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Process of the Group

Participation is open to everyone in the community. Meetings will be held weekly, bi-weekly, or monthly (as determined by the Chair) via teleconference. When needed, a task force can be created and have separate working sessions to discuss specific work items. The Group is under the supervision of the LF Edge Strategic Planning Committee (SPC) and supported by LF Staff for all matters that require governance or approval.

Chair Term

The Chair of the VSFG will serve for as long as they still want to lead the VSFG, unless the VSFG determines a need for new elections. At which point, they will inform the VSFG of their desire to step down from the position. The VSFG will then appoint another chair with input from the community and existing chair.

Transparency

Meeting details, meeting notes, and documentation shall be made publicly available. The following proposed items will be created:

  • Wiki

  • Mailing List

  • Chat channel on LF Edge's Slack (optional - up to the VSFG)

  • Meeting Minutes/Recordings posted to the Wiki

Quarterly Reports

Every quarter, VSFGs must submit a report to the SPC. The report must be submitted according to the schedule outlined for the VSFG. The report must contain information about what was accomplished in the previous quarter and the plans for the next quarter. After posting the report on the Wiki, the Chair is responsible for scheduling a call to do a readout. The Chair will send an email to the SPC informing them where the update can be found. The Governing Board will be updated by the SPC on the state of health of all VSFGs.

Disbanding

Should the scope reach completion or conversely the traffic on the various conversation forums and the teleconference activity wither to very low levels, then the Chair of the VSFG may ask the SPC to disband the VSFG.

Running the Vertical Solutions Focus Group (VSFG)


Responsibilities of a Chair

The chair is responsible for the following items:

  • Sending agendas for meetings to maximize productivity

  • Ensuring that minutes are taken, including capturing the list of participants. This does not mean that they will be responsible for taking the minutes, but rather that someone is taking the minutes

  • Leading the meeting

  • Sending out cancellation notices prior to the meeting

  • Ensuring that SIG updates are uploaded to the SIG's wiki and sent on a quarterly basis to the Strategic Planning Committee, followed by a call to discuss the progress. An email with the update is sent out to the TAC mailing list.

  • Facilitating the group and helping ensure that the goals and objectives are set

  • Enforcing the SIG's adherence to the LF Edge Code of Conduct

Minutes

Minutes for each meeting should be noted and accessible from the SIG's wiki page on wiki.lfedge.org. Members of the SIG will need to decide who will take notes.

Agendas

In advance of every meeting, the Chair should send out an agenda to both the SIG's Chat Channel and Mailing List to ensure that attendees know what will be discussed.

Cancelling a Meeting

Meetings are placed on the Groups.io calendar. To ensure that the meeting can be removed, please remove the meeting using list moderator privileges, or send an email in advance of the meeting to info@lfedge.org. In addition, please notify the VSFG’s mailing list and chat channel (if applicable). As a courtesy, any cancellations or changes in the meeting schedule are requested at least 24 hours in advance.

Scheduling/Changing a Meeting Time

Chairs are encouraged to poll the active VSFG members, leveraging tools such as Doodle when needed, to ensure the scheduled meeting time maximizes participation in the VSFG.


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