Here are my bullets: * presented OCI at OW2 conference in October * submit more presentation at conferences I attend profesionally * help on the infra maintenance of OCI (see previous email) * help on advocation the certification program and recruitment to it
Nick Sam Johnston <[email protected]> wrote: >John Mark, Shanley & I discussed the governance process and would like to >see it established well ahead of the mid-year AGM. We agreed that the >status quo (e.g. no members, rather a relatively large board seeded with >trusted community members from various fields of endeavour) will meet our >requirements for the foreseeable future — in particular the requirement >that the process be secure and immune to undue influence by special >interest groups. > >I would personally like to see each person submit bullet points for their >most significant achievements for the OCI that year (or in the case of new >appointees, their plans for the first year if appointed). I'd suggest 4 >points (one per quarter) is a good target, for example: > > - Presented on OCI at OSCON 2011 > - Established a relationship with Acme, Inc. > - Prepared a 2012 budget > - Monitored the certification program > >I think this is the simplest way for us to report on progress and to rotate >in new blood to replace people who have moved on to other challenges. New >board members would need a proposer and seconder to be listed and current >board members would be listed by default unless they opt out. Someone (an >elections officer?) would likely need to manage this process. > >The ballot should be secret, and ideally managed by a trusted third party. >I'd suggest the committee check out Cornell's Condorcet Internet Voting >Service (CIVS): http://www.cs.cornell.edu/andru/civs.html > >I trust this is enough to get a discussion going with a view to reaching >consensus and giving enough time for each of us to make one or two >significant contributions to the initiative ahead of the AGM. > >Kind regards, > >Sam > >---------- Forwarded message ---------- >From: Shanley Kane <[email protected]> >Date: Wed, Nov 23, 2011 at 4:00 PM >Subject: Minutes from OCI Board SGM - 11/21/11 >To: OCI Board <[email protected]> > > >*ESTABLISHMENT OF COMMITTEES AND APPOINTMENT OF MEMBERS* > * >* >The next item of business was matters of the next needed steps in carrying >out the mission of the OCI. There followed a discussion of how the >necessary work would be accomplished and divided through committees. > >Upon motion duly made by Sam Johnston and seconded by Shanley Kane, it was >unanimously > >RESOLVED that three committees be established and their members appointed: > > >*COMMITTEE ON GOVERNANCE;* dedicated to establishing procedures of >governance, including recruiting new board members, orienting and educating >board members, and other matters around the continuing health and >effectiveness of the board. The Committee on Governance will be staffed by: > > - Rick Clark > - Simon Wardley > - Sam Ramji > - John Mark Walker
