Getting Involved in ISO Standards Development - History Page

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	Aug 31 2009, 2:23 PM EDT	alexispalmer	Moved from: WG2: Big ideas	move	No content added or deleted.
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	Aug 29 2009, 2:17 PM EDT	DeborahAnderson		edit
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	Aug 29 2009, 2:13 PM EDT	DeborahAnderson		edit	14 words added 5 words deleted
Change: in ISO standards developmentRead up on the ISO standards development process (such as http://www.iso.org/iso/my_iso_job.pdf) and other docs on the ISO website (such as http://www.iso.org/iso/joining_in_2007.pdf and http://www.iso.org/iso/standards_development.htm )Contact the Convener of the Working Group (WG) you are interested View changes from previous version. (Word count: 1002)
	Aug 29 2009, 2:03 PM EDT	DeborahAnderson		edit	15 words added 6 words deleted
Change: observer (or, as a member, see above). Contact Deborah Anderson, UC Berkeley representative to the Unicode Consortium, for further information (dwanders at berkeley dot edu [with no spaces]).Submit feedback on the Unicode Standard, its other specifications, or any aspect of the Unicode website via the Unicode website form. View changes from previous version. (Word count: 993)
	Aug 29 2009, 1:54 PM EDT	DeborahAnderson		edit	6 words added 3 words deleted
Change: specifications, or the Unicode website via the Unicode website. References: ISO Technical committees (TC) / Subcommittees (SC) / Joint Technical Committees (JTC) of Interest to LinguistsTC 37/SC 4 - Language resource management (work on feature structures, morpho-syntactic View changes from previous version. (Word count: 984)
	Aug 29 2009, 1:50 PM EDT	DeborahAnderson		edit	46 words added 14 words deleted
Change: Contact Deborah Anderson, UC Berkeley representative to the Unicode Consortium, for further information (dwanders at berkeley dot edu [with no spaces]).Submit feedback on the Unicode Standard or its other specifications via the Unicode website.website. References: ISO Technical committees (TC) / View changes from previous version. (Word count: 981)
	Aug 29 2009, 1:22 PM EDT	DeborahAnderson		edit	268 words added
Change: The UTC discussions can be quite technical in nature, as UTC members - drawn largely from the computer industry - need to be sure that View changes from previous version. (Word count: 955)
	Aug 29 2009, 12:18 PM EDT	DeborahAnderson		edit	13 words added 9 words deleted
Change: linguists get GetInvolved Inin ISO Standardsstandards Development?development?The International Organization for Standardization (http://www.iso.org) is a very large organization with standards covering everything from screw thread specifications to language tags. Because standards development is “based on voluntary involvement View changes from previous version. (Word count: 686)
	Aug 28 2009, 7:50 PM EDT	DeborahAnderson		edit	5 words added 1 word deleted
Change: in Cyberling 2009 (e.g., MAF, ISO 639 [language tags], and ISOcat [ISO 12620]). But this raises the more general question: how can linguists participate in ISO standards development and why is it important they do?What is ISO and Why Should Linguists Get In ISO Standards Development?The View changes from previous version. (Word count: 683)
	Aug 28 2009, 7:07 PM EDT	DeborahAnderson		edit	4 words added 6 words deleted
Change: longevity for such a standard.longevity. The ISO Process The process of developing and approving a standard can be quite lengthy, lasting several years. Hence participation requires time, commitment, and dedication from those who wish to participate. Meetings can be held in different locations View changes from previous version. (Word count: 679)
	Aug 28 2009, 7:03 PM EDT	DeborahAnderson		edit	2 words added 1 word deleted
Change: [ISO 12620]). But this raises the more general question: how can linguists participate in ISO standards development and why is it important they do?What is ISO and Why Should Linguists Get In ISO Standards Development?The International Organization for Standardization (http://www.iso.org) is a very View changes from previous version. (Word count: 681)
	Aug 28 2009, 7:01 PM EDT	DeborahAnderson		edit	4 words added 6 words deleted
Change: LAF, GrAF, MAF, SynAF,ISO SemAF-TIME,639 LMF[language tags], and ISOcat). But this raises the more general question: how can linguists participate in ISO standards development and why is it important they do?What is ISO and Why Should Linguists Get In ISO Standards Development?The View changes from previous version. (Word count: 679)
	Aug 28 2009, 6:50 PM EDT	DeborahAnderson		edit	5 words added 10 words deleted
Change: standards' acronymsstandards have been mentioned (e.g., LAF,LAF, GrAF,GrAF, MAF, SynAF, SemAF-TIME,SemAF-TIME, LMF and ISOcat). But this raises the more general question: how can linguists participate in ISO standards development and why is it important they do?What is View changes from previous version. (Word count: 681)
	Aug 28 2009, 6:43 PM EDT	DeborahAnderson		edit	87 words added 55 words deleted
Change: they can act as intermediaries to encourage such user community participation. For groups who have been developing their own set of standards independent of ISO, funneling theirsuch work into an ISO standard will help guarantee long-term stability and longevity for such a standard. The ISO Process The View changes from previous version. (Word count: 683)
	Aug 28 2009, 5:59 PM EDT	DeborahAnderson		edit	633 words added
Change: Because standards development is “based on voluntary involvement of all interests in the market place,” it is very important for linguists to participate in the View changes from previous version. (Word count: 653)
	Aug 28 2009, 4:13 PM EDT	DeborahAnderson	Moved from: WG2: Big ideas	move	No content added or deleted.
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