3.11. TC XML

TC XML reviewed the status of xCal — the XML format for iCalendar document which has been updated several times since its initial publication. Most of the session was devoted to review of the Cal-WS Web Services API for calendaring and scheduling document now out for Public Review and Comments. This specification will become a substantial part of the OASIS WS CALENDAR standard, and the TC discussed alternative approaches to making the document available to OASIS upon publication. Preferred are submitting the material directly, to be incorporated in WS CALENDAR, or arranging for OASIS to publish the material as a standard which can then be normatively referenced by WS CALENDAR. This should be resolved with OASIS hopefully by the end of the Public Review period in mid-June. Key to the approach will be ensuring harmonization between CalConnect and OASIS for the future evolution of Cal-WS.