As per our discussion on the last board call, here are some of my thoughts
about local chapters, based on my experience with USENIX local chapters.
- Local chapter members must be members of the OIDF.
- Local chapters can either be informal organizations or formal legal
entities, which is a decision we can leave to the organizers.
- Local chapters must register with OIDF.
- Local chapters must have a designated leadership team of at least three
people.
- Local chapters should have their own web site listing events and news.
- Local chapter sites are the responsibility of the chapter organizers, not
the OIDF staff and volunteers.
- We should allow any three OIDF members who declare themselves to be the
leadership team for a local chapter to create one. We should *not* express any
favoritism between local chapters, even if multiple competing chapters form in
a given region or city.
- To be recognized by the OIDF, chapters must agree that their activities
will be for the purpose of supporting the OIDF and OpenID, not competing with
the OIDF in any way. They must agree, for instance, that any intellectual
property or trademarks developed or held by the local chapter must either be
owned by OIDF, jointly owned by the OIDF, or licensed to the OIDF under terms
that allow OIDF to use them in whatever way it sees fit, including sublicensing
to others under terms of its choosing.
- Chapters must exhibit "liveness" to remain recognized by the OIDF. At
least every 6 months, the leaders should report on their chapter activities.
Meetings are good. Evidence of an active mailing list is sufficient. Making
no report of activities when requested to do so is grounds for de-listing the
chapter.
- There should be a "Local Chapters" committee authorized by the board that
is the interface to the local chapters. It's fine for this committee to
include some non-board members. In fact, while I would have at least one board
liaison to the committee, it would be a good idea to have several local chapter
leaders on the committee as well.
- In return for local chapters registering with the OIDF, we will list the
chapter on the OIDF website in a list sorted by geography, providing contact
information for the chapter.
We should add an addenda item to the board call to discuss these guidelines.
So who wants to be on the Local Chapters committee and what external members
should we recruit?
Best wishes,
-- Mike
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