Re: TA Specification Review

[Tim McGrath <tmcgrath@tedis.com.au>]

At our teleconference on Thursday 21st Dec at 03:00 Pacific Time, the QR Team
discussed the status of the TA Specification.

It was agreed we could not complete our review at this time because:

a. the document was still being amended
b. significant changes to the BP section are imminent
c. it has not been agreed internally by the TA team
d. the QR team has not been able get full QR team representation of a common
document version for review

Whilst the Team did comment that the working document(s) presented conform
with the outcomes of the Tokyo plenary, the current ‘parallel’ track of
internal comment/amendment and QR is not workable for a QR process.

Therefore, it was agreed that I contact the TA Team and the Executive to
advise:

a. the QR team cannot undertake a formal review until the document is
‘frozen’ by the TA Team.  The TA Team should decide whether to incorporate
further modifications over the next few days and formally advise of their
request for QR (submit a request to Steering Committee list together with a
copy of the exact document in question).

b. if (a.) can be done by the weekend of 23/24th December, the QR team will
review and report by the 29th.

c. we understand this keeps the document within the schedule for voting at
the Vancouver plenary.

Perhaps the TA Team could indicate what they intend to do?

NB this is not a negative comment on the excellent work to date of the TA
Team - we just wish to make this a transparent and un-questionable process
for now and the future.


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regards
tim mcgrath
TEDIS   fremantle  western australia 6160
phone: +618 93352228  fax: +618 93352142

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