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Subject: Rules for UBL Regional Localization Subcommittees
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 ================================================================== 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).
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