I hastily put together a submission and then Mike Uschold pointed out there were several related submissions in the works. We thought it best to go ahead and then see how the workshops might hold some common sessions if they are accepted. I'd agree that many people won't want a whole day on SUO, but some will. In priciple, I agree that it is always a good idea to combine issues.
Standards are of course a topic, but just ONE out of many.
I could imagine a presentation of the SUO initiative or a working group on a SUO, but I personally woul not like to talk about SUO a whole day. Since the proposal is due Oct 1, I'll wait until the weekend to send it out, and hope that we hear from Mike in the interim. Heiner Stuckenschmidt Center for Computing Technologies, University of Bremen, Germany. Given the very short time, I don't know what the best strategy for getting such result is. I tend to believe that this last solution will be much more quick and practical.