Date

Attendees

Goals

       Updates, new member, sustainability

Discussion items

ItemWhoNotes
Introducing new AG member from CDL: John Chodacki

John Chodacki is now a member of the Advisory Group. (intro slides here)

Sustainability issues

The start of a discussion about the large dependence of many ARKA activities on a single organization and individual (CDL & John Kunze).  This is not sustainable and for the ARKA to be a viable organization in the long term, this situation needs to be addressed.

The conversation after our presentation was very thought-provoking and we touched on:

  • How can the ARK Alliance build a more sustainable structure that doesn’t rely so heavily on single people or single organization?
  • What role does this advisory group have in the governance of the wider ARK community?
  • How can we fine-tune our AG processes and the processes of the other working groups to ensure multiple people/orgs are involved in sustaining our initiative?
  • Overall, how can we ensure that our structures are right-sized and resourced to sustain the community?

The discussion seemed very timely and important so attendees determined it was best to not wait until December to meet again.

Action items

  • John Chodacki will schedule an ad hoc meeting in November to continue the discussion

All content on the LYRASIS Wiki is licensed under the CC BY (Attribution) license, unless otherwise noted.