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The XBRL International (XII) Steering Committee Announces the Appointment of Ralf Frank as Chairman of the Best Practices Board
In its final regular session of the year on 16 December 2008, the XBRL International Steering Committee approved by unanimous vote Ralf Frank of the DVFA German Society of Investment Professionals and Representative of EFFAS The European Federation of Financial Analysts Societies as the Chairman of the XII Best Practices Board.
“We are honoured to have an individual with Ralf’s experience and commitment to lead the Best Practices Board of XBRL International. The work of this committee is very important to the community and will provide needed resources to project managers around the globe.” states Anthony Fragnito, XII CEO.
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Submissions for Speakers are now being accepted for the 19th XBRL International Conference
The 19th XBRL International Conference, produced by XBRL International, Inc. and hosted by XBRL France in cooperation with XBRL Europe, to be held in Paris, France, June 23-25, 2009, is seeking industry experts to speak and/or exhibit/sponsor. Speaking opportunities are limited so don't delay your subnmission.
To view the RFP click here and decide where your expertise will fit best! To view the tracks available go to: http://conference.xbrl.org/program/tracks
XBRL INTERNATIONAL SUPPORTS US SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION FINAL RULE FOR FILING OF PUBLIC COMPANY FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND MUTUAL FUNDS USING XBRL
World’s Largest Equity Market Joins Japan and China in Mandating XBRL Reporting Standard
Save the Date for the 19th XBRL International Conference: "Reducing Reporting Burden with XBRL: A catalyst for better regulation"
XBRL International, Inc and XBRL France will present the 19th International Conference in Paris, France on June 23-25, 2009. To Save the dates in your calendar, go to the conference website and use the link provided. The Program Committee led by Jean-Luc Menda, XBRL France & Tony Fragnito, XII has planned an exciting, interactive conference, so stay tuned to the website for keynote announcements, titles and descriptions of all program tracks . The Call for Presenters will be distributed in mid December after all tracks have been finalized.
XSB publishes an updated Technical Roadmap
The XBRL International Standards Board has published an updated technical roadmap of the activities for which it is responsible.
XBRL International Inc. updates and clarifies RFP for XSLT style sheet for extracting XBRL 2.1 from HTML documents with embedded Inline XBRL
Following industry consultation XBRL International Inc. (XII) has updated the RFP to allow for solutions using XSLT 2.0, provide some clarifications on the requirements, and extend the deadline to 2008-12-17.
Call for Participation – Reporting Processes Working Group
19th November, 2008 - This is a call to anyone who is interested in discussing and sharing best practices for reporting processes of XBRL projects.
The XBRL International Best Practices Board (BPB) wants to establish the “Reporting Process” Practice Working Group (RP PWG). All members are encouraged to step up and declare their interest and their intent to involve themselves in the work of this new XBRL International Working Group.
If the subject of Reporting Processes in XBRL driven projects is sufficiently important to your organisation, it is appropriate that your organisation contribute to the establishment of guidelines to facilitate this.
XBRL International Inc. issues RFP for XSLT 1.0 style sheet for extracting XBRL 2.1 from HTML documents with embedded Inline XBRL
XBRL International Inc. (XII) is soliciting proposals for the development of an XSLT 1.0 style sheet to extract a valid XBRL 2.1 instance document from a well-formed HTML document with valid embedded Inline XBRL content. This implementation is intended to be an example of a conformant implementation and will be made available as an open source project upon successful completion.
XBRL International Inc. announces the appointment of Mr. Daniel Diaz as a contracted regional coordinator for South America. Mr. Diaz was an academic award winner in 2003 and has been involved with XBRL since early 2000.
“XII is experiencing great interest and enthusiasm within South America for the benefits of XBRL. Projects are approved or underway in several countries in the region. We are confident this appointment will assist and expose these important projects to the international community” reports XII CEO Anthony Fragnito.
Mr. Diaz will assist with communications and facilitate XII activities in the region as required. Daniel can be reached at ddiaz@xbrl.org.
XBRL International Grants Approved Status to the US GAAP Taxonomies, 2008 version
XBRL US has published a final (2008) set of taxonomies covering US GAAP that supersede the versions published in 2005 and 2006. XBRL International has granted "Approved" status to these taxonomies.
XBRL International Acknowledges RSC Taxonomy for Corporate Social Responsibility
The RSC Taxonomy provides technological support for the generation, transmission and processing of Reports on the Corporate Social Responsibility activities and situation of companies and all types of entity.
Announcement of XBRL China Provisional Jurisdiction
China has established a provisional XBRL jurisdiction following strong interest in the use of XBRL by the Ministry of Finance, China Securities Regulatory Committee, Chinese Academy of Science, Shanghai Stock Exchanges,Shenzhen Stock Exchanges,and many other organisations.
18th XBRL International Conference presentations posted to conference site:
Over 30 of presentations that have been provided are available on the site in two locations:
1.) http://conference.xbrl.org/papers/listpresenters.aspx (listed by presenter name)
2.) http://conference.xbrl.org/program/program.aspx (inserted in program )
Notice will be posted when they are moved to http://archive.xbrl.org/ along with the other past conference presentations.
XII seeks applicants for Practices Director
The Best Practices Board actively manages the production, dissemination and continual improvement of work products that describe methods and processes for successful development, implementation, integration, maintenance and usage of XBRL. The Practices Director, reporting to the CEO, will serve as primary support to the BPB and is responsible for coordinating the work of volunteers, staff and contractor(s) of XII that work on best practices activities.
Open Compliance & Ethics Group sets up provisional XBRL Jurisdiction
The Technology Council of the Open Compliance and Ethics Group (OCEG) has established a provisional XBRL jurisdiction following strong interest in the use of XBRL by OCEG members and adoptionby the organization’s GRC-XML Program working group.
CoreFiling to Sponsor Public Sector Symposium at 18th XBRL International Conference in Washington, DC, October 15-16, 2008
Conference to feature keynotes from FDIC and State of Nevada
18th XBRL International Conference
WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--CoreFiling, a leader in interactive business reporting, specializing in XBRL-based systems and services, announced today that it is sponsoring, together with IBM, the Public Sector Symposium at the 18th XBRL International Conference, Better Reporting for Better Decisions: by Managers, Investors, Governments and Citizens. The conference will be held at the Reagan Building and International Trade Center on October 15-16, 2008. This global forum will bring together business leaders from around the world in investor communications, government and the governance/risk/compliance arena to discuss the impact of interactive information reporting on their practice areas.
Input sought on XBRL projects around the world
The XII Best Practices Board seeks to gain insights into the nature of the various XBRL projects which are both underway and already in operation around the globe. Click on the link above and take the survey now! (The link will take you to the DVFA site which is hosting this survey)
Call for Participation – Taxonomy Architecture Working Group
11th September, 2008 - This is a call to anyone who is interested in discussing and sharing best practices for architecture of XBRL taxonomies. The XBRL International Best Practices Board (BPB) wants to establish the “Taxonomy Architecture” Practice Working Group (TA PWG). All members are encouraged to step up and declare their interest and their intent to involve themselves in the work of this new XBRL International Working Group.
The XBRL International Nominations Committee seeks applicants to the XBRL International Standards Board
This is a General call to all those who are interested in participating in the XBRL International Standards Board (XSB) with a deadline for nominations of 23:59 on Monday, 19 August 2008
18th XBRL International Conference to Feature SEC Chairman Cox, October 15-16, 2008 in Washington, DC
XBRL International and XBRL US today jointly announced "The Ultimate Client: Business Reporting for Investors, Government and Citizens", a global conference that will explore how improved business and financial reporting through interactive data will affect investor communications, governance, risk and compliance as well as government reporting.
Rendering Working Group of XBRL International issues first Candidate Recommendation of the Inline XBRL Specification
Inline XBRL is a standard for embedding XBRL fragments into an HTML document. The objective is to provide documents which can be viewed in a browser while making use of XBRL tags which can be processed automatically by consuming applications.
Minor "Errata Corrections" issued to the Base Specification
The Base Specification and Maintenance Working Group has issued a new version of the XBRL 2.1 Specification containing a small number of additional minor errata corrections. This is the first set of corrections issued in 18 months which demonstrates the stability of the specification. Accompanying this document is an updated conformance suite.
XBRL International constitutes and names members of its Best Practices Board
XBRL International Inc. (XII) announced today that it had constituted its Best Practices Board (BPB), a body established to provide guidance and materials reflecting the best practices developed during implementations of XBRL around the world. It is expected that this will help facilitate and accelerate adoption of the eXtensible Business Reporting Language (XBRL) globally.
XBRL International Best Practices Board issue Call for Participation in the Project Management Practice Working Group
The Interim Best Practices Board of XBRL International, Inc. has announced that they are chartering a Working Group to address the issues of best practices as they apply to the management of XBRL related projects, and issued a Call for Participation in this Working Group.
Second Public Working Draft of Part 1 of the Versioning Specification Published
The Versioning Working Group has published the first Second Working Draft of Part 1 (Report Content) of the Versioning Specification. This specification defines the semantics of the versioning report. Part 2 will define the syntax used to express the report and is still being worked on by the Working Group.
"Final" XBRL US (2008) Taxonomies granted "Acknowledged" status by XBRL International
XBRL International has formally "Acknowledged" the series of taxonomies published by XBRL US in May 2008, which supersede those issued in 2005 and 2006. Links to these taxonomies can be found at http://www.xbrl.org/FRTAcknowledged/.
XBRL International Best Practices Board issue Call for Participation in the Software Interoperability Practice Working Group
The Interim Best Practices Board of XBRL International, Inc. announced today that they are chartering a Working Group to address the issues of Best practices as they apply to the interoperability of XBRL related software, and issued a Call for Participation in this Working Group.
XBRL International appoints Gilles Maguet as Secretary General of XBRL Europe
XBRL International, Inc. announced today that Gilles Maguet has been appointed Secretary General of XBRL Europe, the organization recently formed by XBRL International and the European jurisdictions to coordinate XBRL actions in Europe. In this newly created position, Mr. Maguet will lead the organization’s efforts in Europe to promote adoption of XBRL and interactive data for business reporting and will report jointly to the Executive Committee of XBRL Europe and to Anthony Fragnito, CEO of XBRL International.
Updated Irish GAAP Taxonomy granted Acknowledged status by XBRL International
XBRL International, Inc. has granted "Acknowledged" status to the latest release of the Irish GAAP taxonomy
XBRL announces formation of XBRL Europe
XBRL International, Inc. announced today it has formed XBRL Europe, a non-profit association based in Brussels to represent, coordinate and support XBRL members within Europe in their efforts to drive XBRL strategy and adoption across the region.
XBRL International Conference Convened in Eindhoven, Netherlands
XBRL International Accepts Contribution of JustSystems’ IP Rights for XBRL Rendering Technologies to Further Promote Open Source Technology. Conference Draws More Than 300 Securities Regulators, CEOs, CFOs, and Business Leaders from 37 Countries
Best Practices Board Application Deadline Extended
The XII International Steering Committee approved a motion to extend the deadline for applications to the Best Practices Board to May 9th, 2008. While it is very pleased by the number and quality of the applications received by the deadline the interest expressed in the Best Practice Board leading up to the Eindhoven conference has en