Public:Get Involved

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The OpenTravel Alliance (or just "OpenTravel" for short) is a member-supported organization. Things do not magically happen. They happen because someone steps forward to champion a piece of work.

You can be a part of making the mission of OpenTravel a reality.

[edit] Getting Involved as a Non-Member of OpenTravel

These are ways you can get involved and participate as a non-member of OpenTravel. Most of these ways do not cost you anything.

  • Use the Specification to Implement Systems - (free) Download the OpenTravel Specification. Use it to implement a system which passes OpenTravel messages. Everyone who uses the specification increases the relevance and acceptance of that specification.
  • Submit Comments on the Specification - (free) The OpenTravel Specification goes through a release cycle twice a year. Comments can be submitted at any time. However, during a portion of each release cycle, the Specification is in draft stage and public comments are reviewed and discussed. Please submit comments on the specification if you need some small enhancement or if there seems to be a problem with it.
  • Submit Comments on the Public Discussion/Talk Pages of this Wiki - (free) The public pages on this wiki are still read-only for non-members. However, there is a Discussion tab on each page which leads you to a Talk page which you can edit.
  • Participate in the Implementers Forum Mailing List - (free) OpenTravel has a mailing list on Google Groups (OTA-Impl-Forum) which is free for anyone to participate in. You can ask questions or discuss issues related to the OpenTravel Specification and how to implement systems using it. There is no guarantee that anyone will answer your question, but it is a good resource for all implementers.
  • Attend the Annual OpenTravel Advisory Forum - (registration fee) Every year, OpenTravel holds its annual meeting, the Advisory Forum. This is an invaluable forum to connect with the community of OpenTravel implementers, and is open to non-members.

[edit] Getting Involved as a Member of OpenTravel

In addition to the ways that non-members can get involved, OpenTravel members can get involved in other ways.

  • Attend a New Member/New Participant call if your company has just joined OpenTravel, or if you work for an OpenTravel member company but are new to OpenTravel. The next call is scheduled for Tuesday, August 28, 2007 at 10:00am US eastern. If you'd like to join that call, send an email to membership.opentravel.org.
  • Join an Industry Workgroup or Project Team - [ Hotel | Air | Car | TIWG ] Work groups are organized by vertical (transport, hospitality, travel integration) while project teams are generally organized by function (vehicle exchange, promotional message, etc.). A project team is a part of the most appropriate work group, although any member can participate in any project team, regardless of the vertical(s) their company serves. Schemas are created or modified by project teams, and project team work is reviewed by the work groups. Work groups also review all comments submitted by members and by the public. Calls and meetings are determined by the individual workgroups and project teams.
  • Join the Architecture Workgroup - If you wish that OpenTravel gave more implementation guidance regarding the exchange of messages (i.e. everything outside the actual XML), get involved with the Architecture Workgroup. You can help lead a project to provide this guidance. The Architecture Workgroup generally has weekly or monthly conference calls and occasional face-to-face meetings.

For more information, check out the Member FAQ on the OpenTravel web site.

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