[OpenID board] OpenID Update: Orientation Briefing Feedback

[David Recordon]

2010 is the year where we must work on developing OpenID as a product beyond
just a technology.  That said, I don't think that extending the Executive
Committee with another appointed liaison role is the correct approach.

This year we must also push work out from the Board into Committees.  This
both broadens the pool of people who can directly become involved and forces
us as an organization to increase the value for non-sustaining members.

I believe that the Executive Committee should be chartered to either:
1) remain small (no more than five) and perform the execution work not done
in the Committees themselves, or
2) be made up of the Officers (president, vice president, secretary,
and treasurer) and the chair of each Committee to focus on tackling
execution issues across the organization as a whole.

I am supportive of being more formulaic to the organizations leadership
structure.

--David

On Thu, Jan 14, 2010 at 6:17 PM, Brian Kissel <bkissel at janrain.com> wrote:

>  Well, I guess I didn’t wait ;-)  As I said on the call yesterday, I think
> Daniel’s idea is a good one.  We added the technical and international
> liaison roles to ensure we had sufficient breadth of perspective at the
> executive committee working level, and I think it served us well in 2009.
> Given that we really want to continue to drive adoption and usage in 2010,
> having a representative on the EC that brings the “voice of the customer” is
> a good thing.  We have some new board members that bring that viewpoint and
> it would be great to make the most of this in the coming year.
>
>
>
> Cheers,
>
>
> Brian
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> *From:* openid-board-bounces at lists.openid.net [mailto:
> openid-board-bounces at lists.openid.net] *On Behalf Of *Brian Kissel
> *Sent:* Thursday, January 14, 2010 6:06 PM
>
> *To:* openid-board at lists.openid.net
> *Subject:* Re: [OpenID board] OpenID Update: Orientation Briefing Feedback
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>
> Thanks Don, I’ll wait a bit to see how others respond before putting in my
> +1
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>
> Cheers,
>
>
> Brian
>
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> *Brian Kissel <http://www.linkedin.com/pub/0/10/254>*
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> CEO - JanRain, Inc.
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> bkissel at janrain.com
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> *From:* openid-board-bounces at lists.openid.net [mailto:
> openid-board-bounces at lists.openid.net] *On Behalf Of *Don Thibeau (OIDF
> ED)
> *Sent:* Thursday, January 14, 2010 5:58 PM
> *To:* openid-board at lists.openid.net
> *Cc:* 'Daniel Jacobson'
> *Subject:* [OpenID board] OpenID Update: Orientation Briefing Feedback
>
>
>
> OIDF Board Members
>
> Yesterday the new members of the OpenID Board of Directors received an
> orientation briefing on many of the plans and priorities we will discuss on
> our first meeting Jan 20th. While not an official meeting, the agenda
> previewed some of key issues the new board will consider as well as info for
> our budget development and committee process for 2010.  The relevant content
> from the orientation briefing will be updated and included as part of the
> background material for the teleconference on the 20th.
>
>
>
> For your information:
>
> One of the suggestions that came out of that discussion was a suggestion
> from Daniel Jacobson that the views of relying parties can be best
> represented by the addition of a liaison on the executive committee.  It was
> suggested that this new role be similar to that of the international and
> technical community liaison positions. These “non officer” positions are
> part of the executive committee by virtue of board convention established
> last year rather than OIDF by laws.
>
>
>
> Board Action Item:
>
> Please let me know if you are unable to make the teleconference on the 20
> th and, if desired, to whom you designate as your proxy.
>
>
>
> *Don Thibeau*
>
> *don at OIDF.org*
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> Executive Director
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