Phil Zimmerman

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Fall 99 Simulation Interoperability
WorkshopStandards Activity Update

• Phil Zimmerman
• Standards Activity Committee, Chair

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SISO Structure
ensures SISO workshops and standards serve
broader MS community goals
Executive Committee
Conference Committee
Standards Activity Committee
organizes biannual Simulation Interoperability
Workshops
monitors development of products that promote MS
interoperability
SISO Community
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SAC Tasking

• Ensure that the standards organization remains
• Responsive to the needs of the community
• Produces products using a timely and efficient
  development process
• Produces products that are relevant to the
  community, feasible, and of excellent quality

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Development Process
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Product Developers
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Whats New

• Currently investigating becoming standards
  development organization
• Continuing IEEE relationship and exploring
  Relationships with other Standards Organizations
• Community Participation
• Product Activities at the Workshop
• Periodic Activities Summary
• Web-letter articles

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SISO Products

• Guidance Products
• Standards, Recommended Practices, Guides
• Reference Products
• Sources of information. Examples Study Group
  Reports, SIW Proceedings, Data Dictionary, FOM
• Mechanisms
• Resource(s) used to realize an activity.
  Examples SISO web site, Comment Tracking System
• Administrative Products
• Guides the operations and practices of SISO.
  Examples SISO Vision document, SISO Policies and
  Procedures.

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SISO, and IEEEStandards Process

• SISO Products
• Product and Schedule flexibility
• Web-based distribution of products
• IEEE Standards
• IEEE experience and process
• IEEE umbrella of indemnity

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Community ParticipationFall SIW Product
Activities

• SEDRIS Review (SANIBEL) - Monday
• 700 pm - 930 pm
• Non-HLA (CAPTIVA) - Monday
• 700 pm - 930 pm
• SISC (SANIBEL) - Wednesday
• 700 pm - 1000 pm
• Fid. Exp. Study Group (Amelia) - Wednesday
• 700 pm - 900 pm

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Community ParticipationFall SIW Product
Activities

• C4I Study Group (Captiva) - Wednesday
• 600 pm - 900 pm
• SAC Overview (Sanibel) - Thursday
• 630 pm - 800 pm
• RPR FOM 2.0 Working Session (Sanibel) - Thursday
• 815 pm - 1000 pm

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Current Status
RPR FOM
Balloting and revisions completed for 1.0
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. . . Other than WorkshopProduct Activities

• Web Page
• Project Summary Page
• http//www.sisostds.org/stdsdev/
• SAC Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
• http//www.sisostds.org/faq/index.htm
• Ask the SAC Button
• http//www.sisostds.org/stdsdev
• Simulation Technology Magazine
• http//www.sisostds.org/webletter/siso
• Reflectors
• SAC-DISCUSS, SAC-ADMIN, SAC-COM
• SISC reflector

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99 SAC

• Phil Zimmerman (Chair)
• Michael Myjak (Vice Chair)
• Jack Kramer (Secretary)
• Sam Knight (CC Vice Chair)
• Keith Briggs
• Rhonda Freeman
• Susan Harkrider
• David McKeeby
• Paul Nagele
• Randy Saunders
• Simone Youngblood

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Spring 00 SAC

• Michelle Bevan
• Keith Briggs
• Jack Kramer
• Sam Knight
• Mike Lightner
• Dave McKeeby
• Tom Mullins (Secretary)
• Michael Myjak (Acting Chair)
• Paul Nagele
• Michael OConnor
• Phil Zimmerman