hey ... I've been Advocacy Facilitator for many years now. Anyone interested in taking over the roll?
Technically, the OGB is supposed to appoint Facilitators, but if someone is serious about it and wants to jump in I'm sure it would be fine. The initiative would be appreciated, actually, and a fresh perspective would be welcome, too. We'd just have to inform the Facilitation Project about the change, and I'd work with whoever on some transition items. There can be only one Facilitator, but there is plenty of work for many people to do (as there always has been). If no one is interested, I'll just ping ogb-discuss and inform the OGB of my decision and see if they have anyone in mind. I'm giving up this role because I'm simply out of time. I can no longer work the hours I'm working -- especially given the time zone issues I deal with every day. The core of my job has been shifting to website transition projects for some time now, and that is the direction I will continue moving as I begin focusing 85% of my time there. Also, my community development work, instead of being general in nature and Advocacy-focused, has been shifting toward direct organizing with multiple communities in Tokyo. Both of these moves are by design. Put simply, I'm focusing directly on where I can be most effective for OpenSolaris so I can move faster in the direction I'm going. Jim
