1999-2000
  - December 1999: W3C is approached to consider developing a standard way
    to use XML, Protocols, and Distributed Applications
- December 1999: Birth of xml-dist-app
- March 2000:
    Matrix of XML Messaging Technologies assembled
- February - May 2000: Presentations, Town Hall Sessions at XTech2000
    and WWW9
- April 2000: W3C Publishes Simple Object Access
    Protocol (SOAP) 1.1 as a W3C Note
- June-August 2000: W3C sends Activity Proposal for XML Protocol to the
    Membership for Review
- September 2000: W3C launches XML Protocol Activity,
    starting with 75 participants
All meeting minutes, all editor's copies; and all technical discussions
are Public.