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The 115th
EDIFICE Plenary was held on 9-10
November 2011 and was hosted by IBM at
the IBM Forum in London overlooking the
Thames river.
The theme
covered:
“Turbulent
Times -
IT's
role in
helping
the
business
to
navigate
chaotic
change”
"Change has always been a reality for IT
departments, but the world we live in is
getting ever more complex, with
industries, markets and economies
experiencing rapid and often turbulent
change. Predicting the future
environment in which your business will
need to operate gets harder all the
time.
This creates new
challenges that leaders across all types
of enterprises must face if they are to
remain successful, and IT will be at the
heart of solving these challenges. Data
is being captured today as never before.
It reveals everything from large and
systemic patterns—of global markets,
workflows, national infrastructures and
natural systems—to the location,
temperature, security and condition of
every item in a global supply chain. How
do we enable and manage this data, where
do we store it so that we can make it
instantly available to any application.
How do we leverage this data,
intelligently, to enable businesses to
navigate the increasingly chaotic world
in which we live?"
Member
representatives and all Plenary
attendees may request a login to access
the presentation material posted
here.
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EDIFICE
Organisation:
NEW MEMBERS:
Kuehne+Nagel who joined EDIFICE as a
member in June 2011 officially presented
their company and highlighted their
interest to contribute to the EDIFICE
activities. The presentation can be
found
here.
Call for Nominations:
Boudewijn Janssen's current
term as Chair ends in March 2012. The 115th Plenary
calls for nominations for the function
of Chair and the election will take
place at the 116th Plenary. All
nominations should have been received at
the secretariat on March 5th 2012 latest.
In case you wish to nominate another
person than yourself please make sure
that this person has accepted the
nomination.
FINANCE:
Juergen Linkens, the EDIFICE Treasurer
presented the 2011 YTD figures and the
proposed budget for 2012. The 115th
Plenary approved the presented
figures.
The membership fee for 2012 remains
unchanged at 2500 EURO. Membership will
receive a request to renew membership
for 2012 in the coming days.
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EDIFICE Activity Updates
by the Task Group
Chairmen
Below you will
find the highlights and
action points from each
group. For more details
on specific activities
please contact the
EDIFICE secretariat.
-
BPA
- B2B Process Adoption
by Dane
Manes of GXS
BPA continued its
work on the BPI
(Business Process
Integrator)
activity.
BPI is a
lean Standardised
B2B solution based
on CSV.
BPA calls for
volunteers to run a
pilot. Quite a few
of the member
companies present
(Users and Solution
Providers) expressed
an interest in the BPI
concept.
By March
Plenary all
supporting
documentation around
BPI will be ready
for endorsement.
i.e. BPI Syntax
document and Message
Definitions.
BPI process maps and
message set will be
expanded.
Further activities
in the BPA group are
around ROI for
outsourcing.
BPA meets on
Wednesday every
other week starting
at 10 AM CET. Feel
free to register and
to contribute to the
BPA activity.
DCM-Distribution Channel
Management
by Juergen Linkens,
Freescale Semiconductor
This group has
finalised the
upgrade of all its
EDIFACT MIGs to
D.10A. The resulting
Data Maintenance
Requests will be
submitted to the
EDIFACT board
shortly.
Membership is asked
to raise any DCM
related topics they
might have and join
the monthly
conference calls on
the 1st Friday of
each month.
BILL -
eInvoicing by Tony
Nisbett, IBM
The eInvoicing TG
held a very
successful meeting
on the day preceding
the Plenary. Tony
presented the
CEN/ISSS eInvoicing
status and
eInvoicing
compliance issues in
the EU member
States.
The E-Invoicing
assessment document
that was distributed
prior to the meeting
in London, was
reviewed and will be
amended according to
the comments
received from
membership. The
group plans to have
the document ready
for endorsement by
the March 2012
Plenary.
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Boudewijn Janssen
thanked Peter Andersen
and Tony Nisbett of IBM
for hosting the 115th Plenary
meeting at the IBM Forum
in London.
Special thanks go to
Kate Gregson and Jane
Cockayne for
coordinating the
overall logistics
provisions.
EDIFICE wishes to thank all
the speakers for their
outstanding performance
and the EDIFICE
membership and Observers
for their participation
and great support.
IBM
and EDIFICE
welcomed 47 Participants
from 22 different
organisations.
We herewith encourage
the Observer companies
present in London to
envisage taking more
active part in the
EDIFICE Network and
also help support the
organisation financially
by signing up as a
member.
How to join EDIFICE as a
member is explained
on-line:
Click here
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Next
Plenary
116th Plenary
This Plenary will take
place on 7-8 March 2012.
The theme, location and
host will be
announced shortly.
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The EDIFICE Directors
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The
European Network for B2B Integration in High Tech Industries
