[CESG] Proposed changes to the CCSDS Yellow Book

[Nestor.Peccia at esa.int]

Dear all,

Some items for consideration when discussing (during our next CESG webex) 
the update of the YB wrt WG Chairs nomination.

The WG Chair / Deputy Chairs have also a resource component. Do we need to 
address this ?
WG Chairs / Deputy Chairs usually emerged from the hard work done during 
the BOF existence. Do we need to specify that the BoF proposes Chairs when 
discussing the charter ? See Note below
AD / DAD of the Area on which the WG resides, should have some "say" in 
the whole discussion Do we need to address this point ?
During polls if AD says "approve" and DAD says "disapproved, the vote that 
counts is the AD one (as per Proc & Org YB). Just imagine an AD and a DAD 
nominating different candidates for the WG posts. How will we proceed ? Is 
this important or not ?
Considering that  the ADs / DADs do not represent all the Agencies and 
they are always defending their principle to be "Agency agnostic" when 
voting, I can not imaging ADs/ DADs nominating candidates from other 
Agencies. Do we include in the YB that AD or DAD can only nominate a 
candidate from his Agency ? Is this compatible with the AD independence 
from his/her Agency ?
How can an UKSA candidate be nominated (when UKSA has currently no 
representativeness in the CESG)? Will NASA/ESA  ADs nominate an UKSA or 
CNSA or FSA staff  or etc.? Is it allowed that an AD nominates a candidate 
from other Agency ? What happens if there are resource issues for the 
candidate in case he/she is not participating in CCSDS?

Note: Is the below proposal a good one ?
BOF proposes the leading Agencies for Chair / Deputy Chair (consulted 
previously with the related Agency's representatives) and its potential 
candidates
In case of an existing WG chair / deputy chair replacement , the AD 
consults and agree the nomination with the WG members  (and the related 
CMC representatives)
AD consults in addition the CMC members for potential extra candidates. 
If no additional candidate is nominated, the AD raises a resolution to 
initiate the CESG poll (including the candidates selected by the BOF or 
existing WG)
If additional candidates are nominated, a negotiation is started between 
the related stakeholders (including the CMC representatives) until an 
agreement is reached, after which AD raises the resolution for the CESG 
poll. 


Last but not least, I have some comments on Peter's proposal (in blue) and 
my comments (in green)

NOTE ? To help achieve agency balance the AD proposing the Chair is 
strongly encouraged to ask the CMC and the member agencies for nominees 
for new WG Chair or Deputy.
See my note above
To help achieve agency balance the AD is strongly encouraged to ask the 
CMC and CESG for nominees for new WG Chair or Deputy (See my note above). 
A WG may also have a Deputy Chair, but this is not required. A WG should 
have always a Deputy Chair (unless it is demonstrated why not)    As a 
general principle, to avoid conflicts of interest or scheduling, a single 
person may only be the Chair or Deputy of one WG at a time. OK if we also 
add "As a general principle, to avoid conflicts of interest or scheduling 
an AD / DAD should not be Chair or Deputy of a WG."

ciao
nestor
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