RE: [chairs] Individual members representation?

[Christopher B Ferris <chrisfer@us.ibm.com>]

If there are procedural changes that the chairs would like to see made, 
that they
believe will improve the technical quality of the TC's, or will improve 
the operation
of the TC's then please DO channel these proposals through the TAB... 
That's what we're here for:-) You can use this list to discuss such 
matters
and the TAB is definitely listening and quite interested in any ideas that 
the
chairs might have.

Cheers,

Christopher Ferris
STSM, Emerging e-business Industry Architecture
email: chrisfer@us.ibm.com
phone: +1 508 234 3624

"Newcomer, Eric" <Eric.Newcomer@iona.com> wrote on 12/01/2003 08:09:54 AM:

> Do we have any ability as chairs to decide procedural matters with 
respect to how the TCs are run 
> etc.?  Say we wanted to change or add a rule, does it always have to go 
to the board? 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Christopher B Ferris [mailto:chrisfer@us.ibm.com]
> Sent: Monday, December 01, 2003 7:51 AM
> To: Newcomer, Eric
> Cc: Chairs OASIS; David RR Webber; Rex Brooks
> Subject: RE: [chairs] Individual members representation?
> 
> 
> Eric,
> 
> Isn't that what this list (chairs) is for? Why a separate forum?
> 
> Cheers,
> 
> Christopher Ferris
> STSM, Emerging e-business Industry Architecture
> email: chrisfer@us.ibm.com
> phone: +1 508 234 3624
> 
> "Newcomer, Eric" <Eric.Newcomer@iona.com> wrote on 11/30/2003 12:00:10 
PM:
> 
> > Actually my thought is to initiate a forum for chairs so we can try to 

> drive some consistency at 
> > the TC level - not sure we need the board for that?
> > 
> > Eric
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Rex Brooks [mailto:rexb@starbourne.com]
> > Sent: Saturday, November 29, 2003 4:01 PM
> > To: David RR Webber; Chairs OASIS
> > Subject: Re: [chairs] Individual members representation?
> 
> > I'm going to reply to this original post rather than assess the 
various 
> replies so far because I 
> > don't have a lot to say on thos particular topic.
> > 
> > I don't think indies, which I happen to be, need a separate BoD member 

> though it should be 
> > encouraged that one be elected. We might consider asking for or 
> organizing a group or a mailing 
> > list of our own, as public as all the rest of the TCs, members 
sections 
> and Focus Areas. I haven't
> > made up my own mind about that since adding yet another group to my 
own 
> list is rather unworkable,
> > though monitoring such a group and posting to a list would be doable.
> > 
> > However, I do think that the independents should vote on 
specifications 
> either through an elected 
> > representative who casts the vote for the independents on the basis of 
a 
> separate ballot. That one
> > vote would count as much as any member company vote.
> > 
> > At least that's my thinking on it. However, to be honest I do not feel 

> strongly enough about it to
> > take time away from the work I am already doing.
> > 
> > Ciao,
> > Rex
> > 
> > At 11:17 AM -0500 11/29/03, David RR Webber wrote:
> > As we are approaching year end some retrospective thoughts and
> > looks ahead occur.
> > 
> > Would it make sense to add a Board member who represents all
> > the individual members?
> > 
> > Clearly there are large numbers now contributing to every OASIS
> > team.  But only corporate members get to vote and nominate
> > board members.
> > 
> > Do we need balance, and would input from individual members help?
> > Would this help toward working with groups such as ISO in the
> > future?
> > 
> > Some ground rules would be needed - and also OASIS would need
> > to cover expenses for the person - as obviously they do not have
> > a corporate sponsor.  If the person subsequently joined a corporation
> > would this automatically trigger a new appointment - or could it
> > be discretionary? 
> > 
> > We could certainly also have a meeting room and feedback area
> > for individual members via Kavi as another resource.
> > 
> > Personally as an individual member I would definately value reports
> > back from the board from an independent member there.
> > 
> > OK - so I've taken the lid off a large can of worms here, but this
> > was an itch so I thought I'd better scratch it! 
> > 
> > What are the pro's and con's?  Is this workable?
> > 
> > DW.
> > 
> > -- 
> 
> > Rex Brooks
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