Re: [CODE4LIB] Governance for Code4Lib (was: What's so bad about bylaws?)

2017-07-25 Thread Jason Bengtson
da Yelton > Sent: Monday, July 24, 2017 9:32 PM > To: CODE4LIB@LISTS.CLIR.ORG > Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] Governance for Code4Lib (was: What's so bad about > bylaws?) > > In my experience on the LITA board (which Code4lib most emphatically is > not), there are sometimes disc

Re: [CODE4LIB] Governance for Code4Lib (was: What's so bad about bylaws?)

2017-07-25 Thread EDWIN VINCENT SPERR
Andromeda Yelton Sent: Monday, July 24, 2017 9:32 PM To: CODE4LIB@LISTS.CLIR.ORG Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] Governance for Code4Lib (was: What's so bad about bylaws?) In my experience on the LITA board (which Code4lib most emphatically is not), there are sometimes discussions where all the substant

Re: [CODE4LIB] Governance for Code4Lib (was: What's so bad about bylaws?)

2017-07-24 Thread Shearer, Timothy
t;), is there anyone here >>> who >>>> would not find the outcome of that decision to be legitimate? >>>> >>>> On Mon, Jul 24, 2017 at 6:36 PM, Kim, Bohyun <b...@hshsl.umaryland.edu >>> >>&

Re: [CODE4LIB] Governance for Code4Lib (was: What's so bad about bylaws?)

2017-07-24 Thread Kim, Bohyun
nual Code4Lib conference have exceeded $250,000" >> [ >>>>>> https://wiki.code4lib.org/FCIG_Report#Description_of_ >>> Current_Practice >>>> < >>>>>> https://wiki.code4lib.org/FCIG_Report#Description_of_ >>> Current_P

Re: [CODE4LIB] Governance for Code4Lib (was: What's so bad about bylaws?)

2017-07-24 Thread Jenn C
un<http://www.hshsl.umaryland.edu/> > > > > > > > > From: Code for Libraries <CODE4LIB@LISTS.CLIR.ORG> on behalf of Jonathan > > Rochkind <jonat...@dnil.net> > > Sent: Monday, July 24, 2017 6:18 PM > > To:

Re: [CODE4LIB] Governance for Code4Lib (was: What's so bad about bylaws?)

2017-07-24 Thread Roy Tennant
> > From: Code for Libraries <CODE4LIB@LISTS.CLIR.ORG> on behalf of Jonathan > > Rochkind <jonat...@dnil.net> > > Sent: Monday, July 24, 2017 6:18 PM > > To: CODE4LIB@LISTS.CLIR.ORG > > Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] Governance for Code4Lib (was: What's so bad about > &

Re: [CODE4LIB] Governance for Code4Lib (was: What's so bad about bylaws?)

2017-07-24 Thread Andromeda Yelton
nil.net> > Sent: Monday, July 24, 2017 6:18 PM > To: CODE4LIB@LISTS.CLIR.ORG > Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] Governance for Code4Lib (was: What's so bad about > bylaws?) > > > The bottom line is that we need some sort of entity if we want enter into > an agreement with a fisca

Re: [CODE4LIB] Governance for Code4Lib (was: What's so bad about bylaws?)

2017-07-24 Thread Kim, Bohyun
;CODE4LIB@LISTS.CLIR.ORG> on behalf of Jonathan Rochkind <jonat...@dnil.net> Sent: Monday, July 24, 2017 6:18 PM To: CODE4LIB@LISTS.CLIR.ORG Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] Governance for Code4Lib (was: What's so bad about bylaws?) > The bottom line is that we need some sort of en

Re: [CODE4LIB] Governance for Code4Lib (was: What's so bad about bylaws?)

2017-07-24 Thread Jonathan Rochkind
s.org > <mailto:esp...@stmarysathens.org> > > > > ____ > > From: Code for Libraries <CODE4LIB@LISTS.CLIR.ORG CODE4LIB@LISTS.CLIR.ORG>> on behalf of Eric Hellman <e...@hellman.net > <mailto:e...@hellman.net>> > > Se

Re: [CODE4LIB] Governance for Code4Lib (was: What's so bad about bylaws?)

2017-07-24 Thread Cary Gordon
;mailto:CODE4LIB@LISTS.CLIR.ORG>> on behalf of Eric Hellman <e...@hellman.net > <mailto:e...@hellman.net>> > Sent: Monday, July 24, 2017 12:08:31 PM > To: CODE4LIB@LISTS.CLIR.ORG <mailto:CODE4LIB@LISTS.CLIR.ORG> > Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] Governance for Code4Lib

Re: [CODE4LIB] Governance for Code4Lib (was: What's so bad about bylaws?)

2017-07-24 Thread EDWIN VINCENT SPERR
.CLIR.ORG Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] Governance for Code4Lib (was: What's so bad about bylaws?) I've been pondering about this a fair amount. I don't think Code4Lib is an "amorphous entity with no systematic way of arriving at a decision or definable point of contact". Rather, it is a dec

Re: [CODE4LIB] Governance for Code4Lib (was: What's so bad about bylaws?)

2017-07-24 Thread Eric Hellman
I've been pondering about this a fair amount. I don't think Code4Lib is an "amorphous entity with no systematic way of arriving at a decision or definable point of contact". Rather, it is a decentralized community with long-established norms and consensus-based procedures for discerning the

Re: [CODE4LIB] Governance for Code4Lib (was: What's so bad about bylaws?)

2017-07-24 Thread Collier, Aaron
➢ So, in the spirit of the current way of doing things, I propose the formation of an ad-hoc, self-nominated committee (perhaps the last of its kind) to investigate a formal governance structure for Code4Lib and then assist the Community with its implementation. Isn’t this what the FCIG is

[CODE4LIB] Governance for Code4Lib (was: What's so bad about bylaws?)

2017-07-24 Thread EDWIN VINCENT SPERR
It is true that the Community has held 12 annual conferences without formalization. And yes, it is likely *possible* to continue with the current model of every conference being essentially a separate entity, and support from the larger community being on an ad-hoc basis. But the reason we are