Board Meeting 2012-10-11

This board meeting is re-scheduled for the 18th of October 2012 at 3:00 UTC on IRC and follow up voting on Skype or by email.

Agenda

 * roll call
 * appoint meeting chair, meeting scribe/secretary


 * Review and approve past minutes: Board Meeting 2012-09-13


 * Action items from last and previous meetings


 * New business
 * Motion: OGC Team project enters incubation with Justin DeOlivera as mentor.
 * Motion: Marble Virtual Globe project enters incubation with Arnulf Christl as mentor.
 * Proposal for forming an Executive Committee (Executive Committee Terms Of Reference).
 * Finances: IRS (internal revenue service) update
 * Consider participation in LocationTech (http://lists.osgeo.org/pipermail/board/2012-October/010254.html)
 * Just for the initial information: OSGeo participation at IST Africa (http://www.ist-africa.org/Conference2013/)
 * Team: Government of Kenya through the Ministry of Higher Education Science and Technology, Supported by the European Commission and African Union Commission
 * 15 - 17 May, Nairobi, Kenia
 * Call for Papers Deadline 07 December
 * Call for Exhibitors will open in December and close on 28 February.
 * CCSS (one of organizators of FOSS4G-CEE) goes there, want's to organize "OSGeo workshop", prepare stand with some materials about OSGeo. Anybody else who want's to join is welcomed. --Jachym 12:01, 10 October 2012 (PDT)
 * Brief report on FOSS4G 2013 status / any questions (Peter) - in general all going well, impressed by all that is going on with the LOC
 * please add items


 * Confirm next meeting time and date Board Meeting 2012-11-22 at 20.00 UTC

Minutes

 * logistics
 * detailed conversation log: http://irclogs.geoapt.com/osgeo/%23osgeo.2012-10-18.log
 * Attending: Frank, Cameron, Anne, Peter, Jachym, Jeff
 * Absent with regrets: Daniel, Michael, Mark
 * Chair: Frank
 * Secretary: Frank
 * Guests: Jody Garnett, Andrew Ross


 * Meeting called to order at 3:08 UTC.
 * Previous meeting minutes
 * MOTION: Cameron moved to adopt the minutes of the Board Meeting 2012-09-13 meeting, motion carried.


 * OGC Team project incubation.
 * MOTION: Jachym moved that the OGC Team project enters incubation with Justin DeOlivera as mentor. Motion carried, with Cameron voting -0 as he had an unanswered question.


 * Marble Virtual Globe project incubation.
 * MOTION: Cameron moved that the Marble Virtual Globe project enters incubation with Arnulf Christl as mentor, motion carried.


 * Formation of Executive Committee.
 * Concerned were raised about effectively growing the board by fiat and the matter was deferred for more discussion on the mailing list.


 * Finance: IRS Update
 * Daniel unable to attend so this was deferred.


 * LocationTech Membership
 * MOTION: Frank moved that OSGeo participates in LocationTech with Peter Batty as OSGeo liason, motion carried.


 * IST Africa
 * Jachym gave a report about the conference activities planned.


 * FOSS4G 2013
 * Peter gave a status report.
 * ACTION: Peter will bring a final budget and venue contract to the board.


 * Next Meeting
 * Scheduled for November 22nd at 20.00 UTC.


 * Closing Meeting
 * MOTION: Frank moved to close the meeting, motion carried.

Assigned Tasks

 * ACTION: Peter will bring a final FOSS4G 2013 budget and venue contract to the board.

Motions

 * 1) MOTION: Cameron moved to adopt the minutes of the Board Meeting 2012-09-13 meeting, motion carried.
 * 2) MOTION: Jachym moved that the OGC Team project enters incubation with Justin DeOlivera as mentor, motion carried.
 * 3) MOTION: Cameron moved that the Marble Virtual Globe project enters incubation with Arnulf Christl as mentor, motion carried.
 * 4) MOTION: Frank moved that OSGeo participates in LocationTech with Peter Batty as OSGeo liason, motion carried.
 * 5) MOTION: Frank moved to close the meeting, motion carried.