-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 John Vilsack wrote: > [The following message is being submitted twice, once with attachments and > once without for spatial consideration of some users - John] > > Greetings all! > > I apologize in advance for my recent silence, I have been pulling 70 hour > work weeks in preparation for an upcoming e-commerce project at work. What > free time I have had I have been spending on the topic of this email. I > hope to make (what will be for me) tomorrow morning's meeting, but fate and > physical state will determine my alertness at the time :) > > As promised, I have composed a restructuring proposal that encompasses the > three points I consider to be the overwhelming topic of conversation on this > thread as of late: finding our niche, determining leadership, and bridging > the gap between what is foreseen as the entities we should have a > relationship with (Canonical and the LoCos). > > I apologize for not sharing this earlier, but it has been a work in progress > up until literally moments ago. I submit it here in advance for your > consideration when thinking about the future of the Marketing Team. > > The proposal will be submitted in a variety of formats, as it was written in > a Google Doc. If the document is not in a format parsed properly for you, > please let me know and I will rectify the situation ASAP. If you would like > to view it online, please go to: > http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=dg523cct_41d8t388r5 > > We all want the same thing, and I am sure we all have great ideas about how > to go about it. We've spent weeks mapping out our wants and our perceived > needs and tomorrow we shall hopefully have some direction. My hope is that > the choices we make moving forward are about achieving actionable goals > rather than politicking about the planning cycle. At a certain point, > someone has to step up and separate the signal from the noise and make > things happen. > > I would ask that my proposal stand apart from any consideration of > appointment considered in the future direction of the team, but it can be > assumed that similar output could be expected of me if you were to trust me > in a position of need or responsibility. I am a firm believer of rapid, > intense planning on a large scale and breaking projects up into reasonable > tasks that can be delegated and measured. A team can only work so well as > each part of the overall machine. > > Therefore, I volunteer myself for your consideration of the leadership or > council role of the Marketing Team. I believe that there is a great deal of > talent and leadership within this group that can be channeled to achieve > great benefits for the Ubuntu Community. I feel that with my direction, I > can help our team harness those abilities and develop a strong group capable > of delivering what we expect from the future of the marketing team. > > If anyone has any questions about this or my following proposal, please do > not hesitate to contact me. I may be in the current mode of "working late, > sleeping late" due to my familial responsibilities, but I assure you that I > am always open to hearing what you have to say. > > Thank you for your time, and I hope you enjoy the following proposal. > > John Vilsack > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Proposal viewable at Google Docs: > http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=dg523cct_41d8t388r5 > > John V.,
I LOVE it!!!!! And I will, if no one beats me to it, enter a motion at the meeting that we accept this proposal as is. Just one question I've been meaning to ask, and your proposal reminded me if it: How do we define a quorum at the meeting? So we count EVERYONE listed as "active" on this list in order to determine what number constitutes a quorum? - -- Peace! John -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.6 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFISfIt3oYFui6B2koRAtcnAKCsr3CcpN5DP4cQQiFMN+gRwUplMQCfWoLG wGzD2DMhJ0uizKPrZOlbSNI= =jTwj -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- ubuntu-marketing mailing list ubuntu-marketing@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-marketing
