Dear Max:
I appreciate your effort to document the job descriptions for Technical Committee Chair, as well as WG Chair. I have one minor comment on Item #3 in the TC Chair description:
"To appoint Chairs of Working Groups on the recommendation of the TC and other members of Working Groups with the approval of the TC and Working Groups."
What I'm saying is that the Chair ought to be appointed by the TC Chair, not only with the approval of the TC, but also, in my opinion, with the approval of the Working Group.
In the description of the WG Chair, I like to suggest one additional item:
To foster collaboration with other TC's and Working Groups and organize, where appropriate, events of mutual interest and support.
Gus Olling
"Max Bramer" <Max.Bramer@port. To: "IFIP TC Chairs" Max.Bramer@port.ac.uk ac.uk> cc: Subject: Job Descriptions: IFIP TC and WG Chairs 01/26/2004 09:33 AM Please respond to Max.Bramer
To: All IFIP TC Chairs cc: Chair, Technical Assembly
At the last Technical Assembly I was asked to create a generic job description for TC Chairs and WG Chairs for report back to the Council meeting in Cape Town.
In doing this I have been aware of the large differences that can exist between the most active TCs and WGs and those that are less well established or are newly created. To reflect this I have aimed at producing job descriptions that include all the relevant information in the current Bylaws and could reasonably be held to apply to all TCs and WGs, whilst allowing individual TCs to specify additional responsibilities if they wish.
I have placed drafts of the two job descriptions on the web at http://www.bramer.plus.com/tc12/tcchair_desc.htm and http://www.bramer.plus.com/tc12/wgchair_desc.htm
Please let me have your comments as soon as possible. I should like to issue a revised version early in February for your approval in principle before the TA meeting in Cape Town.
Max Bramer Chair, TC12