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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=743035619-13042007><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2>Thanks guys for these edits!</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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color=#0000ff size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=743035619-13042007><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2>I've left the Strategic Conversations section as written,
since the point Bill raised is correct; it is envisioned these are organized by
the OIDF just like the Perl foundation does (though ideally with more
organization ;))</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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color=#0000ff size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=743035619-13042007><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2>As to board elections, I agree that two years is probably
the right term length though with seven members that does leave the possibility
for high turnover. Other thoughts on this?</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=743035619-13042007><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2>--David</FONT></SPAN></DIV><BR>
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<FONT face=Tahoma size=2><B>From:</B> board-bounces@openid.net
[mailto:board-bounces@openid.net] <B>On Behalf Of </B>Drummond
Reed<BR><B>Sent:</B> Friday, April 13, 2007 12:12 PM<BR><B>To:</B>
board@openid.net<BR><B>Subject:</B> Re: [OpenID board] Updated Funding
Proposal<BR></FONT><BR></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">+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>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">=Drummond
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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></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt"><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; 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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size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">----- 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 face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">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>_______________________________________________<BR>board
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