OCWC Members,

As part of the OCWC incorporation process — it is important that we now formalize the various OCWC working committees, and begin to staff them with volunteers. Committee work (I might mention) is the only material cost of OCWC membership at this point — so we are hopeful that many of you will be willing/able to volunteer some of your time and talents to help make the OCWC successful.

The following formal committees have been put forward by the OCWC Board of Directors as being essential to the immediate and/or ongoing health of the OCWC. To join a committee — simply subscribe to the corresponding email list:

• Budget and Finance Committee:
  • General purpose (in draft form): To monitor the financial affairs of the OCWC, review and recommend for approval the budgets and all matters relating to general expenditures and resource-related issues of the OCWC.
  • Chair: Gary Matkin
  • List email address (currently closed to members only): budget@ocwconsortium.org
  • Click here to subscribe to the email list/join the committee
• Sustainability:
  • General purpose (in draft form): To monitor and report on issues affecting the sustainability of the OCWC, and of individual OCW projects. Fund raising and strategic partnerships might be important components of this committee.
  • Chair: To be determined
  • Board liaison: Andy Lane
  • List email address (currently closed to members only) sustainability@ocwconsortium.org
  • Click here to subscribe to the email list/join the committee
• Membership:
  • General purpose (in draft form): To help establish and enforce membership criteria within the OCWC.
  • Chair: To be determined
  • Board liaison: Steve Carson
  • List email address (currently closed to members only): membership@ocwconsortium.org
  • Click here to subscribe to the email list/join the committee
• Nominating:
  • General purpose (in draft form): To encourage, solicit, and balance candidates for the annual OCWC board of directors elections, and to help ensure fair and transparent elections.
  • Chair: To be determined
  • Board liaison: Philipp Schmidt
  • List email address (currently closed to members only): nominating@ocwconsortium.org
  • Click here to subscribe to the email list/join the committee
• Legal Affairs:
  • General purpose (in draft form): To monitor the legal affairs of the OCWC, and to provide recommendations and guidance regarding OCWC contracts, agreements and legal affairs.
  • Chair: To be determined
  • Board liaison: Brandon Muramatsu
  • List email address (currently closed to members only): legal@ocwconsortium.org
  • Click here to subscribe to the email list/join the committee
• Technology:
  • General purpose (in draft form):To provide guidance and support to the OCWC on all things technical.
  • Chair: To be determined
  • Board liaison: José Escamilla
  • List email address (currently closed to members only): technology@ocwconsortium.org
  • Click here to subscribe to the email list/join the committee
• Conference:
  • General purpose: To help plan and carry out annual and (where needed) special OCWC conferences.
  • Chair: To be determined
  • Board liaison: Yoshimi Fukuhara
  • List email address (currently closed to members only): conferences@ocwconsortium.org
    
  • Click here to subscribe to the email list/join the committee

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John Dehlin

OpenCourseWare Consortium Director
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
OCWC Web Site: http://www.oeconsortium.org

Phone: 435 881-4419