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| − | This board meeting is '''scheduled Monday 29 March 2021''' at [https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/meetingdetails.html?year=2021&month=03&day=29&hour= | + | This board meeting is '''scheduled Monday 29 March 2021''' at [https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/meetingdetails.html?year=2021&month=03&day=29&hour=15&min=0&sec=0&p1=250&p2=26&p3=49&p4=155&p5=217&p6=312 '''15:00''' UTC] through [https://meet.jit.si/OsgeoBoard Jitsi], a record of motions is preserved on [https://www.loomio.org/g/kdSmIwxu/osgeo-board loomio] and actions on [https://git.osgeo.org/gitea/osgeo/todo/issues osgeo todo] issue tracker. |
== Agenda == | == Agenda == | ||
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# ''roll call'' | # ''roll call'' | ||
#* ''appoint meeting chair, meeting scribe/secretary'' | #* ''appoint meeting chair, meeting scribe/secretary'' | ||
| + | # Proposal to become a Participating Organisation with the [https://www.earthobservations.org/pos.php Group on Earth Observation] (Steven Feldman) | ||
| + | # Other fiscal alternatives (GDAL) | ||
# ''Review and approve past minutes'' | # ''Review and approve past minutes'' | ||
#* [[Board_Meeting_2021-02-22]] | #* [[Board_Meeting_2021-02-22]] | ||
| − | # | + | # Marketing Committee Astrid Contact board about communication with Partners from MOUs |
| − | # Set up [https://opencollective.com/become-a-host OpenCollective] for projects to facilitate donations | + | # Set up [https://opencollective.com/become-a-host OpenCollective] fiscal host for projects to facilitate donations |
# add your topic here | # add your topic here | ||
== Minutes == | == Minutes == | ||
| − | * Presiding: | + | * Presiding: Till |
| − | * Scribing: | + | * Scribing: Till, Codrina |
| − | * Attending: | + | * Attending: Angelos, Astrid, Tom, Mike, Michele, Codrina, Helena, Vicky, Till |
| + | * Guests: Steven Feldman (for topic 1), Even Renaud and Howard Butler (for topic 2), a dog | ||
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| + | ===Proposal to become a Participating Organisation with GEO=== | ||
| + | |||
| + | * [https://www.earthobservations.org/pos.php Group on Earth Observation] (Steven Feldman) | ||
| + | * Steven reports on background. About 100 Space Agencies and ministries/governments are members.- Also, GEO has engaged with OSGeo previously, by being a partner to FOSS4G 2019 and giving a keynote. | ||
| + | * question to board: Do we want to become participating organization of Group on Earth Observation (150 part. org. yet) | ||
| + | * fill in form of 2 pages (Steven will support us here) | ||
| + | * ACTION: The form will be signed and submitted by Angelos (done) | ||
| + | |||
| + | MOTION 1: Motion for OSGeo to become participating organization of GEO | ||
| + | * 9x +1 | ||
| + | * Motion passed during meeting | ||
| + | |||
| + | |||
| + | ===Other fiscal alternatives (GDAL)=== | ||
| + | |||
| + | * Howard reports on topic https://gist.github.com/hobu/8bdca018fe0ada0660ea3562813e46d5 | ||
| + | * Maintainer of GDAL took small jobs adding new features to the software and thus GDAL was funded, but it is not a sustainable way to go- difficult to bring in new contributors | ||
| + | * Private funding call brought 125k US$, concentrated on bigger organizations, mainly based in US; | ||
| + | * There is no knowledge yet on how donations coming from Europe would be handled. | ||
| + | * OSGeo is not the right organization for managing the funding because we lack paid personal to handle fiscal issues on behalf of projects | ||
| + | * Looking for alternative organizations to manage the funding / fiscal activity. | ||
| + | * The most likely alternative for getting fiscal services is NumFocus [https://numfocus.org/], but OpenCollective [https://opencollective.com/] is also a possibility. | ||
| + | * Question to the board, if that is okay for OSGeo if GDAL selects another organization to manage the fiscal activities, GDAL is '''not''' leaving OSGeo (!!) | ||
| + | * The board is open to this kind of support, use this example as draft for other projects later- The board will also discuss in future meetings on how to recognize sponsors that support open source projects through these other organizations/foundation offering fiscal services. | ||
| + | |||
| + | ===Review and approve past minutes=== | ||
| + | |||
| + | ====[[Board_Meeting_2021-02-22]]==== | ||
| + | |||
| + | * Motion on Loomio: https://www.loomio.org/p/18e3xh9L/approve-meeting-minutes-from-board-meeting-2021-02-22 | ||
| + | * Motion status: passed | ||
| + | |||
| + | ===Marketing Committee Astrid Contact board about communication with Partners from MOUs=== | ||
| + | |||
| + | * Question: Are we aware with the organizations, that we signed a MOU with? | ||
| + | * We could send them updates/news, if such contact is alive | ||
| + | * Helena went through and suggests to update connections | ||
| + | * Helena suggests to re-contact them one-by-one | ||
| + | * Marketing committee reviews all the MOU's, then reports to the board | ||
| + | |||
| + | ===Set up [https://opencollective.com/become-a-host OpenCollective] fiscal host for projects to facilitate donations=== | ||
| + | |||
| + | * Helena shared email about the topic, GRASS GIS is looking for a fiscal host organisation | ||
| + | * We had this discussion already with Alyssa Wright and decided to have PGRouting as a pilot | ||
| + | * We need the feedback from Daniel Kastl (PGRouting) in order to setup guidelines for other projects | ||
| + | |||
| + | ===Go through the old issues (https://git.osgeo.org/gitea/osgeo/todo/issues/)=== | ||
| + | |||
| + | * #108 "OSGeo projects on OSGeo website" - keep in track | ||
| + | * The Lexicon Committee could pick this subject up, as it has applied for a Google Season of Docs grant [https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Season_Of_Docs_2021]. This grant will allow paying a technical writer to support OSGeo in implementing a cross-projects glossary with geospatial relevant terminology. Part of the working team are also volunteers from OGC and ISO/TC211. The used software is open source https://www.glossarist.org/. Results regarding the grant will be announce mid-April. | ||
| + | * ACTION: Angelos to follow up with HOT in the next meetings | ||
| + | * Vicky reported on video on "opening doors" | ||
== Actions == | == Actions == | ||
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== IRC Log == | == IRC Log == | ||
| − | + | * the meeting was held via Jitsi | |
| − | * | ||
[[Category:Board]] | [[Category:Board]] | ||
[[Category:Board Meetings 2021]] | [[Category:Board Meetings 2021]] | ||
Latest revision as of 08:29, 23 April 2021
This board meeting is scheduled Monday 29 March 2021 at 15:00 UTC through Jitsi, a record of motions is preserved on loomio and actions on osgeo todo issue tracker.
Agenda
Current items
- roll call
- appoint meeting chair, meeting scribe/secretary
- Proposal to become a Participating Organisation with the Group on Earth Observation (Steven Feldman)
- Other fiscal alternatives (GDAL)
- Review and approve past minutes
- Marketing Committee Astrid Contact board about communication with Partners from MOUs
- Set up OpenCollective fiscal host for projects to facilitate donations
- add your topic here
Minutes
- Presiding: Till
- Scribing: Till, Codrina
- Attending: Angelos, Astrid, Tom, Mike, Michele, Codrina, Helena, Vicky, Till
- Guests: Steven Feldman (for topic 1), Even Renaud and Howard Butler (for topic 2), a dog
Proposal to become a Participating Organisation with GEO
- Group on Earth Observation (Steven Feldman)
- Steven reports on background. About 100 Space Agencies and ministries/governments are members.- Also, GEO has engaged with OSGeo previously, by being a partner to FOSS4G 2019 and giving a keynote.
- question to board: Do we want to become participating organization of Group on Earth Observation (150 part. org. yet)
- fill in form of 2 pages (Steven will support us here)
- ACTION: The form will be signed and submitted by Angelos (done)
MOTION 1: Motion for OSGeo to become participating organization of GEO
- 9x +1
- Motion passed during meeting
Other fiscal alternatives (GDAL)
- Howard reports on topic https://gist.github.com/hobu/8bdca018fe0ada0660ea3562813e46d5
- Maintainer of GDAL took small jobs adding new features to the software and thus GDAL was funded, but it is not a sustainable way to go- difficult to bring in new contributors
- Private funding call brought 125k US$, concentrated on bigger organizations, mainly based in US;
- There is no knowledge yet on how donations coming from Europe would be handled.
- OSGeo is not the right organization for managing the funding because we lack paid personal to handle fiscal issues on behalf of projects
- Looking for alternative organizations to manage the funding / fiscal activity.
- The most likely alternative for getting fiscal services is NumFocus [1], but OpenCollective [2] is also a possibility.
- Question to the board, if that is okay for OSGeo if GDAL selects another organization to manage the fiscal activities, GDAL is not leaving OSGeo (!!)
- The board is open to this kind of support, use this example as draft for other projects later- The board will also discuss in future meetings on how to recognize sponsors that support open source projects through these other organizations/foundation offering fiscal services.
Review and approve past minutes
Board_Meeting_2021-02-22
- Motion on Loomio: https://www.loomio.org/p/18e3xh9L/approve-meeting-minutes-from-board-meeting-2021-02-22
- Motion status: passed
Marketing Committee Astrid Contact board about communication with Partners from MOUs
- Question: Are we aware with the organizations, that we signed a MOU with?
- We could send them updates/news, if such contact is alive
- Helena went through and suggests to update connections
- Helena suggests to re-contact them one-by-one
- Marketing committee reviews all the MOU's, then reports to the board
Set up OpenCollective fiscal host for projects to facilitate donations
- Helena shared email about the topic, GRASS GIS is looking for a fiscal host organisation
- We had this discussion already with Alyssa Wright and decided to have PGRouting as a pilot
- We need the feedback from Daniel Kastl (PGRouting) in order to setup guidelines for other projects
Go through the old issues (https://git.osgeo.org/gitea/osgeo/todo/issues/)
- #108 "OSGeo projects on OSGeo website" - keep in track
- The Lexicon Committee could pick this subject up, as it has applied for a Google Season of Docs grant [3]. This grant will allow paying a technical writer to support OSGeo in implementing a cross-projects glossary with geospatial relevant terminology. Part of the working team are also volunteers from OGC and ISO/TC211. The used software is open source https://www.glossarist.org/. Results regarding the grant will be announce mid-April.
- ACTION: Angelos to follow up with HOT in the next meetings
- Vicky reported on video on "opening doors"
Actions
IRC Log
- the meeting was held via Jitsi