The first face-to-face meeting of Legal XML took place on September 17th, 1999 in Los Angeles, CA, following CTC6. Special thanks goes to the National Center for State Courts and Jim McMillan for setting up the meeting.

Attendance

On September 17th, 1999, fifty-nine people attended the first Legal XML face-to-face meeting in Los Angeles, California. Fourty-two people were new to Legal XML. Seventeen people had previously been subscribed to the Legal XML Developers List.

Agenda and Meeting Minutes

Generally, participants followed the original agenda. The meeting began with introductions followed by a presentation on governance and the DRAFT Operating Rules. A lively debate ensued.

Special thanks to Jo Sherman from Law Now, Australia, for taking the minutes and Allison Stanfield, eLaw Australia Pty Ltd, Australia, for doing the final edits.

Presentations

Winchel 'Todd' Vincent, Georgia State University Electronic Court Filing Project, gave a presentation on the DRAFT Operating Rules and on Legal XML Scope.  Niel Iscoe, eCertain, presented on Legal XML Scope and Requirements. Sam Hunting, Software Performance Systems, gave a presentation on XML Elements and Architectures for Electronic Patent Prosecution at the USPTO.  Rich Himes, U.S. Federal District of Court of New Mexico presented on XML Court Interface ('XCI').

Organizing Committee

The LegalXML Organizing committee met and minutes were taken.