<div dir="ltr">Scott, you're asking an interesting question that I think others should see the answer to. We're talking here about forming an alliance between two organizations (SIGs). The foundation of this is a document goes by different names but they're essentially the same, MoU, Work Register, whatever. The MoU starts with the definition of technical work that can be undertaken in a coordinated manner by both orgs, ideally accomplishing good for the industry neither could do as easily, if at all, alone.<div><br></div><div>If this area of joint activity can be found, there have to be interested parties willing to take responsibility for the tasks identified.</div><div><br></div><div>If these two things can be accomplished we try to identify marketing activities and programs that benefit the two orgs generally and the MoU specifically. The "horse-cart" sequence here is important. The marketing programs can, of course, take various forms. We can publicize each other's events, create blogs, plan activities for major industry events and so on. Joint activities including possibly sharing costs for a booth could be examples of sharing marketing costs</div><div><br></div><div>I hope I've made it clear any possible cost sharing would have to be the result of significant work to determine it would be justified. That is, it's far more in the OFA's interests than otherwise.</div><div><br></div><div>Again, I appreciate the question and I hope this answer is satisfactory. If not, let me know and I'll try again</div><div><br></div><div>regards, Jim</div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Tue, Mar 3, 2020 at 5:41 AM Atchley, Scott {Leadership Computing} via Ofa_boardplus <<a href="mailto:ofa_boardplus@lists.openfabrics.org">ofa_boardplus@lists.openfabrics.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">
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<div>After a quick review, this seems fine. It does mention sharing marketing costs. Have we done this with other fabrics? I wonder if vendors might object to possibly sharing costs with a competitor if we did not offer the same opportunities.</div>
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A draft MoU is attached for your review. I would like to discuss this in some detail at this Thursday’s XWG meeting with an eye toward seeking Board approval at the March Board meeting.<u></u><u></u></div>
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Please note: I am planning to seek permission to accelerate this month’s Board Meeting by one week from Thursday, March 19 to Thursday March 12. This is necessary to avoid a conflict with the OFA Workshop.<u></u><u></u></div>
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