Policies and Guidelines

Policies Referenced in OASIS Membership Agreement

The following OASIS documents, approved by the Board of Directors, are referenced as a part of the terms and conditions of the OASIS Membership Agreement.

Bylaws
Describing the governance policies and procedures for the Consortium
Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) Policy
Governing the treatment of intellectual property in the production of specifications and other works by OASIS

Other OASIS Policies and Guidelines

Antitrust Guidelines
Defining the OASIS Antitrust Guidelines
Best Practices for Member Section Steering Committees
Offering suggested activities and practices that Steering Committees may use to provide and derive maximum value for their Member Sections and themselves
Board Standing Rules
Documenting procedures under which the OASIS Board operates
Case Study Guidelines
Detailing the creation and publication of official Consortium documents that describe implementation experiences involving OASIS Standards or specifications
Conflict of Interest
Directives for Filenames, URIs, Namespaces, and Metadata
Providing rules and best practice guidance for specification design, including: filenames, URIs, namespace URIs, namespace documents, version identifiers, and metadata
Document Retention and Destruction Policy
Describing OASIS operational requirements for retaining documents and secure destruction of documents.
Guidelines to Writing Conformance Clauses
Providing guidelines on how to write Conformance statements for OASIS specifications
Information Security Policy
Governing the operational procedures taken to securely store Personal Information and the requirements for reporting any security breach.
Interoperability Demonstration Policy
Governing participation in public interoperability demonstrations that showcase multi-vendor implementations of approved OASIS work
Liaison Policy
Governing formal liaison relationships between OASIS and other organizations
Mailing List Guidelines and Procedures
Describing the range of OASIS mail lists, instructions for their use, and the policies that govern their operation and archives
Media Relations Policy
Governing communications with the media on OASIS work
Member Section Policy
Defining the types of activities that can be conducted within an OASIS Member Section
Regional Offices Program
Identifying organizations to represent OASIS within specific geographic communities
Technical Committee (TC) Process
Governing the OASIS Technical Committee Process
Trademark Policy
Governing the use of OASIS marks and copyrights
Translation Policy
Governing language translations of OASIS Standards, specifications, and documents