[OpenID board] [board-private] OpenID Committees

David Recordon recordond at gmail.com
Thu Jan 28 21:20:46 UTC 2010


I really like how Brian framed this.

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On Jan 28, 2010, at 1:02 PM, Brian Kissel <bkissel at janrain.com> wrote:

> Good input Pamela.  Historically we’ve had a hard time getting criti 
> cal mass on Committees and determined that we’d try to limit the ini 
> tial number of them.  That said, any committee can form subcommittee 
> s to support their objectives.  For example, the Adoption Committee  
> is already forming a Online Retailer subcommittee chaired by Rob Har 
> les of Sears since adoption by retailers may have specific needs bey 
> ond general RP adoption.  If the Adoption committee determines that  
> a UX subcommittee is worthwhile and can be adequately staffed, that’ 
> s great.  But we want to be clear that the overall goal is Adoption, 
>  not UX, not marketing.  UX and Marketing exist to drive Adoption, w 
> hich is a top priority for 2010.  My hope is the Adoption Committee, 
>  with strong leadership and input from existing and prospective RPs, 
>  will help us determine the areas that the OIDF needs to focus on mo 
> st to drive adoption, then we’ll allocate members/volunteers/subcomm 
> ittees and OIDF resources to support those stated needs.
>
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>
> Cheers,
>
>
> Brian
>
> ___________
>
>
>
> Brian Kissel
>
> CEO - JanRain, Inc.
>
> 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 Pam Dingle
> Sent: Thursday, January 28, 2010 9:17 AM
> To: openid-board at lists.openid.net
> Subject: Re: [OpenID board] [board-private] OpenID Committees
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> In looking at the wiki, I assume that the originally proposed  
> Usability Committee has been rolled into the Adoption Committee?    
> Personally I think that the work products of usability and adoption  
> are not that closely aligned.
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> My apologies if this discussion has already resolved itself before I  
> was added to these lists, I just wonder that usability isn't a first- 
> order subject to tackle.
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> Thanks,
>
>
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> Pamela
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> ps - speaking of usability, the pbwiki currently displays no hint  
> that it supports OpenID on either the main page header or the  
> registration page - a user must magically know to skip the "create  
> an account" link and go directly to the login page where the openid  
> link finally appears....
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> On 2010-01-28, at 9:31 AM, Brian Kissel wrote:
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> Hi John,
>
>
> Good question, I’d ask that anyone who is a member of any of the com 
> mittees who would like to serve as a Chair or Vice Chair, would star 
> t the process of organizing their committee by emailing all the comm 
> ittee members and facilitate the process of having that committee el 
> ect its chair and vice chair.  I have started that process with the  
> members of the Adoption Committee and have talked with Daniel, Rob,  
> and Marc who have agreed to serve in the listed positions if the res 
> t of the members approve.  If there are other members of the committ 
> ee who would like to serve as chair or vice chair, we’ll have a simi 
> lar discussion to what we did for the Executive Committee, and if ne 
> cessary have a vote.
>
>
> So anyone who is interested in being a chair or vice chair of any  
> committee, now is your chance to share that desire with the rest of  
> the members of the committee and get your committee organized.  Once  
> you’ve selected a chair and vice chair, I’d ask each committee to  
> update their portion of the Committee home page and to create or mod 
> ify existing pages for that specific committee.  For example, the ol 
> d Marketing Committee page has been converted and updated to the new 
>  Adoption Committee page: https://openid.pbworks.com/Adoption-Committee
>
>
>
> By the way John, I added you to as a potential chair/vice chair to  
> the Security and Government Committees, hope that’s OK.  Realistical 
> ly since Mike Ozburn lives in DC and is focused on the government, i 
> t seems like he might be the most reasonable candidate for the Chair 
> .  But that’s up to the Security Committee to figure out.
>
>
>
> As Don said, we want to distribute more of the leadership of the  
> OIDF to the committees, now is the time so show that we can make  
> that happen.
>
>
>
> Thanks in advance to everyone who steps up.
>
>
>
> Cheers,
>
>
> Brian
>
> ___________
>
>
>
> Brian Kissel
>
> CEO - JanRain, Inc.
>
> bkissel at janrain.com
>
> Mobile: 503.342.2668 | Fax: 503.296.5502
>
> 519 SW 3rd Ave. Suite 600  Portland, OR 97204
>
>
>
> Increase registrations, engage users, and grow your brand with RPX.   
> Learn more at www.rpxnow.com
>
>
>
> From: openid-board-private-bounces at lists.openid.net [mailto:openid- 
> board-private-bounces at lists.openid.net] On Behalf Of John Bradley
> Sent: Thursday, January 28, 2010 2:56 AM
> To: openid-board-private at lists.openid.net
> Cc: board-private at openid.net
> Subject: Re: [board-private] OpenID Committees
>
>
>
> Brian,
>
>
>
> Without chairs elected what is the process for calling committee  
> meetings to elect chairs?
>
>
>
> John B.
>
> On 2010-01-28, at 1:14 AM, Brian Kissel wrote:
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> Hello All,
>
>
>
> Following up on our meeting last week, I’ve updated the OIDF Committ 
> ee Wiki at https://openid.pbworks.com/Committees  I’ve also taken a  
> stab at suggesting possible chair, vice-chair, and members for each  
> committee.  Ultimately it’s up to each committee to select their cha 
> ir and vice-chair, but I wanted to jump start the process.  When you 
>  review the list, please inform me or the entire list of the followi 
> ng:
>
>
>
> 1.       Which committees you would like to be on, if you’re not alr 
> eady listed
>
> 2.       Which committees you’re listed on that you don’t want to  
> be on
>
> 3.       Which committees you’d be willing to serve as chairman or v 
> ice-chairman on.
>
>
>
> You can update this yourself on the wiki or let me know and I’ll mak 
> e the updates.
>
>
>
> Cheers,
>
>
> Brian
>
> ___________
>
>
>
> Brian Kissel
>
> bkissel at janrain.com
>
> CEO - JanRain, Inc.
>
> 519 SW 3rd Ave. Suite 600  Portland, OR 97204
>
>
>
> Mobile: 503.342.2668 | Fax: 503.296.5502
>
> Twitter: @rpxnow and @janrain
>
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