Hi Don *Board Agenda: *
Will you be emailing out an agenda with topics and time slots? Committee reports? Financials statements? Membership metrics? In order to make good use of everyone's time, a package of background material provided with adequate time to review would enable us all to be prepared and focus on high value discussion. Will there be an AGM for members of the Foundation? While on the topic of agenda, I would like to have a 30 minute time slot to lead a discussion on the OIDF mission (see comments below) *Compliance with Bylaws:* As part of my fiduciary duty as a director, I want to ensure we are compliant with 5.6 of the bylaws. I think that the upcoming board meeting will only be the 3rd official meeting of the board. *Section 5.6 Regular Meetings*. Regular meetings of the Board of Directors will be held at least quarterly, except as may otherwise be specified and noticed by the Board of Directors or by the Chairman of the Board of Directors. *Resolutions Below:* General feedback: These resolutions look like a start for discussing the OIDF vision. Some of these resolutions are technical decisions. The OIDF charter Mission: As the proposer of the motion at the last board meering that the mission of the OIDF would be to solve the internet identity problem based on OpenID Technology, I am confused by the restatement that the motion was to expand the mission, as that only captures a part of the resolution. I was not looking to expand the mission so much as clarify what the mission was. Dictating Technical Direction: Per the OIDF website: "The OIDF does not dictate the technical direction of OpenID; instead it will help enable and protect whatever is created by the community." Resolutions 2,5,6 and 7.3 (mislabeled as 5.3) all are technical directions, which is inappropriate for the OIDF. Committee Empowerment: I am uncomfortable with 12 & 13 as they: are board motions or actions that are in scope for existing committees: provide broad powers for a committee to do specific actions with no fiscal accountability. We have already created committees for doing these actions and empowered them to decide what was needed to be done. By having this be a board level decision, we are undermining these committees. The board's responsibility would be to approve the budget for each of these committees, which likely would include these activities. -- Dick On Sat, Oct 30, 2010 at 3:12 PM, Don Thibeau <[email protected]> wrote: > Summary: > > > > Please find below a proposed set of resolutions that frame the agenda for > our meeting at IIW on Thursday. While these resolutions may not require a > legal vote, this approach can clarify and publically articulate the > direction the Board wants the OpenID Foundation to take. Early this year > the Board unanimously voted to expand the Foundation's mission. Acting on > these resolutions can inform the 2011 Board's plans, priorities and budget. > Please note the two attachments as background for your information. > > > > Technology Resolutions: > > > > 1. Be it resolved that the Board of Directors of the OpenID Foundation > recognizes: (Focus) > > 1.1 That there are important market segments the current OpenID > specifications do not and will not adequately serve. > > 1.2 That member contributions to advancing OpenID specifications to meet > the needs of these market segments are needed and core to OpenID's long > term > success. > > > > 2. Be it resolved that the Board of Directors of the OpenID Foundation > recognizes: (OAuth2.0) > > 2.1 That OAuth2.0 is foundational to OpenID technology and supporting its > completion and adoption are appropriate to the OIDF's mission. > > 1.2 That member contributions to advancing OAuth2.0 specifications are > encouraged and important to OpenID's success. > > > > 3. Be it resolved that the Board of Directors of the OpenID Foundation > recognizes: (Social Networking) > > 3.1 That technologies supporting social networking interoperability > capability are appropriate to OpenID adoption and appropriate to the OIDF's > mission. > > 3.2 That the OIDF's support of social networking interoperability is > encouraged and important to OpenID's success. > > > > 4. Be it resolved that the Board of Directors of the OpenID Foundation > recognizes: (Permissioning and Authorization) > > 4.1 That "open permissioning" and authorization solutions are foundational > to OpenID technology and appropriate to the OIDF's mission. > > 4.2 That member contributions to "open permissioning" and authorization > solutions are encouraged and important to OpenID's success. > > 4.3 That "open permissioning" is the ability to grant permissions to > someone or a something at a site or service that your site or service does > not have a prior relationship with to use specific resources from your site > or service. > > > > 5. Be it resolved that the Board of Directors of the OpenID Foundation > recognizes: (Related Technologies) > > 5.1 That the OpenID Foundation's mission is expanded to include related > open standards initiatives and is a important response to market needs. > > 5.2 That these related technologies include: OAuth, Portable Contacts, > Activity Streams, OpenSocial, Salmon, and Webfinger. > > 5.3 That member contributions to the development of these technologies and > associated organizations is encouraged and important to OpenID's success. > > > > 6. Be it resolved that the Board of Directors of the OpenID Foundation > recognizes: (Backplane) > > 6.1 That consistent with the Board's resolution to offer more > comprehensive > solutions the OIDF should take ownership of the open standard initiative > called Backplane. > > 6.2 That OIDF support for and member companies deployment of Backplane > technologies is encouraged and important to OpenID's success > > > > > > Strategic Resolutions > > > > 7. Be it resolved that the Board of Directors of the OpenID Foundation > recognizes: (Summits) > > 5.1 That convening OpenID Summits is a unique attribute of the foundation > and importantly advances technical specifications and facilitates global > adoption. > > 5.2 That the Summits' success were due in large part to substantial > resources directly contributed by sponsoring companies: Sears, Google, > Microsoft, Yahoo! and Facebook. > > 5.3 That 2011 OpenID Summits will include a focus on related open > technologies as identified by Board resolutions. > > > > 8. Be it resolved that the Board of Directors of the OpenID Foundation > recognizes: (International Summits) > > 8.1 That the OpenID Summits in London and Paris were affirmative > demonstrations of the OIDF's outreach to international > members/organizations. > > 8.2 That International OpenID Summits in 2011 should be continued and > expanded where practical and coordinated with organizations as appropriate. > > 8.3 That member and sponsoring companies' support of international OpenID > Summits is encouraged and important to global OpenID adoption. > > > > 9. Be it resolved that the Board of Directors of the OpenID Foundation > recognizes: (International Liaison) > > 9.1 That international liaison activities in 2011 should be formalized > with > the ITU-T SG17, ISO SC27, ISOC, IETF, and other organizations as > appropriate. > > 9.2 That member and OIDF's support and collaboration with international > organizations is encouraged and important to OpenID's global adoption. > > > > 10. Be it resolved that the Board of Directors of the OpenID Foundation > recognizes: (Trademark Policy) > > 10.1 That the OIDF's Trademark Committee's review of OpenID brands, marks > and other assets is consistent with fiduciary obligations and best > practices. > > 10.2 That OIDF's Phase 1 investment in resolving the legal status of > OpenID > in international jurisdictions is important to global adoption. > > 10.3 That the Board adopts the Trademark Committee recommended (attached > OpenID) Trademark Policy. > > > > 11. Be it resolved that the Board of Directors of the OpenID Foundation > recognizes: (OIX) > > 11.1 The OIDF's grant of start-up funds and in-kind resources to the Open > Identity Exchange (OIX) has achieved its intended goals and objectives. > > 11.2 That no further OpenID Foundation support of the OIX is required; > this > includes the in kind contribution of the OIDF's Executive Director. > > 11.3 That member and sponsoring companies' support of the development of > open identity trust frameworks can facilitate OpenID adoption and is > encouraged. > > > > 12. Be it resolved that the Board of Directors of the OpenID Foundation > recognizes: (Technical Writing) > > 12.1 That OpenID "product" technical documentation/ implementation guides > are foundational to adoption and in need of significant improvement. > > 12.2 That community volunteers are not available, therefore on a limited > basis, a dedicated resource will improve technical content identified by > the > technology committee. > > 12.3 That this initiative may utilize current and future directed funding > from sponsoring companies. > > > > 13. Be it resolved that the Board of Directors of the OpenID Foundation > recognizes: ( MarCom) > > 13.1 That increased outreach / marcom activities aimed at global adoption > and recruitment of global relying parties is timely and core to the OIDF > mission. > > 13.2 That community volunteers are not available, therefore on a limited a > dedicated resource will improve OIDF web content/funtionality identified by > the adoption committee. > > 13.3 That improving and updating openid.net with original and aggregated > content; e.g. member blogs, press and analyst coverage will benefit members > and drive adoption. > > > > Don Thibeau > > Executive Director > > The OpenID Foundation > > <http://openid.net/> http://openid.net > > > > > > From: Brian Kissel [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Saturday, October 30, 2010 1:33 PM > To: [email protected] > Cc: 'Nat Sakimura'; 'Chris Messina'; 'Ozburn, Mike [USA]'; 'Tore Steen'; > 'Chris Saad' > Subject: Proposal for upcoming OIDF board meeting > > > > Hi Don and the Exec Committee, > > > > Attached is a proposal for consideration by the board at Thursday's > meeting. > In conjunction with the recent board vote to expand the charter of the OIDF > to offer more comprehensive solutions to internet identity needs in the > market, Janrain and Echo are requesting that the OIDF consider taking > ownership of an open standard initiative called Backplane. As you'll see > in > the summary, there is already support for and deployment by Universal Music > Group, Washington Post, and Sports Illustrated. We have also shared this > proposal with folks from Google, Yahoo, Facebook, Twitter, MySpace, > LinkedIn, AOL, Microsoft, and PayPal for their input and feedback. > > > > We hope that the OIDF will choose to accept sponsorship and governance of > this open standard, but if not, we'll try to find another organization such > as the Open Web Foundation to sponsor it. > > > > Cheers, Brian > > > > Brian Kissel <http://www.linkedin.com/in/briankkissel> > > e: <mailto:[email protected]> [email protected] | w: 503-488-6754 x45 > | m: 503-342-2668 | f: 503-296-5502 > > Follow Us: <http://bit.ly/9CGHdf> Facebook | <http://bit.ly/9umxlK> > Twitter | <http://bit.ly/a7WZMC> LinkedIn | <http://bit.ly/cv3WGH> > Blog > > 519 SW 3rd Ave, Suite 600, Portland, Oregon 97204 > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > ------------------------------------------------ > > Improve online ROI, engage your users, and build your brand with Janrain. > <http://bit.ly/99jJ1w> Watch the Video. > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > board-private mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.openid.net/mailman/listinfo/openid-board-private > >
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