From ca563f650ccd1c45de427c1f581d784db32b592e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Sebastian Beltran Date: Wed, 14 May 2025 21:01:20 -0500 Subject: [PATCH 1/2] charter: update TC membership guidelines to ensure diverse representation Signed-off-by: Sebastian Beltran --- docs/CHARTER.md | 10 ++++++++++ 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+) diff --git a/docs/CHARTER.md b/docs/CHARTER.md index 1f86bbd..3b59e27 100644 --- a/docs/CHARTER.md +++ b/docs/CHARTER.md @@ -57,6 +57,16 @@ seeking process to evaluate whether or not to add this new member. Members who do not participate consistently at the level of a majority of the other members are expected to resign. +TC memberships are not time-limited. The TC is limited to a maximum of 10 members. + +In order to ensure adequate representation of the interests of diverse stakeholders, +no more than one-third of the TC membership may be affiliated with the same +company/entity. If a change in TC membership or a change of affiliation by a TC member +creates a situation where more than one-third of the TC membership +are affiliated with the same company/entity, then the situation must be immediately +remedied by the removal of member status from one or more TC members affiliated with +the over-represented company. + ## Section 4: Roles & Responsibilities The Express TC manages all aspects of both the technical and community From 13e9880bfd7e58e626d221f58a19f292ebefa307 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Sebastian Beltran Date: Thu, 15 May 2025 08:19:09 -0500 Subject: [PATCH 2/2] Update docs/CHARTER.md MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Co-authored-by: Ulises Gascón --- docs/CHARTER.md | 18 +++++++++--------- 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-) diff --git a/docs/CHARTER.md b/docs/CHARTER.md index 3b59e27..8bf0c53 100644 --- a/docs/CHARTER.md +++ b/docs/CHARTER.md @@ -57,15 +57,15 @@ seeking process to evaluate whether or not to add this new member. Members who do not participate consistently at the level of a majority of the other members are expected to resign. -TC memberships are not time-limited. The TC is limited to a maximum of 10 members. - -In order to ensure adequate representation of the interests of diverse stakeholders, -no more than one-third of the TC membership may be affiliated with the same -company/entity. If a change in TC membership or a change of affiliation by a TC member -creates a situation where more than one-third of the TC membership -are affiliated with the same company/entity, then the situation must be immediately -remedied by the removal of member status from one or more TC members affiliated with -the over-represented company. +TC memberships are not time-limited. The Technical Committee (TC) shall consist of no more than ten (10) members at any given time. + +To ensure balanced representation of diverse stakeholder interests, no more than one-third of TC members may be affiliated with the same company or entity. + +Affiliation refers to formal employment, contractual engagement, or governance roles that imply a company or entity may exert significant influence over a member’s decision-making within the TC. + +Participation in community recognition programs (such as Google Developer Experts or Microsoft MVPs), open source projects, or volunteer-driven events (e.g., conference organizing teams) does not in itself constitute affiliation for this purpose. + +If changes in TC membership or member affiliations result in a violation of the one-third rule, the situation must be promptly remedied by removing one or more members affiliated with the over-represented entity until compliance is restored. ## Section 4: Roles & Responsibilities