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	Atom Powers	George Beech	Involve mutual commitments and relationships. Liaise with USENIX and other partners on contract, etc. Conflict resolution.	Standing	As required
Leadership	Warner Moore	Ski Kacoroski (Liaison)	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	Paul English	Kacoroski	Oversight of all communications to members and external parties. Drafting of communications policy.	Standing	None.
Membership development	Steve VanDevender	Matt Simmons	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	Secondary	Liaison	Description	Disposition	Subcommittee(s)
Recognition	Paul English			Annual Contribution to the Profession award; Yerkes award, Volunteer award.	Annual	Maybe (one for each award?)
Conference Planning	Bilancio	John Boris		Plan our robust ubiquitous presence at LISA. Posters, BOFs, everything. In future, will handle all conferences.	Standing	One for each conference
Locals	Thomas Uphill	John Boris		Investigate Locals program.	Ad-hoc	None.
Technical Services	George Beech	Steve VanDevender		Deliver and manage online services and other technology.	Standing	Email/Website transition team
Content Services	Kacoroski			LOPSAGram; Magazine; Journal; etc.	Standing	(One for each publication)
Mentorship Program	Edward D'Azzo-Caisser	John Boris	Beech	Mentorship Program	Standing	None.
Educators and Training Program	Steve VanDevender	Atom Powers		Educator Program, Speakers Bureau	Standing	None.