Re: co-chairs statements and invitation to members to share their stuff

Thank you Milton

we should be too strict with rules for their own sake, I think, but yes, we
should
try to focus our energies and make sure that our designations (chair,co
chairs etc)
are not  just empty bureaucratic but a reflection of our actual commitments
towards the group's agenda and deliverables-

Look forward to your statement, to learn more about your plan of activity
and what you may have already done in relation to AI KR, and what you
intend to do as co-chair in relation to specific tasks and deliverables and
to hear about  suggested process improvements :-) Lots to be done :-)

This of course applies to everyone else in the group

The wiki is easily editable, just ping the list when some new resource or
text
is added

A report can be produced when we have enough input from co-chairs and
members
(not much point publishing a report with only my stuff and Owen's stratml)

PDM

On Sat, Dec 21, 2019 at 11:52 PM ProjectParadigm-ICT-Program <
metadataportals@yahoo.com> wrote:

> Dear Paola,
>
> To be absolutely and abundantly clear about the process of appointing
> chairs, our decision-making processes in our AIKR CG, and what rules apply
> I would like to remind you of the rules by which every member of any
> business or community group of the W3C must abide:
>
> https://www.w3.org/community/about/
> https://www.w3.org/community/about/good-practice-for-running-a-group/
> https://w3c.github.io/cg-charter/CGCharter.html
>
> Being part of a community group comes with rules, restraints and
> constraints, and whether you are affiliated as an individual or through a
> legal entity as representative thereof.
>
> I want be absolutely and abundantly clear about what is or can be expected
> from a co-chair. Measurable commitments are inevitably subject to codes of
> conduct and governance, some form of basic regularly scheduled processes
> for decision-making and reaching consensus as well as other issues related
> to fixed objective and timeline bound collaboration between individuals and
> organizations.
>
> Collaboration between individuals is based on a mutually reached agreement
> with some rules of engagement and is often on a voluntary basis.
>
> I recommend we reach a clear consensus on the role and duties of a
> co-chair and keep in mind that a community group by default is a group of
> individuals who share some common interests, objectives and the disposition
> to collaborate to achieve a certain set of objectives.
>
> Collaboration, whether in an open science, citizen science, civil society
> community formal organization or group setting , a scientific community
> group like our W3 AIKR CG or any of the myriad of forms of federated
> networks existing through the Internet is difficult, if membership is not
> bound by obligations stipulated in a charter and bound by a code of conduct
> or rules of governance.
>
> I am not sure where you are going with the mission statement and
> measurable commitments including those aimed at engaging more members in
> the CG.
> I will provide my mission statement as you suggested but also include my
> thoughts on some basic governance and decision-making processes and how to
> achieve some measurable results in line what can be expected form each
> member and in accordance with the rules of the W3C.
>
> cheers
>
> Milton Ponson
> GSM: +297 747 8280
> PO Box 1154, Oranjestad
> Aruba, Dutch Caribbean
> Project Paradigm: Bringing the ICT tools for sustainable development to
> all stakeholders worldwide through collaborative research on applied
> mathematics, advanced modeling, software and standards development
>
>
> On Saturday, December 21, 2019, 12:23:54 AM AST, Paola Di Maio <
> paola.dimaio@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>
> Milton, Carl and anyone else who may be interested possibly in the future-
>
> I think I have already circulated this request but here it is again:
>
> Please enter your statement (of what you propose to do as co-chair) in the
> wiki,
> https://www.w3.org/community/aikr/wiki/Main_Page#CO_CHAIRS_STATEMENTS
>
>
>  and kindly ensure that your statement
> *is in line what needs to be done*, possibly in some measurable way in
> terms of actions or deliverebles
> (say the co-chair commites to engage more members in such and such
> activity, or write one page, represent the group in one meeting, give one
> talk, engage with one community etc)
>
> What needs to be done is more or less outlined in the same page but of
> course you are welcome to edit
> that list and add your own points
>
> This is to ensure that  the contribution of the cochair to the planned
> work is to some extent agreed and explicitly stated as a form of agreement
> with the current proposed action, and as a commitment to the group
> Ideally the co chair mission would build on and expand what is currentl
> being done by the Chair
>
> If someone has done work in relation to this CG goal and mission, please
> share what you are working on via the list and enter it in the wiki,
> possibly requesting input and collaboration from other community members?
>
> Thanks
>
>