November 8, 2006
Dear TSC Member,
As discussed on the TSC list server, we will hold a one-time election to fill three seats on the Transitional Technical Task Force (T3F) from the TSC. Thiscommuniqué serves as the announcement of the nomination period and provides the schedule and processes that will be followed for nomination and election of three TSC members to the HL7 T3F.
The schedule for nominating / electing the T3F members is as follows:
Nomination/Election ScheduleThrough Nov. 5 / Discussion on TSC list server on designation of 3 areas of interest
Nov. 6 – Nov 7 / SI Organizational Task Force finalizes area of interest designation
Nov. 8 – Nov 12 / Nomination period
Nov 13 / HQ confirms nominees and posts nominee list to TSC list server by end of day
Nov. 14 – Nov. 16 / Election period
Nov. 17 / Results announced
Nov. 20 - 22 / Run-off election (if required)
Nov. 21 – Dec. 1 / Affiliates designate / elect representatives
Please feel free to contact Karen Van Hentenryck or Terrance Bennett if you have any questions. Thank you in advance for your participation.
The process for nominations/elections is highlighted below:
1. Written announcement is made to members of the TSC conveying the schedule and process that will be used for nominations/election. This communiqué serves as that announcement to the TSC Members. Another announcement will be made on November 8 to alert TSC members to the opening of the nominations period. Nominations will be open from November 8 – 12 (11:59 pm EDT).
2. Members of the TSC are eligible to nominate and be nominated for the seat corresponding to the interest area to which their TC/SIG is designated. The three interest areas, the TCs/SIGs designated for each and the list of eligible co-chairs are provided at the end of this document. Note: Co-chairs whose term is up for re-election in January and who have indicated that they will not be running for re-election are not eligible for nomination.
Nominations shall be posted to the TSC list server () with the words “T3F Nomination” in the subject line no later than Sunday, November 12, 2006. Nominations must specify for which one of the three seats (Foundation Technology, Structure & Semantic Design, or Domain Experts) the individual is being nominated. Late nominations will not be considered. Voters can submit write-in ballots for those not formally nominated. If the person is ineligible or unwilling to run, those votes will not be counted.
3. On Monday, November 13, HQ will verify the list of nominees, contacting each candidate to ensure that he/she agrees to run. Nominees will be asked to supply a brief (one paragraph or less) statement of their credentials, reasons and vision for seeking election to the T3F. This statement should indicate the TC or SIG he / she is currently chairing. If desired, the nominee may include a photo. Candidate statements/photos should be forwarded to
A final list of nominees will be announced to the TSC list server by the close of business on November 13.
4. Elections will be conducted November 14 -16. Each TC/SIG will submit ONE vote for the T3F seat corresponding to the interest area to which their TC or SIG is designated. Co-chairs are to use whatever process they deem necessary to arrive at consensus on which candidate shall receive their TC/SIG vote. All votes shall be sent electronically to: .
The body of the vote e-mail must indicate:
§ The TC or SIG submitting the vote
§ The name of the candidate being voted for
§ The interest area the candidate represents (Foundation & Technology, Structure & Semantic Design, or Domain Experts).
Votes must be received no later than 11:59 pm EST, Thursday, November 16, 2006. Late submissions will not be considered. Should we receive conflicting votes from a single TC/SIG, none of the votes from that TC/SIG shall be counted (as this implies that the co-chairs did not reach consensus). The candidate from each interest area that receives the most votes shall be deemed the winner.
5. Election results will be announced to the TSC list sever on Friday, November 17, 2006. In the event of a tie, a run-off election will be conducted November 20-22. The run-off candidates and their interest area will be announced to the TSC list server and each TC/SIG within that interest area will again be invited to submit a single vote to determine the winner.
Interest Areas for T3F Nomination/ElectionThe following three interest areas are being recognized for the purpose of electing three members of the TSC to the Transition Technical Task Force (T3F). Co-chairs eligible for election are provided in parenthesis following the name of the TC/SIG. Co-chairs whose term is up for election at the January 2007 meeting and who have indicated that they will not be seeking co-chair re-election are not eligible for election to the T3F.
Foundation & Technology
Committees and projects in this space focus on providing the fundamental tools and building blocks that other Committees can use to build the standards.
o Conformance (Lisa Carnahan, John Lyons, Frank Oemig)
o Infrastructure & Messaging (Grahame Grieve, Anthony Julian, Doug Pratt, Scott Robertson, Rene Spronk)
o Java (Peter Hendler, Gunther Schadow)
o Modeling & Methodology (Woody Beeler, Lloyd McKenzie, Dale Nelson, Craig Parker, Ioana Singureanu)
o Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) (Alan Honey, John Koisch, Jari Porrasmaa, Ken Rubin)
o Tooling Committee (Lloyd McKenzie, Jane Curry, Laura Sato)
o XML (Paul Knapp, Charlie McCay)
Structure & Semantic Design
Committees and project in this space focus on creation of basic patterns and common messages that could exist on their own, but are mostly used by others.
o Arden Syntax (Robert Jenders, Matt Sailors)
o CCOW (Barry Royer, Michael Russell, Rob Seliger)
o Clinical Decision Support (Bob Greenes, Robert Jenders, Craig Parker, Matt Sailors)
o Clinical Guidelines (Robert Greenes, Guy Mansfield)
o Electronic Health Record (EHR) (Peter DeVault, David Rowlands, Corey Spears)
o Financial Management (Kathleen Connor, Francine Kitchen, Susan Lepping)
o Genomics (Peter Elkin, Amnon Shabo, Scott Whyte)
o Orders & Observations (Hans Buitendijk, Gunther Schadow, Jeff Sutherland)
o Patient Administration (Jean Ferraro, Gregg Seppala, Klaus Veil)
o Personnel Management (June Rosploch, Leon Salvail)
o Scheduling & Logistics (Anita Benson, Jane Foard)
o Structured Documents (Liora Alschuler, Calvin Beebe, Bob Dolin)
o Templates (Brett Esler, Russ Hamm, Galen Mulrooney, Mark Shafarman)
o Vocabulary (Stan Huff, Ted Klein, Cecil Lynch)
Domain Experts
Committees and projects in this space focus on creation of messages, services, documents using many of the common structures in place, yet expanding it in key areas as well.
o Anatomic Pathology (John Gilbertson, John Madden)
o Anesthesiology (Martin Hurrell, Terri Monk)
o Attachments (ASIG) (Mike Cassidy, Wes Rishel, Penny Sanchez, Maria Ward)
o Cardiology (Jon Elion, Bron Kisler, Brian McCourt)
o Community Based Health (Rob Swenson, Richard Thoreson, Max Walker)
o Emergency Care (Kevin Coonan, Don Kamens, Jim McClay, Todd Rothenhaus)
o Government Projects (Jim McCain, Nancy Orvis)
o Healthcare Devices (Todd Cooper, John Firl, Thomas Norgall)
o Image Integration (Fred Behlen, Helmut Koenig)
o Lab (Austin Kreisler, Ken McCaslin, Craig Robinson)
o Patient Care (William Goossen, Susan Matney)
o Patient Safety (Clive Flashman, Lise Stevens)
o Pediatric Data Standards (David Classen, Joy Kuhl, Andy Spooner)
o Pharmacy (Robert Hallowell, Julie James, Michael van Campen)
o Public Health Emergency Response (PHER) (Rita Altamore, Jim Case, Kristi Eckerson)
o Regulated Clinical Research Information Management (RCRIM) (Randy Levin, Barb Tardiff, Ed Tripp)
o Security (Bernd Blobel, Mike Davis, Glen Marshall)