D.1 Board of Directors

As shown in the organization chart in Figure D-1, the governing body of the SNIA is the Board of Directors. Board members are elected by the SNIA membership for two-year terms, and an individual board member may serve two consecutive terms. The ten elected board members are supplemented by three at-large board members appointed by the board itself. The board is responsible for establishing policies and managing the resources of the organization to fulfill SNIA's mission, and it provides oversight to the SNIA committees, industry forums, the Technical Council, the Consumer Council, the technical director, and the SNIA Technology Center.

Figure D-1. Storage Networking Industry Association organizational structure

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To ensure involvement in wider SNIA activity, board members are required to chair or provide leadership in SNIA committees and subgroups. Board members are also required to participate in six face-to-face meetings each year and are expected to represent the organization at public venues such as the Storage Networking World (SNW) conferences. This volunteer activity represents a substantial contribution of time and resources for member companies that participate at the board level and reflects their commitment to the industry as a whole. Of course, board representation also provides an opportunity to promote specific vendor agendas, although board representation is sufficiently diverse to discourage overt vendor-driven initiatives.



Designing Storage Area Networks(c) A Practical Reference for Implementing Fibre Channel and IP SANs
Designing Storage Area Networks: A Practical Reference for Implementing Fibre Channel and IP SANs (2nd Edition)
ISBN: 0321136500
EAN: 2147483647
Year: 2003
Pages: 171
Authors: Tom Clark

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