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Subject: Re: [obix] oBIX Leadership: co-chair required
I nominate Paul Ehrlich. Since he has completed his transition to independence, it would be nice to see Paul reengage oBIX leadership. I feel he posseses the needed passion for enterprise integration and a deep knowledge of the controls industry. Aaron Hansen Tridium, Inc. Considine, Toby (Facilities Technology Office) wrote: > It has become increasingly clear to me that the chairmanship of oBIX > requires more than I can do alone. While I am, in general, pleased > with the interest we are beginning to get from other Enterprise > groups, with the alliances we are beginning to see with classes of > enterprises that will require an enterprise interface to controls, and > our relationships with some other non-OASIS bodies interested in our > progress, I also know that I need that I have let some things drift > from the pressure of my day job. > > > > I am very satisfied with our progress. That is in large part to the > strong technical vision of Brian Frank and Aaron Hansen and the sure > hand of Aaron Hansen on the meetings of the XML committee. Their > dedication and focus have brought a similar focus to what I call the > Base Protocols of oBIX that makes up the deliverables of oBIX v1. > > > > Still, it has been obvious that while the XML subcommittee met > regularly, that some of the other groups, the ones that I am more > intimately involved in, could have met more. Until now, while we were > waiting for the Base Protocols, this was, perhaps, OK. > > > > As we move ahead, the challenges will change. The abstractions on top > of the Base Protocols will require bringing commitments of personnel > from many companies. Making useful abstractions will be hard work. We > will need to gather requirements and use cases from a wider pool of > demanding customers. We will need to bring in those companies who are > actively basing their business around higher abstractions today to > harvest their knowledge of what does and does not work. Quite frankly, > I will need assistance from someone whose knowledge of the controls > industry is broader and deeper than mine, who knows what projects are > under way, and knows who has thought about these issues in the past. > > > > To date, I have gotten by without this by relying on two strong > advisors; Anto Budiardjo and Paul Ehrlich. Anto has, of course, a > strong vision for oBIX and a deep roster on speed-dial. Paul, the > original chair, had to step back a year ago while he disentangled > himself from his former employer and launched out as in independent. > Even during the busiest part of that transition, when he was tying up > loose ends with Trane, finishing up ongoing projects as a contractor, > he still made time to act as a sounding board and to offer experienced > counsel, (and to consume far too much caffeine in a seedy well-pierced > college-town coffee shop). > > > > But now, to do what we need to do next, I need a co-chair, one who is > focused on the Enterprise. > > > > As an OASIS Committee Chair, I am committed to an open process. I > welcome nominations from anyone on the oBIX committee, particularly > self-nominations. I would like anyone who is willing to submit himself > to send a letter to the list if they have the time, or to present > themselves at the meeting on Monday. > > > > When we finish up with that, one of the first orders of business will > be to consider how we will structure our overall movement toward > abstractions for v2. I welcome anyone who considers that they can lend > some leadership or strong participation on this matter to be ready to > speak up on Monday. > > > > > > Looking forward to seeing most of you in Dallas... > > > > tc > > > > =================================================== > Toby Considine ! "Do the right thing. It will > UNC Chapel Hill ! gratify some people and > Chapel Hill, NC ! astonish the rest." > Phone (919)962-9073 ! > Fax (919)962-1102 ! --Mark Twain > tobias@fac.unc.edu ! > =================================================== > > >
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