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OARtech

OARtech is a technical advisory committee which is a liaison between the State of Ohio internetwork service provider, OSC Networking, and the provost level steering committee, OSTEER. OARtech was formed to help bridge the high level input from OSTEER with pragmatic advise and experience from in-house technology staff of the member institutions. Typically, OARtech participants are drawn from their institutions at the information technology management level.

OSC Networking is Ohio's internetwork service provider, serving higher education, K-12 schools, government and commercial business. By charter, OARtech is focused on assuring that OSC Networking addresses the needs of higher education members. OARtech provides a mechanism for assuring that educational use of the state's facilities is not over shadowed by commercial patrons of the system. All segments of OSC Networking's client base, educational and commercial, are strongly urged to attend the bi-monthly meetings. Exchange of ideas between all patrons of the network assures recommendations to OSC Networking achieve the broadest access and best network performance.

To ensure that the plans, programs, and activities of OSC Networking are consistent with the mission of the member organizations in Ohio, the OSC Networking Technical Committee (OARtech) advocates new technologies and communicates technical information, recommendations, and plans of action to member institutions.

OARtech Charter

Charge
The technical Committee is charged with providing advice and suggestions on technical issues germane to the operation of OSC Networking. They will also participate in technical planning for new facilities.

Membership of OARtech
The Technical Committee may have more than one member from each institution, but there is only one voting representative. There is no term of office for the voting member. The OSTEER Committee member from that institution appoints the OARtech voting member.

Organizational Structure
OARtech will elect a Chair, Vice Chair, and Secretary. Each officer will serve a two-year term. A quorum is defined as a majority of the OARtech members. In making decisions, including election of officers, a simple majority of the votes cast by the member institutions present will affirm a result.

Reporting
The Technical Committee will make recommendations to the OSC Networking technical staff, to the Director of OSC Networking, and the OSTEER Committee.

Meeting Schedule
The Technical Committee shall meet every other month at locations to be determined by the Committee.

Approved by OARtech 10-10-01
Adopted by OSTEER 10-16-01