Board Meeting FOSS4G2007

The OSGeo Board of Directors will meet in a face-to-face meeting prior to the FOSS4G2007 conference event. Space is limited to accomodate the board only. General OSGeo meeting / discussion will be possible during Annual General Meeting the following day.

= Venue =
 * When: Sunday, September 23rd, 9am - 5pm
 * Where: Harbour Towers Meeting Room - 203
 * Breakfast, lunch and morning/afternoon foods and beverages will be provided

= Agenda =


 * Report from ED and overview of following year position
 * Review of sponsorship programme - who the sponsors are, who could be approached, what seem to be their expectations of value in return
 * Sustainable Funding
 * Review of Current Model
 * Discuss Conference Driven Model
 * Discuss Certification Driven Model
 * Financial management / treasurer discussion (Ken Tamura available for call in, scheduled for 11am)
 * 2008 Conference program, local conferences
 * Review and Update of OSGeo Priorities
 * Possibility of and conditions around support fund for OSGeo members to get to conferences
 * Legal situation with GeoTools in particular, access to legal support generally.
 * Budget Preparation for 2008
 * Francophone Local Chapter to present their proposal to form officially (Vincent Picavet & Yves Jacolin scheduled to come at 4pm)
 * Whether and how well the current committee structure is working to coordinate Foundation activities
 * Revisit and better define membership roles

= Who = Who is planning to attend...
 * Tyler Mitchell
 * Dave McIlhagga
 * Frank Warmerdam
 * Paul Ramsey
 * Subject to conference needs...
 * Arnulf Christl
 * Bob Bray
 * Jo Walsh
 * Jeroen Ticheler
 * Chris Holmes

Who is planning to virtually attend (given there is Voip possible)...
 * Markus Neteler