Charter revision

[jon.bosak@sun.com]

Here's what I've got based on discussions with Eduardo over the
last month or so.  He hasn't read this latest version, but it does
reflect some of his comments.

Jon

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REVISED UBL CHARTER    *** DRAFT 2003.07.15 ***

Goals

   The goals of the UBL Technical Committee are as follows:

    - To create a Universal Business Language (UBL) that will
      standardize common business data structures and allow
      businesses of all sizes to enjoy the benefits of electronic
      commerce.

    - To develop UBL in harmony with the ebXML specifications
      adopted by UN/CEFACT and in light of recommendations and
      standards issued by ISO, IEC, ITU, UN/ECE, W3C, IETF, OASIS,
      and other relevant standards bodies and organizations.

    - To align the vocabulary and structures of UBL with the
      vocabulary and structures of existing XML business
      libraries.

    - To establish liaisons with leading industry data exchange
      organizations in order to ensure the usability of UBL in a
      variety of trading contexts.

    - To vest ownership of UBL 1.0 in OASIS, a nonprofit
      corporation dedicated to the adoption of structured
      information standards, and to make it freely available to
      everyone without licensing or other fees.

    - To promote UBL to the status of an international standard
      for the conduct of XML-based electronic business.

    - To develop a standard context methodology for the automated
      customization of UBL to fit different business environments.

Initial Deliverables

   The primary deliverables of the UBL TC in the UBL 1.0 time
   frame include:

    - A set of Naming and Design Rules for the representation of
      ebXML Business Information Entities (BIEs).

    - A UBL BIE library in the form of standard XML schema
      elements for common business data structures such as
      "party," "address," and "line item."

    - A set of basic business documents assembled from the BIE
      library, such as UBL Order, UBL Receipt Advice, and UBL
      Invoice.

    - A set of formatting specifications for the rendering of the
      basic business documents in human-readable form.

    - Guidelines for extending UBL within specific industry
      contexts.