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* ''roll call''
 
* ''roll call''
 
* ''appoint meeting chair, meeting scribe/secretary''
 
* ''appoint meeting chair, meeting scribe/secretary''
* ''Approve last meeting minutes''
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* ''Approve last [[Board Meeting 2016-3-10|meeting minutes]]''
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* ''OSGeo Travel Grant for FOSS4G-2016''
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* ''Update about LARS Conference in Chile''
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* ''Update about FOSS4G-Argentina''
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* ''Update upcoming OSGeo Session at Geospatial World Forum in The Netherlands''
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* ''2016 Strategic Plan''
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* ''GeoNode code donation, question about use of docusign to mange OSGeo contribution agreements'
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* ''Incubation update: [[OSGeo_Community_Projects|community projects]]
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* ''MoU between [http://www.gitta.info/website/en/html/index.html GITTA] and OSGeo
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* ''OSGeo Live DVDs for [http://www.cubaconf.org/ Conferencia Internacional de Software Libre April]''
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* ''OSGeo Live Thumbdrives for [http://www.umgeocon.org// Upper Midwest Geospatial Conference (UMGEOCON 2016) May]''
 
* ''add items''
 
* ''add items''
  
 
=== Items from past meetings ===
 
=== Items from past meetings ===
  
* ''Review face-to-face meeting: [[Board Face to Face Meeting 2016]]''
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* ''Add items''
  
 
== Minutes ==
 
== Minutes ==
  
* Attending:  
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* Attending: Dirk, Venka, Vasile, Helena, Sanghee, Jody, Michael
* Presiding:  
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* Presiding: Venka
* Scribing:  
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* Scribing: Sanghee
  
 
=== Motions  ===
 
=== Motions  ===
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Motions here are to be confirmed by email for public record.
 
Motions here are to be confirmed by email for public record.
  
 
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See [http://lists.osgeo.org/pipermail/board/ email thread] on the Board list.
See [ email thread] on the Board list.
 
  
 
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!Notes
 
!Notes
 
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|MOT1: Approve prior meeting minutes from March 2016
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|Vasile, Venka, Helena, Michael, Dirk, Sanghee, Anita, Maxi, Jody
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|Yes
 
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| Schedule next IRC board meeting
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|MOT2: Transfer 10K USD Travel Grant for FOSS4G-2016 (acceptance of abstract not a precondition)
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|Helena, Sanghee, Dirk, Michael, Vasile, Anita, Jody, Venka
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|Maxi
 
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| The conference committee recommends that the Board approves the request from the Boston LOC for an advance of up to $70,000 to be phased $20,000 by end March 2016 and up to $50,000 during Q4 2016 and provides an additional guarantee against losses of $45,000 making a total exposure of up to $115,00. This approval is subject to the BLOC and/or their PCO signing an agreement with OSGeo (see draft attached)
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|MOT3: Financial support for OSGeo to get the OSGeo-Live DVD to the conference, Conferencia Internacional de Software Libre April (as suggested by vasile on ML)
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|Jody, Michael
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|Helena, Anita, Maxi, Sanghee, Dirk, Venka, Vasile
 
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|No
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|Need confirmation from Vasile about cost and amount
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|MOT4: OSGeo to fund 2,000USD for OSGeo USB sticks at Upper Midwest Geospatial Conference (UMGEOCON 2016)
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|Jody, Vasile
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|Helena, Maxi, Michael
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|Venka, Sanghee, Anita, Dirk
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|No
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|MOT5: Next meeting 12 May (Thursday)
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|Sanghee, Venka , Helena, Anita, Maxi, Jody, Dirk, Vasile, Michael
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'''Tabled for email discussion'''
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* Discussion about potential partnership with GEO for the next board meeting agenda (Dirk will lead this)
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* Who could sign the MoU for Geo4All when it gets finalised and approved
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'''Action Items'''
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* Dirk: Provide suggestions and other info on OSGeo Session at GWF(Geospatial World Forum) through mailing lists.
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* Jody: Expect input from Jody about GeoNode code donation, question about use of docusign to mange OSGeo contribution agreements
  
 
=== Assigned Tasks ===
 
=== Assigned Tasks ===

Latest revision as of 06:16, 12 May 2016

This board meeting is scheduled for the 10th of March 2016 at 14.00 UTC through IRC and follow up voting by email.

Agenda

Current items

Agenda:

Items from past meetings

  • Add items

Minutes

  • Attending: Dirk, Venka, Vasile, Helena, Sanghee, Jody, Michael
  • Presiding: Venka
  • Scribing: Sanghee

Motions

Motions here are to be confirmed by email for public record.

See email thread on the Board list.

Motion +1 0 -1 Abstain Passed Notes
MOT1: Approve prior meeting minutes from March 2016 Vasile, Venka, Helena, Michael, Dirk, Sanghee, Anita, Maxi, Jody Yes
MOT2: Transfer 10K USD Travel Grant for FOSS4G-2016 (acceptance of abstract not a precondition) Helena, Sanghee, Dirk, Michael, Vasile, Anita, Jody, Venka Maxi Yes
MOT3: Financial support for OSGeo to get the OSGeo-Live DVD to the conference, Conferencia Internacional de Software Libre April (as suggested by vasile on ML) Jody, Michael Helena, Anita, Maxi, Sanghee, Dirk, Venka, Vasile No Need confirmation from Vasile about cost and amount
MOT4: OSGeo to fund 2,000USD for OSGeo USB sticks at Upper Midwest Geospatial Conference (UMGEOCON 2016) Jody, Vasile Helena, Maxi, Michael Venka, Sanghee, Anita, Dirk No
MOT5: Next meeting 12 May (Thursday) Sanghee, Venka , Helena, Anita, Maxi, Jody, Dirk, Vasile, Michael Yes

Tabled for email discussion

  • Discussion about potential partnership with GEO for the next board meeting agenda (Dirk will lead this)
  • Who could sign the MoU for Geo4All when it gets finalised and approved

Action Items

  • Dirk: Provide suggestions and other info on OSGeo Session at GWF(Geospatial World Forum) through mailing lists.
  • Jody: Expect input from Jody about GeoNode code donation, question about use of docusign to mange OSGeo contribution agreements

Assigned Tasks

Full, raw minutes notes