RE: [dita-fa-edboard] FW: OASIS Press Release to Announce DITA Adoption

["Carol Geyer" <carol.geyer@oasis-open.org>]

Su-Laine,
Thanks for raising these issues.

First, we shouldn't assume the meetings will be held on Mondays. At the first
meeting, the Committee members will decide when/how they want to schedule
ongoing meetings.

As far as mandatory attendance is concerned, keep in mind there are three roles
a person can hold on an OASIS Committee--Observer, Member, or Voting Member.
The matrix at http://www.oasis-open.org/committees/roles.php shows the
differences pretty clearly.

Basically, Voting Members count towards quorum and can vote on Committee
ballots (something I doubt we'll do very often with regards to DITA XML.org).
Committee Members become Voting Members by attending two consecutive meetings;
Voting Members revert to Members when they miss two consecutive meetings. 

So you won't be held to a time commitment unless you want to vote on a ballot.
The only ballot the ODF Adoption Committee has ever held (I think) is electing
a new co-chair--and they've scheduled that three months out so everyone who
wants to vote can make a point to attend consecutive meetings.

Hope that allays your fears.

Carol 



-----Original Message-----
From: Su-Laine Yeo [mailto:su-laine.yeo@justsystems.com] 
Sent: Thursday, July 10, 2008 2:08 PM
To: Carol Geyer
Cc: DITA Editorial Board
Subject: RE: [dita-fa-edboard] FW: OASIS Press Release to Announce DITA
Adoption Committee

Hi Carol,

Do you have a sense yet of the time commitment that will be necessary
for voting members of the  DITA Adoption Committee? If this follows TC
attendance rules then I guess meetings would be mandatory, which will be
a significant commitment. This would be especially challenging if
meetings continue to be on Mondays, which are often statutory holidays.

Su-Laine


Su-Laine Yeo
Interaction Design Specialist 

JustSystems Canada, Inc.
Office: 778-327-6356 
syeo@justsystems.com
http://na.justsystems.com 




-----Original Message-----
From: Carol Geyer [mailto:carol.geyer@oasis-open.org] 
Sent: Thursday, July 10, 2008 9:48 AM
To: 'DITA Editorial Board'
Subject: [dita-fa-edboard] FW: OASIS Press Release to Announce DITA
Adoption Committee

I just wanted to be sure everyone on the DITA XML.org EdBoard was aware
of the
upcoming press release on the DITA Adoption Committee. Please note the
quote
deadline of Wednesday, 16 July. 

Oversight of DITA XML.org will transition to the new Committee, so
please join
the group as soon as you can. The EdBoard may organize as a Subcommittee
or
simply be a work product of the main Committee--that will be up to the
members.
I don't anticipate any major changes to the way the EdBoard has been
operating,
although I'm hopeful we'll attract some new participation and support
for DITA
XML.org.

Please contact me if you have any questions.

Thanks,
Carol

-----Original Message-----
From: Carol Geyer [mailto:carol.geyer@oasis-open.org] 
Sent: Wednesday, July 09, 2008 7:24 PM
To: 'pubrel@lists.oasis-open.org'; 'dita-adoption@lists.oasis-open.org';
'dita@lists.oasis-open.org'
Subject: OASIS Press Release to Announce DITA Adoption Committee

--PLEASE NOTE QUOTE DEADLINE IS WEDNESDAY, 16 JULY--

The Consortium is in the process of drafting a press release to announce
the
formation of the OASIS DITA Adoption Committee. We have targeted
Thursday, 17
July, for distribution.

*Recognition*
While OASIS deeply appreciates the contributions of all members to our
technical work, only Foundational- and Sponsor-level members elect to
receive
promotional benefits, such as inclusion in announcements directed to the
press.
The subhead of the DITA Adoption press release will highlight the
following
members: 

---------------------------------------------------
Comtech, Oracle, PTC, <other Sponsor members who join before 16 July> 
---------------------------------------------------

If you represent one of these organizations, and you do *not* wish to be
included in the press release, please notify me.

If you represent a Contributor-level organization, and you wish to be
recognized as a leader in the DITA Adoption work, please contact
scott.mcgrath@oasis-open.org immediately for information on upgrading
your
membership to take advantage of this promotional benefit.

If you need more information about becoming involved in the OASIS DITA
Adoption
Committee, contact dee.schur@oasis-open.org.

*Quotes*
If you represent a Foundational or Sponsor-level organization
participating in
the OASIS DITA Adoption Committee, you may submit a quote in support of
this
work. Please email quotes to me, including a name and title at your
organization to whom the quote can be attributed, by noon US EST on
Wednesday,
16 July.

*More information*
http://lists.oasis-open.org/archives/tc-announce/200806/msg00015.html
http://www.oasis-open.org/committees/dita-adoption/


Thanks,
Carol

_________________________________
Carol Geyer
Director of Communications
OASIS
+1.978.667.5115 x209 




 


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