I would hope the role of the executive committee be focused on board level execution issues -- specifically issues that are not covered by one of the other committees. To be effective, the executive committee should be small. I think the officers of the Foundation and the ED are the perfect size.<br>
<br>There are many aspects to adoption, and we have a committee focused on that. Per David's comments, I think we want to empower these committees to reach their objectives. Putting an RP on the executive committee sends a message that all the real work happens at the exec committee rather then board or committee level.<br>
<br>-- Dick<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, Jan 14, 2010 at 8:50 PM, Allen Tom <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:atom@yahoo-inc.com">atom@yahoo-inc.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
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<font face="Calibri, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Given that adoption depends on RPs actually adopting OpenID, I think it’s important that we visibly demonstrate to the community that RPs (or at least potential RPs) have a voice.<br>
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On 1/14/10 7:23 PM, "David Recordon" <<a href="http://recordond@gmail.com" target="_blank">recordond@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
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</div></span></font><blockquote><div class="im"><font face="Calibri, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">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.<br>
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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.<br>
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I believe that the Executive Committee should be chartered to either:<br>
1) remain small (no more than five) and perform the execution work not done in the Committees themselves, or<br>
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.<br>
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I am supportive of being more formulaic to the organizations leadership structure.<br>
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--David<br>
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On Thu, Jan 14, 2010 at 6:17 PM, Brian Kissel <<a href="http://bkissel@janrain.com" target="_blank">bkissel@janrain.com</a>> wrote:<br>
</span></font></div><blockquote><font face="Calibri, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><div class="im"><font color="#1f497d">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. <br>
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</div><font color="#0033cc">Cheers,<br>
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Brian<br>
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Brian Kissel <<a href="http://www.linkedin.com/pub/0/10/254" target="_blank">http://www.linkedin.com/pub/0/10/254</a>> <br>
</b><div class="im">CEO - JanRain, Inc.<br>
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</span><div class="im"><font size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><b>From:</b> <a href="http://openid-board-bounces@lists.openid.net" target="_blank">openid-board-bounces@lists.openid.net</a> [<a href="mailto:openid-board-bounces@lists.openid.net" target="_blank">mailto:openid-board-bounces@lists.openid.net</a>] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Brian Kissel<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, January 14, 2010 6:06 PM<br>
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<b>To:</b> <a href="http://openid-board@lists.openid.net" target="_blank">openid-board@lists.openid.net</a><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [OpenID board] OpenID Update: Orientation Briefing Feedback<br>
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<font color="#1f497d">Thanks Don, I’ll wait a bit to see how others respond before putting in my +1<br>
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</div><font color="#0033cc">Cheers,<br>
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Brian<br>
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Brian Kissel <<a href="http://www.linkedin.com/pub/0/10/254" target="_blank">http://www.linkedin.com/pub/0/10/254</a>> <br>
</b><div class="im">CEO - JanRain, Inc.<br>
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</span><div class="im"><font size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><b>From:</b> <a href="http://openid-board-bounces@lists.openid.net" target="_blank">openid-board-bounces@lists.openid.net</a> [<a href="mailto:openid-board-bounces@lists.openid.net" target="_blank">mailto:openid-board-bounces@lists.openid.net</a>] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Don Thibeau (OIDF ED)<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, January 14, 2010 5:58 PM<br>
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<b>Cc:</b> 'Daniel Jacobson'<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [OpenID board] OpenID Update: Orientation Briefing Feedback<br>
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OIDF Board Members<br>
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.<br>
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For your information:<br>
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.<br>
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Board Action Item:<br>
Please let me know if you are unable to make the teleconference on the 20th and, if desired, to whom you designate as your proxy. <br>
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<font color="#1f497d"><i>Don Thibeau<br>
<a href="http://don@OIDF.org" target="_blank">don@OIDF.org</a><br>
</i></font>Executive Director<br>
The OpenID Foundation<br>
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