DataPortablity Charter

Name
Proposed-Name: DataPortability Project

Purpose
To help people to use and protect the data they create on networked services, and to advocate for compliance with the values of DataPortability.

Principles
This working group will operate by the Identity Commons principles.

Practices
We use Google Groups for discussions, Confluence for our wiki, teleconference calls over Skype, host periodic events, and have a practice of publicly publishing the results.

Requirements of Participation and How to Join
- To be a member of the plenary, people are required to "opt in" and state their intention on the following mailing list:

- All meetings, task forces, action groups and mailing lists are free for people to participate in. Visit dataportability.org for links

Licenses and/or Restrictions on Usage of Work Product
All DataPortability Project work is licensed under the Creative Commons.

Current Deliverables and Milestones
http://wiki.dataportability.org/x/EgBg

Current Meeting Schedule
- Weekly Steering Group meetings

- Quarterly plenary group meetings

Current Membership
Elected Steering Group members: http://wiki.dataportability.org/x/RQQR

Current Stewards Council Representative and Alternate
Elias Bizannes (Steward)

Steve Repetti (alternate)

Appointed by motion of the Steering Group

Current Links
http://dataportability.org

http://wiki.dataportability.org

http://blog.dataportability.org

Related Groups
None officially recognised at this stage.

History
Refer to http://wiki.dataportability.org/x/HABg