Re: [gnso-osc] OSC Chair Position
I approached Chuck a few days ago letting him know that if being chair of the OSC was turning out to be too heavy a load in addition to his duties as chair of the Council, I would be happy to step in and take over as chair of the OSC on an interim basis. As a reminder, Chuck started off as interim chair of the OSC and ended up staying chair because no-one else volunteered to hold that role. My logic therefore was that, if the load on Chuck was now too much (which seemed likely to me with Council duties), a "quick fix" was another interim chair until the group voted for a permanent one. I am therefore very much in favor of doing what Chuck suggests, and am happy to step in as interim if that helps get things moving and if the group is happy with that. Thanks, Stéphane Le 24 déc. 2009 à 20:20, Gomes, Chuck a écrit : > > Thanks for getting the discussion started Avri. > > Chuck > >> -----Original Message----- >> From: owner-gnso-osc@xxxxxxxxx >> [mailto:owner-gnso-osc@xxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Avri Doria >> Sent: Thursday, December 24, 2009 1:24 PM >> To: gnso-osc@xxxxxxxxx >> Subject: Re: [gnso-osc] OSC Chair Position >> >> >> Hi, >> >> Thanks for opening this up for discussion. >> >> As you probably know, I have always been concerned about >> Chairs of subgroups 'reporting' to themselves as Chairs of >> the chartering body. I tend to think that it confuses the >> ability of the person to both be objective and neutral in the >> chartering group and strongly represent their chartered >> group. As chair of the OSC you are charged with representing, >> as strongly as possible, the needs and decisions of the OSC, >> while on the other hand as Chair of the Council you are >> required to handle the requests of all subgroups in a neutral >> and objective manner. It is difficult to be both a strong >> advocate of a group and neutral about that group at the same >> time. I must admit, I have the same concerns for v-chairs >> and believe that the chairs/v-chairs (and often even the >> members) of the chartering groups should not chair subgroups >> except in emergency situations and then only briefly. >> >> I also think that in the effort to spread the responsibility >> around among the stakeholder groups, it is important to reach >> out and to get a diverse group of leaders whenever possible. >> >> a. >> >> >> On 24 Dec 2009, at 11:38, Gomes, Chuck wrote: >> >>> As all of you know, I was elected OSC chair when I was >> Council Vice Chair. It has been brought to my attention that >> it might be worth considering whether we should revisit the >> OSC chair role now that I am Council Chair. I am certainly >> open to that and would welcome your thoughts in that regard. >>> >>> Chuck >> >> >> > Attachment:
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