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SFQL is a CD-ROM database interchangeability solution based on SQL which has been adopted by the Air Transport Association for aircraft maintenance manuals on CD-ROM. IEEE is currently working on a formal SFQL standard. I will be uploading some more notes and minutes about this to the industry new library. The ATA SFQL 2.3 specification is already available in the CD-ROM Production library Section (or search on Keyword SFQL). Also, zipped together with the SFQL specification is an article explaining the ATA standards approach to CD-ROM interchangeability in the context of CALS. The next working group announcement follows. ——————————- IEEE SCODMP SFQL Working Group July Meeting Vancouver, B.C. July 20-21, 1993 1. Where The meeting will take place at: Granville Island Hotel and Marina 1253 Johnston Street Granville Island Vancouver, B.C. Canada V6H 3R9 Tel: 604-683-7373, toll-free 1-800-663-1840 (Maybe Canada only) FAX: 604-683-3061 When you make the reservation, give the meeting name: I told them “IEEE SCODMP SFQL Working Group'', but cautioned them to accept permuted subsets of this. I have been warned that there are some rooms that are bit close to the nightclub and can get loud, so it might pay to ask for a quiet room when you register. 2. Getting Here In the following discussion, it will be helpful to remember that the Canadian Dollar is worth about US$0.79 these days; turning it around, your greenback is worth C$1.27. Fly into Vancouver; there are lots of flights from all over. If it's dramatically easier or cheaper, you can come into Seattle, but then you're looking at a 4-hour drive with bad rush hours around Seattle and the border. Take a taxi from the airport; shouldn't be much more than C$25.00. There's a downtown shuttle bus, but I don't believe it works very well for this hotel. I wouldn't recommend renting a car, unless you want to do some vacationing before or after – the hotel is very central and convenient. 3. Special Travel Note For those of you who haven't been to Canada before, it's a really easy country to get into and do business in, but the following is helpful to know: 1. Bring some good ID, ideally a passport or birth certificate. If you only have a driver's license, they'll grumble and delay but eventually let you in anyhow. 2. When the guy asks you the purpose of your visit, say “committee meetings''. If you accidentally give him the impression that you are here to do some paid work on a job, Canadian-employment rules can swing into action (we Canucks have the same problem crossing the U.S. border). Obviously, this meeting is not affected by those rules, so don't confuse the poor guy. 3. Do not, whatever you do, bring a handgun or other firearm. There is no