On Thu, Dec 10, 1998 at 11:54:22AM -0800, David Welton wrote: > Competence with the English language (more languages are better - it > seems as if there are a lot of German speakers on the list:-). I > don't think anyone so far has any problems with this. I believe my comprehension of the English language is pretty good, at least the American Generic dialect of it. > Speaking experience. Ability to get up in front of an audience and > give an interesting talk. Both Bruce and Ian had/have experience with > this. I've had some, but almost all of it impromptu speaking as I explained before. I'm pretty good at this I think. > Ability to go to conferences. This includes time and financial > ability. I guess that some conferences probably pay for some or all > of the fees, but there are always incidentals... This is the only point you raise that is even potentially an issue for me. I can't travel to each east-coast conference which pops up, and not even every west coast conference for that matter. As many know I have recently moved and my finances are still settling from that. I will be able to attend some conferences after things have settled a bit more, but not for a couple of months yet. > Like I said, these arent't essential, but I'd be curious what the > candidates have to say about their abilities and qualifications in > this area. Public speaking is an important issue I think. The leader needs to be able to nudge the project along from time to time, but I think the leader is most importantly a visible representative of the project as a whole. Being able to represent the project in public forums is important. I don't think attending conferences is as big an issue as it might seem. it seems to me attendance is a good thing, but I don't feel it is or should be an obligation. That said, I'll attend as many as I can leader or not just because they're _FUN_.. => -- "You're despicable." -- Daffy Duck
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