RE: The Entire Thread Subject: Clarification needed? What is the "leader"'s roles and responsibilities? Or...do we need this? Overall viewpoint at this point and time: I think an election is premature for the upcoming meeting. Opinion: If there *IS INDEED* a team "contact" at the moment, I would see this as a liaison position (given the naming of it) and a point man for contacting other teams and communicating back with the U.S. team. However, would the added responsibilities (which are NOT defined for a "leadership role") be acceptable to said person? First off, 8 P.M. EST works great on any week night (besides Fridays, unfortunately). If we continue to agree on Thursday, this would be perfect for me and my calendar. What are the roles and responsibilities of the said "leader to be elected?" Has this been defined? If it has not been, then no election of any sorts should be taking place. If, as you mentioned, a leader is to help "counter" activities and problems such as those that arose with the IRC naming change then definitive, precise rules and responsibilities of the said leader should be in place for a leader to be elected. They need to know what they are getting themselves into. I have not seen any documentation on this. The leader would need to be more a LIAISON between different teams, than a leader (in my opinion). We may see eye to eye, we may not; I am unsure. They would need to liaise between Ubuntu-IRC, for example, among other teams, to coordinate and help with feedback. Is this what is being communicated? I'm sorry, I am just unclear and a simple term for a person without a defined role, responsibilities or desired actions/feedback is kind of hard to fathom. Craig Huffstetler / xq / xarquid Ubuntu, SC