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The DDS Foundation promotes the adoption, interoperability, and success of DDS standards to a wider user community

• Creates and expands an ecosystem of DDS users
• Promotes and helps evaluate DDS standards
• Defines industry-specific data models
• Supports industry-specific adaptations and implementations of DDS
• Ensures positioning, awareness, and interoperability between DDS vendors and products
• Builds a library of use cases, data models, application software, and system architectures

• Executive oversight by OMG DDS SIG
• Managed by the OMG
• Governed by a Leadership Council
• Leadership Council seats defined by the DDS SIG
• Leadership Council

  • Positions defined by DDS SIG
  • Membership in OMG is optional
  • Serves two year terms
• Leadership Council members elected by OMG DDS SIG

  • Existing Leadership Council Members
  • OMG DDS SIG

• Vice President, Applications
• Vice President, Communications
• Vice President, Ecosystem
• Vice President, Marketing
• Vice President, Technology
• Director of Compliance

The elected DDS Foundation Leadership Council is:

• Vice President, Applications: Matt Grubis, Chief Engineer, GE Healthcare
• Vice President, Technology: Nick Stavros, CEO, Jackrabbit Consulting
• Vice President, Ecosystem: Chip Downing, Senior Director of A&D, RTI
• Vice President, Communications: Laura Clark, Director of Marketing, Twin Oaks Computing
• Vice President, Marketing: Lynne Canavan, Director of Content Marketing, RTI
• Director of Compliance: Adam Mitz, Principal Software Engineer, OCI

• Meetings follow Roberts Rules of Order
• Minutes of meetings are approved at next meeting and posted in archives
• VPs / Executive co-chairs oversee and govern all committees
• Participation in DDS Foundation is free

  • OMG membership not required for individual membership
  • OMG membership required for organizational membership
• Only organizational member companies vote

  • One vote, one company rule
• Committees meet

  • Virtually (e.g., WebEx, Zoom, etc. ) as needed
  • Face-to-face at OMG quarterly technical meetings

• Applications Charter
• Communications Charter
• Ecosystem Charter
• Marketing Charter
• Technology Charter