Board Meeting 2013-08-15

This board meeting is scheduled for the 15th of July 2013 at 3.00 UTC on IRC and follow up voting on Skype or by email.

(Note that Aug. 15 at 3 UTC is end of the day on August 14 in NA)

Agenda

 * roll call
 * appoint meeting chair, meeting scribe/secretary
 * Review and approve past minutes: Board Meeting 2013-07-11
 * Non-profit status with IRS: 501(c)3 vs 501(c)6.
 * Decision on way forward and response to IRS due by August 31, please see discussion on board list http://lists.osgeo.org/pipermail/board/2013-August/thread.html
 * FOSS4G 2014 in PDX:
 * Need to formally confirm decision with a public motion?
 * Appoint board rep on LOC
 * FOSS4G Nottingham updates
 * AGM timeslot chosen, need to announce (http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Annual_General_Meeting_2013)
 * OSGeo Booth reserved, need to coordinate materials and duties
 * Gold sponsor size (2.5/3m X 1/1.5m)
 * add your items here
 * Decide on who to report this meeting summary to the Discuss list
 * Schedule next meeting

Deferred items from last meeting (please move up selected items)


 * OSGeo servers security issues
 * Changes needed to Elections process
 * documented at: http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Category_talk:Elections
 * likely needs to be put on hold until after elections, but, important to followup later
 * Need to update bylaws http://www.osgeo.org/content/foundation/incorporation/bylaws.html
 * possible half-day virtual meeting to go through necessary changes?
 * suggestion by AdrianC: Board could produce an authoritative list of all the wiki pages considered to be approved amendments to the bylaws
 * OGC Board / OSGeo Board meetup in Nottingham
 * update from Arnulf?
 * OGC very keen for this

Minutes

 * Attending:


 * Presiding:


 * Scribing:

Full, raw minutes notes

 * Full IRC log at http://irclogs.geoapt.com/osgeo/%23osgeo.2013-08-15.log