(25 April 2012) The US House of Representatives passed the Digital Accountability and Transparency Act, or DATA Act (H.R. 2146), by a voice vote with strong bipartisan support. The bill to strengthen the transparency of federal government spending was sponsored by Oversight and Government Reform committee chairman Darrell Issa (R-CA) and ranking member Elijah Cummings (D-MD) and 13 other representatives.

(25 April 2012) Read the address by Hans Hoogervorst, Chairman of the IASB, addressed the IFRS Taxonomy Annual Convention 2012 in London, hosted by the IFRS Foundation with XBRL International Inc.

XBRL International will be holding elections for the XBRL International Board of Directors (XII Board)  and XII Standing Committees during the XII Member Assembly meeting held on 2011-10-25 in Montreal, Canada. These leadership roles are critical to the continued successful operation of XII and the advancement of the XBRL standard. Nominations are due by 23.59 UTC on Friday 7 October 2011.

Please download and carefully read the nominations instructions before submitting your nominations

Board of Director Nomination Instructions

Standing Committee Nomination Instructions

The XII Board is currently seeking candidates for the following categories:

• Three (3) Jurisdiction Voting Representatives;
• Three (3) Organisational Direct Member representatives;
• Five (5) At-large seats, of which one is reserved for the Treasurer, eligible to any candidate (including Jurisdiction and Organizational Direct members, any XII eligible participant or any other individual)

XBRL International (XII) is seeking candidates to fill positions on the following three(3) XII Standing Committees:

• Nominations Committee
• Membership Development Committee
• Finance and Human Resources (FHR) Committee

Please download and carefully read the nominations document before submitting your nomination.

The OpenFiling First Ordinary General Assembly will be held September 5th, 2011. The official announcement of meeting can be found here or visit www.openfiling.info for more information.