliamsMr. Frank K. KitzantidesMr. Jack SheldonMr. Charles T Zegers

IEC Collaboration ToolsInternet meetingDocument sharing

Jack Sheldon

Strategic Development Manager

Collaborative tools

Tools for use by WG/PT/MT Replace current mix of tools Share documents Discussion fora Mailing lists Project planning Tele/video conferencing

Document sharing

http access: no firewall restriction (unlike FTP) Share documents Issues to be solved Discussion forum Notification

Automatic daily notification Manual alert to a group or selected users User may select a special notification for a subject

Document sharing – Structure

One area per TC or SC Folders for each working group

Separate access rights Key documents Issues Discussion forum Project plan

Link to demo

Internet meetings

Virtual meetings Share presentations with other participants Highlight the major points using the pointer Type comments on a "white board" (you can allow

access to other participants) Send messages to a single participant (chat) Real-time collaboration Share documents and collaborate in real-time

Your computer will be your meeting room!

Internet meetings – Voice communications

Depends on participants Teleconference Skype (voice over IP) WebEx teleconferencing (toll free numbers from

major countries, cost paid by IEC)

TCs using current tools

TC 55 TC 57 SC 62B SC 65C TC 86 …

WebEx - access

TC/SC Secretaries WG/PT/MT Convenors (on request) Independent from document sharing software

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WHAT’S THE LATEST IN IT TO HELP TAG OPERATIONS?

USNC TMC TASK FORCE on Electronic Communications

Terms of Reference

Purpose: The Task Force will review all aspets of how the USNC currently operates within the Electronic Communications environment and make recommendations on how to improve the existing platform.

1. REVIEW LATEST TECHNOLOGIES2. IEC DOCUMENT DISTRIBUTION3. ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS OF TAGS4. USNC DOCUMENT DISTRIBUTION5. ONLINE MEETINGS AND VIDEO CONFERENGING6. SURVEY

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WHAT EFFECT HAS TAG FEES HAD ON TAG BALANCE OF INTERESTS?ENCOURAGING ACTIVE, EARLY AND SUSTAINED US/TAG PARTICIPATION.

USNC pays its annual IEC dues and operates on a sound financial base

For 2005 some 1000 individuals paid their TAG Participation Fee and an additional 436 paid via their employers each paying $6,000 annually to be USNC Participating Members (30 companies, organizations and government agencies). In 2005 162 individuals did not pay and were dropped from the rosters.

Viable TAG – 3 or more Voting Members including those who have paid requisite fees, Resource Experts and those with approved waivers.

Several TAGs are currently below viability. Others are at the minimum level of viability or just one member above. One TAG has as many as 70 members.

Responsibility of TA and TAG Administrator to grow TAG membership.

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RESOLUTION OF CONFLICTING US/TAG MEMBER COMMENTS

Criteria for the Development and Coordination of U.S. Positions in the International Standardization Activities of the ISO and IEC

Criteria for Organization Openness Balance

Criteria for Operation Written Procedures Listing in Standards Action Consideration of Views and Objections Records Appeals Guidelines for Determining a U.S. Voting Position

◦ If there is an existing U.S. national standards (i.e., an American National Standards or, in the absence of an American National Standard, another standard generally accepted within the United States)◦ If no national standard exists

Criteria for Approval of U.S. Positions on International Standards Activities◦ Consensus

Criteria for Appeals

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