UBL Liaison SC meeting 6 October 2003

The regular monthly UBL LSC conference call will take place Monday
6 October at this number:

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   U.S. domestic toll-free number: (866)839-8189
   Int. access/caller paid number: (865)525-0625
   Access code: 5819636
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Preliminary agenda:

 - Calendar review

 - Report on UBL 1.0 Alpha

 - 1.0 Beta implementation review

 - UBL 1.0 localization

    - Language-specific localization SCs

    - Translation of UBL specifications and associated
      documentation into target language

    - Definition of language-specific lookup table for UBL element
      and attribute names

    - Publicity for UBL in target locale

    - Proposal of extensions to accommodate locale-specific legal
      and business practices

    - Building and maintaining web site to provide information
      about UBL in the target language

 - Post-1.0 UBL specialization

    - Development of domain-specific extensions to the UBL basic
      trade documents

    - Development of new domain-specific UBL trade documents

    - Alternative organizational approaches

       - Form UBL <domain> SC, invite direct participation by
         <domain> experts in <domain> vertical data exchange
         organization and <domain> working groups in TBG, X12,
         RosettaNet, etc. (Problem: meeting logistics)

       - Form UBL <domain> SC, locate the SC meetings on a
         rotational basis with <domain> working groups in other
         organizations (Problem: Indecisiveness and churn)

       - Form UBL <domain> SC, set up liaisons with <domain>
         experts in other organizations (Problem: procrastination,
         second-guessing)

       - Offload <domain>-specific UBL development onto <domain>
         working groups in other organizations (Problem: lack of
         coordination, very slow progress)

 - UBL TC meeting schedule

 - LSC meeting schedule

 - Other business