On Friday, I had to leave RootsTech early and unfortunately missed the FHISO panel during the Developer Day track. These are the remarks I would have made.
My name is Patrick Jones, I am Senior Director of Security at the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN, https://www.icann.org/). ICANN is a global organization that coordinates the Internet’s unique identifier system (domain names, such as .com, .info and .us; Internet protocol addresses and numbers; and protocol port and parameter numbers). We do this for worldwide public benefit, enabling a single interoperable Internet. ICANN works through a multistakeholder model, facilitating participation by all interested parties, to foster a healthy, stable and resilient Internet ecosystem through coordination and collaboration.
I make these remarks now in my personal capacity, from the perspective of someone who has worked in a multistakeholder environment for the past 13 years and from the perspective of an individual family historian.
Last summer I […]
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Don’t miss our panel discussion today at RootsTech 2013. You’ll hear more about Open Standards from some of the FHISO Founding Members.
In the photograph below some of the panelists, Patrick L. Jones, Joshua Harman (Ancestry) and Robert Burkhead (FHISO) are chatting about FHISO and the panel discussion with FamilySearch’s Gordon Clarke.
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Realising the Benefits – Community-driven Standards Development Begins
Salt Lake City, Utah, USA—Friday, March 22, 2013—Family History Information Standards Organisation, FHISO, has announced its 2013 Call for Papers Initiative (http://fhiso.org/call-for-papers/), signaling the commencement of open standards development work.
Members of the international genealogy and family history community are invited to submit written proposals as contributions to the FHISO standards development process.
“Modern standards development work is dynamic and deliberate,” said Robert Burkhead, FHISO Technical Standing Committee Coordinator and Acting Chair. “The result will be inclusive; it will be effective. It begins here. It begins with you and your participation.”
“For the first time, the proposals will be published to the benefit of all stakeholders making up the international community,” said Tony Proctor (UK), FHISO Organiser. “Collectively, the proposals will give rise to comments, member working groups and project teams. The information standards developed from this process will better support how […]
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“Who Do You Think You Are? Live” is LIVE! The doors opened this morning at 10 a.m. in London. Billed as “The Biggest Family History event … In the world!” this is one giant show. Great sponsors and exhibitors from A to Z.
So, we are asking—”Who’s there … and Who wishes they were there!”
We know that Dovy Paukstys, Chief Technical Officer, Real-Time Collaboration, Inc., is there. So is Malcolm Austen, the FHISO representative for the Federation of Family History Societies (FFHS) and its IT Coordinator.
Big shout out to both Dovy and Malcolm for helping bring a ‘bit of FHISO to the show in the form of a flyer. I expect Dovy to be … everywhere. Malcolm should be all around too, as he’s maneuvering between the FFHS booth (stand no. 626) and the Oxfordshire booth (stands no. 79/80). Malcolm is helping distribute the FHISO materials, so stop by […]
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Boulder, CO and Gilbert, AZ — January 7, 2013 — Mocavo, Inc. and Family History Information Standards Organisation, Inc. (FHISO) announced today that Mocavo has finalized its plans to become a founding member of the organization. As part of this process, Mocavo has designated Ryan Hunter as its key organizational member representative. Ryan will participate with other FHISO members from the global genealogical community in the development of standards for the digital representation and sharing of family history and genealogical information.
“We are delighted to join forces with FHISO and the other Founding Members,” said Ryan Hunter, chief operating officer for Mocavo, Inc. “Technology standards provide the framework for cooperation amongst genealogists and genealogy technology providers. With this framework we can all benefit from being able to go deeper in our family histories and make new discoveries more easily. We look forward to contributing to FHISO’s important work.”
“Genealogists want to […]
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brightsolid to collaborate in FHISO’s Creation of Data Standards for Family History
DUNDEE, SCT (UK) and Chandler, AZ (USA) – Dec. 17, 2012 – brightsolid group and Family History Information Standards Organisation, Inc. (FHISO) announced today that the brightsolid group has finalised its plans to become a founding member of the organisation. As part of this process, brightsolid has designated organisational member representatives, including D. Joshua Taylor and Elaine Collins. The brightsolid representatives will work with other FHISO members from the global genealogical community in the development of standards for the digital representation and sharing of family history and genealogical information.
“FHISO allows for an important dialogue between technologists and genealogists”, said D. Joshua Taylor, Business Development Manager of North America for brightsolid, “brightsolid is happy to join this vital conversation and to collaborate with the global family history community”.
“We’re thrilled to know that Chris van der Kuyl and brightsolid […]
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Austin, TX and Gilbert, AZ — October 29, 2012 — The Federation of Genealogical Societies (FGS) and Family History Information Standards Organisation, Inc. (FHISO) announced today that the Federation of Genealogical Societies has finalized its plans to become a founding member of the organization. As part of this process, FGS has designated Drew Smith as its key organizational member representative. Drew will participate with other FHISO members from the global genealogical community in the development of standards for the digital representation and sharing of family history and genealogical information.
“After RootsTech 2011, the Federation of Genealogical Societies launched a Technology Initiative and committed itself to serving as a technological role model for its member societies. By becoming a founding member of FHISO, FGS provides yet another example of this leadership role in an area of technology that significantly impacts the lives of genealogists,” said Drew Smith, an FGS Director and FGS […]
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Den Haag (Nederland) en Gilbert, AZ (USA) — 11 oktober 2012 — Coret Genealogie en Family History Information Standards Organisation, Inc. (FHISO) hebben vandaag aangekondigd dat Coret Genealogie zijn plannen heeft afgerond om stichtend lid van de organisatie te worden. Als onderdeel van dit proces heeft Coret Genealogie zijn oprichter, Bob Coret, aangewezen om de organisatie als lid te vertegenwoordigen. Bob zal, samen met andere FHISO leden uit de wereldwijde genealogische gemeenschap, participeren in de ontwikkeling van standaarden voor de digitale representatie en het delen van familiegeschiedenis en genealogische informatie.
“Ik ben ervan overtuigd dat de genealogische gemeenschap als geheel – organisaties met en zonder winstoogmerk, collega’s en concurrenten, ontwikkelaars en eindgebruikers – profijt hebben van standaarden. FHISO biedt ons de mogelijkheid om het inzicht van alle internationale genealogische spelers te combineren bij het ontwikkelen van standaarden op het vlak van familiegeschiedenis”, zei Bob Coret, oprichter van Coret Genealogie.
“Coret Genealogie bouwt […]
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