[MEI-L] NEW PROPOSAL: MEI community organization

[Roland, Perry D. (pdr4h)]

Hi Benni, everyone,

Of course we're not creating a corporation yet, but I found some aspects of the TEI and ISMIR by-laws to be instructive.  So, I've attached copies of those documents with the good parts (IMHO) highlighted.

Since they're legal documents, they are more formal than we need at present, but there are still some things it might be beneficial to emulate in the MEI "constitution" (for want of a better word), such as the organization into clearly-defined articles.  In addition, some issues are covered that we haven't yet addressed, such as resignation and/or removal of officers and the process for amending the document itself.

I'm not advocating for any of the particulars expressed in these documents, not even the so-called "good parts", only the general structure and, in some cases, the language employed.

Comments welcomed,

--
p.



> -----Original Message-----
> From: mei-l [mailto:mei-l-bounces at lists.uni-paderborn.de] On Behalf Of
> Benjamin Wolff Bohl
> Sent: Thursday, June 05, 2014 9:50 AM
> To: Music Encoding Initiative
> Subject: [MEI-L] NEW PROPOSAL: MEI community organization
> 
> Dear MEI-L:isteners,
> as announced but a few moments ago in my personal report from the MEI
> Members Meeting at the Music Encoding Conference 2014, I am happy to
> announce the publication of the new proposal for MEI community
> organization and the start of the first public four-week review period.
> Please visit the following link to add your comments to the googleDoc
> and feel free to discuss it on this mailinglist.
> https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ChHjA7BMoURQp3Tsv7n2TnqAYU2Q
> Jdhz8rbF4c3phFw/edit?usp=sharing
> 
> Wit all the best wishes and in hope of a productive discussion,
> Benjamin W. Bohl
> MEI Strategy Development Group
> - Keeper
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