W. Ed Hammond, PhD, a founding member of HL7, has served three terms as the chair
of the HL7 Board of Directors and is one of the most astute observers of the international
healthcare standardization scene.
At the 25th Plenary and Working Group Meeting in San Diego in September 2011 he spoke
about 25 years of HL7's history: The good, the not so good and lessons learned.
San Diego, CA (USA), September 2011