Templates/CG Charter: Difference between revisions

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This is a proposed template for a Community Group Charter. We recommend that Community Groups have charters as a way to build shared understanding within a group about activities, and to attract new participants who appreciate a clear description of the group's scope and deliverables.

Goals

What is the mission of the group?

Scope of Work

Mention topics that are in scope
Mention topics known in advance to be out of scope

Deliverables

In addition to listing deliverables, it can be useful to provide an initial schedule

Decision process

Recommended text:

"This group will seek to make decisions when there is consensus. When the Chair puts a question and observes dissent, after due consideration of different opinions, the Chair should record a decision (possibly after a formal vote) and any objections, and move on. It is the Chair’s responsibility to ensure that the decision process is fair, respects the consensus of the CG, and does not unreasonably favor or discriminate against any group participant or their employer."

Note:

If your decision process is 'not consensus-based, it is important to indicate that clearly, and to describe the decision process you will use.

Dependencies or Liaisons

Are there any significant dependencies on other groups (inside or outside W3C) or materials?

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 == Decision process ==
-* Participants want to understand how group decisions will be made, for example, for including material in a document.
-* W3C recommends a decision process based on consensus.
+Recommended text:
-** If you adopt such a practice, here is recommended language for the charter: "It is the Chair’s responsibility to ensure that the decision process is fair, respects the consensus of the CG, and does not unreasonably favor or discriminate against any group participant or their employer."
+* "This group will seek to make decisions when there is consensus. When the Chair puts a question and observes dissent, after due consideration of different opinions, the Chair should record a decision (possibly after a formal vote) and any objections, and move on. It is the Chair’s responsibility to ensure that the decision process is fair, respects the consensus of the CG, and does not unreasonably favor or discriminate against any group participant or their employer."
+'''Note:'''
 * If your decision process is '''not'' consensus-based, it is important to indicate that clearly, and to describe the decision process you will use.