It was a big week. Lots of updates and a few big ones.
Nominations open for the Steering Group. The VIVO Leadership Group had its quarterly meeting this week. It approved a revision to the VIVO Charter, a Roadmap Process, and a plan to add five new members to the Steering Group. Three new members will be added from those nominated and elected by the Leadership Group. Two new members will be nominated and elected by community members. The Steering Group meets each week and is a key element in making the VIVO Project go. Want to contribute your thoughts and expertise to steering the VIVO Project – the Steering Group is the place to do it. Nominations are open now – see xxxxx for details. Elections will be held the weeks of July 20 and July 27. Please consider serving in this important role.
Mozilla Science Global Sprint. More here
Web site task force. More here.
A roadmap process for VIVO. More here
How does the VIVO Project Work? Some folks want to know more about how the project works. How do we make decisions? How do we get work done? Who contributes time and effort? How do things get organized? Turns out its a bit simple than you might think. And its written down. Three key documents "govern" the VIVO project, describing structure, membership, decision making, community participation and more. All three of these documents can be found with one click from the left hand menu of the VIVO Wiki home page. One click. Left hand menu. VIVO Wiki home page. The three documents are the VIVO Project Charter, the VIVO Strategic Plan, and the VIVO Roadmap Process. Here's the skinny:
- The VIVO Project Charter describes how the project is organized, which groups exist and how they relate to each other. The project charter was recently revised by the Leadership Group to clarify the role of the project director, the tech lead, the work groups and the task forces.
- The VIVO Strategic Plan describes, at the highest level, what VIVO is for and what work we should do to be aligned with VIVO's purpose.
- The VIVO Roadmap Process provides an open means for gathering the ideas of the community and organizing them into a roadmap that is consistent with the strategic plan and can be executed according to the project charter.
Please take a look if you are interested in how the VIVO Project works. Thanks to all who have contributed to these documents and have participated in all the great things the community has been doing.
Got a question or comment? Looking forward to hearing from you. Please drop me a note on any thought you may have.
Go VIVO!
Mike
Mike Conlon
VIVO Project Director
