Tracking the Man with the Gavel: Alex Brown on the BRM

“As many of you are aware, Alex Brown will be the ‘Convenor’ of
the OOXML Ballot Resolution Meeting (BRM) that will run from
February 25 through 29 in Geneva, Switzerland. Alex has a variety
of unenviable tasks, including:

“Trying to interpret various standing Directives and other
ISO/IEC JTC1 rules and practices that were created for what might
be described as kinder, gentler times (not to mention for shorter
specifications).

“Figuring out how to process c. 1,000 comments (after
elimination of duplicates) during a 35 hour meeting week, without
the currently contemplated possibility of an extension…”

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