Links relevant to this project:

1. Conferences and other standards events

SWIFT events calendar
SIBOS conference
Interoperability for Enterprises: Systems and Applications Conference
Standards: Your Innovation Bridge Conference

2. Other work taking place on standards in financial services

SWIFT
FIX Protocol Limited
FpML
Financial Information Business Ontology (FIBO)
XBRL (XML based business reporting language primarily used for financial reports)

3. Background on why standards matter

European Central Bank
Office of Financial Research - US Treasury
Basel Committee on Banking Supervsion Principles for effective risk data aggregation and risk reporting
Global Legal Entity Identifier
Prudential Regulation Authority