[OpenID board] OpenID Update: Orientation Briefing Feedback

Sat Jan 16 04:02:44 UTC 2010

I'd agree with that assessment.

FWIW (pending interest) ID add:

PR committee: working on general outreach, awareness, "consistent  
voice", updating the blog, Twitter, Facebook presence, etc. Basically  
coming up with a broader story for OpenID and then telling it over and  
over again.

Community committee: working on community infrastructure, website  
improvements, event promotion/facilitation, international support,  
partner liasioning, etc.

Chris

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On Jan 15, 2010, at 16:54, Brian Kissel <bkissel at janrain.com> wrote:

> So its sounding like most people would prefer or at least be  
> comfortable with keeping the EC small as long as we ensure that:
>
>
>
> ·         we have the right committees (i.e. make sure we add/have o 
> ne focused on adoption with good representation by RPs)
>
> ·         the Committees have strong leadership (including board mem 
> bers as co-chairs) and are communicating with the full board on a ti 
> mely basis
>
> ·         the board and EC make sure that the OIDF is properly suppo 
> rting the Committees and managing any cross committee functional iss 
> ues that may be relevant
>
>
> If that’s the case, then the EC elections coming up next week will o 
> nly be for the Chair, Vice-Chair, Secretary, and Treasurer’s positio 
> ns.  Don Thibeau as Executive Director is also a member ex-officio.
>
>
>
> In addition to the 6 committees that David has proposed at http://wiki.openid.net/2010-Planning 
> , are there any other committees that we collectively feel we should  
> start out the year with?  We can always add and retire committees as  
> necessary, but want to make sure we have the right ones to start out  
> the year.
>
>
>
> ·         Adoption.  Charter: Develop OpenID as a product and largel 
> y working with relying parties to "bring the voice of the customer"  
> while looking at branding, usability, and delivered value.
>
> ·         Government. Charter: Support the needs of the US Federal G 
> overnment and other governments looking to deploy OpenID.
>
> ·         Security.  Charter: Working with the Technology Committee  
> and various Working Groups, ensure that OpenID's security model is a 
> ppropriate for how it is being deployed.
>
> ·         Technology. Charter: Oversee the technical Working Groups' 
>  progress and liase between them and the Adoption, Government, and S 
> ecurity Committees.
>
> ·         Legal.      Charter: Oversee, protect, and develop the Fou 
> ndation's bylaws and IP it is responsible for such as copyrights and 
>  trademarks World-wide.
>
> ·         International Outreach.  Charter: Coordinate and support t 
> he work of OpenID communities primarily outside of North America. Co 
> llaborate with OpenID Europe and Japan.
>
>
>
> Cheers,
>
>
>
> Brian
>
> ___________
>
>
>
> Brian Kissel
>
> CEO - JanRain, Inc.
>
> bkissel at janrain.com
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> Mobile: 503.342.2668 | Fax: 503.296.5502
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>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: openid-board-bounces at lists.openid.net [mailto:openid-board- 
> bounces at lists.openid.net] On Behalf Of David Recordon
> Sent: Friday, January 15, 2010 2:43 PM
> To: openid-board at lists.openid.net
> Subject: Re: [OpenID board] OpenID Update: Orientation Briefing  
> Feedback
>
>
>
> And thanks for the edits!
>
>
>
> Personally I'm fine with the Executive Committee being the four
>
> officers assuming that it's scope and role is fairly small.
>
>
>
> Whether it's part of the Executive Committee or separate, I believe
>
> that there is a need for a regularly meeting group of the Officers and
>
> Chairs.  This group would be smaller than the Board itself and ensure
>
> that the Foundation is supporting the needs of all of the Committees
>
> and tackle cross-functional issues.  This group must be empowered by
>
> the Board to make decisions and thus progress.  This is why I can also
>
> see a model where we re-charter the Executive Committee to have this
>
> role.
>
>
>
> I think about this much like how companies have executive teams that
>
> generally have one representative from each major business function.
>
>
>
> --David
>
>
>
> On Fri, Jan 15, 2010 at 11:42 AM, Brian Kissel <bkissel at janrain.com>  
> wrote:
>
> > Thanks David, great idea.  Highly encourage everyone to look at  
> David’s
>
> > document and provide your feedback.
>
> >
>
> >
>
> >
>
> > Cheers,
>
> >
>
> > Brian
>
> >
>
> > ___________
>
> >
>
> >
>
> >
>
> > Brian Kissel
>
> >
>
> > CEO - JanRain, Inc.
>
> >
>
> > bkissel at janrain.com
>
> >
>
> > Mobile: 503.342.2668 | Fax: 503.296.5502
>
> >
>
> >
>
> >
>
> > Increase registrations, engage users, and grow your brand with  
> RPX.  Learn
>
> > more at www.rpxnow.com
>
> >
>
> >
>
> >
>
> > From: openid-board-bounces at lists.openid.net
>
> > [mailto:openid-board-bounces at lists.openid.net] On Behalf Of David  
> Recordon
>
> > Sent: Friday, January 15, 2010 1:35 AM
>
> >
>
> > To: openid-board at lists.openid.net
>
> > Subject: Re: [OpenID board] OpenID Update: Orientation Briefing  
> Feedback
>
> >
>
> >
>
> >
>
> > I think better when analyzing proposals.  So put
>
> > together http://wiki.openid.net/2010-Planning which lists the  
> officer roles
>
> > we need to fill and a stab at the various Committees and chairs  
> (based off
>
> > of this thread Don's deck).
>
> >
>
> > It's a wiki, please be editing!
>
> >
>
> >
>
> >
>
> > --David
>
> >
>
> >
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> >
>
> > On Thu, Jan 14, 2010 at 10:30 PM, Chris Messina <chris.messina at gmail.com 
> >
>
> > wrote:
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> >
>
> > It would seem that renaming Marketing to Adoption might be a  
> prudent move,
>
> > if it also brings with it certain criteria for success and metrics  
> to help
>
> > gauge progress.
>
> >
>
> >
>
> >
>
> > I think that the "Marketing" committee was ill-defined and had  
> weak support
>
> > — especially from a branding perspective where there is still no a 
> greement
>
> > on how important OpenID is a consumer brand.
>
> >
>
> >
>
> >
>
> > As such, I can see how the first priority should be Adoption,  
> which could
>
> > include pushing for the test suite and improving the libraries,  
> which would
>
> > be followed by a more rigorous marketing approach.
>
> >
>
> >
>
> >
>
> > Otherwise, I agree with focusing on committees, but I also think  
> that we
>
> > need to come up with a better approach to encourage progress  
> within the
>
> > committees, and for them to report their progress on the  
> openid.net website
>
> > and lists. I think we've done a poor job communicating with the  
> outside
>
> > world what is going on with OpenID — and participation on these li 
> sts alone
>
> > does not suffice.
>
> >
>
> >
>
> >
>
> > Chris
>
> >
>
> >
>
> >
>
> > On Thu, Jan 14, 2010 at 8:55 PM, David Recordon  
> <recordond at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> >
>
> > Yes, which is why one of our Committees must be directly focused on
>
> > making RPs successful.  We need to disband our current Marketing
>
> > Committee – it hasn't done anything – and create appropriate
>
> > Committees with clear goals and leaders.
>
> >
>
> > --David
>
> >
>
> > On Thu, Jan 14, 2010 at 8:50 PM, Allen Tom <atom at yahoo-inc.com>  
> wrote:
>
> >> 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.
>
> >>
>
> >> Allen
>
> >>
>
> >>
>
> >> On 1/14/10 7:23 PM, "David Recordon" <recordond at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> >>
>
> >> 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 internat 
> ional
>
> >> 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 c 
> ustomer”
>
> >> 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
>
> >> ___________
>
> >>
>
> >> Brian Kissel <http://www.linkedin.com/pub/0/10/254>
>
> >> CEO - JanRain, Inc.
>
> >> bkissel at janrain.com
>
> >> Mobile: 503.342.2668 | Fax: 503.296.5502
>
> >>
>
> >>
>
> >>
>
> >> 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
>
> >>
>
> >>
>
> >> Thanks Don, I’ll wait a bit to see how others respond before putt 
> ing in my
>
> >> +1
>
> >>
>
> >>
>
> >> Cheers,
>
> >>
>
> >> Brian
>
> >> ___________
>
> >>
>
> >> Brian Kissel <http://www.linkedin.com/pub/0/10/254>
>
> >> CEO - JanRain, Inc.
>
> >> bkissel at janrain.com
>
> >> Mobile: 503.342.2668 | Fax: 503.296.5502
>
> >>
>
> >> Increase registrations, engage users, and grow your brand with  
> RPX.  Learn
>
> >> more at www.rpxnow.com <http://www.rpxnow.com/>
>
> >>
>
> >>
>
> >> 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
>
> >> 20th
>
> >> and, if desired, to whom you designate as your proxy.
>
> >>
>
> >> Don Thibeau
>
> >> don at OIDF.org
>
> >> Executive Director
>
> >> The OpenID Foundation
>
> >> http://openid.net
>
> >>
>
> >>
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