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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>+1 to your revisions, Bill. One note on
the last one: I don’t think that half turnover of the board (+/-1) every year
should be a problem. This for example is how the OASIS board and technical
board work. It would be simpler than three year staggered terms.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>=Drummond <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Tahoma;font-weight:bold'>From:</span></font></b><font size=2
face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'>
board-bounces@openid.net [mailto:board-bounces@openid.net] <b><span
style='font-weight:bold'>On Behalf Of </span></b>Bill Washburn<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Friday, April 13, 2007 11:25
AM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> board@openid.net<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> Re: [OpenID board]
Updated Funding Proposal</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Drummond--<br>
Nice suggestions. Thanks for the great improvements.<br>
<br>
Here are a couple of things I would offer for your consieration. see
below<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>----- Original Message
----<br>
From: Drummond Reed <drummond.reed@cordance.net><br>
To: board@openid.net<br>
Sent: Thursday, April 12, 2007 5:26:54 PM<br>
Subject: Re: [OpenID board] Updated Funding Proposal<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>David, great job. Although I logged into Schtuff, I didn't have
permission<br>
to edit, so following are my suggested edits (all just wordsmithing):<br>
<br>
CURRENT:<br>
An organization membership enables all employees of the organization to take<br>
advantage of the benefits provided, with the exception that only one vote is<br>
allowed.<br>
<br>
SUGGEST:<br>
An organization membership extends the benefits of membership to all<br>
employees of the organization, however on any voting matter the organization<br>
is limited to one vote.<br>
<br>
</span></font><font face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial'>BW:
Modification... An organization's membership in OIDF extends benefits of
participation to all it's employees. For certain voting matters, however,
such as Board elections, an organiztion receives the right to exercise only one
vote. (Probably this implies that an organizational membership will
provide for one "voting member" and an unrestricted number of
"associate" or non-voting members.)</span></font><br>
<br>
CURRENT:<br>
For organizations that want to support the Foundation, the following<br>
sponsorship levels are available. There is no requirement to be a member to<br>
make a donation to the organization.<br>
<br>
SUGGEST:<br>
For organizations who wish to support the Foundation, the following<br>
sponsorship levels are available. There is no requirement for<br>
donors/sponsors to be members, and no requirement for members to be<br>
donors/sponsors.<br>
<br>
<font face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial'>BW: Modification - "...
the following sponsorship *categories* ..."<br>
</span></font><br>
<br>
CURRENT:<br>
As determined by the organization, it is envisioned that OpenID conferences<br>
will be hosted starting in 2007. It will be great if these events generate<br>
additional revenue though most events in this space are unavoidably<br>
break-even. The goal of these events is more focused on bringing people<br>
together and should be seen as a marketing opportunity versus a revenue<br>
generating effort.<br>
<br>
SUGGEST:<br>
The OIDF envisions hosting OpenID conferences beginning in 2007. Optimally<br>
these events will generate additional revenue, however at a minimum they<br>
should break even. The primary goal of these events is to bring the OpenID<br>
community together, so they should be seen as marketing opportunities first<br>
and a revenue-generating activities second.<br>
<br>
<font face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial'>BW: Modification -
"... The primary goal of these events is to bring individuals in the
OpenID community together, so conferences are best understood as community
supporting and community building events first and as revenue generating
efforts secondarily."</span></font><br>
<br>
CURRENT:<br>
As a benefit to Silver, Gold, and Platinum sponsors, private events will be<br>
held where the core contributors in the OpenID community are brought<br>
together with the sponsoring organization to discuss and gather feedback<br>
around needs, opportunities, challenges, and the future direction of OpenID.<br>
<br>
SUGGEST:<br>
Silver, Gold, and Platinum sponsors will also have the ability to host<br>
private events where core contributors in the OpenID community are brought<br>
together with the sponsoring organization to discuss and gather feedback<br>
around needs, opportunities, challenges, and the future direction of OpenID.<br>
<br>
<font face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial'>BW: Observation... it
seems to me these two statements are not making the same point. I feel
the first suggests OIDF will run/facilitate occasional private face2face
meetings where selected "core contributors" (depending on the
agenda for that specific meeting) are brought together and all
sponsors are welcome to attend to participate in an important discussion
related to Open ID community direction(s), opportunities, feedback, strategy,
etc.<br>
<br>
I could be misreading, but the second seems to suggest that any single (or set
of) sponsor would have the privilege to create a conversation with the core
contributors as initiated by the sponsor(s).<br>
<br>
To my mind, it is the first statement that is more a benefit to both sponsors
and the OpenID community and it could also be "managed" by OIDF
in such a way as to be innovative and strategic in its intent. The second
idea is also interesting, but it may present a few difficulties as a
"community" activity.<br>
</span></font><br>
(snip)<br>
<br>
<br>
CURRENT:<br>
It is proposed that the term of a board member is two years with elections<br>
being held on a yearly basis. This will thus create no churn greater than<br>
half of the existing board in any single election. From the date of formal<br>
creation of this organization, three of the founding board members will<br>
serve for one year to be decided via a random method. It is envisioned that<br>
a Nominations and Elections committee will be formed prior to each election,<br>
chaired by either the Chair or Vice-Chair of the board depending on who's<br>
term of office is ending. It will also be a task of this committee to make a<br>
recommendation as to if the size of the board should be changed<br>
<br>
SUGGEST:<br>
It is proposed that board members server for two years and for elections to<br>
held annually, so no more than half the board turns over in any single<br>
election. From the date of formal creation of this organization, three of<br>
the founding board members (chosen via a random method) will serve for one<br>
year, and the balance for two years. It is envisioned that a Nominations and<br>
Elections committee will be formed prior to each election, chaired by either<br>
the Chair or Vice-Chair of the board (whomever's term is not ending). This<br>
committee is charged with making nominations and recommending if the size of<br>
the board should be changed.<br>
<br>
<font face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial'>BW: Observation - I realized
on careful reading that the above is not feasible. Necessarily if board
is composed of an odd number of members and if elections are staggered between
two cycles, then every other election cycle will require replacing a majority
of the board members (half the board +1). Since the whole idea of
staggering elections is ordinarily to ensure that a majority of the board
is always "experienced" with the procedures and business of the
foundation, then why not stagger the elections across three years to maintain
strong continuity? Just a thought.</span></font><br>
<br>
(snip)...<br>
<br>
<font face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial'>cheers,<br>
-bill<br>
</span></font><br>
-----Original Message-----<br>
From: board-bounces@openid.net [mailto:board-bounces@openid.net] On Behalf<br>
Of Recordon, David<br>
Sent: Thursday, April 12, 2007 2:27 PM<br>
To: board@openid.net<br>
Subject: [OpenID board] Updated Funding Proposal<br>
<br>
Just made the changes we're discussing, please look it over to make sure<br>
I did what was wanted.<br>
<a href="http://daveman692.schtuff.com/oidf_proposal?action=history"
target="_blank">http://daveman692.schtuff.com/oidf_proposal?action=history</a><br>
<br>
Thanks,<br>
--David<br>
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