Are there plans to get a community vote on this issue at some point? -manish
On May 28, 2010, at 3:15 AM, Steve Feldman wrote: > Everyone, > > The Transition Team would like to assure everyone that we are > working hard to ensure a smooth transition from Merit to the new > organization. Members of the Transition Team flew up to Ann Arbor > to meet with Merit in person, and planning is well under way. > > As we stated in the original e-mail, on the all-committee conference > call, and several times since, we are taking this slowly. While the > timing is not of our choosing, the Transition Team does not want to > rush into a bad plan. Merit has done a fine job in the past, and we > appreciate their support to continue that effort while NANOG forms > its own organization. > > Some steps we have taken to date: > - Confirmed that Merit will be running the NANOG conference through > NANOG 51. > - Created a new corporation, wrote initial bylaws, installed a board > & officers > - Executed the hotel contract for NANOG 52 > > And to be completed in the next few days: > - Submit the application for 501(c)(3) nonprofit status > - Create a new web page to share the bylaws, board minutes and other > information > > These steps have focused on creating a structure to assure the > continued operation of NANOG, and working with Merit to define the > parameters of the transition. > > The full business plan is not yet in place, as we are still > digesting information given to us by Merit. > > There is plenty of room to assist in these efforts! Specifically, > we need help in the following areas, which need community > involvement to be successful: > - develop long-term bylaws > - active fundraising > - external review of the draft business plan > - planning for the fall election > > If you would like to volunteer, or have general comments or > questions, please send mail to [email protected] or contact any of us > individually. > > Thanks, > the Transition Team: > Steve Feldman > Patrick Gilmore > Sylvie LaPerriere > Joe Provo > Rob Seastrom > Duane Wessels > > > _______________________________________________ > Nanog-futures mailing list > [email protected] > https://mailman.nanog.org/mailman/listinfo/nanog-futures _______________________________________________ Nanog-futures mailing list [email protected] https://mailman.nanog.org/mailman/listinfo/nanog-futures
