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Subject: RE: [legalxml-courtfiling] Selection of TC representative to Legal XML Member Section Steering Committee
I would like to see the money put aside to fund LegalXML books and other publications. ---------- Original Message ---------------------------------- From: "Bergeron, Donald L. (LNG-DAY)" <Donald.Bergeron@lexisnexis.com> Date: Mon, 7 Apr 2003 11:40:35 -0400 >I have to disagree. The excess is designed to support the work of the entire >committee, not offsetting the costs of individual members. If we open up >this practice it would could the failure of the group. Providing tools to >lower the cost to participate for all members needs to be the focus. >Webmeetings and such fit in this area. > >I can not comment further today. > > > >Regards, > >Don > >Donald L. Bergeron >Systems & Data Architect >donald.bergeron@lexisnexis.com > >937-865-1276 O >937-748-2775 H >937-672-7781 M > >-----Original Message----- >From: Cabral, James [mailto:jcabral@mtgmc.com] >Sent: Monday, April 07, 2003 11:36 AM >To: 'Electronic Court Filing Technical Committeee' >Subject: RE: [legalxml-courtfiling] Selection of TC representative to Lega l >XML Member Section Steering Committee > > >John mentioned the surplus revenue that LegalXML is generating every month. >I would like to suggest to whomever might serve on the Steering Committee >that, in addition to covering the costs of conference calling, those funds >PARTIALLY cover the costs of attending face-to-face meetings for the >officers of each TC including the chairs, secretaries and editor. Given the >budget situations in most states, I think some assistance may make the >difference on whether the officers can attend the face-to-face meetings >which are so important to the forward progress of the TCs. > >Jim Cabral > >-----Original Message----- >From: John Greacen [mailto:john@greacen.net] >Sent: Monday, April 07, 2003 7:49 AM >To: Electronic Court Filing Technical Committeee >Subject: [legalxml-courtfiling] Selection of TC representative to Legal XML >Member Section Steering Committee > > > >During our Atlanta face to face meeting, we will choose our representative >to the Legal XML Member Section Steering Committee. > > > >A bit of background is in order. The Legal XML member section currently has >eight TCs. They are: > > > >Electronic Court Filing > >eContracts > >Integrated Justice > >Lawful Intercept > >Legislative > >eNotary > >Online Dispute Resolution > >Transcripts > > > >To my knowledge, the only TC that has yet produced a specification is >Electronic Court Filing. We have produced four - Court Filing 1.0 and 1.1, >Court Document 1.1, and Query and Response. All of our specifications to >date have been DTDs. > > > >The Member Section Steering Committee is responsible for establishing >policies that would apply across all of the Legal XML TCs, including >horizontal elements if any. It is responsible for planning to enhance the >effectiveness of existing TCs, identify the need for additional TCs, >increase Member Section membership, and increase the visibility of our >specifications. It represents the TCs with OASIS. It is responsible for >allocating and administering our revenues. We currently have roughly >$15,000 in reserves and are realizing more than $2000 per month in new >revenue. The Steering Committee's only expenditures to date have been to >support conference calling capability available to all TCs. > > > >The current Steering Committee consists of the members of the Board of >Directors of Legal XML, Inc. who remain active in the organization. The >Committee has devised, and OASIS has approved, a more representative process >for choosing the Steering Committee. Each TC will choose a representative. >Those members will be able to create up to three additional at large >Steering Committee positions, based upon their assessment of the >representativeness of the TC choices and the needs of the Member Section. >The at-large positions will be filled by vote of the entire Member Section >membership. > > > >I propose that the Electronic Court Filing TC proceed as follows: > > > >We will receive nominations for our representative beginning today, and >ending during the first conference call on Thursday, April 14th. We will >then vote on the nominations during the second conference call, Friday, >April 15th. Persons not able to participate in that conference call may >vote on the list, provided they register their vote before the beginning of >the second conference call - which is scheduled for noon Eastern time on >Friday, April 15th. > > > >TC members may nominate themselves. > > > >Nominations should include the nominee's qualifications to serve as our >Steering Committee member. > > > >Although I will do so if it is the will of the TC membership that I >continue, I would prefer not to serve on the new Member Section Steering >Committee. I have spent over two years in the assignment; they have been >two difficult years; I feel that I have made my contribution and that it is >time to involve new blood and new perspectives in the leadership of the >Member Section. > > > >Please let me know if anyone objects to this proposed procedure or has any >suggested improvements to it. > > > >John M. Greacen > >Greacen Associates, LLC > >HCR 78, Box 23 > >Regina, New Mexico 87046 > >505-289-2164 > >505-780-1450 (cell) > > > > >
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