Re: [OSCOM] Reminder: Public email for OSCOM board

You need to first volunteer to be a member and then step forward.  Are 
you on the list first assembled?

Paul, do you have the list? 

Brad Kain wrote:
> Hi, All --
>
> I would like to put forward my name for consideration as a member of 
> the OSCOM board.
>
> About Me
> ----------
> I have over 20 years of experience in building software and managing a 
> consulting practice. My work has included the development of 
> applications in online publishing, financial services, ecommerce, 
> health care, higher education, customer relationship management, life 
> sciences, and other domains. My current focus is on business 
> development and how open source technology can support client needs. A 
> recognized expert on open source and content management, I have 
> written articles for several publications, such as Cutter IT Journal 
> (http://www.cutter.com).
>
> I live in the South End of Boston, with my wife Jodie and daughter 
> Isabel (7 going on 17). We spend as much time as possible outside - 
> hiking in the brief New England summer and cross-country skiing in the 
> winter. The Red Sox usually break my heart, except once. I am proud to 
> have been a member of the Men's Varsity Fencing Team at Penn State 
> from 1982 to 1986.
>
> About Quoin
> -----------
> One of the strengths of my candidacy is that it includes the 
> commitment of the principles and staff at Quoin. We have a full-time 
> staff of 20 engineers, project managers, and support staff with 
> extensive experience in building applications using open source, and 
> contributing to open source communities. The depth of resources here 
> will help ensure that I can always take an active role in the work of 
> the OSCOM board.
>
> With Jean Pierre Lejacq, I founded Quoin (http://www.quoininc.com) in 
> 1993. Our company focuses on application development, system 
> integration, and and software engineering methodology. We have 
> implemented content management systems using both proprietary and open 
> source systems for a range of media, online publishing, and IT 
> clients. We have built very sophisticated content management systems 
> for large organizations, such as WashingtonPost.com and Choice Media. 
> We have participated in a number of open source projects, including 
> Lenya, Cocoon, and Debian (on which JP has been a commiter).
>
> OSCOM
> ---------
> I believe that the essential mission for OSCOM is to facilitate the 
> adoption of open source solutions for content management by promoting 
> standards for interoperability, data interchange, and and 
> understanding the diverse needs of users. A reinvigorated OSCOM could 
> help to define these standards, and increase the market acceptance of 
> open source systems as robust, reliable, and supported alternatives to 
> closed or proprietary systems.
>
> I would support initiatives to increase the visibility and 
> contributions by OSCOM, including new conferences (both as part of 
> established conferences and independent) and efforts to create new 
> technology standards. I worked extensively with the Object Management 
> Group (http://www.omg) in the 1990's. The OMG was successful in 
> creating standards for application development and distributed 
> systems. I think that the OSCOM community could follow a similar model 
> as "champion" for open source content management standards.
>
> A successful OSCOM would be active in defining and creating technical 
> standards, facilitating communication and collaboration between 
> projects, and always trying to be relevant to developers and end-users.
>
> In many ways, I hope to represent end-users (who are my clients at 
> Quoin) and developers using open source (who are my colleagues). Since 
> I am not associated with a specific platform, I am more interested in 
> standards than promoting a particular technology. (For full 
> disclosure,  we do a lot of work using Apache Cocoon and Apache Lenya.)
>
> Best regards,
>
> Brad Kain
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