Difference between revisions of "LOPSA Policies/Committees"

Revision as of 20:43, 8 September 2005

Policy approved by the Board on 31 July 2005.

Policy amended on 8 August 2005.

The report or recommendation of any Committee shall not be binding upon the Board.

The Board shall establish the following committees:

Name	Chair	Description	Disposition	Contains subcommittee(s)
Transition	Geoff	Oversee transition of services from USENIX to SAGE, Inc. Includes the Board representative to USENIX.	Ad-hoc	None
Development	Pat/Steve	Involve no entangling commitments. Develop development policy, plan, kit, identify and ask candidates, fund-raise Note: though the President will often have development duties (e.g., hobnobbing, etc.) that doesn't mean the President must chair this committee.	Standing	As required
Partnership & Liaison	Geoff	Involve mutual commitments and relationships. Liaise with USENIX and other partners on contract, etc. Conflict resolution.	Standing	As required
Leadership	Greg Rose (Board liaison Tom)	Develop leadership skills. Board induction. Volunteer cultivation. Election slates.	Standing (per Bylaws)	None
Policy	Trey	Draft policy manual for Board approval. May be "Committee of the Whole".	Ad-hoc	None.
Communications	Chris	Oversight of all communications to members and external parties. Drafting of communications policy.	Standing	None.
Membership development	Trey	Investigate growing the membership. Develop Membership classes and policy. Recommend whether standing committee is needed.	Ad-hoc	None.

Name	Chair	Description	Disposition	Subcommittee(s)
Awards	Doug	Annual Contribution to the Profession award; Yerkes award.	Annual	Maybe (one for each award?)
Conference Planning	Pat/Tom	Plan our robust ubiquitous presence at LISA. Posters, BOFs, everything. In future, will handle all conferences.	Standing	One for each conference
Locals	David	Investigate Locals program.	Ad-hoc	None.
Technical Services	Doug/David	Deliver and manage online services and other technology.	Standing	Email/Website transition team
Content Services	Chris/Steve	SAGEnews; Magazine; Journal; etc.	Standing	(One for each publication)
Mentor Program	Andrew	Investigate revitalized mentor program.	Ad-hoc	None.

The text below does not represent policy of the Board.

Name	Description	Disposition	Contains subcommitee(s)
Certification	Will be discussed in separate document.
Tertiary Education Standards	Curriculum, tools, tips, etc.
Surveys	Manage annual salary survey and other surveys. Analyze results. Publicize. Tune. Rinse and Repeat.	Standing	Salary survey, (one ad-hoc for each survey)

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 ! Name !! Chair !! Description !! Disposition !! Contains subcommittee(s)
 |-----
-! [[Transition Committee|Transition]]
+! Transition
 | Geoff
 | Oversee transition of services from USENIX to SAGE, Inc.<br>''Includes the Board representative to USENIX.''
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 | ''None''
 |-----
-! [[Development]]
+! Development
 | Pat/Steve
 | Involve no entangling commitments.  Develop development policy, plan, kit, identify and ask candidates, fund-raise <br> ''Note: though the President will often have development duties (e.g., hobnobbing, etc.) that doesn't mean the President must chair this committee.''
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 | As required
 |-----
-! [[Partnership Committee|Partnership & Liaison]]
+! Partnership & Liaison
 | Geoff
 | Involve mutual commitments and relationships. Liaise with USENIX and other partners on contract, etc. Conflict resolution.
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 | ''None.''
 |-----
-! [[Communications]]
+! Communications
 | Chris
 | Oversight of all communications to members and external parties. Drafting of communications policy.
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 ! Membership development
 | Trey
-| Investigate growing the membership. Develop Membership classes and [[SAGE Policies/Membership|policy]]. Recommend whether standing committee is needed.
+| Investigate growing the membership. Develop Membership classes and policy. Recommend whether standing committee is needed.
 | Ad-hoc
 | ''None.''