The Offer Group:

• Deals with matters concerning the construction, delivery and structure of an Offer and its processes including the associated business requirements. 
  
• Reviews and endorses proposals to create or amend standards governing these processes. Ensures that proposals align with existing standards and that requirements and are documented with a corresponding change to Implementation Guidance where applicable.
  
• Reviews and endorses proposals to amend:
  
• Resolutions, Recommended Practices and Implementation Guides related to Offer Management
• Changes (technical and business) to the Offer Schemas
• Liaises with other process owning groups under any Conference, and advisory groups under Industry Committees (including Offer, Order and Integration and Intermodal groups) as required.
  
• Maintains a work plan and reports regularly to the Shop-Order Board.
  

Participate:

To view and/or particiate in the activies under the Offer Group, please access the SSW site.

Membership in the Shop-Order Standards Board (SOSB)

The following representatives have been elected to serve on the Shop-Order Standards Board for a two year period:

​The Order Group:

• Takes decisions on all business requirements involving Order Management processes (described in Resolution 787 and 797) and associated standards, including.
  
• Distribution processes
• Accounting processes
• Delivery processes 
• Reviews and endorses proposals to create or amend standards governing these processes. Ensures that proposals align with existing standards and that requirements are documented with a corresponding change to Implementation Guidance where applicable.
  
• Reviews and endorses proposals to amend Schemas, and all associated implementation guidance.
  
• Liaises with other process owning groups under any Conference, and advisory groups under Industry Committees (including Offer, Order and Integration and Intermodal groups) as required.
  
• Maintains a work plan according to the Shop-Order Board and report regularly to the Shop-Order Board.
  

Participate:

To view and/or particiate in the activies under the Order Group, please access the SSW site.

The Integration Group:

• Deals with matters concerning the integration of current and emerging distribution systems and capabilities, including the associated business requirements to manage integration and transition. 
  
• Reviews and endorses proposals to create or amend standards governing these processes. Ensures that proposals align with existing standards, and that requirements and are documented with a corresponding change to Implementation Guidance where applicable.
  
• Reviews and endorses proposals to amend Standards to support the integration and future compatibility of interlining between carriers in the transition between old and new processes. 
  
• Liaises with other process owning groups under any Conference, and advisory groups under Industry Committees as required.
  
• Maintains a work plan and report regularly to the Shop-Order Board.
  

Participate:

To view and/or particiate in the activies under the Integration Group, please access the SSW site.

The Pricing Automation Group:

• Discusses and develops uniform interpretations of existing pricing standards resolutions and procedures to standardize automation for pricing international fares and rules;
  
• Discusses developments in distribution channels and recommend changes to existing pricing standards resolutions and procedures to ensure consistent application and pricing of international fares and rules;
  
• Reviews and advises on the implementation strategy of adopted changes and interpretations to current tariff resolutions, procedures and methodologies.
  
• Liaises with other process owning groups under the Conferences, and advisory groups under Industry Committees as required.
  
• Maintains a work plan and report regularly to Shop-Order Standards Board
  
• Develops and endorses other standards as directed by the Shop-Order Standards Board.
  

Participate:

To view and/or particiate in the activies under the Pricing Automation Group, please access the SSW site.

The Ticketing Group:

• Deals with matters concerning ticketing processes including the associated business requirements. 
  
• Reviews and endorses proposals to create or amend standards governing these processes. Ensures that proposals align with existing standards, and that requirements are documented with a corresponding change to Implementation Guidance where applicable.
  
• Reviews and endorses proposals to amend:
  
• Resolutions 720-722g, 727 -735c; 737, RPs 1721-28, 1736-38,1791c.
• Resolutions 725-725h, Industry Standard 2725i, RP 1790a
• Resolution 735d, RP 1735
  
• Implementation Guides and other supporting documents. 
• Liaises with other process owning groups under any Conference, and advisory groups under Industry Groups (including Offer, Order and Integration and Intermodal groups) as required.
  
• Maintains a work plan and report regularly to the Shop-Order Board
  

Participate:

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The Reservations Group:

• Develops recommendations and takes decisions on all procedures and policy issues relating to reservations rules and regulations, including transmission of reservations services for use by customers and agents.
  
• Reviews proposals and develops recommendations for additions, deletions and amendments to:
  
• Reservations-related data exchange standards in A4A/IATA Reservations Interline Message Procedures - Passenger (AIRIMP), XML and EDIFACT reservations messaging standards.
• Resolutions and Recommended Practices outlined in Attachment A
• Reservations Handbook
  
• Liaises with other process owning groups under the PSC, and advisory groups under Industry Committees as required.
  
• Maintains a work plan and report regularly to Shop-Order Board.s
  
• Develops and endorses other standards as directed by the Shop-Order Standards Board.
  

Participate:

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The Intermodal Group:

• Deals with matters concerning all activities relating to facilitating intermodal passenger processes including the associated business requirements. 
  
• Reviews and endorses proposals to create or amend standards governing these processes. Ensures that proposals align with existing standards and that requirements are documented with a corresponding change to Implementation Guidance where applicable.
  
• Governs and develops the changes to the Intermodal Best Practices Guide.
  
• Liaises with other process owning groups under any Conference, and advisory groups under Industry Committees (including Offer, Order and Integration and ticketing groups) as required.
  
• Maintains a work plan and report regularly to the Shop-Order Board.
  

Participate:

To view and/or particiate in the activies under the Intermodal Group, please access the SSW Group.