RE: [odf-adoption] TC blogs on XML.org

["Carol Geyer" <carol.geyer@oasis-open.org>]

The first step on TC/SC blogs is to issue the invitation to the chairs
(probably just repeat and expand on what I wrote below). Can Don or Erwin do
that on behalf of the Committee? It might carry extra weight coming from a
co-chair.

Of course, if any ODF Adoption Committee members also serve on the Spec TC or
its SubCommittees, they may want to take on the official blogger role.

--c

 

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From: robert_weir@us.ibm.com [mailto:robert_weir@us.ibm.com] 
Sent: Wednesday, October 10, 2007 3:32 PM
To: Carol Geyer
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Subject: Re: [odf-adoption] TC blogs on XML.org


I think nagging them might be the best way to accomplish this.  Just say that
every TC or SC chair or co-chair is being asked to contribute one blog entry or
short article per month to opendocument.xml.org.  Then make up a schedule and
remind/nag them as their dates approach.  We have 5 different committees,and
with co-chairs probably 8 different people we can tap.  So we could even make
it every other months for people and still have new content each week.  Or try
to stick to a 4-week rotation and get two updates/week. 

I'd also like to see if we could do get different individuals to sign up for
"Forum Duty", maybe for one week at a time.  The job would be to monitor the
Forum for questions and track down someone to respond from the various ODF
TC's/SC's.  Yes,I know ideally we'd all be monitoring it every day, but that
doesn't seem to be happening yet.  We need to somehow bootstrap the process. 

Regards, 

-Rob 
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"Carol Geyer" <carol.geyer@oasis-open.org> 

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I understand the Committee came up with the great idea of encouraging the
chairs of the OpenDocument TC and Subcommittees (or their designates) to
regularly blog about their work on opendocument.xml.org. I think this would be
terrific way to bring fresh content to the site and give people a look at
what's going on inside our committees.

The chairs could blog about work that's underway, issues being discussed, recap
of meetings, acknowledgement of new members and of contributions from existing
members, appeals for input or for new participation from people with specific
expertise... It wouldn't have to be extensive or formal, just as long as it was
done on a regular basis--once a month or after meetings or whatever.

Do you have a plan underway to reach out to the chairs on this?


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