RE: [CVEPRI] Process for Adding New Members to the Editorial Board

["Ken Armstrong" <karmstrong@ewa-canada.com>]

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I agree with Andy.      Ken

| -----Original Message-----
| From: owner-cve-editorial-board-list@lists.mitre.org
| [mailto:owner-cve-editorial-board-list@lists.mitre.org]On 
| Behalf Of Andy
| Balinsky
| Sent: Tuesday, September 18, 2001 12:37 PM
| To: Steven M. Christey
| Cc: cve-editorial-board-list@lists.mitre.org
| Subject: Re: [CVEPRI] Process for Adding New Members to the Editorial
| Board
| 
| 
| Just a minor clarification. This document seems to indicate that all
| prospects would be granted at least an interview, no matter 
| how spurious
| the prospect. I'd be in favor of adding a line which gives Mitre the
| discretion to reject self-identified prospects before that stage.
| 
| Andy
| 
| On Thu, 13 Sep 2001, Steven M. Christey wrote:
| 
| > The document below formalizes the process for adding new members to
| > the Editorial Board.  A private mailing list has also been created.
| > Board members will get notification when I subscribe them 
| to the list,
| > sometime before the first prospective member is "nominated."
| >
| > As always, feedback is welcome.  However, as this process has been
| > discussed in several Board meetings, we expect to move forward
| > (i.e. add new members) in accordance with this document.
| >
| > - Steve
| >
| >
| > Process for Adding New Members to the Editorial Board
| > -----------------------------------------------------
| > Version: 0.2
| > Modified: September 13, 2001
| >
| > =================================================================
| > Introduction
| > =================================================================
| >
| > This document formalizes the high-level process that is used for
| > identifying, evaluating, and adding new members to the CVE Editorial
| > Board.  Background discussion of the development of this process is
| > contained in the summaries for CVE Editorial Board meetings 
| that were
| > held in March 2001 and June 2001, available at:
| >
| >   http://cve.mitre.org/board/archives/2001-03/msg00014.html
| >   http://cve.mitre.org/board/archives/2001-07/msg00000.html
| >
| > =================================================================
| > Process
| > =================================================================
| >
| > 1. Prospect Identification
| >
| > MITRE identifies a prospective Editorial Board member ("prospect"),
| > typically through one of the following scenarios:
| >
| > - A current Board member recommends the prospect.
| >
| > - The prospect, or the prospect's parent organization, asks to be a
| >   member.
| >
| > - MITRE determines a community that is under-represented, and
| >   identifies prospects in that community.
| >
| >
| > 2. MITRE Evaluation
| >
| > The prospect is evaluated by MITRE through one or more discussions.
| > At least one discussion, an "interview," is held face-to-face or by
| > phone.
| >
| > - The prospect is presented with the detailed list of 
| member roles and
| >   tasks.
| >
| > - MITRE and the prospect identify and discuss the 
| prospect's role and
| >   expected tasks.
| >
| > - The prospect provides MITRE with biographical information 
| (such as a
| >   resume) that demonstrates an ability to perform the tasks.
| >
| > - The prospect, and the prospect's parent organization, approves the
| >   level of effort required for the prospect's participation.
| >
| > Based on these discussions, MITRE determines if the prospect is
| > qualified to be a Board member, and the process moves to 
| the Editorial
| > Board Review step.
| >
| >
| > 3. Editorial Board Feedback
| >
| > - MITRE announces a qualified prospect to the Editorial 
| Board through
| >   a private mailing list.
| >
| > - Editorial Board members are provided with at least 2 weeks to
| >   provide feedback to MITRE regarding the prospect, and request
| >   additional information if desired.
| >
| > - After the review period, MITRE uses Editorial Board 
| feedback to help
| >   guide whether the prospect should be approved for membership.
| >
| >
| > 4. Membership Approval
| >
| > If the prospect is approved by MITRE after the Editorial Board
| > Feedback step, then MITRE adds the prospect as a full member to the
| > Board.
| >
| > - The new member is announced to the public Editorial Board mailing
| >   list.  The announcement includes the member's biographical
| >   information, role, and expected tasks.
| >
| > - The new member is announced on the CVE Web site.
| >
| > - The new member begins participating actively, in accordance with
| >   their expected tasks, within 2 months of their addition to the
| >   Board.

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