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BOARD of DIRECTORS
The OASIS Board of Directors is comprised of top-level executives experienced in managing growth and who are dedicated to advancing open standards for interoperability. By serving on the OASIS Board, Directors exercise a major impact on the strategic direction of the consortium and development and implementation of XML-based standards and specifications. Recognized for their contributions by both the technology and user communities, the directors guide OASIS in its mission to drive the development, convergence and adoption of open e-business standards.
The OASIS Board is comprised of 10 elected directors, serving two-year terms. The terms are staggered annually to preserve management continuity. Elected Directors serve as individuals, regardless of their employer. Additionally, the OASIS president holds a seat at the Board. See http://www.oasis-open.org/who/bod.php for details.
TECHNICAL ADVISORY BOARD
The OASIS TAB identifies opportunities and areas for standardization within the consortium that are beneficial for the entire community. TAB members advise the OASIS Board of Directors on the consortium's technical agenda and on interoperability and alignment issues: they also encourage activities to address those issues. OASIS TAB members possess the technical understanding to articulate relationships between the wide range of current standards work and the strategic vision to map the future technical direction of the Consortium.
The TAB consists of 10 voting members, eight of whom are elected by the OASIS membership for two-year terms that are staggered for consistency. In addition, one representative from the Board of Directors and one representative from the staff serve on the TAB. See http://www.oasis-open.org/committees/tc_home.php?wg_abbrev=tab for details.
Nominations
Any OASIS member organization may nominate an individual for the Board of Directors or Technical Advisory Board. Nominees are not required to be members of OASIS. Individuals should be nominated for their personal qualifications and commitment, not solely for their company or organizational affiliation.
Nomination Process
Nominations must be sent to nominations@oasis-open.org and be received during the nomination period.
Nominations must be made or approved by the Primary Contact of the member organization making the nomination. Members may identify their Primary Contact at http://www.oasis-open.org/kmembers/person/roster/
Accepting Nominations
Nominees must email formal acceptance to nominations@oasis-open.org during the nomination period. Nominations not formally accepted by the nominee by the end of the nomination period (24 May) will be considered withdrawn. Nominees can only accept nomination to either the BoD or the TAB, not both.
Each BoD nominee's acceptance letter should include:
- A short biography and an optional statement describing the nominee's interest in and qualifications for serving on the OASIS Board.
- Platform information, identifying opinions on priorities and issues facing OASIS, ideas for technical activities, and suggestions for business development initiatives or strategic partnerships. This information will serve as the primary means for members to understand a candidate's vision for the future of the Consortium.
- A statement that the nominee has support from his or her management to devote approximately 10-20% of his or her time to OASIS Board activities and is able to travel to attend face-to-face meetings approximately quarterly at his or her employer's or own expense. The first such meeting will be held on 29-30 July 2004, where the newly elected Board members will be formally seated.
These acceptance documents are published on the BoD candidate profile page in the Members-Only section of the OASIS web site.
Each TAB nominee's acceptance letter should include:
- A short biography and an optional statement describing the nominee's interest in and qualifications for serving on the OASIS Technical Advisory Board.
- Platform information, identifying opinions on technical priorities and issues facing OASIS.
- A statement that the nominee has support from his or her management to devote approximately 10-12 hours per month of his or her time to OASIS TAB activities and is able to travel to attend face-to-face meetings approximately twice a year, at his or her employer's or own expense. The first such meeting will be held on 28-29 July 2004 in Boston, MA, USA, where the newly elected TAB members will be formally seated.
These acceptance documents are published on the TAB candidate profile page in the Members-Only section of the OASIS web site.
Early nominations are strongly encouraged.
No nomination information will be made publicly available until the opening of the ballot. Nominees are encouraged to submit their documentation as soon as possible, to ensure adequate time to review their candidate profile web pages, which cannot be edited after the ballot opens.
Candidate Review and Selection Period
BoD and TAB profile pages on the Members-Only section of the OASIS web site will be created for all candidates. The pages will include each the candidate's nomination acceptance letter. Once posted, the profile pages cannot be altered.
In accordance with the OASIS Bylaws, candidates may request that material reasonably related to the election be forwarded to voting members. This provision will be offered equally to all candidates. Materials for distribution should be sent to scott.mcgrath@oasis-open.org. Candidates will be copied on distribution of their material.
Member Questions to BoD Candidates
Members of OASIS are encouraged to submit questions for all BoD candidates on issues regarding the management and direction of the Consortium. Questions may be sent to member_questions@oasis-open.org anytime before 14 May 2004. Staff will compile and summarize the questions and provide an anonymous, representative sample to all BoD candidates starting 17 May 2004. Candidates are strongly encouraged but not required to address each issue. Their responses must be sent their answers to nomination@oasis-open.org by 27 May for inclusion in their profile pages.
Voting Process
Each OASIS organizational member company is eligible to vote via one ballot. In order to submit a ballot, members must be in good standing when the ballot opens.
Notification of the availability of online ballots is distributed via email to each organizational member's Primary Representative and/or designated Voting Representative. Ballots list candidates by name and organization.
Each OASIS Sponsor and Contributor member organization may submit one ballot with votes for up to five individuals for the Board of Directors, and four for the Technical Advisory Board. Completed ballots must be received by OASIS before the end of the balloting period. The balloting system confirms receipt of the ballot to the voting member. The balloting period ends at the time stated. If quorum is not reached, the balloting period will be extended by reasonable notice to all voting members.
The five BoD candidates receiving the highest number of votes join the OASIS Board of Directors. The four technical Advisory Board members receiving the highest number of votes will join the TAB.
In the case of a tie, the current Board members will decide on the selection from among the tied candidates. Should this happen, the membership of OASIS will be notified of which candidates were elected by ballot, which tied candidates were selected by the Board , and which tied candidates were not selected in this process.
2004 Elections Schedule
27 April: Nominations open
24 May: Nominations close 23:00 hrs, 11:00pm US EDT
1 June: Ballot opens
24 June: Ballot closes 23:00 hrs, 11:00pm US EDT
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