[CNSIG-Council] Kick Off Meeting preparation - council@lists.cnsig.info

19 Jan 2018

Dear CNSIGers,

In preparation for the Kick off Meeting (KoM) we would like to invite
everyone who has expressed their intention to coordinate a Working Group
to share through this list their "statement of intent", so we can move
forward as proposed by our Bylaws:

"The WG coordinator position will be examined and approved by the
Executive Council. To that end, candidates to coordinator positions will
submit a written statement of intention 30 days before the meeting.
Members of each working group shall have experience in the matter and
commitment to actively pursue the Working Group's role."

We won't be able to comply with the "30 days before the meeting"
requirement, but if we can reach consensus on the coordination roles I
guess we are OK. Otherwise, we can take more time.

The WG participants and coordinators were self identified in the
following pad:
https://pad.codigosur.org/CNSIG_WGs

We have already created e-mail lists for the Working Groups and members
have been pre-subscribed. These lists can already be used if you wish,
even prior to deciding on coordination roles, to begin communicating and
defining the focus of WG activities.

The e-mail addresses are:
tech-wg(a)lists.cnsig.info
regulation-wg(a)lists.cnsig.info
training-wg(a)lists.cnsig.info
impact-wg(a)lists.cnsig.info

--------------

Also, as part of the preparation for the KoM and looking forward to make
it valuable and efficient, we want to invite everyone to share in
advance some information to complement what you will be sharing verbally
during the meeting.

We know that there is a lot to be shared about the organizations and the
people in the CNSIG, and at the same time there are many topics that
need to be covered in a limited amount of time.
By this proposal we aim to enrich this very relevant space -where we get
to know more about each other-  while at the same time saving precious
time during the meeting.

So, the proposal is:

Add in the KoM pad: https://pad.codigosur.org/CNSIG_Meeting01
... links to the information (text, photo, video, etc) you want to share
about both you and your organization. Use the =About Us= section in the
pad for this.

Please also review the information shared by others before the KoM if
you can make the time to do so. Having a better mental image of who we
all are during the meeting helps a lot.

All the best,
Nico, Sol, Rodrigo

On 01/18/2018 08:54 PM, Rodrigo Monelos wrote:
...
  Mi sensación luego de nuestra charla de ayer tomo una
forma parecida a
 lo que planteás de "bajar un cambio", y la veo alineada con lo que los
 bylaws nos están diciendo.
 Conociendo ahora esa definición creo que tendríamos simplemente que
 seguirla. Lo que entiendo es que no sería ni lo que pensamos ayer ni la
 nueva propuesta.
 Con respecto a la idea de "ganar tiempo" e ir conversando, hice un
 ejercicio de dimensionamiento rápido y creo que la agenda que estamos
 planteando excede por mucho las dos horas.
 Mi opinión es que este tema lo ejecutemos según los bylaws y que
 enfoquemos el diseño de la reunión en lograr esos acuerdos mínimos que
 nos ayuden a avanzar en esta etapa tan particular de "darle forma" al
 espacio. Para graficarlo diría que son cosas que van por el lado de
 definir los próximos pasos y cómo darlos.

 El 18 ene. 2018 3:55 p. m., "Nicolás Echániz"
 &lt;nicoechaniz(a)altermundi.net <mailto:nicoechaniz@altermundi.net>> escribió:

     Hice algunas pequeñas modificaciones en el texto, creo que nada muy
     relevante. Agregué algún link y las direcciones de las listas de
     correo también.

     De cualquier manera, tengo un conflicto más de fondo con esto que
     estamos proponiendo.

     En los dos grupos donde hay más de un coordinador propuesto, creo
     que va a ser problemático tener una co-coordinación... El de
     regulation, donde están propuestos Erick y Thiago, sus perfiles son
     completamente diferentes y sus estrategias también. En el técnico,
     hay 3 nicos (los 2 de AlterMundi) y el de Sarantaporo. El de
     Sarantaporo trabaja con tecnologías privativas, no es un "militante"
     del software/hardware libre y creo que en general tiene una mirada
     muy diferente que me hace difícil imaginar una co-coordinación.

     Creo que quizás podemos bajar un cambio la apuesta inicial para la
     Kick-off meeting y en vez de pedir ahora que los WG preparen todo lo
     que estamos pidiendo, pidamos solamente que las personas que se han
     propuesto para coordinar un WG envíen su "statement of intention",
     según lo que pedimos en los Bylaws:

     "The WG coordinator position will be examined and approved by the
     Executive Council. To that end, candidates to coordinator positions
     will submit a written statement of intention 30 days before the meeting.
     Members of each working group shall have experience in the matter
     and commitment to actively pursue the Working Group's role."

     Durante el KoM entonces podemos dar un momento para hacerles
     preguntas a los "candidatos" en función de lo que enviaron como
     propuesta/presentación. Dejaríamos para una siguiente reunión el
     momento en que los WGs presenten al Council sus objetivos/roadmaps,
     que elaborarían en conjunto, ya teniendo sus coordinadores definnidos.

     Cómo lo ven?

     Abrazos

     ===
     Igual copio acá abajo la versión con mis cambios del texto que
     empezó Sol por si decidimos no prestar atención a mi propuesta y
     seguir como veníamos :)
     ===

     Dear CNSIGers,

     In preparation for the Kick off Meeting (KoM) we would like to
     invite the Working Groups (WG) to begin communicating and defining
     the focus of their activities. As a reminder, the WG participants
     and coordinators were self identified in the following pad
     https://pad.codigosur.org/CNSIG_WGs
     <https://pad.codigosur.org/CNSIG_WGs>

     At the KoM we will give the Coordinator/s of each group the chance
     to present the WG to the rest of the Council. We would appreciate if
     you could focus the brief presentation by answering the follow 3 points.

     1. Based on the general objectives of the CNSIG and for each WG,
     discussed in the Bylaws (https://pad.codigosur.org/CNSIG_Bylaws2
     <https://pad.codigosur.org/CNSIG_Bylaws2> ) and in the original
     application document (https://pad.codigosur.org/CNSIG
     <https://pad.codigosur.org/CNSIG> ), what are the main proposed
     objetives for the WG for 2018?, what would be the kind of
     deliverables expected and the value of these to the general WG
     objective?

     2. What criteria/ metric will be used to evaluate if we are moving
     towards the objectives and how close we are?
     3.  What are some of the tasks that you envision undertaking?

     For WG which 2 people have indicated they are willing to coordinate,
     please also determine if you will co-coordinate, or chose a single
     coordinator.

     To aid the communication, we have created a WG mailing address for
     each WG. You are welcome to use these to communicate, and use other
     means you feel most confortable with.

     Initial members (as detailed in the WGs pad) have been pre-subscribed.

     E-mail address for each list are:

     tech-wg(a)lists.cnsig.info <mailto:tech-wg@lists.cnsig.info>
     regulation-wg(a)lists.cnsig.info <mailto:regulation-wg@lists.cnsig.info>
     training-wg(a)lists.cnsig.info <mailto:training-wg@lists.cnsig.info>
     impact-wg(a)lists.cnsig.info <mailto:impact-wg@lists.cnsig.info>

     Lastly, we understand that the WG's are just starting and that the
     availability of each WG to prepare something for the KoM will
     differ. The intention of this invitation is to create a space to
     start sharing. WG's presentations are not expected to be formal.

     All the best,
     Nico, Sol, Rodrigo