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

["Brian Cute" <briancute@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I am happy to volunteer for the Evaluation Team.

Brian

-----Original Message-----
From: Mike O'Connor [mailto:mike@xxxxxxxxxx] 
Sent: Wednesday, April 14, 2010 11:06 AM
To: Avri Doria
Cc: Gnso-vi-feb10@xxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [gnso-vi-feb10] Evaluation team -- the last first call for
volunteers


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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