Why isn SBML part of a standards process like OMG?
Some time ago, the SBML Editors at the time considered submitting SBML as a proposal to the Object Management Group (OMG) in response to a request for proposals (RFP) for pathways representations. However, the SBML community decided at the 7th Forum meeting that while it would be useful to have the endorsement of a standards body like the OMG, people’s time and resources would be better spent working on SBML development rather conforming to all the standards requirements of the OMG process. This does not rule out the possibility of seeking standards-body recognition sometime in the future.
