Chemical industry eBusiness standards activity will continue in OAGi's Chemical Industry Council. Annual membership dues for the Chemical Industry Council are $10,000 (US). For more information, contact OAGi (see below).

ChemITC member companies may be designated as OAGi Chemical Industry Council members. For more information about ChemITC membership contact ChemITC (see below).

The Open Applications Group Inc. (OAGi) is a not-for-profit standards development organization focused on building cross-industry standards. The group has an extensive body of work related to cross-industry business standards. Several of its manufacturing industry members are key customers to the chemical sector. The CIDX Core Components project team has worked with OAGi for several years. For more information about OAGi, access their Web site at www.openapplications.org or contact David Connelly at .

The American Chemistry Council’s Chemical Information Technology Center (ChemITC) is focused on addressing industry-specific technology challenges. The group currently has three strategic programs, including a CIO Roundtable comprised of industry CIOs that meet regularly to discuss IT issues the chemical industry. For more information about ChemITC, access their Web site at www.americanchemistry.com/s_chemitc/index.asp or contact Bridgette Bourge at