Tim,
I've been involved with the UDEF effort. A couple of points:
- The UDEF effort is being driven through the Aerospace Industry
Association (AIA). EIA is
the Electronics Industry Alliance... different group. It's an
important distinction
however, since UDEF adoption by the AIA will likely lead to
adoption by the US Government,
especially the military and defense sectors. That said, the high
tech sector, EIDX, is
putting UDEF into it's cross-reference models.
- The UDEF team has been cognizant of the Cefact CC work. However,
further alignment
will be necessary (which they realize), and I know there are folks
who are interested
in making that happen who are actively involved with UDEF (me
included).
- They do have a proposed governance model. What I would propose is
that we ask Ron
Schuldt, who is the co-chair of the UDEF team, to present this
model to the liaison
team. If that's acceptable, I can make those arrangements.
regards,
Bill
