Rules of Procedure

• Status: Current
• Approval date: 20 Dec 2007

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1. The Name of the Member Section

This group is named "OASIS Changfeng Open Standards Lab Member Section" (or as abbreviated, "COSL MS").

2. The Member Section Statement of work:

The purpose of the COSL Member Section is:

• To serve as a focal point for discussions of SOA-related open standards technology an
  implementation, End-to-End Resource Planning (EERP), and other relevant issues as applicable in Asia.
• To assist in the dissemination of, and collection of responses for EERP. The EERP effort focuses on how to build a framework that manages all services that a company requires to produce and deliver the products or services to its ultimate consumers. Therefore, EERP includes the extended research on how to evaluate services and processes subject to business objectives and how to composite and de-composite services subject to optimization.
• To facilitate and encourage the re-use and information sharing for SOA-related standards, technologies, and applications.
• To assist OASIS in promotion and adoption of open standards.
• To facilitate incubation research related to SOA implementation and EERP.
• Where the specific needs suggest additional work, to discuss, scope, and, if needed, initiate additional standardization projects within OASIS.

3. The Rules for Electing Steering Committee Members

The COSL MS Steering Committee shall be constituted as follows:

1. The Changfeng Open Standard Platform Software Alliance (Changfeng) shall designate a member, so long as Changfeng remains an OASIS Member.
2. Each COSL Member Section Affiliated Technical Committee shall elect a member of its Technical Committee to serve as its representative on the COSL Member Section Steering Committee, so long as the Technical Committee is active.
3. Three or four additional At Large Steering Committee members shall be elected by the Qualified Electors of the COSL Member Section. The number of At Large seats is fixed by the current Steering Committee prior to each election to ensure that the total number of Steering Committee positions is an odd number.

The election shall be held on an annual basis. At Large members shall serve two-year terms and shall be eligible for election to no more than three successive terms.

The At Large COSL Member Section Steering Committee members will be nominated and elected by Member Section Qualified Electors. All Qualified Electors among the Member Section's membership may vote in each Steering Committee election. Each Member Section Supporting Entity shall be entitled to have one Member Section Qualified Elector (as those terms are defined in the OASIS Member Section Policy). The Member Section Qualified Elector for a Member Section Supporting Entity that is an OASIS Organizational Member shall be that entity's Primary Representative (as those terms are defined in the OASIS TC Process), or that person's designate.

Vacancies on the Steering Committee shall be filled as provided by the Member Section Policy.

4. Initial Makeup of Member Section Steering Committee

The Steering Committee initially shall be composed of five members. One member from Changfeng Alliance and one At Large member from each of these entities: Digital China and the National Computer Agency (Korea) shall serve on the initial Steering Committee. The individuals appointed to the two At Large positions shall serve for two years. The remaining two At Large positions shall be filled by an election to be held no later than two months following the establishment of the Member Section, and those so elected shall serve for an initial one-year term.

5. Process for Changing the Number of Steering Committee Members

The Steering Committee may at any time change the number of seats on the Steering Committee to three, five, seven, or nine members. The elected At Large Members of the Steering Committee shall serve two-year terms. The Steering Committee may add any additional seats (up to a maximum of nine) with an initial term of either one or two years, so as to maintain overlapping, staggered committee terms for continuity purposes.

6. Funding Model for the Member Section

The COSL Member Section shall retain no separate membership dues percentage. The COSL Member Section may receive funds directly from sources other than membership dues and may, at the election of its Steering Committee, pursue revenue generating and business activities, such as events, grants and donations, so long as these are consistent with OASIS policies and the consortium's not-for-profit tax-exempt status. All such activities and expenditures will be subject to OASIS policies, budgeting and reporting practices, and the approval of OASIS management.

7. Provisions that Apply to Affiliated Technical Committees

OASIS Technical Committees may seek to affiliate with the Member Section as provided in the OASIS Member Section Policy. Affiliated TCs may choose to operate under either of the Royalty-Free IPR modes allowed by OASIS policies, and in any language as indicated in their TC charters.

8. Other Provisions

The Steering Committee will elect its own chair, and set its own meeting schedule and agenda, operating under Roberts Rules of Order (newly revised) and all applicable OASIS policies.

All meeting minutes and official Steering Committee activities will be published on the publicly archived Steering Committee mail list.

The Steering Committee may adopt additional standing rules for its Member Section operations, if not inconsistent with these Rules or OASIS policies.

Once the Steering Committee is established, it may modify these Member Section Rules of Procedure, subject to approval of the OASIS Board of Directors as provided in the OASIS Member Section Policy.