Board Meeting 2006 09 01

The 17th board meeting has been scheduled for the 1st of September at 15:00 UTC (fixedtime), by phone and IRC (#osgeo) at the same time.

Communication will use the new Conference Call facilities.

Agenda

 * ED hiring status - a "taxing" situation
 * Appoint meeting secretary
 * Review and approve Sixteenth Board Meeting minutes
 * Review and approve Foundation Sponsorship proposal from Fundraising committee.
 * Discussion and Approval of India OSGeo Chapter.
 * Discussion and Approval of Ottawa Chapter.
 * Immediate action required on OSGeo Logo Use and technical solution
 * Status report on legal issue regarding GeoTools copyright transfer to OSGeo
 * Treasurers Report.
 * Review topics for Face to Face Meeting Lausanne 2006 (open attendance in afternoon?)
 * Restart Proposed Membership Rules to have a Membership Application
 * Other Business
 * Plan for future summary of OSGeo fiducial responsibilities. For example, we have to plan for limiting total financial input from any one entity to less than 1/3 over a three year period.  What are the consequences of not meeting that objective?  How do we monitor our progress?  Informational briefing needed.