OpenAFS Technical Advisory Council Charter

Advisory Council Charter

  1. Purpose

    The OpenAFS Technical Advisory Council will serve at the discretion of the Board of Directors. The Technical Advisory Council provides advice and consent to the OpenAFS Project Leaders with regards to the overall direction of the OpenAFS Project including architectural changes and project priorities. The council has no decision-making authority at the corporate and spending levels, although it does provide an additional means for members to communicate with the Board of Directors and help the Directors guide the overall direction. The Technical Advisory Council provides advice and consent to the OpenAFS Project Leaders with regards to the overall direction of the OpenAFS Project including architectural changes and project priorities.

  2. Parties

    The project leaders are responsible for making proposals and submitting evidence and recommendations to the Technical Advisory Council. Project Leaders may not serve as voting members, but will be afforded non-voting member status to allow them to participate.

    The Board shall be convened by the Directors of individuals from Sponsor and Peer Members, non-Sponsor Corporate Members and individual members.

    Sponsor Member companies pay an annual fee which helps finance the operations of the OpenAFS Foundation.

    Peer Member organizations are non-profit organizations whom the Board of Directors have granted membership to.

  3. Structure

    The advisory board will have 3 classes of membership. Membership will be on a yearly basis. Members will be seated once per year, on a starting date to be determined.

    Levels of sponsorship required of Sponsor Members will be established by the Board of Directors.

The Board of Directors may add or remove powers from time to time. The Advisory Council shall be restricted to only those activities that are consistent with the OpenAFS Foundation's tax exempt status.

The Technical Advisory Council shall serve until dissolved by the Board of Directors.

Technical Advisory Council members may be removed by majority vote by the Board of Directors.