Apple Computer Contribution Concerning the Vice Chairman of
the INCITS Executive Board
From:
Dave Michael, Apple Computer
Jennifer,
Apple Computer, recognizing there were no candidate submissions to the Second
Call for Vice Chair to the EB, wishes to recommend to the Executive Board
a change in the EB officer structure.
During the Transition Team meetings last year, Apple made the recommendation
that the Standards Development Board (SDB) Chair and the Standards Policy
Board (SPB) Chair serve as Co-Vice Chairs to the Executive Board. There
was considerable discussion on this recommendation with a result of a majority
of the group deciding that an elected Vice Chair would be more preferable.
Currently, INCITS has approximately 20 voting members. The transition
plan for officer elections at the Executive Board calls for 8 elected positions:
EB Chair, EB Vice-Chair, SDB Chair, SPB Chair, Finance Board Committee Chair,
Marketing Board Committee Chair, Long Range Planning Board Committee
Chair, and Procedures Board Committee Chair. A 40% ratio of officers
to total members is a bit excessive and ways to look for officer consolidation
should be given serious consideration.
Therefore, Apple recommends that the Standards Development Board (SDB) Chair
and the Standards Policy Board (SPB) Chair serve as Co-Vice Chairs to the
Executive Board. Please post this recommendation to the agenda for
action at the April Meeting of the Executive Board.