DRAFT

TAC Chair

The TAC will elect from amongst the voting TAC members a chairperson for a term of one year. The TAC shall hold elections to select a TAC Chair annually; there are no limits on the number of terms a TAC Chair may serve. 

Responsibilities

The primary responsibility of the TAC Chair is to lead the TAC in fulfilling its responsibilities as outlined in section 7 of the LF Networking Fund Charter and to be responsible for:

• Leading TAC meetings;
• Representing the TAC and the technical community within and outside of LFN by:
• Serving as the TAC representative to the Governing Board
• Should the TAC chair be unable or unwilling to serve as the TAC representative to the Governing Board the vice-chair will serve as the TAC representative to the Governing Board
• Serving as the TAC representative to the Strategic Planning Committee (SPC)  [Option: OR have the SPC rep as a separately elected position]
• Should the TAC chair be unable or unwilling to serve as the TAC representative to the SPC: [the vice-chair will serve as the TAC representative to the SPC] OR [the TAC will elect from amongst the voting TAC members a TAC representative to the SPC] Note: SPC Charter specifies the TAC governing board rep serves on the SPC
• Participating in other communications as necessary within and outside LFN

These responsibilities may be delegated to another member of the technical community.

Vice Chair

The TAC will elect from amongst voting TAC members a Vice Chair.  The TAC shall hold elections to select a Vice Chair annually; there are no limits on the number of terms a Vice Chair may serve. 

Responsibilities

The Vice Chair will support the TAC Chair.

The Vice Chair will represent the TAC when the TAC Chair is not available unless other delegation has been made explicitly.