Given that adoption depends on RPs actually adopting OpenID, I think it¹s important that we visibly demonstrate to the community that RPs (or at least potential RPs) have a voice.
Allen On 1/14/10 7:23 PM, "David Recordon" <record...@gmail.com> wrote: > 2010 is the year where we must work on developing OpenID as a product beyond > just a technology. That said, I don't think that extending the Executive > Committee with another appointed liaison role is the correct approach. > > This year we must also push work out from the Board into Committees. This > both broadens the pool of people who can directly become involved and forces > us as an organization to increase the value for non-sustaining members. > > I believe that the Executive Committee should be chartered to either: > 1) remain small (no more than five) and perform the execution work not done in > the Committees themselves, or > 2) be made up of the Officers (president, vice president, secretary, > and treasurer) and the chair of each Committee to focus on tackling execution > issues across the organization as a whole. > > I am supportive of being more formulaic to the organizations leadership > structure. > > --David > > On Thu, Jan 14, 2010 at 6:17 PM, Brian Kissel <bkis...@janrain.com> wrote: >> Well, I guess I didn¹t wait ;-) As I said on the call yesterday, I think >> Daniel¹s idea is a good one. We added the technical and international >> liaison roles to ensure we had sufficient breadth of perspective at the >> executive committee working level, and I think it served us well in 2009. >> Given that we really want to continue to drive adoption and usage in 2010, >> having a representative on the EC that brings the ³voice of the customer² is >> a good thing. We have some new board members that bring that viewpoint and >> it would be great to make the most of this in the coming year. >> >> >> >> Cheers, >> >> Brian >> ___________ >> >> Brian Kissel <http://www.linkedin.com/pub/0/10/254> >> CEO - JanRain, Inc. >> bkis...@janrain.com >> Mobile: 503.342.2668 | Fax: 503.296.5502 >> >> >> >> From: openid-board-boun...@lists.openid.net >> [mailto:openid-board-boun...@lists.openid.net] On Behalf Of Brian Kissel >> Sent: Thursday, January 14, 2010 6:06 PM >> >> To: openid-board@lists.openid.net >> Subject: Re: [OpenID board] OpenID Update: Orientation Briefing Feedback >> >> >> Thanks Don, I¹ll wait a bit to see how others respond before putting in my +1 >> >> >> Cheers, >> >> Brian >> ___________ >> >> Brian Kissel <http://www.linkedin.com/pub/0/10/254> >> CEO - JanRain, Inc. >> bkis...@janrain.com >> Mobile: 503.342.2668 | Fax: 503.296.5502 >> >> Increase registrations, engage users, and grow your brand with RPX. Learn >> more at www.rpxnow.com <http://www.rpxnow.com/> >> >> >> From: openid-board-boun...@lists.openid.net >> [mailto:openid-board-boun...@lists.openid.net] On Behalf Of Don Thibeau (OIDF >> ED) >> Sent: Thursday, January 14, 2010 5:58 PM >> To: openid-board@lists.openid.net >> Cc: 'Daniel Jacobson' >> Subject: [OpenID board] OpenID Update: Orientation Briefing Feedback >> >> OIDF Board Members >> Yesterday the new members of the OpenID Board of Directors received an >> orientation briefing on many of the plans and priorities we will discuss on >> our first meeting Jan 20th. While not an official meeting, the agenda >> previewed some of key issues the new board will consider as well as info for >> our budget development and committee process for 2010. The relevant content >> from the orientation briefing will be updated and included as part of the >> background material for the teleconference on the 20th. >> >> For your information: >> One of the suggestions that came out of that discussion was a suggestion from >> Daniel Jacobson that the views of relying parties can be best represented by >> the addition of a liaison on the executive committee. It was suggested that >> this new role be similar to that of the international and technical community >> liaison positions. These ³non officer² positions are part of the executive >> committee by virtue of board convention established last year rather than >> OIDF by laws. >> >> Board Action Item: >> Please let me know if you are unable to make the teleconference on the 20th >> and, if desired, to whom you designate as your proxy. >> >> Don Thibeau >> d...@oidf.org >> Executive Director >> The OpenID Foundation >> http://openid.net >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> board mailing list >> bo...@lists.openid.net >> http://lists.openid.net/mailman/listinfo/openid-board >> > > > > _______________________________________________ > board mailing list > bo...@lists.openid.net > http://lists.openid.net/mailman/listinfo/openid-board
_______________________________________________ board mailing list bo...@lists.openid.net http://lists.openid.net/mailman/listinfo/openid-board
