Board Meeting 2008-11-14

Notice: This meeting was initially scheduled for 2008-11-07 but there was no quorum.

This board meeting has been scheduled for the 14th of November 2008 at 17:00 UTC (fixedtime), by phone and IRC (#osgeo) at the same time.

Communication will use the Conference Call facilities.

Agenda

 * Appoint meeting secretary
 * Review and approve Board Meeting FOSS4G2008 minutes.
 * Application of the FOSSGIS e.V. as Local Chapter. Please read the  Application as Local Chapter and skim the D-A-CH article.
 * Application of the Comite direction chapitre quebecois as Chapitre québécois Comite_direction_chapitre_quebecois.
 * Application for the Spanish Language Local Chapter
 * Approve 3rd quarter balance sheet and income/expense reports as recommended by the Finance Committee
 * Update from Tyler
 * Sponsorship update, next steps.
 * OSGeo email accounts

Minutes
Attending (Skype & IRC): ArnulfC (Chair), FrankW (Secretary, AriJ, MarkusN, PaulR
 * Meeting convened at approximate 1730 UTC after some conferencing problems.
 * Approved Board Meeting FOSS4G2008 minutes.
 * Approved FOSSGIS e.V. local chapter.
 * Approved Comite direction chapitre quebecois chapter.
 * Approved Application for the Spanish Language Local Chapter.
 * Approved 3rd quarter financial statements.
 * Skipped report from Tyler.
 * Discussed sponsorship efforts - followup on board, and board-priv list as appropriate.
 * Discussed OSGeo email accounts. @osgeo.org email reflectors are available by request to SAC (ticket), for directors, officers and responsible volunteers of OSGeo.
 * Discussed marketing spending plans. Suggested to ask on marketing list.  Note that marketing is expected to produce a rough budget with spending plans as part of the 2009 budgeting process.
 * Meeting adjourned at approximately 1800 UTC.