Report of meeting to discuss ESLSC

[jon.bosak@sun.com]

Hello ESLSC,

A meeting was held this morning (New York time) to discuss ways of
moving forward with the work of this subcommittee.

In attendance were Jon Bosak (UBL chair), Tim McGrath (UBL vice
chair), Florencio Diaz (ANF), Jordi Albareda (Tradise), and Carlos
Lozano (Tradise, translating for Florencio and Jordi).

Jon Bosak clarified the following points with regard to questions
raised by Florencio Diaz:

 - The ESLSC, like all UBL subcommittees, is a creation of the UBL
   TC and has no existence independent of the TC.  Its members and
   co-chairs are appointed by the TC and serve at its pleasure.

 - The UBL TC chair does not have the authority to directly remove
   a subcommittee co-chair, but he does have the authority to find
   that a member is no longer participating, as evidenced by a
   lapse in OASIS membership or repeated failure to respond to
   mail.

 - As vice chair of the UBL TC, Tim McGrath is authorized to deal
   directly with organizations and individuals on behalf of the
   TC.

 - It would have been better to arrange Tim's recent visit in
   Spain in cooperation with the ESLSC, but it is the
   determination of the UBL TC chair that the ESLSC is no longer
   functioning according to the terms of its charter.  This
   meeting was to determine whether and how the ESLSC can be put
   back on track.

Tim McGrath expressed his regret that he did not have the
opportunity to meet with Florencio during his visit to Madrid
last week and stated his belief that the problems we have
experienced with regard to the ESLSC have been due to a lack of
coordination and communication.

The UBL TC chair and vice chair expressed their desire that the
ESLSC begin meeting as specified in its charter and that it
continue uder the direction of its present co-chairs, Florencio
Diaz and Oriol Bausa.

The ANF and Tradise participants emphasized their support for UBL
as a royalty-free standard and referenced their ongoing efforts to
foster UBL adoption in Spain.

After some discussion, participants in the meeting agreed as
follows:

 - The ESLSC will develop a brief statement making it clear that
   UBL is licensed to all users on a royalty-free basis and that
   the use of UBL is not dependent upon any particular certificate
   mechanism or proprietary technology.  This statement will be
   included in all future Spanish-language collateral relating to
   UBL (bulletins, presentations, etc.).

 - ESLSC co-chair Florencio Diaz will contact ESLSC co-chair Oriol
   Bausa and meet with him to develop a plan for the ESLSC that
   will include the following, the results to be transmitted to
   the UBL chair and vice chair within two weeks of today's call
   (15 May 2006):

    - A schedule for regular ESLSC meetings, such meetings to be
      published and minuted on the ESLSC mail list and open to all
      ESLSC members

    - Brief monthly reports in English to the UBL TC as specified
      in the ESLSC charter, either presented in person during TC
      phone meetings or sent to the main ubl mail list

    - Reports to the UBL TC at its quarterly face-to-face
      meetings, possibly via telephone, beginning no later than
      the UBL TC meeting in Montreal 14-18 August 2006

Jon Bosak
Chair, OASIS UBL TC