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Introduction
As with all Joint Development Foundation (JDF) projects hosted by the Linux Foundation, the overall governance of and strategic direction for the ToIP Foundation is are provided by the Steering Committee.
Scope
Meetings
The Steering Committee raises and considers strategic issues and makes decisions on topics that affect the entire Foundation including membership, budget and the disbursement of funds, creation and management of Working Groups, and the approval/adoption of official deliverables.
Meetings
Schedule: meetings take place
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on the second Wednesday of each month from 10:00-11:00 PT / 17:00-18:00 UTC.
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Agendas, minutes, and recordings of each meeting are available on the Steering Committee Meeting Page.
Mission
(To be completed)
Deliverables
To be completed
Initial Work Items.
To be completed
Longer term Work Items
To be completed
Committees
Communication Committee page.
How to join
Membership in this subcommittee is open to all Steering and Associate Members of the Foundation and their employees.
Participation
This consists of representatives from the Steering Members.
<TODO—add a list of all current SC members>
For the protection of all Members, participation in working groups, meetings and events is limited to members, including their employees, of the Trust over IP Foundation who have signed the membership documents and thus agreed to the intellectual property rules governing participation. If you or your employer are not a member, we ask that you not participate in meetings by verbal contribution or otherwise take any action beyond observing.
Contacting the SC
See the Meeting Page for agendas, minutes and recordings of all meetings.
Deliverables
- Approves all official deliverables for adoption across all Working Groups.
- Membership - approves all new membership agreements and any changes to the composition of the Steering Committee itself.
- Annual Budget - approves and oversees the implementation of the Foundation’s budget.
- Working Groups - approves and oversees the operation of all Working Groups, including the adoption of their charters.
Chairs / Leads
The Steering Committee does not have a formal Chair. Rather, its activities and decisions are moderated by the ToIP Executive Director.
Membership is limited to 25 steering members of the Foundation (60% of seats reserved for organizations with at least 100 employees).
All Steering Committee members are listed on the ToIP website.
Committees
The Steering Committee has one designated subcommittee - the Communications Committee.
The Communications Committee is comprised of members or appointed delegates of the Steering Committee.
All information related to meetings and deliverables are available on the Communication Committee page.
Participation
Steering Committee meetings are open to all Foundation members, though only Steering Committee members (or those invited to address specific topics) actively participate in meetings beyond observing.
Contact
For any questions, or to raise an issue / item for consideration to the Steering Committee, please contact ToIP Executive Director Judith Fleenor at judith@trustoverip.org or send an To submit an item for consideration of the SC, please contact ToIP Program Manager Dave Luchuk by sending email to operations@trustoverip.org.
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