From: woody@sundry (Woody Pidcock)
Newsgroups: news.announce.conferences
Subject: CASE Standards Meeting in Amsterdam
Date: 18 Aug 92 00:00:11 GMT
Expires: Fri, 11 Sep 1992 07:00:00 GMT
Followup-To: comp.std.internat
Organization: Boeing, Bellevue, WA


Keywords: CASE EIA/CDIF IEEE/P1175 ECMA/PCTE ISO/JTC1 ANSI/X3 IRDS Meta Model
Software Engineering Transfer Format Conceptual Schema Data Definition

Ad-Hoc Meeting on SC7 NWI Proposal

A Description of Data for Software Engineering


On Friday 11th September, an ad-hoc
meeting of those interested in the NWI
proposal ' A Description of Data for
Software Engineering' will be hosted by the
CDIF Technical Committee at the American
Hotel in Amsterdam.

The NWI Proposal covers the development
of an Information Model for Software
Engineering, the provision of IRDS Content
Modules and PCTE Common Data Schemas
for this Information Model and the
provision of a Transfer Format for it,
enabling tool-to-tool interchange.

The Proposal was voted on at the ISO/IEC
JTC1/SC7 Plenary in London in June 1992,
and has gone forward for JTC1 Ballot.  An
Interim Working Group has been formed to
provide a more detailed definition of the
work to the 1993 SC7 Plenary.

The objective of this meeting is to discuss
with those interested any inputs they wish
to provide to the convenor to help in the
drafting of the plan of work for the newly-
formed Interim Working Group.  This will
help the preparation of an initial plan for
discussion at the first formal meeting of the
Interim Working Group later in the year.

A presentation will be made of the current
thoughts of how the work could progress,
and then a discussion will be held for any
issues raised by those present to be
discussed.

This meeting is one of a series to be held in
the third quarter of 1992 in Europe, North
America and Japan to gather inputs into the
proposed plans for this group.

If you are interested in attending, please
complete the attached form and return it to
the address given.  A copy of the NWI
Proposal will be sent to all attendees before
the meeting.



The CDIF Technical Committee will be giving a one-
day briefing on their work, which forms a significant
input to the NWI Proposal at the same venue on
Thursday 10th September.  Please contact Mike Imber
at the address below for further details.


Attendance Details

Name
Company
Standards Body (if any)
Address



PostCode
Country

Tel
Fax
Email
	Send to

Please send/fax to:

Mike Imber, LBMS, Evelyn House,
62 Oxford St. LONDON, W1N
9LF, U.K.

Tel: + (44) 71 636 4213
Fax: + (44) 71 636 2708
email:
100031.700@compuserve.com


-----For more information on CDIF------

CDIF Standards and Briefing


For a limited period, CDIF will be offering places at a one-
day Briefing to be held in Europe in September to purchasers
of the set of CDIF Interim Standards.

The CDIF Interim Standards, published in July 1991, consist of:

EIA/IS-81	CDIF - Framework for Modeling and Extensibility
- July 1991
EIA/IS-82	CDIF - Transfer Format Definition - July 1991
Part 1: General Rules for CDIF Syntaxes and Encoding
Part 2: CDIF Transfer Format Syntax - SYNTAX.1
Part 3: CDIF Transfer Format Encoding - ENCODING.1
EIA/IS-83	CDIF - Standardized CASE Interchange Meta-Model
- July 1991
Part 1: Semantic Model
Part 2: Presentation Model

The purpose of the Seminar is to introduce the CDIF (CASE
Data Interchange Format) Standards.  It is designed to show
managers involved in the development of computer systems,
or responsible for CASE strategy, how CDIF can help them
protect their investment in CASE information, and increase
their choices for development.  The sessions cover:

The Problems:  The current problem of moving
information between CASE Tools, both within and across
organisations; the problem of locked-in CASE information.

The Solution:  The solution offered by CDIF; technical
overview of the CDIF solution; current work on CDIF
implementations; conformance metrics.

Future Directions:  Current work; CDIF and
Repositories; Standards Harmonisation; future plans.

The Organisations:  Standards Organisations; the CDIF
Technical Committee; making a contribution.

Panel Session: An opportunity to discuss issues raised
with the speakers, who are senior members of the CDIF
Technical Committee.

The seminar will be held at the American Hotel in
Amsterdam on Thursday 10th September, from 9.00 to
16.00.  A voucher admitting one delegate will be sent to
those purchasing a set of CDIF Interim Standards before the
10th September. No alternative Seminar will be offered.



Ordering Standards and Seminar Vouchers

One Seminar Voucher will be issued for each set of Standards ordered.  Payment
must be in U.S. Dollars, either by cheque drawn on an U.S. Bank, International
Money Order or by Credit Card.
Please post (with payment) or fax (with credit card details) the completed
form to:

Patti Rusher, EIA, 2001 Pennsylvania Ave NW, Washington D.C.  20006. USA.
Fax:  + (1) 202
457 4985

FORM:
Delivery Address
Name
Company
Address



Zip/PostCode
Country					Order Details

Please supply  	     sets of Standards at
$250 (Non-CDIF Members)/
$187 (CDIF Members) each
		Cost	$
Shipping at $20 per set
outside Continental U.S.
			$
Total Cost		$

I authorize that the Credit Card whose details are given below be debited with
the Total Cost given above.

Name (as on Card)

Signature
Card Type   Visa  /  Amex  /  MasterCard
Number
Expiration Date 				I enclose Cheque / International Money
Order for the Total Cost given above.

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Date
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