XBRL International (XII) is seeking candidates for the XSB Chair as part of its scheduled rotation of this leadership position. XII has experienced a global expansion of adoption and interest in XBRL and the electronic standardization of business information it  facilitates. This has raised expectations of an accelerated evolution of the XBRL specification,  support materials and communication linkage to XBRL projects and the community at large. The selected Chair for these key activities of XII must be committed
to leading with a collaborative and market focused approach.

The XSB is responsible for managing the production of the consortium's technical materials. It is charged with setting priorities for the creation of new material and ensuring all material is of a uniformly high quality, with the goal of accelerating adoption of XBRL around the world.

More information on the International Standards Board can be found at:

Procedure 

Standards Board Chair candidates may be nominated  by any member of XII and may include selfnominations. The Nominations Committee will conduct interviews with qualified candidates after the deadline for submissions. A candidate recommendation will be presented to the XII Board for approval with the term beginning immediately after such approval. 

Term

The Chair’s term is annual. The Chair should not serve as chair for more than 3 consecutive terms and not more than 3 terms in any period of 6 years. 

The Chair will be expected to:

•Oversee the production of the consortium’s technical materials and Working Groups

•Lead weekly calls of the XII Standards Board 

•Periodically report activities to the XII Board and other interested parties

•Guide the delivery of the objectives within the XII document “Preserve, Promote, Participate”

•Raise the level of openness and market feedback in the XBRL International standards setting

process 

 •Strategically address interoperability of XBRL and other standards

•Strive to achieve consensus of the Standards Board wherever possible

•Be well qualified in at least one (and preferably more) of the primary competencies of the XSB members, which are:

o Software Architecture

o Business Reporting Management

o Product Management

o Programme Management Eligibility

Any XII Eligible Participant may be nominated as a Chair of the Standards Board. Individuals may self nominate for this position and no seconder is required. If you are nominating someone else please ensure that they are able to confirm nomination by the deadline. 

Deadline for Submissions

The deadline for submitting nominations and candidate statements and for nominees to confirm they accept nomination is 2359 UTC, 13 May 2011.

There is no limit on the length of candidate statements. Please send nominations, candidate statements and confirmation of acceptance of nominations, if applicable, by PRIVATE E-MAIL to nominate@ 23：59 UTC on 13 May 2011.