utility for finding duplicate names and next meeting

[Lynne Rosenthal <lynne.rosenthal@nist.gov>]

Hello All

Yes, we will actually have a F2F meeting.  It will be scheduled
during the XML 2001Conference in Orlando in December.  I don't have
the day/time/location yet.  The meeting will be open to the public
and will review our charter, our deliverables, current activities and
visions for future activities.  

On a 2nd topic - you may find the following of interest: 
NIST has developed a utility to identify, register, and avoid conflicts
of identifiers.  The Identifier Collaboration Service
(http://pitch.nist.gov/nics/
) provides a way to register your use of or interest in
identifiers. By using the service, you can collaborate with others
working in related domains. This service lowers integration costs by
encouraging collaboration far in advance of when it might ordinarily
occur.  For example, by using the service, research teams
experimenting with extensions to HTML, or other domains can choose
identifiers with immediate and full knowledge of possible conflicts.
Conflicts can then be avoided merely by choosing another name.
Alternatively, researchers can register public comments or contact each
other directly and collaborate on designs that satisfy everyone.

regards
Lynne