1.2. Why does it exist

• Progress of Calendaring and Scheduling standards seemed to be stalled

  • Existing specifications insufficient and incomplete

  • Existing products do not interoperate well

  • Products continuing to diverge

• Need for a separate, focused environment to take the next steps in Calendaring

  • Establish value of C&S standards in the marketplace

  • Help bring applications into mainstream use

• Help standards progress

  • Promote use of current and new standards to vendor, corporate and educational communities

  • Influence how standards evolve

  • Influence vendors to implement the standards

  • CalConnect is not itself a standards body