Hey Don, Thanks for following up and I do support everything you've outlined. In a large part you articulated a lot of these responsibilities in your orientation deck so having the Board formally adopt them makes a lot of sense. I'm (and Chris I'm sure) are happy to help document the responsibilities of Directors on the wiki as well for reference.
Thanks, --David On Fri, Jan 15, 2010 at 5:52 AM, Don Thibeau (OIDF ED) <[email protected]> wrote: > This is to set out some changes I would like to see in how the OIDF Board > works in 2010. > > > > David Recordon has challenged me to be a more effective advocate of change > and to do so more openly. He asked me to take on a role of moving private > threads into the public mailing list and doing some level setting around > this at the first meeting. As he noted, this allows for feedback from non > board members. David pointed out that doesn't mean that we make changes > based on all of the feedback, but that goes hand in hand with increasing > value for non sustaining members. > > > > David has underlined some important and timely issues. This kind of feedback > helps me do a better job. The new member orientation meeting previewed a set > of specific changes I am advocating to improve our performance, > accountability and growth. To be sure, while an executive director can > advocate change; only directors can make a motion and vote to change. > Accordingly, I am advocating the process changes below other product change > will be discussed separately. > > > > 1. Clearer expectations > > a. 2010 Board roles and responsibilities be clearly articulated and > shared. > > i. In ED > personal interactions with all board members, > > ii. In > writing and discussed in orientation and inaugural board meeting content > > b. 2010 Board meeting calendar be discussed and accepted at first > board meeting > > i. > Should a board member be unable to attend-proxies should be issued > > ii. Board > meetings and calendars posted on www.openid.net > > > > 2. More responsibility > > a. More responsibilities in board committees less in the executive > committee > > i. E.g. > committee help develop budget plans and priorities > > ii. A > expanded board level program tracking and management function > > > > 3. More accountability > > a. E.g. in 2010 each director co chairs at least one committee > > b. E.g. in 2010 each co chair report committee progress at every board > meeting > > c. More F2F Board Meetings > > d. More use of OIDF’s financial “dashboard” > > > > 4. More “Open-ness” > > a. More OpenID Summits > > b. More engagement with [email protected] > > c. In 2010 I will be using [email protected] more than > [email protected] > > > > 5. A fundamental change in membership structure > > a. More on this topic in a separate email > > > > Don Thibeau > > [email protected] > > Executive Director > > The OpenID Foundation > > http://openid.net > > > > _______________________________________________ > board mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.openid.net/mailman/listinfo/openid-board > > _______________________________________________ board mailing list [email protected] http://lists.openid.net/mailman/listinfo/openid-board
