23 May 2024
The names of the Special Interest Group shall be "Special Interest Group on Interoperability", "SIG on Interoperability", and "TGC-SIG-I".
The Chair of the Special Interest Group shall be Michael Grey.
Participation in the Special Interest Group shall be open to all. Speaking rights during Special Interest Group meetings shall be provided to all attendees.
The purpose of the Special Interest Group shall be to:
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provide a venue for people interest in the interoperation of robots and robot fleets from different manufacturers and/or with different interfaces to discuss any and all information relevant to this topic;
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increase understanding of the current capabilities for interoperability and the needs of users of robots and/or robot fleets with regards to interoperability, to enable greater interoperability through improvements to Projects; and
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collect and collate information that arises in the course of discussions in this venue to inform future actions of the Technical Governance Committee and/or individual Project Management Committees related to the above topic.
The Special Interest Group shall meet a minimum of six (6) times per year.
Meetings of the Special Interest Group shall be held online via the teleconference service provided by the OSRF for this purpose. Meetings may optionally include in-person attendance, provided that online attendance is always available.
Meetings shall be noticed at least seven (7) calendar days in advance. Meeting notice shall include the date, time, and URL of the online meeting. Meeting notice should, where possible, contain a detailed agenda of planned presentations, group discussion topics, and other items to be brought up in the meeting.
Informal minutes of meetings may be taken, including slides from presentations given during meetings and recordings of meetings. This material shall be made available to the public.
The Chair of the Special Interest Group shall provide a verbal report of its recent activities in the next meeting of the Technical Governance Committee that takes place after a meeting of the Special Interest Group. The Chair shall additionally provide the Technical Governance Committee with any documents relevant to the activities of the Special Interest Group, including, but not limited to, slides from presentations received, slides from presentations given, and documents shared with the group.
The Special Interest Group may optionally use one or more asynchronous communication channels, such as a mailing list, a web-based discussion forum, or an asynchronous chat service. Any communication channels used shall be provided by the OSRF.
The Special Interest Group shall be automatically dissolved on 23 May 2027, if its Charter is not renewed prior to this date.