Charter of The TODO Group General Members (GM) and Steering Committee (SC) | TODO Group // Talk openly, develop openly

Disclaimer: Please note this charter covers the activities and responsibilities of general members and the steering committee. There are many other folks active in TODO Group, such as individuals employed by OSPO Associate Organizations and individuals who are OSPO practitioners and contributors to open source projects and communities. Individual persons are welcome and encouraged to join and participate in the TODO Group as long as they abide by our code of conduct. For information, please visit the TODO Group community & network page
Mission of the TODO Group (“TODO”). The TODO Group’s primary focus is to identify key policy and process choices related to corporate open source engagement and create tools and educational materials that promote best practices around such engagements.
General Membership The TODO Group General Members are composed of individuals deeply involved in running open source offices, tasked to drive open source across divisions and product lines within their organization. These individuals have learned from practical experience what it takes to successfully engage in or create open source offices and build effective internal open source education and initiatives that guide how developers and non-developers in their organization engage in external communities.The TODO Group’s general membership shall be composed of the General Members. Anyone may participate as a General Member as long as they meet the General Member Qualifications. At such time as a General Member no longer meets the qualifications, their General Member voting rights and general member bi-weekly meetings will be rescinded (they will become emeritus members).
General Member Qualifications: An individual may be qualified to join TODO Group as a General Member if they:
Are an employee, worker, team or staff member of an organization that is a member of The Linux Foundation at any membership level.
Are an employee, worker, team or staff member of an organization with development teams that use or contribute to open source projects across multiple divisions, products, or departments,
in a role that manages, oversees, or guides the organization’s policies, processes and contributions to open source projects
and the organization does not derive a significant portion of its revenue as a solution provider to other OSPOs.
General Members shall be entitled to:
Participate in TODO Group Working Groups, meetings, initiatives, events and any other activities;
identify their organization as a member or participant in the TODO Group; and
nominate one individual for election to the Steering Committee.
Responsibility: The Steering Committee shall be responsible for:
coordinating with the group’s Program Manager to manage day-to-day operations of the group;
overseeing all business and marketing matters, including approving new programs and initiatives that make use of the TODO Group name, logo, or branding, and approving use of the TODO Group name, logo, or branding for sponsorship or endorsement purposes;
approving, modifying or eliminating Working Groups;
adopting and maintaining policies, rules, and/or procedures for the group (subject to LF approval) including but not limited to a Code of Conduct, a trademark policy and any other policies;
approving procedures for the nomination, election, and appointment of Steering Committee members;
approving procedures for the nomination and election of any officer or other positions created by the Steering Committee;
voting on all decisions or matters coming before the Steering Committee.
Steering Committee members shall be nominated or appointed for their expertise, contribution to the advancement of open source program management, and diversity of backgrounds and opinions.
The Steering Committee shall be composed of seven (7) General Members, with five (5) elected and two (2) appointed.
Committee member terms shall begin on January 1st of the year following election or appointment, and terminate on December 31st of the second year following election or appointment.
In each calendar year, the group shall hold an election to fill elected positions which will be vacated at the end of that year. The election process shall include nominations and voting during the month of September.
In each calendar year, the committee shall appoint one (1) member to fill the appointed position which will be vacated at the end of that year. The appointment shall be made during the month of October, by the current members of the commitee at that time.
In even-numbered years, two (2) elected positions and one (1) appointed position shall be filled by the election and appointment processes.
In odd-numbered years, three (3) elected positions and one (1) appointed position shall be filled by the election and appointment processes.
If any committee member should resign or otherwise be unable to complete their term for any reason, with more than six (6) months remaining in their term, the remaining committee members may appoint a replacement member. For election or appointment purposes, that member’s term will end when the outgoing member’s term would have ended.
If any committee member should resign or otherwise be unable to complete their term for any reason, with six (6) months or fewer remaining in their term, their position will be left unfilled until the regularly scheduled election or appointment process for that position.
TODO Steering Committee members are elected for a two year term.
Elections shall be run using the Condorcet-IRV method through the Cornell online service Cornell online service. The methodology or service used in future elections may be changed via a five (5) member approval vote of current members of the committee at that time.
Steering Committee members shall qualify for removal for:
Violation of the TODO Group Code of Conduct.
Inexcused absence from two (2) consecutive Steering Committee meetings.
Non-participation in Steering Committee votes and activities via email, re