RE: Comments on Webizen proposal

Hi all,

I don't have much time today, especially not before your conf call, but if needed I'm willing to work out some options with regards to the voting mechanisms later this week.

Ronald

On 12 May 2014 08:55, GALINDO Virginie <Virginie.GALINDO@gemalto.com> wrote:
>
> Hi all, 
>
> Coming back on the regional idea that I brought based on the owasp model : 
> - being associated with an office increases chances to be part of the local dynamic (except of your local office is in another country) 
> - this actually means that part of the fees are allocated to a local office (in OWASP 40% of fees go to local office, the rest feeds the global organization) 
> - I support the idea of internationalization/translation to be promoted via this local attachment 
> - the regional voting is a question to me, but if we want to go there, already association people with an office may help. 
>
> Regards, 
> Virginie 
>
> -----Original Message----- 
> From: "Jean-Charles (JC) Verdié" [mailto:jicheu@yahoo.fr] 
> Sent: lundi 12 mai 2014 09:43 
> To: Charles McCathie Nevile 
> Cc: Ian Jacobs; public-webizen@w3.org; Jeff Jaffe 
> Subject: Re: Comments on Webizen proposal 
>
> Charles McCathie Nevile wrote: 
> >>>    2) CEO teleconference. Suggest changing "update" to "discussion" 
> >> 
> >> changed 
> > 
> > +1 by the way. 
> > 
> > A written Q&A session with a bunch of W3C staff (more or less whoever 
> > you can get) is probably as good as a teleconference. Hearing a 
> > lecture is a very slow way to get information, and there is relatively 
> > little opportunity for most people to actually ask a question. 
>
> +1000 
>
> >>>    3) What is a Webizen ID card? -1 until better understood 
> >> 
> >> It is an ID card with your webizen # on it. 
> > 
> > this seems like high cost (postage) for little benefit. Most people 
> > old enough to spend $100 need a bigger wallet for the cards they have, 
> > not another card. 
>
> -1. Who would really care? 
>
>
> >>>    5) T-shirt. +1 if fulfillment is managed by a third party (and 
> >>> budget needs to take that into account) 
> > 
> > You need a 3rd party to handle production and distribution, the 
> > T-shirt should be unique from year to year (is it an annual or 
> > one-time benefit?), and the budget matters. 
>
> If you really want to make a t-shirt then make it consistent with the message, eco-friendly, fair-trade, ... Or don't make it. 
>
>
> >>>   - What does it mean in practice for a Webizen to be associated 
> >>> with an Office? 
> >> 
> >> Not sure since I didn't write that section.  I've clarified based on 
> >> my understanding. 
> > 
> > I hope it includes the idea that "a significant fraction of the fee 
> > paid is made available to offices for translation of documents and 
> > real-time interpretation of speakers at events, to encourage a more 
> > global participation in W3C". 
>
> If the money could be used for this, that would indeed be a great addition to the organization 
>
> Regards 
> JC 
>
>
>
>
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