Middleware and Related Services PTF Agenda

OMG Technical Meeting
Leeds, UK

2025-09-15 to 2025-09-19
Timezone: BST (UTC+0100)

Up to date agenda can be found at: https://omg.org/events/2025q3/agendas/MARSPTFCalendar.html

Mon 2025-09-15 (MARS Plenary (AM))
Callin Info: Callin access through meet.goto.com will be available to registered attendees during the event.
09:00-09:15Meeting Week Kick-off
Meeting week kick off, running through and potentially updating the agenda.
Break Schedule:
10:15-10:30 (MonAM); 10:00-10:15 (ThuAM)
Note: Times are listed in the BST time zone (UTC+1).
09:15-10:15IDL4 to Python Language Mapping: Review revised submission
Presenter: Fernando Garcia (RTI)|(ZettaScale, OIS, Rocket Software, TwinOaks)
Issued RFP: mars/21-09-20; Revised submission: mars/25-08-01
10:30-11:00Metaverse Standards Directory: Report
Presenters: John Draga & Matteo Vescovi (Rocket Software); Mike Abramson (ASMG)
Report on which MARS standards may be applicable to the Metaverse Standards Registry, an effort underway in the Metaverse Standards Forum (MSF).
11:00-12:00Spare
Time slot available to be filled.
13:00-17:00IDL WG (Co-Chairs: Chuck Abbott, Fernando Garcia)
Posted Agenda (includes remote connection info)
Tue 2025-09-16
10:00-12:00IDL WG (Co-Chairs: Chuck Abbott, Fernando Garcia)
Posted Agenda (includes remote connection info)
13:00-17:00IDL WG (Co-Chairs: Chuck Abbott, Fernando Garcia)
Posted Agenda (includes remote connection info)
Wed 2025-09-17
09:00-12:00DDS PSIG
Agenda
13:30-17:00CORBA WG (Chair: John Draga)
Posted Agenda (includes remote connection info)
13:30-17:00IEF WG (Co-Chairs: Mike Abramson, Alfred Strauch)
Posted Agenda (includes remote connection info)
Thu 2025-09-18 (MARS Plenary (AM))
Callin Info: Callin access through meet.goto.com will be available to registered attendees during the event.
09:00-10:00Spare
Time slot available to be filled; If filled, have a break starting at 10:00.
10:15-10:45CORBA 3.5 RTF: Progress Report
Presenters: Chuck Abbott (OIS) / John Draga (Rocket Software)
WIP Page
10:45-11:00Motions to Issue, Extend, or Adopt
10:45:  Vote to Adopt
* IDL4 to Python Language Mapping - Fernando Garcia (RTI)|(ZettaScale, OIS, Micro Focus, Twin Oaks); Issued RFP: mars/21-09-20, Revised Submission: mars/25-08-01  [VLQ=3]
11:00-12:00Meeting Wrap-up
11:00 - Vote to approve Draft 2Q 2025 Meeting Minutes (mars/25-06-01) [TFQ=xx]
11:10 - WG Report-Outs (CORBA/FACE Interop, IDL, IEF) 
11:40 - Plan for next mtng (update roadmap**) & other ad hoc topics
**As of June 2025 meeting
13:00-15:00MARS Overflow
Time reserved and room available to handle work items generated during the week that dont need to be conducted in MARS plenary or discussions continued from presentations earlier in the week.
15:00-16:30Chairs Planning/Agenda Coordination
Time for MARS Chairs to work on Friday PTC report. Also available to coordinate the MARS agenda with other TFs and SIGs and vice-versa.


Other items for your consideration:
Wed 2025-09-17
13:30-15:00AB Process SC
Agenda
13:30-17:00C4I DTF (DEMI WG) - Data Descriptor Deep Dive
Agenda
15:30-16:30SMSC
Agenda
15:45-16:30Evolving the UML Profile for Rosetta (Mathematical Formalisms DSIG)
Agenda
16:30-17:30Liaison SC
Agenda


General notes:
Acronym Supplement
AI:  Artificial Intelligence
CORBA:  Common Object Request Broker Architecture (https://www.corba.org/)
DIDO:  Distributed Immutable Data Object
DP:  Discussion Paper
ERMA: Enterprise Resource Metadata Attributions
FACE:  Future Airborne Capability Environment Consortium, managed by the Open Group (https://www.opengroup.org/face)  
IEF:  Information Exchange Framework
MM:  Meeting Minutes 
MRF:  Machine Readable File
MSF: Metaverse Standards Forum (https://metaverse-standards.org/)
TFQ:  Task Force Quorum (for issuing documents or process votes before voting list closed)
VLQ:  Voting List Quorum (for process votes after the voting list closes)
Specific to this Agenda or not available at the OMG site
Plans for December 2025 (San Francisco)
Subject to Revision 
-  Review & Issue
    * Standard Template for Cloud Service Agreement RFC
-  Review revised submission (and adopt?)
    * None
- Review to publish:
   * Data Residency DP (V2)
   * Cloud Governance V1.1 DP
   * Cloud Interoperability & Portability DP (Rev 4.0)
   * Cloud Security V4 DP
   * Practical Guide to Cloud Computing V4 DP
-  IDL, IEF, and CORBA WGs to meet.
-  Other Topics TBD

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