Weekly VC series to update the eduGAIN Constitution to account for changed governance and multiple technical profiles (federation protocols).
- Schedule: 8-9 EDT / 13-14 BST / 14-15 CEST (currently: 12-13 UTC)
- Current draft
- VC URL
Questions and issues raised by the Board:
| Comment | Action to resolve | Actionee | |
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Concerning 2.1 „eduGAIN Executive Committee (eCC) there is currently missing a section defining the division of votes in the case of more bodies financially contributing/funding eduGAIN operations. A proposed text that could be incorporated in the next update could be: „The EduGAIN Executive Committee comprises representative from organizations that fund eduGAIN operations. As long as GEANT is the only organization funding eduGAIN operations, the role of the eEC is adopted by Geant Board. The Geant Board can execute this task by its own or delegate all or part of it to the Geant CEO. | Save for the next general of the constitution alternatively define on the eduGAIN GOV site. | ||
| The absence of a web-page describing the role of the board ([eduGAIN-GOV]). | Suggest the roles and responsibilities to the Board over email, and once agreed, add to eduGAIN web page. | Valter (with assistance from Nicole, Brook, Justin) | |
| In 1.3 Terms..a term 'Observer' (used in 2.2 '..non-voting invited observers' is missing | Add "Observer" to terms | Nicole | |
The use of and term (and role of) 'GEANT' is a bit confusing. It is written: 'GEANT is a membership organisation' | |||
| In 2.1 'Technical Profiles' is used while in 1.3 Terms is 'Technology Profiles'. | Make terminology consistent | Nicole | |
| Under 4.4: 'affirmative vote of at least two- thirds of Federations from the active voting list' - how is 'active voting list' defined? | |||
| Could the composition of the eduGAIN eEC be presented in the [eduGAIN-GOV]? | |||
The composition of the Operations Team is not defined | Update text or provide link to Ops Team definition | Nicole | |
It is difficult through the constitution to identify the "organisations that fund eduGAIN operations" and how to extend if there's a wish for it.. | Provide a link to a list of funding organisations or describe in more detail at edgGAIN GOV | ||
Looking at its core function (ratify decisions by Steering Group) the term "Executive Committee" doesn't look appropriate to me | Same as response to "absence of a web-page describing the role of the board ([eduGAIN-GOV])"? | Valter? |
| Issues / To Do | Action? | Who? |
|---|---|---|
| Have removed the reference to having a metadata registration practice statement. This needs to be added back in to each Technology Profile with more specific information about how that is handled for each technology / specification | ||
| Current membership acceptance still very much tied to accepting SAML documents. Do we assess membership using the documents for the first Technology Profile a member registers against? How do we assess when they start using a new profile? Do they have to go through a sign up process for each? | We've tried to address this in the new section 3 description of the constitution | Brook / Nicole |
| Process for accepting members in is described at https://wiki.edugain.org/Best_Current_Practices_Guide_for_Joining_eduGAIN_as_a_Federation. Do we need to alter / update this? When? | ||
| Still open questions about Central Operational Team and relationship to any teams running trust brokers for specific technologies. | Still remains. |
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| Write up an FAQ doc to go alongside the revised Constitution and send out both documents to the SG. | Brook | |
| Have a topic item at REFEDSs at Tech Ex on this work? | Nicole | |