• Call for Volunteers
ARTS needs your help!  We are currently seeking volunteers for the following committees and Work Teams:

• The Committee to develop the Standard RFP for Price Optimization is ready to schedule their first conference call and is looking for volunteers.

• The Work Team to develop schemas to integrate the Warehouse Management RFP is due to meet for the first time during the IXRetail Committee meeting August 15-17 in Washington DC and is actively recruiting members who are experts in this business area.  Click here to register.

• The Work Team developing the Schedules schema which will import Staff Scheduling information into a Time & Attendance application is looking for volunteers familiar with Workforce Management applications from both retail and vendor companies.

This is your opportunity to contribute to the development of ARTS standards while making sure your company's requirements are met.

• 3rd Annual Retail Technology Summit - London, 6 October 2005
The 3rd Annual ARTS-NRF Retail Technology Summit is scheduled to take place October 6 at the Radisson SAS Portman in London.  The theme of this year's summit is Implementing Global Standards in Retail Technology. To view the program or to register, click here.  If you are interested in sponsoring this event, please contact Ms. Lisa Marzetti.

• US-Japan Retail IT Leadership Forum 2005 - Tokyo, 8 November 2005

ARTS and NRF are pleased to announce that they will be sponsoring this new standards event in partnership with the Japan Retailers Association, Microsoft and others.  This event will take place 8 November 2005 in Tokyo at the Keio Plaza Hotel.  For more information, please contact ARTS@nrf.com.

•Participate in the VICS CPFR Survey
ARTS and NRF have established a closer relationship with VICS (Voluntary InterIndustry Commerce Standards Organization) and as a result, they have invited our members to participate in their CPFR (Collaborative Planning, Forecasting and Replenishment) survey.  Click here to go to the survey.

•First WAMPOS Meeting 9 August during UnifiedPOS Meetings
The first meeting of the Web Access Model Work Team of UnifiedPOS (WAMPOS) will take place August 9 2005 at Microsoft HQ in Redmond WA.  The principal task of this Work Team is to standardize the connection of Point of Service peripherals through the web.  To register for this meeting click here.

•IXRetail Updates

The Price Schema is now available for conformance testing.  To apply please send an email to ARTS@nrf.com or visit the ARTS Conformance Homepage.

The Final Draft Version of the Inventory Schema is now available for review on the ARTS webboard for member review.  Register to access the ARTS members only area on the ARTS website.

• Upcoming Meetings

ARTS UnifiedPOS Committee
9-11 August 2005
Microsoft Headquarters, Redmond WA

The new AccessPOS team and OPOS group will be meeting August 9, UnifiedPOS will be meeting August 10-11, and the JavaPOS will meet the afternoon of August 11. Click here to register.

ARTS IXRetail and Data Model Committees
15-19 August 2005
NRF Offices, Washington DC

Agenda

The IXRetail and Data Model Committees will both be meeting and continuing to work on ways to sync up the Schemas and the Data Model.  New work teams created to develop schemas to ease integration of the new Warehouse Management Systems RFP will also be meeting. Click here to register.

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