Re: Chair for Web Payments CG

+1 For Manu as chair.

> Hi folks,
>
> It completely slipped my mind, as well as everybody else's mind on the
> call yesterday, that we needed to discuss appointing a Chair for the
> group to ensure that we're following W3C process. The Chair's duties
> would include everything that I have been doing so far (processing
> paperwork, organizing meetings, ensuring minutes are recorded and
> published, ensuring we're following W3C process, etc.)
>
> We had discussed this issue before and had chosen not to have a Chair as
> the group didn't seem like it needed one yet and because I had
> volunteered to take care of all of the paperwork.
>
> There are a couple of options that I can see:
>
> 1. We perform a straw poll of the group, taking volunteers for the
>    position of Chair and then seeing who the group picks as its
>    Chair.
> 2. I could volunteer to Chair, since I've been doing all the grunt work
>    that this position entails and am familiar with chairing a W3C
>    group. If there are no objections, I'd be listed as the official
>    contact for the group per W3C process.
> 3. We could have two chairs that alternate the duties listed above.
> 4. We could oppose the W3C requirement for picking a Chair because we
>    don't think it applies to this group and lobby them to create a
>    "Facilitator" position instead.
> 5. Any other options?
>
> Thoughts?
>
> -- manu
>
> --
> Manu Sporny (skype: msporny, twitter: manusporny)
> President/CEO - Digital Bazaar, Inc.
> blog: PaySwarm Website for Developers Launched
> http://digitalbazaar.com/2012/02/22/new-payswarm-alpha/
>
>

Received on Thursday, 22 March 2012 17:33:32 UTC