DDEX Standards Process

Plenary Meetings

DDEX Plenary Meetings are likely to occur four times a year. They are generally three day meetings during which reports on Working Group progress are provided, planning of future work is carried out, Working Groups meet physically to continue their work, requirements for co-ordination of work between Working Groups are acknowledged and new work items are identified. Plenary Meetings are attended by DDEX member and other organisations associated with DDEX in order that the latter are able to gain an understanding of DDEX's work.

Working Groups

DDEX Working Groups are established by a Board resolution, which also sets out the mandate of each Working Group and specific finite time deadlines. The Chair of each Working Group is appointed by the Board from representatives of Charter and Contributing members. Members of Working Groups are representatives of Charter and Contributing members. Decision making on output documents of Working Groups is by consensus with disagreements referred to the Board for resolution. Working Groups carry out their work largely by e-mail and telephone conference and usually only meet physically as part of a Plenary Meeting.

Membership of Working Groups offers an organisation the opportunity to participate and influence the development and final outcome of the Standards being produced by DDEX.

The complete text of DDEX's Standards Process can be found here.

If you wish to become a Contributing or Participating member of DDEX you will be required to fill in an Application Form.