Welcome to OASIS News, a bi-weekly update of announcements, accomplishments,
and activities for the international open standards consortium.

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In this issue:

* WSRP 2.0 becomes an OASIS Standard
* Hotel deadline for Symposium is 11 April
* eGov Workshop extends SOA symposium program
* BT and U.S. Air Force become newest OASIS Sponsor members

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WSRP 2.0 becomes an OASIS Standard

Members have approved version 2.0 of Web Services for Remote Portlets (WSRP) as
an OASIS Standard. WSRP enables
an application designer to select from compliant remote content and application
providers and integrate them with just a few mouse clicks. Congratulations to
WSRP TC chair, Rich Thompson of IBM, and to all TC participants including
representatives of BEA, Microsoft, Novell, Oracle, SAP, Sun Microsystems,
TIBCO, and Vignette for this accomplishment.

http://lists.oasis-open.org/archives/tc-announce/200804/msg00000.html

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Hotel deadline for Symposium is 11 April

Attendees of the Open Standards 2008: "Composability within SOA" symposium are
asked to reserve sleeping rooms at the Santa Clara Marriott by 11 April in
order to receive the group discount and complimentary high-speed internet
access. The Symposium is the largest annual gathering of OASIS members and
non-members, and everyone is strongly encouraged to attend. The event is
supported by the Open CSA Member Section and sponsored by SAP, Primeton,
Software AG, BEA, IBM, and Sun Microsystems.

http://events.oasis-open.org/home/symposium/2008/hotel-venue

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eGov Workshop extends SOA symposium program

The OASIS eGov Member Section will host a free, one-day workshop on Thursday, 1
May, in Santa Clara, California, following the Open Standards 2008 symposium.
The workshop will feature a keynote from Joe Natoli of Intel on "Demystifying
SOA" and three panels, "Putting the Citizen First," "Serving the Citizen," and
"Enabling eGovernment".
Speakers include representatives from the governments of Belgium, Canada, Czech
Republic, and Italy. Symposium attendees are encouraged to stay over for this
free workshop, which will conclude with a plenary session outlining the work
program of the OASIS eGov Member Section.

http://events.oasis-open.org/home/symposium/2008/egovworkshop

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BT and U.S. Air Force become newest OASIS Sponsor members

OASIS welcomes BT and the U.S. Air Force Office of Warfighting Integration and
Chief Information Officer (SAF/XC) to Sponsor-level membership in the
consortium.

BT (http://www.btplc.com/) provides communications solutions and services in
170 countries. Its principal activities include networked IT services, local,
national and international telecommunications services, and higher-value
broadband and internet products and services.

SAF/XC (http://www.safxc.af.mil/) is an innovative integration team dedicated
to leading the U.S. Air Force to exploit the power of information. SAF/XC
focuses on innovation, concepts of operations, technologies, and resources to
achieve Air Force and Joint/Combined battlespace effects.

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Important dates:

4 Apr:
ebCore TC holds first meeting (teleconference)
http://lists.oasis-open.org/archives/tc-announce/200803/msg00000.html

7-11 Apr:
OASIS hosts XACML health care Interop at RSA Conference
http://www.oasis-open.org/events/xacml-interop-2008/

11 Apr:
Symposium hotel discount and free in-room internet ends
http://events.oasis-open.org/home/symposium/2008/hotel-venue

15 Apr:
Public review for Emergency Data Resource Messaging (EDXL-RM) closes
http://www.oasis-open.org/archives/tc-announce/200802/msg00005.html

21 Apr:
OASIS hosts ebXML Workshop at UBL International conference
http://events.oasis-open.org/home/ebxml/2008/

23 Apr:
UOML-X TC holds first meeting (teleconference)
http://lists.oasis-open.org/archives/tc-announce/200803/msg00007.html

28 Apr - 1 May:
OASIS hosts 'Open Standards 2008: SOA Composability' symposium
http://events.oasis-open.org/home/symposium/2008/

1 May
OASIS eGov holds eID and Citizen-Centered Administration workshop
http://events.oasis-open.org/home/symposium/2008/egovworkshop

ORMS TC holds first meeting at Open Standards 2008
http://lists.oasis-open.org/archives/tc-announce/200803/msg00001.html

3 May
Public review for three WS-RX specifications ends
http://lists.oasis-open.org/archives/tc-announce/200803/msg00002.html

5 May
UOML Part 1 public review ends
http://lists.oasis-open.org/archives/tc-announce/200803/msg00003.html

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