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OAGi Spring 2008 Meeting at NIST in Gaithersburg, Maryland

WELCOME !

Hi and welcome to our Open Applications Group Meeting Page.

Our next general meeting will be held Tuesday and Wednesday, April 29 - 30, 2008, hosted by NIST at their office in Gaithersburg, Maryland.

You can learn more about the location of the meeting, hotel, get directions, and register for the meeting just below.

HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDE

Architecture Council, High Tech Council, and Partner Council Meetings - We will be having Council meetings for all of our active councils. 

Working Group Meetings - We plan to have working sessions for our Manufacturing, High Tech Order-To-Cash-Procure-To-Pay, Mid-Market, and our Manufacturing Working Groups.

Industry Updates - We are very pleased that three of our OAGIS Partners (AIAG, STAR, and HR-XML) will be updating us on their OAGIS initiatives.

OAGIS User Sessions - We will be having discussions concerning Extending BODs, Data Management, and Stewardship of BODs.

Special NIST Sessions - Also, please note that we are having a special session by NIST concerning their work to build validation engines for our standards work, including an automatic validator for our Naming and Design Rules (NDR) document.

MEETING AGENDA

The meeting agenda is online here.

If you have any questions, please write to us at meetings@openapplications.org.  We encourage you to make your reservations as soon as possible and wee look forward to seeing you there!

EVERYONE IS WELCOME

All OAGi corporate members attend for free, but you do not have to be an OAGi member to attend. Individual members and non-members pay only a $275.00 fee to cover expenses. 

We take MasterCard, Visa, and American Express and an OAGi representative will contact you when you register.  Please feel free to invite your friends and colleagues.

Click here for more information on the benefits of joining OAGi as a member company.
 

MEETING REGISTRATION

If you plan to attend you must register online for building security requirements !!  Please click on the icon to the left to register.  You will be contacted by an OAGi representative when we confirm your registration.

Directions to the hotel and meeting facilities are just below.  You will need to make your own hotel reservations.

MEETING LOCATION INFORMATION
 
NIST Headquarters Address:

National Institute of Standards and Technology
100 Bureau Drive
Gaithersburg, MD 20899
Link to map: http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&tab=wl

The National Institute of Standards & Technology is located near Gaithersburg, Maryland, just off Interstate Route 270, about 25 miles (40 kilometers) from the center of Washington, D.C. NIST provides shuttle service from the Shady Grove Metro (subway) station. For further information on transportation, food/dining, hotels/motels and more see the Visitor Information page.

Directions to Main Campus:

From northbound I-270 take Exit 10, Route 117 West, Clopper Road. Bear right at the first light onto Clopper Road/West Diamond Avenue. At the next light, turn left onto the NIST grounds.

From southbound I-270 take Exit 11, Route 124, Montgomery Village Avenue/Quince Orchard Road. Bear right at the first light onto Route 124 West, Quince Orchard Road. After you merge onto Rt. 124, Quince Orchard Road, turn left at the second light onto Route 117, West Diamond Avenue. Turn right at the first light onto NIST grounds.

We will be in the NIST main building (bldg 101) on campus.  We are in Conference Room C. 

NIST Metro Shuttle
NIST provides shuttle service for official visitors and staff to and from the Shady Grove Metro Station. Visitors using Metro can meet the NIST shuttle at the
east side "Kiss & Ride" area of the Shady Grove Metro Station at 15 and 45 minutes past the hour from 8:00 am to 5:30 pm. The shuttle departs from the front of the NIST Administration Building on the hour and half hour.

The shuttle operates Monday through Friday except on federal holidays.
 
Bus Station
Union Station

Subway Station
Shady Grove Metro (4 mi S)

Train Station
Union Station
 
HOTEL INFORMATION
The Marriott Washingtonian
9751 Washingtonian Boulevard
Gaithersburg, Maryland 20878 USA
Phone:  1-301-590-0044
If you ask for the Open Applications Group rate, it is 179.00 per night.  The web site is: http://www.marriott.com/hotels/travel/waswg-gaithersburg-marriott-washingtonian-center/
 
 
 
 
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