Implement suggestions from the Steering Committee - #43
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Thanks for the great work on this, it looks like we can release it properly now. I have a few minor comments and suggestions.
| The meeting will be scheduled and announced in due time through the Project official channels. | ||
| Aside of the single annual meeting, additional meetings might be organized based on the Project needs. Additional meetings can happen on-line. | ||
| Additional meetings might be organized based on the Project needs. | ||
| The annual SC meeting is chaired by the host of SciCatCon for that year. |
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the host is an organization not a person - should this be a representative from the host of SciCatCon?
| SP may be orphaned, meaning they do have no project leadership and/or contributors. In such case, it is responsability of the PL and the SC to step in, temporarily lead the project and advocate for new leadership and/or contributors. They can also decide to end the SP and archive the repository. | ||
| Each SP is granted its own repository under the SciCat project umbrella and supported by the Project community. | ||
| SP are encouraged to manage their leadership on their own, although following the rules described under the TL section. They might request direct involvement of and seek advice from the PL and the SC. | ||
| SP may be orphaned, meaning they do have no project leadership and/or contributors. In such case, it is responsibility of the PL and the SC to step in, temporarily lead the project and advocate for new leadership and/or contributors. They can also decide to end the SP and archive the repository. |
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| SP may be orphaned, meaning they do have no project leadership and/or contributors. In such case, it is responsibility of the PL and the SC to step in, temporarily lead the project and advocate for new leadership and/or contributors. They can also decide to end the SP and archive the repository. | |
| SP may be orphaned, meaning they do have no project leadership and/or contributors. In such case, it is the responsibility of the PL and the SC to step in, temporarily lead the project and advocate for new leadership and/or contributors. They can also decide to end the SP and archive the repository. |
| | **POSITION** | **NAME** | **GitHub Handle** | **Organization** | **Date of Election** | | ||
| | -------------- | -------------------------- | ----------------- | ---------------- | -------------------- | | ||
| | Project Leader | Massimiliano (Max) Novelli | nitrosx | ESS | 2026-06-30 | | ||
| | Project Leader | Laura Shemilt | LAShemilt | RFI | 2026-06-30 | |
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| | Project Leader | Laura Shemilt | LAShemilt | RFI | 2026-06-30 | | |
| | Project Leader | Laura Shemilt | LAShemilt | BioFAIR (Earlham Institute) | 2026-06-30 | |
| Even if we are in step 2, we already working to find Project Leaders, and forming the Main Technical Committee. | ||
| Governance documents are tracked at <https://github.com/SciCatProject/governance>. | ||
| The latest [release](https://github.com/SciCatProject/governance/releases) is considered to be in effect, while the `main` branch represents the latest draft under consideration. | ||
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we should probably add a date for next review or a frequency of review (e.g. every year?)
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Great job @sbliven .
Just couple of minor comments on top of the ones from @LAShemilt
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| A _contributing organization_ is any facility, institute, or organization that commits to significant ongoing contribution to the Project. A significant contribution is defined as at least 50% of an full time position (0.5 FTE) per year. |
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at least 50% of an full time position should be at least 50% of a full time position
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| At least two-thirds (2/3) of SC members must participate (in person or remotely). If | ||
| quorum is not met, the vote does not take effect and may be rescheduled. |
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Just a thought: this might slow down considerably the process.
We can review and adapt it if it becomes an issue.
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Implement changes decided on during the 2026-06-30 Steering Committee meeting.
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