Global Chapter Committee

'''The Global Chapter Committee was created during the OWASP EU Summit in Portugal 2008. The primary purpose of the Global Chapter Committee is: Provide support and guidance on regional and global issues.''' https://www.owasp.org/images/1/12/Global_chapters_committee.gif

Mission Statement
To provide the support required at the local level to accomplish the overll mission and goals of the association

Committee Members
Chapter Committee Board Member Rep: [mailto:seba@owasp.org Seba] (EU)


 * [mailto:jderry@owasp.org Justin Derry] (AU)


 * [mailto:puneet.mehta@owasp.org Puneet Mehta] (India)


 * [mailto:shezaf@xiom.com Ofer Shezaf] (Israel)


 * [mailto:kate.hartmann@owasp.org Kate Hartmann] (U.S.)

Committee 2009 Plan
Committee Goals & Objectives

	To define what a chapter is and its role in strengthening the OWASP initiatives and future goals

	Identify the current state of Chapters- number of Chapters Vs active chapters

	Define a clear and transparent process of chapter Governance at regional and local level

	Develop Chapter Handbook that clearly defines the following

o	Guidelines to start a new chapter / become a chapter leader

o	Conflict of interest statement.

o	Chapter closure –Guidelines

o	Chapter operation boundaries & Rules

o	Duties & Responsibilities of a chapter leader

o	The performance measurement metrics

o	Different Metrics reporting templates

	Align chapter objectives with the OWASP Goals.

	Work closely with Global Membership Committee to incorporate the member benefits that enables the chapter to attract more memberships.

	Work with Education Committee to promote OWASP projects as educational tools.<

Scheduled Meetings
The Global Chapter Committee Meetings take place via Skype, see below for the local time: 7:00 a.m. @ New York 1:00 p.m. @ Belgium 2:00 p.m. @ Israel 5:30 p.m @ India 22:00 p.m. @ Australia Next meeting(s) scheduled for: (Scheduled for every two weeks currently) If you wish to join a discussion please email one of the committee members.
 * January 30th 2009
 * February 13th 2009

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