Board of Directors/OnboardingChecklist

=Overview=

This page provides new incoming Board members with a checklist of infrastructure/tools, as well as (in reverse) safe off boarding of same.

Tasks
There are distinct tasks that the board of directors are responsible for, including:
 * Appoint executive
 * Approve budget
 * Approve policy and procedures
 * Resolve issues that cannot be resolved within committees
 * Formally represent OSGeo

Annual events
In a given year, the below compose the core events and processes that the board interacts with:
 * welcome new directors
 * board meeting and onboarding
 * annual budget (contact committees, draft, revise, etc...)
 * regional foss4g events (possible member meeting)
 * foss4g (possible f2f or member meeting)
 * member elections
 * director elections

=Checklist=

Board Wiki

 * https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Board_of_Directors

Nextcloud

 * Nextcloud: https://nextcloud.osgeo.org (needs Board privileges)

These are all our internal documents (contracts, agreements) and possibly sensitivity in nature.

Github

 * some documents are at https://github.com/OSGeo/osgeo and are linked from the website

Gitea

 * CLAS, MoUs
 * https://git.osgeo.org/gitea/board

Mailing lists

 * Public: https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/board
 * Private: SAC (open issue in https://trac.osgeo.org/osgeo)

Video Conferencing

 * Jitsi: https://meet.jit.si/OsgeoBoard

Chat

 * Telegram Messenger: https://telegram.org/

Also:


 * IRC: irc://irc.libera.chat/#osgeo or through Matrix bridges
 * Slack: https://osgeo.slack.com/
 * Gitter: https://gitter.im/OSGeo/home

Possible:


 * Element: https://element.io

Voting

 * Loomio: https://www.loomio.org/g/kdSmIwxu/osgeo-board

Issue Tracker

 * Gitea: https://git.osgeo.org/gitea/osgeo/todo/issues

Board Officers and History

 * https://www.osgeo.org/about/board/
 * former board members https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Board_of_Directors#History_of_OSGeo_Foundation_Boards_of_Directors

Website Roles

 * editor - news, events, etc...
 * partners editor - edit partner pages
 * board - list on board and officer pages

Social Media

 * https://twitter.com/osgeo
 * https://www.facebook.com/OSGeoFoundation/
 * https://www.linkedin.com/company/osgeo/about/

Conflict of Interest Policy for Directors

 * https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Conflict_Of_Interest_Policy

Reading

 * Bylaws


 * Relationships
 * Sponsors
 * Sponsors
 * How to become a sponsor
 * Partnerships
 * Partners


 * Voting
 * Voting Procedures

Budget and Finances
 * Budget and Money Guidance

Outreach


 * Introduction to OSGeo
 * Open Source Practice and Passion at OSGeo
 * OSGeo AGM 2019