Drew Smith
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Date: 8 June 2013
Family History Information Standards Organisation, Inc. (FHISO) is pleased to announce the appointment of Drew Smith as the first Chair of FHISO, effective 1 July 2013. Drew is currently the Organisational Member Representative to FHISO from the Federation of Genealogical Societies (FGS).
“I am deeply honored to have been given this opportunity by the FHISO Board,” Drew said. “As someone who has made a career in information technology and librarianship, I recognize the critical importance of information standards, and as a long-time genealogist, I understand the needs of the world’s genealogy product and service vendors, repositories, societies, and individuals to collaborate and to share family history information. I look forward to leading an international effort to support the creation of these essential information standards.”
“We are excited to have Drew join us in this leadership role, as it marks a significant milestone in transitioning […]
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Are you interested in FHISO?
Will you be at RootsTech 2013 a few days from now?
If so, be sure to stop by the FHISO Booth – Booth 646 in the Exhibits Hall.
In particular we’re arranging a “Meet & Greet” that will start at the FHISO Booth at 5:15pm on Thursday 21 March – after the last session for the day, and move to a nearby location to be determined (the Exhibit Hall closes at 6pm). If you don’t have a session in that last time slot, stop by earlier.
Looking forward to seeing many of you there!
We’re excited that this year FHISO will have a booth in the Expo Hall.
Plan of the RootsTech Expo Hall.
Come and visit us at Booth 646 during the hours the Hall is open.
Stop and chat a while, and fill out one of our “I just want it to work” question forms.
RootsTech 2013 is just a week away now. FHISO has been allocated a time slot on Developer Day – Friday 22 March (3:00-4:00 p.m.; room 258)- for a Panel Discussion. This discussion is titled:
What It Means: Open Standards Development from the Perspective of Developers and Standards Professionals
Panel of FHISO founding members and developers present information and engage in Q&A about international community standards setting activities.
The time will be split between introductions and statements from the Panelists, and a Question and Answer session with the Audience.
We’ve lined up a great panel of developers and Founding Member Representatives to take part in this panel.
Moderator – Roger Moffat
Roger Moffat is a transplant from New Zealand, where he last worked as the Manager of the New Zealand Research Station in Antarctica. He has been been involved in FHISO from its start and BetterGEDCOM as well. Roger studied Agricultural Engineering in New Zealand in […]
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Family History Information Standards Organisation, Inc. (FHISO) was incorporated earlier this year to act as the community-owned standards organization serving genealogists, world wide.
Standards organizations depend on broad support — that includes support across some of the entrenched territorial lines we find in our community.
Most other sectors have figured out how to bridge those territorial lines — they are already reaping the benefits of open, transparent and democratically developed standards. If we work together as a community, we too can build bridges.
So, let’s get started. The position paper/comment draft, “Why FHISO?” being released today, should help get the dialog going. Click to download the PDF file.
Why FHISO v01-04
Whether you agree with it, dispute it or want to add to it, we want to hear from you. Help us pass it around. We’d like comments from innovators and users alike. And around the globe, too, so please share it with those you […]
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Gilbert, AZ USA—April 26, 2012 — Family History Information Standards Organisation, Inc. (FHISO) today announces it has received an inaugural year (2012) financial pledge from Andrew G Hatchett III that will help with specific start-up costs and certain on-going monthly operating expenses.
An amateur genealogist for more than 50 years, Andy served in the United States Air Force and has experience in business, office management, sales and quality control. He retired from Laboratory Corporation of America in 2001 and has since been a beta tester for several software companies. Andy joined BetterGEDCOM in February 2011; in November of that year, he became part of the group organizing FHISO. He currently serves as FHISO’s acting secretary.
FHISO is a standards-setting organisation bringing the international family history and genealogical community together in a transparent, democratic forum for the purpose of developing information standards to solve today’s interoperability issues. To learn more about FHISO, visit […]
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Family History Information Standards Organisation (FHISO) New standards-setting organisation formed to support Family History and Genealogy
Salt Lake City, Utah, USA — Wednesday, February 1, 2012 — FHISO (http://fhiso.org) is a newly-formed international organisation created to develop standards for the digital representation and sharing of family history and genealogical information. The standards will solve today’s interoperability issues independently of technology platforms, genealogy products or services. They will provide opportunities for innovation and will address robust user requirements such as search, capture and research administration.
In the fall of 2010, a group of dedicated technologists and users formed the “Build a BetterGEDCOM Project” to improve data exchange standards and to facilitate sharing between researchers. This grassroots effort has grown into a dynamic, open forum for the exchange of ideas, and a substantial body of work has been produced. In order to realise the project goals, a more structured, organised environment was needed. […]
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RootsTech 2012
Look for FHISO and BetterGEDCOM representatives at RootsTech 2012, and please participate with us in the featured presentations listed below:
“Family History Information Standards Organisation (FHISO) – What It Is, and How to Get Involved” Robert Burkhead, Presenting Date: Friday, February 3, 2012 Time: 12:50pm Place: Room 258
“Sources, Citations and Metadata” (panel discussion) Hosted by Ancestry Insider with Robert Burkhead a Panelist Date: Friday, February 3, 2012 Time: 4:15pm (90 minutes) Place: Room 257
Family History Information Standards Organisation, or FHISO, is a proud sponsor of the Build a BetterGEDCOM Project–the grassroots effort powered by ideas that got it all started.
FHISO will be community owned. Its members will work transparently and collaboratively to identify, develop and maintain voluntary, open, consensus-based technical standards for international use. This work includes publishing the standards, including the the relevant documentation, and providing further services to encourage acceptance and adoption of the published standards. FHISO standards will be publicly available at zero or minimal cost on a non-discriminatory basis. Anyone will be able to implement the standards for any purpose without royalty or license fees.
Look for FHISO and BetterGEDCOM representatives at RootsTech 2012, and please participate with us in the featured presentations listed below:
Family History Information Standards Organisation (FHISO) – What It Is, and How to Get Involved
Robert Burkhead, Presenting Date: Friday, February 3, 2012 Time: 12:50pm Place: […]
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