[tlug] Fwd: OOXML in Japan

["Stephen J. Turnbull" <stephen@example.com>]

Josh Glover writes:

 > Anyone willing to help out as described below?

I'll see what I can do.  It would be better if a native Japanese did
it though.  I'll also try to get in touch with Ken Handa at ETL Mule
Lab.

Does anybody have a good URL for the procedural issues (specifically,
why pushing it through via the PAS backdoor sucks?)

 > ---------- Forwarded message ----------
 > From: Benjamin Henrion <bhenrion@example.com>
 > Date: 20-Jul-2007 22:48
 > Subject: OOXML in Japan
 > To: jmglov@example.com

[...] 
 > I am looking for people to be active on the Microsoft OOXML ISO
 > ballot in Japan, and as you are really few that have signed (36),
 > it is very important that you do something there.

 > Japan is a P-member, which means that they have an obligation to
 > *vote*, and thus they have probably a technical committee in place
 > to deal with the issue.

Of course.

 > 1. When is the deadline to submit comments on the proposed DIS29500
 > standard?

According to http://www.itscj.ipsj.or.jp/protect/gijutsu/0707list.html,
there will be a meeting of the TC on 07/30, at which SC34 (DIS29500)
will be discussed.  Furthermore, the nominal closing date for votes is
2007-09-02.  So I suppose they're still open for comments, at least.
See also http://www.itscj.ipsj.or.jp/protect/gijutsu/0707call.html.

 > 2. Who is member of the Technical Committee that is advising the
 > position of the coutnry on this issue?

>From the attendance list of

http://www.itscj.ipsj.or.jp/protect/gijutsu/0704rpt.pdf

SC34 is associated with Professor (?) Keisuke Kamimura of Kokusai
U. (GLOCOMM?).  Cf. http://www.policyspace.com/cat/cat_125.php.  This
search

http://www.google.co.jp/search?q=%E4%B8%8A%E6%9D%91%E3%80%80OOXML&lr=lang_ja&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:ja-JP-mac:official&client=firefox

hits real paydirt.  Time for me to sleep, though.

 > 3. Is it still possible to join the Technical Committee?

I'm not optimistic.