[esip-semanticweb] Moving Semantic Web Cluster to Semantic Web Committee

[Erin Robinson]

Hi Tom, All -

I think this is a great idea. ESIP is known for Semantic Web work
(congratulations to all of you!), so it makes sense to formalize the
status.

You are right it doesn't change day to day operations of your group. Adding
Ken Keiser, Constitution and Bylaws chair, because if the group agrees this
will be a bylaw change.

Looking forward to seeing this progress and hear other opinions on the
topic.

Erin

On Thu, Feb 26, 2015 at 8:29 AM, Tom Narock via esip-semanticweb <
esip-semanticweb at lists.esipfed.org> wrote:

> All,
>
> At our last telecon on Tuesday, we introduced the idea of transitioning
> from a Cluster to a Committee. Historically, Clusters were meant to have an
> end date and be temporary groups within ESIP. Myself, and I believe many
> others, feel that the Semantic Web, in Earth science and in general, has
> risen to a level where a more permanent presence is warranted.
>
> As far as I am aware, transitioning to a Committee will have no impact on
> our day to day operations. On the positive side, it will allow us to
> request a yearly budget from ESIP and better plan out our yearly
> activities. It will also provide us with more options to access ESIP
> leadership and proceedings - not that there have been any issues in this
> area now.
>
> At this point, I would like to open the topic up for broader discussion.
> I’m interested to hear your thoughts and concerns you might have. If you
> have suggestions for what a Semantic Web Committee might look like, please
> send those along as well.
>
> Email discussion is a good starting point. In the coming weeks we’ll be
> continuing with wiki pages and other online discussion options. Stay tuned.
>
> Tom
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