I know many people find goverance/structure stuff a bit dull but please don't be put off -- this is important stuff if you're interested in the OKF and its activities!
The OKF has had a governance document from the inception: <http://www.okfn.org/goverance/> However, due to our small size much of what has been in there has been implemented informally rather than formally. It is now time be a bit more formal in how we organize the community. Not only is this important in itself but it should also provide greater clarity as to what is going on, who is involved etc. The proposed setup is as follows: 1. There are "Network Members" of the OKF. Anyone may become a network member but membership must be approved by the Projects Committee (see next item). In general, Network Members are expected to be actively involved in one or more projects or working groups. 2. There is a Projects Committee which is elected by Network Members from among the Network Members on an annual basis. It deals with all project and working group related matters including incubating, approving, retiring project and working groups, monitoring their progress, etc. 3. The Project Committee has regular monthly meetings via irc, e.g. on the second Tuesday of every month. 4. To bootstrap this process the Board will appoint an initial set of Network Members and a Projects Committee. All current working group and project members will be automatically be invited to become network members. What do people think? What is good/bad, in need of amendment or clarification? Regards, Rufus Pollock ## Background to this Discussion over the summer indicated that clearer structure and governance is needed, see: <http://wiki.okfn.org/Vision/Structure> plus last email on this subject: http://lists.okfn.org/pipermail/okfn-discuss/2009-October/001675.html _______________________________________________ okfn-discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.okfn.org/mailman/listinfo/okfn-discuss
