RE: TOSCA TC Nomination - Paul Lipton (CA Technology)

["Lipton, Paul C" <Paul.Lipton@ca.com>]

Hi again, 

Please ignore the confidential notice on the bottom of my email. I'm sitting in a Peet's Coffee and forgot to remove it! :-)

Thanks again,
Paul 
-----Original Message-----
From: Lipton, Paul C 
Sent: Monday, December 05, 2011 8:50 PM
To: 'tosca@lists.oasis-open.org'
Subject: TOSCA TC Nomination - Paul Lipton (CA Technology)

Hi all,

Briefly then, it has been a privilege to serve the TOSCA TC as OASIS Convener. I believe that my past experience as a member of the OASIS Board of Directors (and on Boards such as the Eclipse Foundation and DMTF), as well as my service on the OASIS TC Process Committee, would enable me to help speed our progress, while minimizing the risk of costly mistakes in procedure that could come back to "bite us." 

Just as important, it is clear that we have a large and diverse group in this TC, no doubt with many smart and opinionated people. In my experience working in standards development in many organizations, a large group thrives and moves forward when an experienced Chair creates an environment that enables decisions to be made efficiently based on mutual respect, trust, and transparency. As the former Chair of the OASIS Governance Committee, with responsibilities that covered the very bylaws that govern OASIS, and for those that already know me, that is simply the only way I operate. I hope you will seriously consider my candidacy.

By the way, I believe that the co-chair model is almost always the most effective, if only from the perspective of additional coverage and sharing of the workload. Presuming that there will be at least two candidates, expect me to make a motion that we elect two co-chairs, rather than use a single chair or a primary/alternate model (unless somebody else makes that motion first)! :-)

In any case, I am looking forward to an worthwhile and productive Technical Committee. 

Best regards,
Paul 
 
Paul Lipton
CA Technologies
VP, Industry Standards and Open Source 
Member, CA Council for Technical Excellence 
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Email: paul.lipton@ca.com

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