Explanation: The vision is to increase the rate of innovation through the growth of XML in the Energy Information Administration and the Department of Energy - through coordination, building a registry of "energy" terms, and the sharing of XML applications as they develop.

Meetings: The DOE and EIA xmlWGs will meet when the occasions arise.

DOE Contact: Carol Blackston, 301-903-4294, CAROL.BLACKSTON@hq.doe.gov
EIA Contact: Jim Disbrow, 202-586-1868, jim.disbrow@eia.doe.gov
Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory Contact: Frank Olken - olken@lbl.gov

Web address: http://energy.gov/

Major Participants:

Energy Information Administration

• Bill Underwood (EIA CIO and ITG Director),
• Jerry Peabody (EIA OIT, Deputy Director)
• Betty Barlow (EIA OIT Systems Development and Policy Division, Director),
• John Weiner (EIA, National Energy Information Center (NEIC), Director),
• Bill LaPerch (EIA Contractor/System Designer),
• John Pearson, EIA
• Charles Riner, EIA

DOE Office of the Chief Information Officer

• Carol Blackston (DOE CIO's Standards Chief),
• Jay Blewett (DOE CIO's office),
• Andrew Yocke (DOE CIO's office),
• John Shea (DOE CIO's office),

Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory

• Frank Olken - olken@lbl.gov

Encouraged to Participate: Computer systems developers, infrastructure support staff, computer applications programmers, Office Representatives, interested parties.

How to get involved:

1. Contact us and come to our meetings.
2. Begin using XML and XSL.
   
3. Take classes on XML, read about it, try to build it into your applications, develop a knowledge base of energy-related topics using a common XML.
   
4. Help develop a DOE/EIA XML registry.
   
5. Identify candidate and existing projects and pathways.

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