Hello UBL TC,
We have now reviewed the new Rules for UBL Regional
Localization Subcommittees proposed on 10 August:
http://lists.oasis-open.org/archives/ubl/200908/msg00011.html
And we have accepted changes discussed at the Montreal F2F and in
the TC meeting of 9 September:
http://lists.oasis-open.org/archives/ubl/200909/msg00009.html
I believe that we are now in agreement on the revised set of rules
below, so I hereby put it to you for approval.
If you approve adoption of the Rules for Regional Localization
Subcommittees below, do nothing.
If you are a voting member of the UBL TC and you object to
adoption of these rules, signify by posting your objection to the
UBL list no later than COB Thursday 17 September 2009.
Jon Bosak
Chair, OASIS UBL TC
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RULES FOR UBL REGIONAL LOCALIZATION SUBCOMMITTEES
1. Each UBL regional localization subcommittee shall operate in
the languages used in the target region and shall meet on a
schedule optimized for members living in the target region.
2. UBL regional localization subcommittees shall report in English
at every face-to-face UBL TC meeting and also by email to the
UBL TC as required to keep the TC informed of substantive
developments.
3. The essential tasks of a UBL regional localization subcommittee
shall be as follows:
a. To promote the use of UBL in the target region.
b. To publicize UBL in the target region while coordinating with
OASIS communications staff as appropriate.
c. To propose extensions to UBL to accommodate regional legal
and business practices.
d. To review translations of UBL specifications, documentation,
data terms, and data definitions into the languages used in
the target region and to convey regional input to the
language-specific localization subcommittees responsible for
those translations.
e. To assist the UBL Human Interface Subcommittee in the
creation of region-specific input and output formatting
specifications.
4. UBL regional localization subcommittees shall additionally be
authorized (but not required) to perform the following
functions:
a. Build and maintain a UBL web site focused on the target
region within the oasis-open.org domain.
b. Hold UBL workshops and other UBL-related activities in the
target region.
c. Conduct studies of actual and potential UBL use in the
target region for input to the UBL TC.
5. In all respects not covered by these special rules, regional
localization subcommittees shall be bound by the standing rules
for UBL technical committees and all relevant OASIS policies
(for example, TC Process, IPR Policy, and Media Relations
Policy).