Date:  5 June 2006
To:    Fortran US TAG
From:  Stan Whitlock
Subj:  Minutes of the J3 US TAG meeting {J3 #176 Las Vegas} of 11-May-2006


    Minutes of the J3 US TAG meeting {J3 #176}
    May 11, 2006
    Emerald Suites, Las Vegas, NV, USA

1.  The meeting was called to order by Van Snyder, International
    Representative, at 4:45 PM.

2.  There were 8 people present.  The attendees and the organizations
    they represent are listed in the table below as column 1.

3.  Stan Whitlock was appointed secretary for this meeting.

4.  The agenda was modified to add item 2.5 "Request that WG5 initiate
    a Technical Report for the WG5 Fortran 2008 worklist item J3-041,
    based on paper J3/06-171 entitled 'Specification, syntax, and edits
    for interoperability of optional, assumed-shape, allocatable, and
    pointer dummy arguments' with Bill Long as project editor and edits
    against the Fortran Standard 'current' at the time".  The motion
    to accept the agenda as amended was made by Stan Whitlock and
    seconded by Dan Nagle;  it passed 8-0;  the vote is recorded
    in the table below as column 2.

5.  The motion to approve the minutes of the US TAG of February 16, 2006,
    Fairfax, VA, J3 meeting #175 was made by Dick Hendrickson and seconded
    by Stan Whitlock;  it passed 8-0;  the vote is recorded in the
    table below as column 3.

6.  Van Snyder had no INCITS/OMC business to report.

    As always, Van drew everyone's attention to the anti-trust guidelines
    at www.incits.org/inatrust.htm .

7.  No comments from members were recorded.

8.  There was no old business.

9.  The motion "to request that WG5 initiate a Technical Report for the WG5
    Fortran 2008 worklist item J3-041, based on paper J3/06-171 entitled
    'Specification, syntax, and edits for interoperability of optional,
    assumed-shape, allocatable, and pointer dummy arguments' with Bill Long
    as project editor and edits against the Fortran Standard 'current' at
    the time" was made by Dan Nagle and seconded by Van Snyder;  it passed
    8-0; the vote is recorded in the table below as column 4.

10. There was no new business.

11. Action items from this meeting:

    - Van Snyder to notify WG5 of the request in item #9 above.

12. The next US TAG meeting is planned for the next J3 meeting, #177, in
    August, 2006, in Las vegas, NV, USA.

12. No final comments from members were recorded.

13. The motion to adjourn was made by Dan Nagle and seconded by Michael
    Ingrassia;  it passed 8-0;  the vote is recorded in the table below
    as column 5.

    The meeting was adjourned at 4:46 PM.


Table of votes taken by attendee
================================

    1 2 3 4 5 Organization represented  Representative
    - - - - - ------------------------  --------------
    Y Y Y Y Y Self                      Dick Hendrickson

    Y Y Y Y Y Sun Microsystems, Inc.    Michael Ingrassia

    Y Y Y Y Y Cray, Inc.                Bill Long

    Y Y Y Y Y Self                      Jeanne Martin

    Y Y Y Y Y Self                      Dan Nagle

    Y Y Y Y Y Alternate to R. Bleikamp  C. Mallory North

    Y Y Y Y Y Jet Propulsion            Van Snyder
              Laboratory

    Y Y Y Y Y Intel Corporation         Stanley Whitlock

    1 attendance
    2 adoption of amended agenda
    3 adoption of minutes of previous US TAG meeting
    4 request TR based on J3/06-171
    5 motion to adjourn


06-T12 Final Agenda for J3-USTAG Meeting 176
============================================
4:45-4:46 PM, Thursday 11 May 2006

1. Opening business                              V. Snyder
     Remarks from the chair                      V. Snyder
     Adoption of agenda                          V. Snyder
     Approval of Meeting 175 minutes             V. Snyder
     INCITS/OMC report (if any)                  V. Snyder
     Comments from members

2. Old business (if any)

2.5 Request that WG5 initiate a Technical Report
    for the WG5 Fortran 2008 worklist item J3-041,
    based on paper J3/06-171 entitled 'Specification,
    syntax, and edits for interoperability of optional,
    assumed-shape, allocatable, and pointer dummy
    arguments' with Bill Long as project editor and edits
    against the Fortran Standard 'current' at the time

3. New business (if any)

4. Closing business                              V. Snyder
     Review of action items (if any)             V. Snyder
     Future Meetings
     Comments from members

5. Adjournment