Thanks for the info, Riley, Julian. I'd be happy to volunteer as well. I also think the term limit idea is great.
Best, Nga On Wed, Nov 29, 2023 at 10:59 AM Riley Kuttruff <r...@apache.org> wrote: > > Sounds good. I'll happily volunteer for the position. I also think the 12 > month term is a fantastic idea that we should absolutely adopt. > > On 2023/11/29 18:12:17 Julian Hyde wrote: > > The link says it very well. The main job of the Chair (aka VP) is to > > communicate with the board. They don’t have any greater power than any > > other PMC member, although they “hold the microphone” and so can help start > > and shape the discussions. > > > > Typically one, two or three candidates volunteer, or are nominated. And > > then there’s a vote, which is not very contentious because no one *really* > > wants to do the job. :) > > > > In my opinion, Nga, Riley and Stepheny (in no particular order) would each > > do an excellent job. > > > > The vote is often on the private@ list but, in Calcite at least, we decided > > to call for nominations on the dev@ list. > > > > A few projects have a policy where the chair stands down after a 12 month > > term and holds a new election (often on the anniversary of graduation). In > > my opinion this works well, because it brings in new blood, and prevents > > one person being seen as the ‘benevolent dictator for life’ (BDFL). > > > > Julian > > > > > > > On Nov 29, 2023, at 6:59 AM, Riley Kuttruff <r...@apache.org> wrote: > > > > > > At today's monthly meeting, there were 2 questions brought up regarding > > > the role of PMC chair upon graduation: > > > > > > 1. What is the process for selecting the proposed chair? Is it a vote > > > held on the mailing list or is it a position volunteered for by anyone on > > > the PPMC? > > > > > > 2. What role / responsibilities does the PMC chair take on? Is there > > > anything beyond what is listed at [1]? > > > > > > We're hoping to get to a vote on graduation soon, so knowing this would > > > be very helpful, thanks! > > > > > > -Riley > > > > > > [1] https://apache.org/foundation/governance/pmcs.html#legal > > > >
