Board Meeting 2023-03-28

This board meeting is scheduled Tuesday 28 March 2023 at 18:00 UTC through Jitsi, a record of motions is preserved on Loomio and actions on the OSGeo todo issue tracker.

Current items

 * 1) roll call
 * 2) appoint meeting chair, meeting scribe/secretary
 * 3) Review and approve past minutes
 * 4) * Board_Meeting_2023-02-27
 * 5) Executive positions
 * 6) OSGeo security initiative
 * 7) OSGeo sponsorship prospectus
 * 8) org.opengis name usage by GeoTools
 * 9) GeoStyler code sprint
 * 10) GRASS GIS code sprint
 * 11) deegree code sprint
 * 12) BIDS 2023 Code sprint
 * 13) FOSS4G 2023 related topic: proposal for an MoU between OSGEO Foundation, FLOSSK (FOSS4G 2023 LOC) and Municipality of Prizren
 * 14) GISTAM 2023
 * 15) QGIS 2023 Code sprint
 * 16) AGM preparations
 * 17) GISRUK 2023 request for support
 * 18) Global Land Tool Network (GLTN) Secretariat at UN-Habitat request
 * 19) Add your topic here

Minutes

 * Presiding: Angelos
 * Scribing: Vicky & Marco
 * Attending: Vicky, Marco, Angelos, Codrina, Rajat, Ariel, Mike
 * Guests: Enock, Astrid, Jody

Review and approve past minutes

 * Board_Meeting_2023-02-27
 * Motion passed on Loomio https://www.loomio.com/p/AmI1v8EY/motion-to-approve-meeting-minutes-from-board-meeting-2023-02-27

Executive positions

 * ACTION: Angelos to move to loomio for discussion and motions (Done)
 * https://www.loomio.com/d/d6k7Z5Xj/executive-positions-2023

OSGeo security initiative

 * Discussion started at the last meeting.
 * ACTION: Create an initiative page (draft on wiki first) (we need a volunteer)
 * ACTION: open trac ticket for mailing list (we need a volunteer)
 * https://git.osgeo.org/gitea/osgeo/todo/issues/145

OSGeo sponsorship prospectus

 * Postponed from last meeting
 * https://git.osgeo.org/gitea/osgeo/todo/issues/140
 * Perhaps wait so as not to conflict with the FOSS4G sponsorship effort.
 * Preparation is not happening in a month.
 * Thinking more about next year: when to send in october.
 * ACTION: Properly list the sponsors on the web page (we need a volunteer)

org.opengis name usage by GeoTools

 * https://git.osgeo.org/gitea/osgeo/todo/issues/142
 * Feedback from meeting with OGC, Apache SIS and GeoTools.
 * Initiative page is up: https://www.osgeo.org/opengis-harmonization/
 * Apache board did not participate
 * OGC is neutral & receptive
 * OGC has an upcoming meeting and would like an issue in their issue tracker to discuss.
 * https://github.com/opengeospatial/ideas/issues/120 Ideally this could be a joint-initiative 🙂
 * ACTION: Jody to add opengis-harmonization initiative to osgeo.org initiative menu (DONE)
 * ACTION: Jeroen: Bolsena should actually put code-sprint on the event calendar …

GeoStyler code sprint

 * GeoStyler is a community project: https://www.osgeo.org/projects/geostyler/
 * Check on shared-risk according to guidelines:
 * Some in-kind sponsorship included in the proposal
 * ACTION: Angelos to make a motion to loomio (done)
 * https://www.loomio.com/d/86WArjOn/geostyler-code-sprint-support/1

GRASS GIS code sprint

 * ACTION: Angelos to make a motion to loomio (Done)
 * https://www.loomio.com/p/2m75BZkL/motion-to-approve-7303-to-support-grass-gis-community-meeting

deegree code sprint

 * ACTION: Angelos to make a motion to loomio (seconded by Michael) (Done)
 * https://www.loomio.com/p/Tr0cnuVq/motion-to-approve-815-for-supporting-deegree-code-sprint

BIDS 2023 Code sprint

 * https://www.bigdatafromspace2023.org/satellite-events
 * Should we target an OSGeo code sprint during this event?
 * ACTION: Codrina to ask ESA

MoU between OSGEO Foundation, FLOSSK (FOSS4G 2023 LOC) and Municipality of Prizren

 * Provide the draft MOU
 * ACTION: Codrina to answer with e-mail (Done). Ask about the purpose of the MOU long term. How urgent is this request?

GISTAM 2023

 * OSGeo can not provide free attendance or lower costs to conference as this decision resides with conference committee
 * Re dissemination: they can directly reach out to the community via mailing lists
 * ACTION: Angelos to answer with e-mail (Done).

QGIS 2023 Code sprint

 * Already 54 participants
 * Request for funding 5000€
 * ACTION: Marco to send mail to board mailing list, then motion to loomio to approve (Done).
 * Motion open on Loomio: https://www.loomio.com/p/BsmPZv98/motion-to-approve-5000-for-supporting-the-qgis-contributor-meeting

AGM preparations
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1Ev7RrX_L4fmsRPcu36Z1aMgvoRyLdOpY8dH6Pf4FTxE/edit
 * ACTION: Vicky to send e-mail to discuss (Done)
 * Presentation template:

GISRUK 2023 request for support

 * Funding ECRs support
 * https://lists.osgeo.org/pipermail/board/2023-February/013230.html
 * ACTION: Angelos to make a motion to loomio (Done)
 * https://www.loomio.com/p/ANgf8nBd/motion-to-approve-750-for-supporting-gisruk-2023

Global Land Tool Network (GLTN) Secretariat at UN-Habitat request

 * Postponed to the next meeting or follow up on the mailing list.

Actions

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

IRC Log

 * no log, Jitsi meeting

Next meeting

 * Board Meeting 2023-04-25