# February 2021 Fortran Standard Committee Meeting

**URL:** <https://fortran-lang.discourse.group/t/february-2021-fortran-standard-committee-meeting/750>\
**Category:** Announcements\
**Created:** [February 23, 2021, 12:58am UTC](https://fortran-lang.discourse.group/t/february-2021-fortran-standard-committee-meeting/750 "2021-02-23T00:58:47Z")\
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**Author:** ![certik](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/fortran-lang.discourse.group/certik/32/4_2.png) [@certik](https://fortran-lang.discourse.group/u/certik)\
**Post date:** [February 23, 2021, 12:58am UTC](https://fortran-lang.discourse.group/t/february-2021-fortran-standard-committee-meeting/750/1 "2021-02-23T00:58:47Z")

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@zjibben is keeping track of the progress at an issue here: [February/March 2021 J3 meeting · Issue #199 · j3-fortran/fortran\_proposals · GitHub](https://github.com/j3-fortran/fortran_proposals/issues/199)

I also announced on Twitter: [https://twitter.com/OndrejCertik/status/1364014062032412673](https://twitter.com/OndrejCertik/status/1364014062032412673)

I am posting here in case anyone in the community would like to discuss or propose anything, and also so that you know about it and can keep an eye on what the committee is working on.

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**Author:** ![fluidnumerics\_joe](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/fortran-lang.discourse.group/fluidnumerics_joe/32/4360_2.png) [@fluidnumerics\_joe](https://fortran-lang.discourse.group/u/fluidnumerics_joe)\
**Post date:** [February 23, 2021, 1:47am UTC](https://fortran-lang.discourse.group/t/february-2021-fortran-standard-committee-meeting/750/2 "2021-02-23T01:47:27Z")

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Thanks @certik ! Is there a way to listen in on the standards committee meeting as a member of the community ?

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**Author:** ![certik](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/fortran-lang.discourse.group/certik/32/4_2.png) [@certik](https://fortran-lang.discourse.group/u/certik)\
**Post date:** [February 23, 2021, 3:11pm UTC](https://fortran-lang.discourse.group/t/february-2021-fortran-standard-committee-meeting/750/4 "2021-02-23T15:11:05Z")

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@fluidnumerics_joe unfortunately the committee meetings are not public. The best way to participate is to be active at [GitHub - j3-fortran/fortran\_proposals: Proposals for the Fortran Standard Committee](https://github.com/j3-fortran/fortran_proposals) and to watch the issue that I linked above that @zjibben and I will update with a summary of what the committee discussed and did.

@pmk, unfortunately there are no papers submitted for this, and as such I do not expect this to be discussed.

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**Author:** ![certik](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/fortran-lang.discourse.group/certik/32/4_2.png) [@certik](https://fortran-lang.discourse.group/u/certik)\
**Post date:** [February 23, 2021, 5:59pm UTC](https://fortran-lang.discourse.group/t/february-2021-fortran-standard-committee-meeting/750/6 "2021-02-23T17:59:54Z")

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Yes, that is my understanding.

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**Author:** ![certik](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/fortran-lang.discourse.group/certik/32/4_2.png) [@certik](https://fortran-lang.discourse.group/u/certik)\
**Post date:** [February 23, 2021, 9:23pm UTC](https://fortran-lang.discourse.group/t/february-2021-fortran-standard-committee-meeting/750/8 "2021-02-23T21:23:02Z")

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I am. I personally have little power to change how the committee operates, but what I have been doing is to open up the communication channels to be able to discuss with the wider community.