Re: [opencsa-sc] MS Policy Discussions Now on Board Process Committee [was FW: Draft Board process comm minutes 21 August 2007]

[Jeff Mischkinsky <jeff.mischkinsky@oracle.com>]

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    cheers,
    jeff

On Sep 04, 2007, at 7:50 AM, Patrick Gannon wrote:

> Dear OASIS Member Section Representatives for MS Policy,
>
> At the last Board meeting on 1-2 August, the OASIS Board approved  
> the last
> set of updates to the MS Policy and decided to close the Board MS  
> Policy
> Committee and move oversight of the MS Policy to the re-named Board  
> Policy
> Committee.  Your support and inputs during the MS Policy updating  
> process
> this year have been greatly appreciated.
> http://www.oasis-open.org/who/ms_policy.php
>
>
> As the Process Committee (and thus their email list) is mostly  
> focused on TC
> Process issues, I did not automatically add you to the Board Process
> Committee.  However, if you wish to be added to the Board Process  
> Committee
> email list, please send an email to the Board Process Committee  
> Chair, Jeff
> Mischkinsky.  The Board Process Committee will, as noted below,  
> occasionally
> take up issues related to the MS Policy.
>
> Please note in the minutes below of the Process Committee's call of 21
> August, that a topic has been carried over from the old MS Policy  
> Committee
> for further discussion on today's Board Process Committee call.
>
> Tuesday, 04 September 2007, 11:00am to 12:30pm PT  (2:00pm to  
> 3:30pm ET)
> Call in: +1 319 643 7750
> Meeting code: 857415#
>
> The issue affecting Member Sections is:
> "We also should add an issue about whether Member Sections or their
> steering committees are permitted to create subcommittees.  Will add
> to issues log as Q0021."
>
> Questions raised around this issue relate to Roberts Rules which  
> allow a
> committee to create subcommittees, and whether the MS-Policy should  
> provide
> any guidelines as to the make-up of a MS Steering Committee  
> subcommittee or
> its activities:
>
> - Is a subcommittee restricted to the MS Steering Committee members
> themselves, or are any OASIS Eligible Persons, who are not on the  
> Steering
> Committee, permitted to join a Steering Committee subcommittee?
>
> - Should there be any rules or guidelines on what activities a MS  
> Steering
> Committee subcommittee may engage in and what types of deliverables  
> they may
> or may not produce?
>
>
> If you have comments on this topic, please consider joining the  
> Process
> Committee call today or post your comments to the Board Process  
> Committee
> list.
>
> --
> Patrick Gannon
> +1.978.761.3546       - mobile
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: James Bryce Clark [mailto:jamie.clark@oasis-open.org]
> Sent: Monday, September 03, 2007 5:53 PM
> To: board-process@lists.oasis-open.org
> Subject: [board-process] Draft Board process comm minutes 21 August  
> 2007
>
>
> OASIS Board Process Committee
> 21 August 2007 meeting
> Draft minutes
>
> Present: Chapman, Clark, Cover, Gannon, Gutentag, Mischkinsky, von
> Riegen,
>
> Guests: McRae
>
> Minutes of meeting:
>
> 0.  Agenda bashing
> ------------------
> New committee combines TC Process & Member Section Policy committee
> scopes.  Today we will review open issue logs.
>
> 1. Approval of Minutes
> ----------------------
>    None.
>
> 2.  Carryover open issues for MS Policy committee
> -------------------------------------------------
>
> Last log of that committee reported all issues addressed & closed,
> as of Burlington Board F2F:  See Clark msg 21 August:
>    http://www.oasis-open.org/apps/org/workgroup/board-process/email/
>    archives/200708/msg00018.html
>
> Gannon notes a carry-over action item:  staff should post a
> description of how foundational sponsor's sponsorships are allocated
> among member sections, etc.  Will add combined committee issues log
> as Q0020.
>
> We also should add an issue about whether Member Sections or their
> steering committees are permitted to create subcommittees.  Will add
> to issues log as Q0021.
>
> 3.  Carryover open issues for TC Process committee
> --------------------------------------------------
>
> Issues log v13.1 ( ) has been distributed, showing changes as a
> result of F2F meeting actions:
>    http://www.oasis-open.org/apps/org/workgroup/board-process/email/
>    archives/200708/msg00018.html
> .
> A number of items were completed and closed.
> We reviewed those remaining open.
> Results reflected in issues log v13.3:
>    http://www.oasis-open.org/apps/org/workgroup/board-process/
>    download.php/25170/tcprocess-issues-v13_3.pdf
>
> Q001, Nontechnical docs:  Chapman to bring revision to next meeting.
> Q002, Persistent nonvoting status:  on hold
> Q004: Supermajority to remove chair:  on hold
> Q005: Single authoratative spec version:  handle Autumn 2007
> Q006: Mandated line numbers in specs:  late 2007
> Q007: Mandate single spec format:  late 2007.
> Q010: Specification sets:  handle later
> Q013: Mutual spec cross-refs:  Clark/McRae to bring draft to next mtg
> Q017: Rechartering rule impractical: handle later
> Q018: Clarify F2F vs telephonic first meeting:  late 2007
> Q019: How can a second TC pick up another's work:  handle later
> Q020: Staff to post clarific on found sponsor alloc:  late 2007
> Q021: Subcommittees for member sections:  Clark to bring draft to
> next mtg
> Q022: Maintenance Mode TCs:  late 2007
> Q023: How MS reps interact with this committee:  late 2007
>
> 4.  Other business
> ------------------
> Group agreed to meet every two weeks in this time slot, for now.
>
> Next meeting 4 September, 11h00 Pacific US
>
> Respectfully submitted, JBC
>
>
>

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