XBRL International will be holding elections for the XBRL International Board of Directors (XII Board) during the XII Member Assembly meeting held on 2011-10-25 in Montreal, Canada. The XII Board is currently seeking candidates for the following categories:

1. Three (3) Jurisdiction Voting Representatives;

2. Three (3) anisational Direct Member representatives;

3. Five (5) At-large seats, of which one is reserved for the Treasurer, eligible to any candidate (including Jurisdiction and anizational Direct members, any XII eligible participant or any other individual).

1. Process

The Nominees will be elected to the XII Board at the XII Member Assembly meeting in Montreal on Tuesday 25 October 2010. As these are working positions, candidates should ensure that they have sufficient time and, if appropriate, employer support to devote to this position.

The Election procres for the vote on nominees for XII Board of Directors are as follows:

1. Nominees will be recruited by XII Nominations mittee

2. XII Nominations mittee will:

a) Prepare a ballot from eligible candidates for the Jurisdictional Voting Representatives (Note: only Jurisdictional Voting Representatives will be eligible to vote for this category of Board member). Each eligible voting representative will cast one vote for each seat available. (i.e. 3 Board seats from this category – 3 votes may be cast for 3 different candidates);

b) Prepare a ballot from eligible candidates for the anizational Direct members (Note: only Direct Member Voting Representatives will be eligible to vote for this category of Board member). Each eligible voting representative will cast one vote for each seat available. (i.e. 3 Board seats from this category – 3 votes may be cast for 3 different candidates).

c) Present a slate of nominees for the At-Large Board of Director positions to the Member Assembly (Note: both Jurisdictional and anizational Direct Voting Representatives will be eligible to vote for this category of Board member). This slate of candidates will be nsidered in total, not voted on individually;

3. The XII Nominations mittee will nduct the actual election, tally the votes and report to the Member Assembly the results.

2. Term

Board members serve for a period of two years.

3. Eligibility & Requirements

The XBRL International invites interested parties to submit their CV together with a candidate statement supporting their nomination by private email directly to nominate@ no later than 23.59 UTC on Friday 7 October 2011. When submitting a nomination please specify for which category you are applying.

PLEASE DO NOT SEND YOUR NOMINATIONS TO THIS EMAIL LIST.

The candidate statement should specifically address the following questions:

1. Any experience/involvement with the XBRL International anization.

2. Tell us about your experience/involvement with any XII activities/initiatives/projects.

3. What special skills or experience do you believe you will bring to the XII Board?

Individuals may nominate themselves but the Nominations mittee will also be pleased to aept nominations of individuals from other people. However if you would like to nominate someone other than yourself please make the nomination in sufficient time to allow us to ntact the individual ncerned to ask them whether they are willing to aept the nomination and submit their CV and candidate statement by the above deadline.

The key dates to bear in mind are as follows:

14 September 2011 - Nominations period opens 7 October 2011 at 23:59 UTC - Nominations period closes 25 October 2011 - Elections take place at Montreal Member Assembly meeting

The election will be administered by the Nominations mittee of XBRL International.

Further information on the XII Board is available here.

If you have any queries ncerning this election or on the role of a Board member please address them to nominate@