[governance] coordinating the IGC

Carlos Afonso ca at rits.org.br
Sun Apr 23 10:46:53 EDT 2006


With the clarifications provided by Avri below, I agree with Paul 
Wilson's proposals.

fraternal regards

--c.a.

Avri Doria wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> On 22 apr 2006, at 03.25, Paul Wilson wrote:
> 
>> I also welcome and support your offer to act as chair/coordinator  
>> for the IGC.  I do not see any problems at present with respect to  
>> your other activities, and I am confident that any future conflict  
>> of interest situations (if any) can be handled easily enough.
> 
> thanks.
> 
>> Regarding staggered 2-year terms, I support this proposal, both for  
>> continuity of knowledge and logistics, and because I think an  
>> annual election process is a useful thing (and conversely because  
>> having an election every 2 years is too infrequent).
>>
>> Can I ask you to confirm whether the terms "chair" and  
>> "coordinator" refer to the same role?  This is not entirely clear  
>> in your proposal.
> 
> 
> Yes, it was a mis-typing.  The IGC has always had coordinators.  To  
> me, a chair is just  a coordinator that is easier to spell (i can't  
> seem to type coordinator correctly on the first try), but I know that  
> to some people sometimes the roles are different with a chair having  
> more authority then a coordinator would.  The IGC has had  
> coordinators from the beginning.  And that is the role I am thinking of.
> 
> a.
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Carlos A. Afonso
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