FunCom Meeting 3

= Time =

Proposed date: Tuesday Aug 29nd. 2006

Proposed time: 1600 UTC (noon EST, 9:00am PST)

Proposed location: IRC channel #osgeo

= Agenda =


 * Approve minutes for Second Meeting.
 * Discuss Project Sponsorship proposal, and possibly approve.
 * Discuss Foundation Sponsorship proposal, and possibly approve.

= Minutes =


 * Approved Second Meeting minutes.
 * Reviewed Project Sponsorship proposal. Reaction supportive.  Suggestions included:
 * 1) Making "Past Sponsors" optional.
 * 2) Dropping "Past Sponsors" off the list after two years.
 * 3) Give a name for sponsors less than Silver (perhaps Associate or Friend of project).
 * 4) Possibly just use paypal donations for small contributions.
 * 5) Clarify that much of the fundraising bookkeeping could be done by the ED or a bookkeeper rather than the Treasurer directly.
 * 6) Need to clarify the value add of OSGeo to project sponsorship.  Financial transparency, etc
 * 7) Should we reduce or remove OSGeo overhead on "earmarked sponsorships"? Decided not to for now.
 * 8) Possibly realign level names, and cutoffs with the foundation sponsorships.
 * 9) Apply OSGeo overhead portion of sponsorships towards OSGeo foundation sponsorships.
 * 10) We need to run this past the projects for review before approving.


 * Reviewed Foundation Sponsorship. Suggestions included:
 * 1) Earmarking ... decided it was better to handle this as project sponsorships.
 * 2) Make sure some sort of sponsor visibility on the OSGeo main page (perhaps a rotating logo/link?)


 * The committee passed a motion approving the Foundation Sponsorship proposal, and forwarding to the board of directors for approval, with the intent to implement post-haste.


 * Agreed to meeting against next week to roll out foundation sponsorship, and possibly approve project sponsorship.