Folks, The WSRF TC currently does not have an editor for the WS-ResourceMetadataDescriptor specification. I believe that this specification is important to OGSA, as it captures the management of metadata of properties. For example, communicating default values, providing an indication of how fresh the data is (goodFrom & goodUnitl in OGSI), and whether the property is modifiable or readonly. There is an initial draft available and some agreement on what the direction from here should be, e.g. simplification. See http://www.oasis-open.org/committees/download.php/9758/wsrf-WS- ResourceMetadataDescriptor-1.0-draft-01.PDF Options are: 1) Someone from OGSA could join WSRF and volunteer to be the editor. 2) WSRF could transfer responsibility for the spec to OGSA. 3) OGSA could pursue an alternate mechanism for metadata. A similar note has been sent to the WSDM TC. Let me know what OGSA would like to do regarding this development. -- Take care: Dr. David Snelling < David . Snelling . UK . Fujitsu . com > Fujitsu Laboratories of Europe Hayes Park Central Hayes End Road Hayes, Middlesex UB4 8FE +44-208-606-4649 (Office) +44-208-606-4539 (Fax) +44-7768-807526 (Mobile)