Board Meeting 2007 03 23

This board meeting has been tentatively scheduled for the 23rd of March at 15:00 UTC (fixedtime), by phone and IRC (#osgeo) at the same time.

Communication will use the new Conference Call facilities.

Agenda

 * Appoint meeting secretary
 * Review and approve Twenty Fifth Board Meeting minutes
 * Consider VisCom Budget 2007 (if updated)
 * Consider ka-map for OSGeo hosting, SAC willing.
 * Consider appointing corporate secretary to replace Rich. Perhaps Tyler?
 * Approve Proposed Board Election Procedure.
 * Approve Membership Process.
 * Review rough cash flow summaries (Tyler)
 * Open Technology conference - general discussion (Tyler and others)
 * Brief discussion about invite from Promote GIS (Tyler)
 * FOSS4G contract update (Tyler)
 * Insurance update (Tyler)

Minutes

 * Appoint meeting secretary
 * Present: Jo, Tyler, Venka, Frank, Chris, Markus, Dave
 * Tyler secretary


 * Review and approve Twenty Fifth Board Meeting minutes
 * Dave moved, second Frank, all in favour


 * Consider VisCom Budget 2007 (if updated)
 * Not updated, skipping


 * Consider ka-map for OSGeo hosting, SAC willing.
 * As an informal project only using hosting services, but also considering applying to incubation
 * Board discussing that ka-map fits general goals
 * Reviewing the general idea of hosting indirectly
 * Dave moved, second Frank, all in favour
 * Left to SAC to decide


 * Consider appointing corporate secretary to replace Rich. Perhaps Tyler?
 * Discussing tracking role of position
 * Many tasks Tyler is already doing
 * Frank moved, Jo second, all in favour
 * TODO: Tyler - summary of Secretary position responsibilities - see standard roles from other groups
 * TODO: Tyler - let Rich know about change


 * Approve Proposed Board Election Procedure.
 * discussing some of the issues around timing as in talk page comments
 * Frank moved, Chris second, all in favour


 * Approve Membership Process.
 * Review rough cash flow summaries (Tyler)
 * Open Technology conference - general discussion (Tyler and others)
 * Brief discussion about invite from Promote GIS (Tyler)
 * FOSS4G contract update (Tyler)
 * Insurance update (Tyler)
 * Insurance update (Tyler)