Re: [gnso-vi-feb10] Evaluation team -- the last first call for volunteers

["Mike O'Connor" <mike@xxxxxxxxxx>]

i think Avri's got it exactly right -- eventually, we are *all* evaluators 
(well, except for us co-chairs).  that's why i called it "evaluation" rather 
than "evaluators".   the evaluation team is going to help us structure the 
information about the proposals in a way to make that evaluation more 
consistent.  that framework will also provide a way for proposal-advocates to 
understand where the gaps are in their proposals, issues that need further 
work, etc.  

at the same time, i think it's a good idea to only do one thing -- either be an 
advocate for a proposal, or work on structuring and facilitating the 
evaluation.  partly because it avoids the appearance of conflict, but also 
because doing both is going to be a boatload of work.  :-)

carry on -- i'm about to drop off the 'net again for the rest of the day (i'm 
on holiday) but i'll look in again later this evening...

mikey

On Apr 14, 2010, at 9:25 AM, Avri Doria wrote:

> 
> 
> On 14 Apr 2010, at 09:40, Eric Brunner-Williams wrote:
> 
>> Evaluation is not the place for advocates.
> 
> A subject where we might agree.  
> 
> Though I think 'evaluation team' may be a confusing misnomer as it makes it 
> seem that they are doing the evaluation as opposed to setting up the 
> methodology and tools for the evaluation.
> 
> But i do think we will have the chance to comment on their work and its 
> appropriateness in coverage of all of the issues.  
> 
> And i think that _if_ their method includes a matrix of characteristics, we 
> will also be able to advocate for our model's fits into that matrix. 
> 
> And i think that _if_ they take a case study approach we will all be able to 
> offer up scenarios that we feel have not been included in their initial set.
> 
> And in the final analysis, since the entire WG needs to come to rough 
> consensus at the end of the day, it is hoped that modelers and evaluators 
> will come together in a model that aggregates the concerns and needs of the 
> WG at large.
> 
> In any case, i did not think i saw any advocates with proposals volunteering 
> for the evaluation team (assuming we are participating as individuals except 
> for those who say they are putting for company XYZ proposal).
> 
> a.

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