[foundation-board] Invitation to join the OKF Board

Tue Jul 26 13:49:53 UTC 2011

On 26 July 2011 14:30, Ben Laurie <ben at links.org> wrote:
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> On Tue, Jul 26, 2011 at 1:34 PM, Becky Hogge <becky.hogge at gmail.com> wrote:
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>> That's great news, welcome, Ben!
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>> Jason, are you able to begin the process of formally listing Ben as an
>> non-Exec, and then giving him access to the mailing list and other
>> Board areas of the website?
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>> Ben, please bear with us while we deal with the formalities. I'll be
>> in touch soon with links to some materials that will give you some
>> background on our work and future plans.
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>> The next OKF Board meeting is on the 13th September - please note it
>> in your diary. It will likely take place at Paula's offices in Central
>> London.
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> Cool. What time? Given I'll still be living in Wales by that time I'll
> probably have to dial in, but perhaps we can coordinate a run to
> London/Cambridge with it...
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18:30 is the usual start time. We've mooted having meetings in
Cambridge before, so this is a distinct possibility.


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>> Looking forward to working with you
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>> Becky
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>> On 26 July 2011 12:57, Ben Laurie <ben at links.org> wrote:
>> > I am very happy to accept this invitation. Thanks!
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>> > On Tue, Jul 26, 2011 at 8:46 AM, Becky Hogge <becky.hogge at gmail.com>
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>> >> Dear Ben
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>> >> I'm writing to formally ask you to consider joining the Open Knowledge
>> >> Foundation as a non-Executive Director and member of the Foundation
>> >> Board. The organisation is in the middle of a period of rapid change
>> >> and the Board would welcome the contribution your expertise would
>> >> bring, in particular in guiding us through structuring an organisation
>> >> that is accountable to its community.
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>> >> At a minimum, OKF asks potential new Board members to commit to the
>> >> following before they accept an invitation to join the Board:
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>> >> -Assuming collective responsibility for financial and legal probity of
>> >> organisation
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>> >> -Promoting the organisation and its goals
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>> >> -Attending quarterly board meetings (We want Board members to attend
>> >> all four each year, but appreciate that circumstances might prevent
>> >> this. Remote participation is available. Absent mitigating factors, a
>> >> minimum expectation would be 3/4 board meetings, so long as meetings
>> >> were calendared sufficiently far in advance)
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>> >> -Reviewing materials ahead of Board meetings
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>> >> -Reading our email list (approx 100 threads/year currently, likely to
>> >> decline) and responding where you have specific expertise
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>> >> -Participating in email list votes from time to time (roughly six of
>> >> these per year)
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>> >> We also invite Board members to attend the annual Open Knowledge
>> >> Conference, which this year was held in Berlin.
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>> >> You can find out who else is on the OKF board here:
>> >> http://okfn.org/about/board/#board-of-directors
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>> >> If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to get in touch. I
>> >> look forward to hearing from you.
>> >>
>> >> Becky Hogge
>> >> Non-executive Director, Open Knowledge Foundation
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