Nomination Process and Responsibilities

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Nomination Process and Responsibilities
CDG International Roaming Team May 15, 2009
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Nomination process for IRT Co-Chairs

• IRT Co-Chairs
• Both Chairs are from CDG member carriers.
• Term Two (2) years
• After two (2) years, we will open nomination
  process.
• If the former co-chair would like to nominate
  themselves for the list, or someone would like to
  nominate the co-chair again, that would be
  acceptable.
• The longest term will be four (4) years (2
  consecutive terms)
• It is favorable to have the other Co-Chair
  remaining for at least six (6) months after one
  Co-Chair steps down.
• In case that there are more than two nominees, we
  will open voting to CDG member carriers.
• CDG member carrier can cast one vote (One CDG
  member carrier, one vote).

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Responsibilities for IRT Co-Chairs

• 1. Facilitate the IRT meetings by being the host
  and primary CDG IRT team speaker
• 2. Be the "face" of the IRT roaming team for
  outside vendors, new carriers, etc
• 3. Facilitate finding carrier or vendor sponsor
  locations for upcoming IRT roaming team meetings
• 4. Facilitate finding speakers to provide
  presentations on various topics across the entire
  IRT team (meaning both Marketing, VSWG and PaDIRT
  groups)
• 5. Provide insight and final approvals to
  agendas as they are being created
• 6. Help to facilitate and provide more active
  participation from all IRT carriers/vendors at
  the IRT meetings and conference calls
• 7. Determine direction of CDG IRT, taking
  account of CDMA carriers perspective and
  consulting IRT leads team for assistance

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Nomination process for Working Group Co-Leads

• Working Group Co-Leads
• One Lead is from CDG member carrier (Carrier
  Lead) and the other is from CDG member vendor
  (Vendor Lead).
• Term Two (2) years
• After two (2) years, we will open nomination
  process.
• If the former co-lead would like to nominate
  themselves for the list, that would be
  acceptable.
• The longest team will be four (4) years.
• It is favorable to have the other Co-Lead
  remaining for at least six (6) months after one
  Co-Lead steps down.
• In case that there are more than two nominees, we
  will open voting to both CDG member carriers and
  vendors
• For Carrier Lead voting, CDG member carrier can
  cast one vote (One CDG member carrier, one vote).
• For Vendor Lead voting, CDG member vendor can
  cast one vote (One CDG member vendor, one vote).

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Responsibilities for Working Group Co-Lead
1. Organize the working group interim and face
to face meeting agendas 2. Develop ideas for
working group topics, facilitate ownership of the
topics, encourage work, conference calls, face to
face presentations for these topics 3.
Communicate work items and/or topics to the
working group and roaming carriers via the wiki,
email, IRT presentations, IRT Journal and CDG
website 4. Participate in IRT leadership
activities, including contributing to agenda
planning 5. Assist in finding speakers for
meeting topics, gathering presentations and
reviewing presentation content. 6. Encourage
adoption of past work items and team
recommendations 7. Help maintain an open/honest
collaborative work environment across the working
group community
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Current IRT Co-Chairs and WG Co-Leads

• IRT Co-Chairs
• Kyoko Uchida, KDDI
• Dave Wittekind, Sprint
• Marketing Working Group Co-Leads
• Carlos Lopez, Mio Group
• Gustaaf van Ditzhuijzen, Vodafone Netherlands
• Voice and SMS Working Group Co-Leads
• Michael Burns, Verizon Wireless
• Libby Mackay, Qualcomm
• Packet Data Working Group Co-Leads
• Nars Haran, US Cellular
• Bryan Cook, Qualcomm

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Future Nomination

• WG Vendor Lead have been contributing for more
  than 2 years.
• We will open nomination for Vendor Lead with
  following timeframe.
• Tokyo Mtg (April.2009) to 2nd Mtg (July. 2009)
• Nomination for Voice and SMS WG vendor lead
• 2nd Mtg (July. 2009) to Kansas City Mtg (Nov.
  2009)
• Nomination for Packet Data WG vendor lead