Minutes of Pacific UBL TC call 19|20 May 2008

[jon.bosak@sun.com]

MINUTES OF PACIFIC UBL TC MEETING
TUESDAY 20 MAY 2008

ATTENDANCE

   Jon Bosak (chair)
   Tim McGrath (vice chair)

   (GKH and AS are both on leave of absence.)

STANDING ITEMS

   Additions to the calendar:
      http://ubl.xml.org/events

      None.

   Liaison report: UBL-TBG17

      TM: Stephen Green will be joining AS in attending weekly
      TBG17 calls as part of the UBL-TBG17 liaison group following
      the TBG17 interim meeting this week in Seoul.

   Subcommittee report: PSC

      TM: In its meeting two weeks ago in Barcelona, the PSC
      evaluated the CODICE requirements for incorporation of
      etendering into UBL 2.1.  They have created spreadsheets
      specific enough to begin data modeling and alignment with
      the existing UBL library.  Etendering will be approached as
      a variant of UBL quotation.

   Financial Requirements TG

      TM: Had first meeting, now trying to find a time slot that
      suits all of the participants.

   Review of Atlantic call

      No comments.

ADOPTION SC / UBL FOCUS AREA

   ACTION (5/6): Karsten Tolle (in charge of Customization area)
   to add a paragraph to the text for the Customization area
   noting that it provides a place for communities of users to
   create mini web pages for their customizations.

      [Mail received from Karsten confirms that this has been
      done.]

   ACTION (5/6): JB to point to ubl.xml.org from the Support Page
   and note that materials are being transferred.

      Done.

UPDATE PACKAGE STATUS REPORT AND SCHEDULING

   ACTION (5/6): JB to revise the Update Package in light of
   comments received.

      Done.

   JB: We have begun default balloting of final approval for the
   Update Package (ends COB Monday 26 May):

      http://lists.oasis-open.org/archives/ubl/200805/msg00026.html

   ACTION (1/8): JB to revise the work schedule spreadsheet.

      Pending,

CUSTOMIZATION GUIDELINES

   ACTION (5/6): TM to act as substitute editor.  Update and
   markup of the first three sections of the CGs due in to MG for
   editorial check by Pacific call next week.

      TM: Currently overcommitted, and this is not something that
      can be delegated.

      AGREED to target second week of June for delivery of the
      revision.

UBL 2.1 ISSUES LIST

   ACTION (12/18): TM to populate the new issues list with all
   currently known UBL 2.1 issues.

      Pending.

2008 TC MEETING SCHEDULE

   4-8 August 2008 in Montréal

      Confirmed.  Hotel Europa, rue Drummond (the week prior to
      the Balisage conference in the same location).

      See note on hotel rooms in Atlantic minutes.

   19-23 January 2009 in Fremantle

      Confirmed.  Some government involvement may be possible.

TC CONCALL SCHEDULE

   AGREED to move the time for next week's Pacific call two hours
   later, i.e., 19:30 in San Francisco and 10:30 in Hong Kong
   (02:30 UTC Tuesday 27 May).

Jon Bosak
Chair, OASIS UBL TC