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ISO TC 184/SC4

Opening Plenary:QC Report

Thomas L. WarrenTechnical Writing Program

Ok.State U. twarren@okstate.edu

www.okstate.edu/artsci/techwr

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Overview

• Pre-meeting activitiesQuality ReviewDevelopers and editors workshop

• Plans for week• Progress since Funchal

Workshop in Stillwater

• Status of QC documents and tasks

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Major News

• Supplementary Directives are done• Several comments received• Be on SOLIS after this meeting (QC

N200)• 4-weeks from end of SF meeting for

comments• Revise document and publish• Projects shall use new version

immediately

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ISO TC 184/SC4 Pre-Meeting

Activities• Quality Review

Discussed SDs and decided on plan for making them available

Discussed issue of Abstract Test Suites Guidelines and the problem with getting the 2nd edition issues resolved and document published

HTML Guidelines—further discussion Tuesday 08.00

Need comments on Test Cases from conveners and all project leaders. Details Friday.

Issues with materials available on SOLIS

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Workshop

• Changes in ISO Directives and Supplementary Directives

• Drafting of standards—user analysis; effective writing and editing

• Slides available on conference computer (QC N202)

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ISO TC 184/SC4 Meetings this Week

MEETING DAY/TIME TOPICSOpening Plenary M/10.30-

noonReview of documents/tasks

Joint meeting with WG3 Tu/08.00-10.00

Using HTML/ XML for standards

Mapping table guidelines

W/13.00-15.00

Final review of Guidelines

Closing plenary Th/8.00-10.00

Review week; SC4 resolutions; Future plans

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ISO TC 184/SC4 Progress since

Funchal• Workshop in Stillwater—

Reviewed and revisedSupplementary DirectivesAll checklists

• Comments forwardedDraft of Test Case Guidelines

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ISO TC 184/SC4 Status of Documents

and TasksDOCUMENT/

TASKSTATUS

Supplementary Directives

New version ready for use: QC N200 (After SF)

Mapping Table Guidelines

Final workshop Wednesday

Test Case Guidelines

Draft completed and reviewed. Being revised.

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ISO TC 184/SC4 Status of Documents and

Tasks, cont.

DOCUMENT/TASK

STATUS

Checklists Reconciled with revisions to SDs: QC N193, 194, 195

Drafting a Standard

New document to aid teams in writing drafts. In draft stage.

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Projects Stalled

• ATS Guidelines• AP Guidelines• AIC Guidelines• AIM Guideline

• Tools Listing• Summary of

Research on Typography

• Training Program Description

Any volunteers to take over any of these projects?

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“Dead”• Interpretation Guidelines • Integration Guidelines

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Questions