TAC Chair Role Description

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:
  • 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
  • Note: SPC Charter specifies the TAC governing board rep serves on the SPC
• Serving as the TAC representative to the Governing Board
• 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 another delegation has been made explicitly.