[Web Standards Project] OWEA Meeting Notes 2009-8-20 21:00 GMT

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Company: OWEA
Project: Open Web Education Alliance
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Glenda Sims said:

Attendees:

    1. John Allsopp
    2. Mark DuBois
    3. Jeff Brown
    4. Nick Fogler
    5. Scott Fegette
    6. Ben Friedman
    7. Lars Gunther
    8. Aaron Gustafson
    9. Leslie Jensen-Inman
   10. Terry Morris
   11. Doug Schepers
   12. Glenda Sims
   13. Steph Troeth
   14. Aarron Walter

Agenda:

     * General update on the outcome of the summit/retreat –
       John
     * Proposal of organisation type: John/AaronG present this to
       the group. We need the fastest way towards getting
       consensus, seeing as many other decisions hinge on this.
       Please review notes on organization type prior to the call.
     * Proposal of dealing with membership – Glenda to
       present this to the group. Please review membership model
       prior to the call.
     * Roadmap to the whitepaper draft — John/Glenda
     * Regular core team meeting

  Update Outcome of OWEA Summit/Retreat - John & Leslie

     * John - OWEA Retreat was extraordinary. Confident that we
       will achieve something fantastic. Great advantage to get
       together face-to-face. Thanks Leslie and folks in Chatt!
     * Leslie - Chatt was so happy to host us. Thrilled with
       information learned and how well our message was heard by
       the general public. Important in adoption of web standards.
       People were impressed with the accessibility and
       friendliness of the speakers
       I've heard from lots of people from all walks of life who
       said they understood what our goals are.
     * Notes from OWEA Summit in Chattanooga posted at
       http://www.w3.org/2005/Incubator/owea/wiki/Main_Page#August_Face-to-Face_focus_areas

  Proposal of Org Type - Aaron G. & John

     * reviewed advantages of being an org within W3C
     * the option of joining W3C is enticing, especially if we have
       the flexibility that WAI had
     * would help with time-to-market
     * options (for profit and non-profit) have challenges
     * W3C Web Foundation could help us channel funds
     * IP policy already established in W3C

   More detailed notes are posted at
   http://www.w3.org/2005/Incubator/owea/wiki/Type_of_Organization

   Mark - how do different org's fit? Does each org have an equal
   stand/vote?
   There will come a time when we disagree, and we need to decide
   how to resolve it.

   John - operational issue - on how we have equal voices/vote.

   Mark started a wiki conversation for us at
   http://www.w3.org/2005/Incubator/owea/wiki/Organization_Structure

  Membership proposal - Glenda

     * Glenda - gave a overview of a membership model at
       http://www.w3.org/2005/Incubator/owea/wiki/Membership
     * Leslie asked for a definition of the AIGA/WOW Chapter Model
     * John asked about members/sponsorship who want to contribute
       by giving $$$
     * Steph - question to Doug - would asking for fees be at all
       possible to w3c?
       Doug - depends on the model - we have had something similar
       with mobile vendors

  Roadmap to the White Paper

     * Goal of White Paper needs to be very clear - how OWEA is to
       function
     * Doug - W3C Woods meeting is end of September. Ff we could
       have a preliminary white paper by end of September, that
       would be very valuable to share with W3C management.

  Core Meetings - more often

     * Regular Meeting every two weeks
     * We need to meet more often
     * Let's meet weekly
     * Meetings can alternate between broad vs focused every other
       week
     * Any of the current core team can come to any meeting (based
       on agenda)

To Do

     * Mark - make sure everyone involved has an equal voice.
       determine how OWEA will make decisions = start a place for
       this discussion
       http://www.w3.org/2005/Incubator/owea/track/actions/1
     * Everyone - review Type of Org notes at
       http://www.w3.org/2005/Incubator/owea/wiki/Type_of_Organization
     * Everyone - show us +1 0 1 at
       http://www.w3.org/2005/Incubator/owea/wiki/Talk:Type_of_Organization
     * Steph coordinate meeting with John, Ben, Leslie, Glenda,
       Steph & Mark to propose ideas about how to allow sponsorship
       and/or membership fees
     * Aaron - draft white paper in wiki (type of org) and add
       outline for other parts of paper
     * Doug - set up a widget to help us decide time of regular
       weekly meetings

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