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<p class=MsoNormal>Hi all,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>The local chapters policy draft below is the result of substantial
work by the local chapters committee, especially Nat and Snorri. It is
acceptable to the existing local chapters, allowing them to agree to abide by
the policy, which will then enable us to recognize them as official local
chapters of the OIDF. It is flexible and inclusive while still enabling
the OpenID Foundation to perform its mission of promoting and protecting OpenID
for the community.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Therefore, the committee recommends approval of this draft
during the board call today. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal> Thank
you,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal> --
Mike<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:13.5pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>OIDF Local Chapters Policy</span><o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p style='margin-left:28.1pt' id="q:ve7"><b><o:p> </o:p></b></p>
<p style='margin-left:28.1pt' id="q:ve9"><b id="q:ve13"><u id="q:ve12"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>1 - Independent
Organizations</span></u><o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p style='margin-left:28.1pt' id="q:ve18"><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Local Chapters
(“Chapters”) are independent of the OpenID Foundation
("OIDF") itself</span></b><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> <span style='color:black'>a</span>nd thus
can either be informal organizations or formal legal entities, which is a decision
left to the Chapter organizers.</span></b><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p style='margin-left:28.1pt' id="q:ve18"><b><o:p> </o:p></b></p>
<p style='margin-left:28.1pt' id="q:ve20"><b id="q:ve24"><u id="q:ve23"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>2 - Registration</span></u><o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p style='margin-left:28.1pt' id="q:ve25"><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Organizations must apply to the OIDF for
recognition as a Local Chapter by sending an email to </span></b><b><u
id="q:ve30"><span lang=FR style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:black'><a href="mailto:board@openid.net" id="q:ve31"><span lang=EN-US
style='font-size:10.0pt'>board@openid.net</span></a></span></u></b><b><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>.</span></b><b><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> In this email,
Chapters must signify their agreement to the terms of this policy and supply:
a) contact information for the organizers, b) the URL that the OIDF should use
when listing the chapter, c) a description of the region or community that the
organization serves, and d) the name of the chapter.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p style='margin-left:28.1pt'><b><o:p> </o:p></b></p>
<p style='margin-left:28.1pt' id="q:ve41"><b id="q:ve42"><u id="q:ve43"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>3 - Members </span></u><o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p style='margin-left:28.1pt' id="q:ve47"><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Chapters will clearly inform
their members and prospective members that membership in the Local Chapter does
not grant them membership in the OIDF and will encourage their members to also
join OIDF.</span><o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p style='margin-left:28.1pt' id="q:ve0"><b><o:p> </o:p></b></p>
<p style='margin-left:28.1pt' id="q:ve41"><b id="q:ve42"><u id="q:ve43"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>4 - Leadership Team</span></u><o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p style='margin-left:28.1pt' id="q:ve59"><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Chapters must be headed by a designated
leadership team, composed of at least three people. </span><o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p style='margin-left:28.1pt' id="q:ve63"><b><o:p> </o:p></b></p>
<p style='margin-left:28.1pt' id="q:ve65"><b id="q:ve69"><u id="q:ve68"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>5 - Internet Site</span></u><o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p style='margin-left:28.1pt' id="q:ve70"><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Chapters should have their own web site,
listing events and news. This Chapter-sponsored web site is the responsibility
of the chapter organizers, not of the OIDF staff or volunteers.</span><o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p style='margin-left:28.1pt' id="q:ve0"><b><o:p> </o:p></b></p>
<p style='margin-left:28.1pt' id="q:ve41"><b id="q:ve42"><u id="q:ve43"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>6 - Intellectual
Property</span></u><o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p style='margin-left:28.1pt' id="q:ve82"><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Chapters must agree that any intellectual
property or trademarks developed or held by the Chapter must be freely
available for use to the OpenID Community; in particular, they must agree that
any intellectual property or trademarks developed or held by the </span></b>local<b><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> chapter must either
be owned by OIDF, jointly owned by the OIDF, or licensed to the OIDF under
terms that allow OIDF to use them in whatever way it sees fit, including
sublicensing to others under terms of its choosing. The one exception to
this policy is that a Chapter may have a Chapter logo or mark that is only
available to members of that Chapter, provided that that logo or mark does not
infringe the OpenID trademark.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p style='margin-left:28.1pt'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p style='margin-left:28.1pt' id="q:ve41"><b id="q:ve42"><u id="q:ve43"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>7 - Purpose</span></u><o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p style='margin-left:28.1pt' id="q:ve82"><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Chapters must agree that all Chapter
activities are focused on fostering the widespread adoption and use of OpenID</span></b><b><span
style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:navy'> </span></b><b><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>and in
support of the OIDF's mission statement.</span><o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p style='margin-left:28.1pt' id="q:ve82"><b><o:p> </o:p></b></p>
<p style='margin-left:28.1pt' id="q:ve100"><b id="q:ve101"><u id="q:ve102"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>8 - Financing</span></u><o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p style='margin-left:28.1pt' id="q:ve106"><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Chapters must operate independently, with no
expectation of receiving funds from OIDF. However, they may apply to the OIDF
board for funding of specific activities or events, and these requests will be
considered on their merits.</span><o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p style='margin-left:28.1pt' id="q:ve110"><b><o:p> </o:p></b></p>
<p style='margin-left:28.1pt' id="q:ve112"><b id="q:ve113"><u id="q:ve114"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>9 - Activities Report
</span></u><o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p style='margin-left:28.1pt' id="q:ve124"><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Chapters <span style='color:black'>must
exhibit “liveness”. A</span>t least <span style='color:black'>every
year the Chapter's leaders must report to the <span class=nfakpe>Local
Chapters</span> Committee on their chapter activities. Meetings are good.
Evidence of an active mailing list is sufficient.</span></span></b><b><i
id="q:ve125"><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><br
id=qwnd0>
<br>
</span></i><o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p style='margin-left:28.1pt' id="q:ve129"><b id="q:ve132"><u id="q:ve133"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>10 - Listing of
Chapters</span></u><o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p style='margin-left:28.1pt' id=wve30><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>OIDF will list the Chapters on openid.net in
a geographically organized list, providing contact information and links to the
Chapter sites.</span><o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p style='margin-left:28.1pt' id=fdqa0><b><o:p> </o:p></b></p>
<p style='margin-left:28.1pt' id=fdqa3><b><u id=j6fp0><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>11 - Nondiscriminatory Acceptance</span></u><o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p style='margin-left:28.1pt' id=fdqa6><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>All proposed Chapters agreeing to abide by
the Local Chapters Policy will be accepted as Local Chapters by the OIDF.</span><o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p style='margin-left:28.1pt' id=wve310><b id="q:ve144"><span style='font-size:
13.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p style='margin-left:28.1pt' id=wve310><b id=fnpe11><u id=fnpe12><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>12 - Territories</span></u><o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p style='margin-left:28.1pt' id="q:ve149"><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>OIDF will recognize any proposed
eligible Local Chapters, regardless of the geographic scope of the chapter,
including chapters with overlapping territories and missions<span
style='color:black'>.</span></span><o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p style='margin-left:28.1pt' id=n.1.0><b><o:p> </o:p></b></p>
<p style='margin-left:28.1pt' id=n.1.6><b><u id=vpja0><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>13 - Non-Exclusive
Relationships</span></u><o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p style='margin-left:28.1pt' id=n.1.12><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Chapters are free to maintain
relationships and partnerships with other organizations and to maintain their own
memberships, provided that the purpose and conduct of those relationships is
consistent with this Local Chapters Policy.</span><o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p style='margin-left:28.1pt' id=n.1.18><b><o:p> </o:p></b></p>
<p style='margin-left:28.1pt' id="q:ve192"><b id="q:ve157"><u id=r3-y2><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>14 - Local Chapters
Committee</span></u></b><b><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p style='margin-left:28.1pt' id="q:ve156"><b id="q:ve157"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>OIDF may authorize a
Local Chapters Committee. This committee must be composed of at least one Chapter
leader and at least one OIDF board member.</span><o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p style='margin-left:28.1pt' id=gost0><b id="q:ve157"><o:p> </o:p></b></p>
<p style='margin-left:28.1pt' id=vtku0><b id="q:ve157"><u id="q:ve196"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>15 - Chapter Removal</span></u><o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p style='margin-left:28.1pt' id="q:ve200"><b id="q:ve157"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>If a
Chapter has violated the Chapters Policy (e.g.:</span></b><b><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:red'> </span></b><b><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>if a
Chapter does not report its activities or pursues activities in conflict with
its mission to promote OpenID)</span></b><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:red'> </span></b><b><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>and the violation
has not been corrected and completely resolved within 3 months after written
notice by OIDF, OIDF can remove that Chapter from its listings. The OIDF Board
may delegate the authority to de-list a chapter with cause to the Local
Chapters Committees.</span></b><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
"Arial","sans-serif";color:red'> </span></b><b><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>A Chapter may appeal the
committee's decision to the board. A Chapter may also request to be
de-listed.</span><o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p style='margin-left:28.1pt' id=s8h70><b id="q:ve157"><o:p> </o:p></b></p>
<p style='margin-left:28.1pt' id=s8h73><b id="q:ve157"><u id=gost3><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>16 - Changes to the
Local Chapters Policy</span></u><o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p style='margin-left:28.1pt' id=s8h76><b id="q:ve157"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>If the OIDF alters the
Local Chapters Policy it will notify Local Chapter leaders of the change.
Following notification, the Local Chapter leaders will have 90 days to reply to
the Local Chapters Committee either accepting the revised policy or stating why
they are unwilling to operate under the revised policy. Should they not accept
the revised policy, the OIDF will record the policy version under which the
Chapter was admitted and allow that chapter to continue operating under that
policy, except in cases where the board determines that substantial legal risk
or financial harm would be incurred by the OIDF or that damage
to OpenID would result. Failure to formally opt out of the
revised policy within 90 days of the change will be deemed acceptance of the
new policy.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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