<H1 align="center">The OW2 Community on a regional scale: the launch of the Europe Local Chapter</H1>
*August 2008* ? The OW2 Board has approved the launch of the OW2 Europe Local Chapter (ELC) during the quarterly meeting held in May 2008 in INRIA Grenoble. A Local Chapter is a group of members willing to join their efforts and promote the goals of a consortium within a community characterized by its geography or its language.