A	Background
B	Initial EIT Communities to invite
C	Timescale - 13 week plan

A	BACKGROUND

Over the week-end 01-02 Jan 2005 a number of conversations were held by OIC Members
about the tragedy of the Asia-Pacific Tsunami on 26 Dec 2004 and the 
long term impact on the people whose communities and livelihoods were destroyed 

The discussions culminated in the formation of a plan for:

1	a proposal to try to establish an Australian Electronic Information Industry 
	Alliance to provide long term support for the devastated countries

2	an invitation to Duane NICKULL Vice Chair UN/CEFACT to speak at the proposed
	inaugural lunch/dinner

3	an objective to provide expertise, product and services to the affected countries 
	rather than just finance

B	INITIAL EIT COMMUNITIES TO INVITE SUPPORT TSUNAMI RELIEF  

There appear to be 5 major Australian groups to invite to provide EIT Community 
Support for the Tsunami Relief:  

1	UN/CEFACT and Tradegate					Tradegate 
	Members are mainly companies involved with   
	Customs and Export   
	  

2	Australian Information Industry Association 		AIIA  
	Members are IT hardware, software and consultancies  
	  

3	The Australian Computer Society				ACS 
	Members are individuals who obtain ACS accreditation  
	for employment purposes  
	  

4	Software Engineering Australia				SEA   
	Members are mainly SME software developers
	  

5	Open Interchange Consortium				OIC  
	Members are mainly EII Consultants, SMEs and companies  
	using the Electronic Tender Information Service [TIMS]  
	  

An e-mail will be sent to each  group to inquire if they are interested in 
supporting a combined Australian Electronic Industries Tsunami Relief Alliance [AEITR] 
for this proposed Asia-Pacific Tsunami Relief initiative 

The AEITRA could be along the lines of the US Electronic Industry   
Alliance

C	TIMESCALE

A	Jan 2005

1	wk 1	Invite and confirm Speaker for Inaugural Lunch/Dinner

2	wk 2	Contact and confirm Support for proposed Alliance

3	wk 3	Initial letter to e-mail contacts for feedback

4	wk 4	Review plan from feedback

B	Feb 2005

1	wk 5

2	wk 6

3	wk 7

4	wk 8

C	Mar 2005

1	wk 9

2	wk 10

3	wk 11

4	wk 12

5	wk 13

D	Apr

1	wk 14	Lunch/Dinner