[tei-council] Feedback from SIGs for 2012-08-09 teleconference

[James Cummings]

Yes, that is closer to what I meant... that the Council can 
appoint someone and that person does not have to be on the Council.

It still sounds like you're volunteering to my ears...maybe I 
should wash them.

-James

On 09/08/12 18:58, Gabriel BODARD wrote:
> Or I'd rather say for Council to have the option to appoint someone on
> Council or outside of it (or for that matter on Board), as some people
> have been on Council for a few years and will continue to be involved
> whether or not they are re-elected, so we're not automatically
> disqualified. (Note that I am emphatically *not* angling for said post,
> just speaking in principle.)
>
> On 09/08/2012 18:43, James Cummings wrote:
>> Yes, if you read that rules page you'll see that a SIG
>> Coordinator is to be appointed by the Council from among its
>> members. I'm currently awaiting the outcome of the board
>> discussion before approaching someone on Council.  A flaw in this
>> system, I've suggested, is that Council members are elected for 2
>> year terms. They then may get to grips with the SIGs a year into
>> their term at the first members meeting since their election, and
>> then only have a year to go. I'm of the opinion that it would be
>> better for the Council to appoint someone *outside* of the
>> Council to do this.
>>
>> I would be interested in Council's views though, and htis is what
>> I was going to raise in the meeting (in another hour and fifteen
>> minutes from time of sending this). ;-)
>>
>>
>> -James
>>
>>
>


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Dr James Cummings, researchsupport at it.ox.ac.uk
Research Support, IT Services, University of Oxford