1. ECMA-328 2nd edition Invitation for open review
Ecma/GA/2006/074
ECMA-328 2nd edition Invitation for open review
For Ecma’s comments and dispositions to DIS in ISO/IEC JTC 1’s fast track procedure

2. Open-328 review procedure overview
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3. Open-328 review procedure
Invitation to help: • Review the final draft ECMA-328 2nd edition; Solicit technical comments; • Draft, review and compile dispositions until one month before JTC 1’s end-of-ballot. Thereafter:
Ecma will issue technical comments and dispositions to ISO/IEC JTC 1‘s fast track to be addressed in the Ballot Resolution Meeting.
How to comment:
Send (ISO/IEC formatted) comments to Open-328 archive contains final draft.
Who:
Experts from ISO/IEC/JTC 1 SC28, IEC/TC 108 and IEC/TC 111 who register at Mr. Van Heiningen, Océ, International Editor, TC38-TG1 convenor, coordinates.
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4. JTC 1 Fast-Track Procedure Submitter
is a JTC 1 P-member or JTC 1 Class A-liaison holder
is the only party that decides to submit to JTC 1’s Fast-Track; not a JTC 1 decision.
may submit a published standard, amendment or Technical Report
may solicit advance informal comments from SC’s
either directly or via the JTC 1 Secretariat
recommends assignment of the publication to an SC
identifies an International editor
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5. JTC 1 Fast-Track Procedure ITTF
Settles copyright and trademark situation;
Registers the Fast-Track proposal;
Includes DIS number allocation
Helps assignment to an SC or JTC 1 itself;
JTC 1 Secretariat assigns
Starts the 30-day review period;
May result in perceived contradictions that ITTF settles
Starts the 5-month letter ballot;
Publishes Final DIS text as ISO/IEC publication.
ITTF: ISO/Central Office IT Task Force
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6. JTC 1 Fast-Track Procedure SC
Upon assignment to an SC:
The SC administers the new project in its work programme and maintenance list;
SC Secretariat:
Distributes ballot results to the SC’s NBs and all voters
Within two months after ballot closure
Calls the ballot resolution meeting, appoints the Convener
Required in case of “disapprove” votes and/or contentious technical comments, but not earlier than 2,5 months after ballot closure
Appoints the international Editor
Who drafts the (proposed and) final DIS text and (proposed and) final Disposition of Comments report within 1 month after ballot resolution meeting
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7. JTC 1 Fast-Track Procedure Voting and Voters
Two-staged:
30-day review period, to determine perceived contradictions;
5-month letter ballot (DIS or DAM), which is a combined voting process.
Voters, one per country:
all NBs of ISO may vote;
all NCs of IEC may vote;
all P-members JTC 1’s shall vote.
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8. JTC 1 Fast-Track Procedure Ballot criteria
Ballot pass criteria:
 1/2 of JTC 1’s P-members voted (approve, disapprove or abstain) and
 2/3 of JTC 1’s P-member “approve” and
Three or more “approve” votes per “disapprove” vote cast by all voters.
Disapproval:
On technical grounds only;
Must include justification;
Should include proposed fix for identified technical problem;
Requires attendance of ballot resolution meeting.
Currently JTC 1 has 27 P-members.
50% Criterion: 14 or more P-members vote either approve, disapprove or abstain.
2/3 criterion: the number of P-members: (approve / (approve + disapprove)) is 2/3 or more; abstains are not counted.
¼ criterion: less than one disapprove vote cast per approve from P-member, NB, NC one per country.
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9. JTC 1 Fast-Track Procedure Ballot resolution meeting
SC shall call a ballot resolution meeting in case of negative votes or contentious technical comments;
NO-voters must attend;
To turn NO-votes into YES-votes.
By approving disposition of comments; Preferably by consensus, otherwise by majority vote.
NB or NC shall confirm their vote change to “approve” to ITTF in writing.
Within one month following the meeting, the International Editor drafts:
the final DIS text; and Disposition of Comments report from proposal versions (as modified and approved in the meeting).
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