Per this week’s call, please find below a rough first pass at a charter for a Forum Infrastructure Working Group, to take on management of the website and wiki for the Forum. All comments, feedback, kibitzing, etc. welcome. :)
Forum Infrastructure Working Group
Upon approval of the CAB Forum by ballot, the Forum Infrastructure Working
Group (“FIWG”) is created to perform the activities as specified in this
Charter, subject to the terms and conditions of the CA/Browser Forum Bylaws and
Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) Policy, as such documents may change from
time to time. The definitions found in the Forum’s Bylaws shall apply to
capitalized terms in this Charter.
Scope
The authorized scope of the Forum Infrastructure Working Group shall be as
follows:
To oversee the acquisition, operation, and maintenance of the common CA/Browser
Forum website and wiki resources;
To coordinate updates to public and Forum-facing web and wiki content;
To create and manage the division of access and content spaces required to
ensure separation under the IP Rights Agreement that governs the Forum;
To perform other activities ancillary to the primary activities listed above.
Out of Scope
The Forum Infrastructure Working Group ("FIWG") will not address coordination
of Forum or Working Group face-to-face meetings. The FIWG will not at this time
address the acquisition or maintenance of software or services used for online
meetings of the Forum Plenary or Working Groups. The work of the FIWG in
managing content updates to online content shall not supplant the
responsibilities of Forum chairs or members to do so under the requirements of
the Bylaws.
Anticipated End Date
The Working Group shall be chartered for a period of two years, to begin from
the date of the adoption of this charter by the Forum. At the end of that
period, the Forum may extend the charter of this group according to the
provisions of the Bylaws.
Initial Chairs and Contacts
TBD
Members Eligible to Participate
Membership
The membership of the FIWG shall automatically include the Chair of all other
Forum Working Groups, or those Chairs' specifically delegated representatives
as indicated in an annual note to the FIWG mailing list. The FIWG welcomes the
participation of any member of the Forum Plenary interested in this work, and
also invites Interested Parties and Associate Members as defined in the Bylaws
to participate in its meetings and work.
Voting and Voting Structure
Voting in the FIWG shall be limited to FIWG members who are listed as a voting
member of any other Working Group in the Forum. Voting shall be egalitarian,
with one vote granted to each member organization. Ballots shall be adopted by
the FIWG if the number of votes cast meets Quorum, and the number of votes in
favor exceeds 50% of the votes cast. Quorum is defined as the average number of
Member organizations that have participated in the last three FIWG Meetings or
Teleconferences (not counting subcommittee meetings thereof). For transition
purposes, if three meetings have not yet occurred, quorum is five (5).
Summary of Major WG Deliverables and Guidelines
The deliverables of the FIWG are primarily defined in the Scope section above.
In addition to the general focus of the Working Group, however, the following
specific deliverables are defined:
A review of the current web and wiki software in use to ensure it meets the
security and content needs of the Forum;
Creation of separate wiki space for each Working Group, to enable the division
of content as required by the IP Rights Agreement;
A review of the current web content and reorganization as required to support
the new Forum Working Group changes.
Primary Means of Communication
The FIWG will communicate primarily through listserv-based email, and shall
conduct periodic calls or face-to-face meetings as needed.
IPR Policy
As with all Forum Working Group activity, the CA/Browser Forum Intellectual
Rights Policy v1.3 or later shall apply to all activities and work of the FIWG.
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