Re: SV: [ubl-dev] Invitation to Participate in Developing a Catalogue Document for Submission into UBL 2.0.

[David Lyon <david.lyon@computergrid.net>]

Mikkel,

It also might be worth having a look at some existing work:

 - http://www.gefeg.com/work/ana/pricat/pricat_.htm

 - www.xcbl.org

No point reinventing the wheel... yet again...

Regards

David

On Monday 04 July 2005 08:40 am, Mikkel Hippe Brun wrote:
> Hi David,
>
> This is an initiative taken by the Danish Government, and we invite anyone
> interested in electronic catalogues to participate. We will submit the
> outcome of this work to the UBL TC as a proposal for inclusion in UBL 2.0.
> The initiative has been included in the UBL 2.0 schedule under the
> condition that we deliver on time in an open and accountable process.
>
> Your countryman, Tim McGrath, will be chairing the workshops and conference
> calls and Tim will also be responsible for documenting the output of the
> work. Tim's intimate knowledge of UBL and data modelling will surely give
> us a sound and balanced outcome.
>
> We welcome all proposals for this work and we plan to set up a conference
> line in order to allow people to call in.
>
> Regards
>
> Mikkel
>
> > -----Oprindelig meddelelse-----
> > Fra: David Lyon [mailto:david.lyon@computergrid.net]
> > Sendt: 29. juni 2005 08:11
> > Til: ubl-dev@lists.oasis-open.org
> > Emne: Re: [ubl-dev] Invitation to Participate in Developing a
> > Catalogue
> > Document for Submission into UBL 2.0.
> >
> >
> > Hi Mikkel,
> >
> > Just to clarify one thing, is this meeting only open to Oasis members?
> >
> > Normally one has to be an Oasis member to contribute to these
> > Standards.
> >
> > Just 20 years ago, businesses were issued with a catalogue from their
> > Suppliers once a year. It would take about 10 minutes to "manage" the
> > catalogue. "Put it on the shelf.." for later reference...
> >
> > Then catalogues started arriving six-monthly, three-monthly and now
> > weekly.
> >
> > In the computer industry in Australia, we now have realtime pricing
> > where prices can change at anytime during the day. All thanks to
> > xml technology.
> >
> > We would certainly be interested to see what comes out of these
> > developments.
> >
> > Regards
> >
> > David
> >
> > On Wednesday 29 June 2005 09:41 am, Mikkel Hippe Brun wrote:
> > > As part of our ongoing committment to collaborate with
> >
> > other interested
> >
> > > parties in providing requirements for UBL, the Danish
> >
> > Ministry of Science,
> >
> > > Technology and Innovation would like to invite you to a workshop in
> > > Copenhagen on the 15th and 16th of August 2005.
> > >
> > > The purpose of this meeting would be to collect requirements for a
> > > Catalogue document specification to be submitted for
> >
> > inclusion in UBL
> >
> > > version 2.0.
> > >
> > > The aim of this initial workshop would be to define
> >
> > use-cases, and agree on
> >
> > > business and functional requirements. There will be a
> >
> > follow-up workshop on
> >
> > > October 12th and 13th 2005 with the purpose of finalizing
> >
> > the proposal to
> >
> > > UBL and doing a technical evaluation.
> > >
> > > The timing of this project has been scheduled to fit with
> >
> > the proposed
> >
> > > release of UBL 2.0 in early 2006.
> > >
> > > For the first workshop we are looking for participants that
> >
> > have business
> >
> > > knowledge and experience with electronic catalogues,
> >
> > because the goal of
> >
> > > the workshop is to formulate the business requirements and
> >
> > functional
> >
> > > requirements for a core Catalogue document.
> > >
> > > If you are aware of other organizations or people within
> >
> > your organization
> >
> > > who may wish to contribute, please feel free to forward
> >
> > this invitation.
> >
> > > Preparatory workshop material will be sent to registered
> >
> > participants in
> >
> > > advance of the meeting.
> > >
> > > Further logistics and a list of invited participants can be
> >
> > found at:
> > > http://www.oio.dk/dataudveksling/ehandel/international/eCatalogue
> > >
> > > Deadline for registration to the workshop is August 10th
> >
> > 2005. Please send
> >
> > > an email to Helle Schade-Sørensen (hss@vtu.dk) to confirm your
> > > participation.
> > >
> > > Best regards
> > >
> > > Mikkel Hippe Brun
> > > Chief Consultant, M.Sc.
> > > National IT and Telecom Agency
> > > Phone: +45 3337 9220
> > > Cell: +45 2567 4252
> > > E-mail: mhb@itst.dk
> > > Fax: +45 3545 0010
> > > www.itst.dk
> > >
> > > and
> > >
> > > Helle Schade-Sørensen
> > > Head of section
> > > Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation
> > > Bredgade 43 - DK-1260 Copenhagen K
> > > Tel. +45 3395 5236 - fax +45 72265558
> > > E-mail hss@vtu.dk
> > > Web www.vtu.dk <http://www.vtu.dk/>
> >
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