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CHARTER

The Governance working group is a small group chartered by the community to help synthesize and formalize the various governance discussions and documents currently underway.

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Although the group will have limited membership, it will be accountable to ensuring broad community review of each deliverable and input leading to the final proposal.

TIMELINES

• Context: the discussion summary document will be completed by 
  Friday, January 19th, 2018

• Synthesis: the summary of themes will be completed and circulated by 
  Friday, January 19th, 2018

• Draft: initial governance proposal will be drafted for circulation by 
  Friday, February 16th, 2018

• Community Input: will be solicited between 
  Monday, February 19th - Friday, March 2nd, 2018

• Proposal: a revised proposal incorporating stakeholder feedback by 
  Monday, March 12, 2018

• Community Review: circulation of a final proposal between 
  Monday, March 12, 2018 - late March / early April

• Adoption: following online and in-person discussion at a Spring 2018 Partner Meeting.  Community vote to take place within 2 weeks of the partner meeting discussion