LOPSA Policies/Committees

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Committees

Policy approved by the Board on 31 July 2005.

Policy amended on 8 August 2005. Policy amended on 21 November 2005.

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

The Board shall establish the following committees:

Board level committees

Name	Chair	Secondary	Description	Disposition	Contains subcommittee(s)
Development	Kacoroski	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	Kacoroski	Involve mutual commitments and relationships. Liaise with USENIX and other partners on contract, etc. Conflict resolution.	Standing	As required
Leadership	Warner Moore	Develop leadership skills. Board induction. Volunteer cultivation. Election slates.	Standing (per Bylaws)	None
Policy	As needed	Draft policy manual for Board approval. May be "Committee of the Whole".	Ad-hoc	None.
Communications	Simmons	Oversight of all communications to members and external parties. Drafting of communications policy.	Standing	None.
Membership development	VanDevender	Investigate growing the membership. Develop Membership classes and policy. Recommend whether standing committee is needed.	Ad-hoc	None.
Finance Committee	Disney		Financial oversight	Standing	None.

Program committees

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