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Article I
Name of
Organization
The CSSIG, also
known as the
Collaboration
Suite Special
Interest Group,
is a
not-for-profit
organization.
Article II
Purpose &
Objectives
Our purpose is
to inform and
educate our
members on
current and
future
functionality of
Oracle
Collaboration
Suite, while
offering a forum
for peers to
share their
experience and
knowledge in the
use of Oracle
Collaboration
Suite. Meetings
will be
conducted at the
OAUG Conference
Point & Oracle
Open World
conferences, per
year, to allow
for a robust
offering of
programming to
meet the
requirements of
our diverse
membership.
Article III
Membership
Membership is
open to anyone
with an interest
in Oracle
Collaboration
Suite, with no
dues for
membership.
Article IV
OAUG Affiliation
In order to
maintain its
affiliation with
the OAUG in good
standing, the
CSSIG will:
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Provide the OAUG
with properly
Group
Affiliation
Forms on an
annual basis, or
as required.
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Provide the OAUG
with group
membership
information
annually and
group contact
information on
an ongoing
basis.
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Promote OAUG
Membership and
ongoing
relationship
development
between group
members and OAUG.
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Conduct two
meetings per
year.
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Maintain group
records and
meeting minutes
in accordance to
set by-laws.
Article V
Elected Officers
CSSIG will be
led by a Board
of eight
members, who
will be elected
by the general
membership. The
Board positions
will serve for a
term of two
years. To
ensure
continuity of
the Board, only
four seats will
be open for
election every
year.
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Chairperson:
The Chairperson will function
as the
spokesperson for
this group and
as such is an
important
representative
of the group as
well as the OAUG.
The Chairperson
is also the
officer
responsible for
the management
and maintenance
of membership
lists.
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Vice
Chairperson:
The Vice
Chairperson is
responsible for
assisting and
supporting the
Chairperson in
all capacities,
as well as
assuming the
responsibilities
of the
Chairperson if
he/she should be
unavailable.
The Vice
Chairperson also
may identify one
or more
objectives for
the group to
focus during his
or her term such
as increasing
the group’s
membership or
improving
meetings and
participation.
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Secretary:
The Secretary is
responsible for
recording and
documenting
information
discussed and
decided upon at
all CSSIG
meetings,
publishing
meeting minutes,
managing the
action item
list, and
maintaining all
other documents.
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Enhancement
Coordinator:
The Enhancement
Chairperson is
responsible for
coordinating all
enhancement
requests
originating from
the CSSIG
pertaining to
the group’s
areas of focus
and
communicating
them to the OAUG
Enhancement
Committee.
Responsibilities
include the
review and
editing of all
submitted
enhancement
requests from
the CSSIG,
participating in
the OAUG
Enhancement
Committee
meetings, and
communicating
the status of
enhancements to
group members.
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Meeting
Coordinator:
The Meeting
Coordinator is
responsible for
the scheduling,
planning, and
coordination of
all CSSIG
meetings and
other scheduled
activities such
as conference
calls. This may
include
quarterly
meetings,
meetings at OAUG
conferences, and
more frequent
regional
meetings.
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Newsletter
Coordinator:
The Newsletter
Coordinator is a
volunteer who is
responsible for
managing the
publication of
CSSIG
newsletters and
handling
submissions from
the community to
OAUG
publications
including, but
not limited to:
the
Insight
newsletter, the OAUG Forum
magazine, and
OAUG e-News.
The Newsletter
Coordinator may
solicit
assistance from
other members to
form a
newsletter
staff.
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Communications
Coordinator:
The
Communications
Coordinator is
responsible for
the development
and maintenance
of the OAUG
CSSIG Web site
as well as the
CSSIG List
Server, and
other means of
communication
among members.
The
Communications
Coordinator may
solicit
assistance from
other members to
form a
communications
staff.
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Oracle Liaison:
The Oracle
Liaison is an
employee of
Oracle
Corporation who
has
responsibilities
associated with
the focus of the
CSSIG and is
interested in
the topics
addressed by
this group.
This individual
acts as a
resource to the
CSSIG by
providing a
direct contact
within Oracle to
obtain answers
to questions or
concerns related
to Oracle
Corporation and
software,
assisting with
obtaining Oracle
resources to
participate in
meetings, and
providing
overall support
of the group
functions from
Oracle
Corporation.
Typically, a
group selects
one Oracle
Liaison from
Oracle
Corporation who
would serve as
long as Oracle
management
permits or until
the group
requests a
change.
Article VI
Board Member
Policies and
Contingencies
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In the event of a vacancy on the Board by reason of death or
resignation or
dismissal,
said position
shall be
filled by
majority vote
of the BOD for
the balance of
the term.
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As a goal, the Board Members should be comprised of
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No less than four, as Applications Users, and
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No more than four, as Consultants or Suppliers.
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