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| − | + | == brief treasurer report == | |
| + | * directors insurance has been updated for the next year | ||
| + | * the osgeo town hall in europe expenses have been received and paid | ||
| + | * and dmorissette is working with tyler to close out the CAN td account and update our paypal account | ||
| + | * currently we cannot accept funds on our paypal account Mike hopes to have this all resolved soon but its not complete yet | ||
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| + | == code of conduct == | ||
| + | * Implementation steps (how things happen/reports/actions/records/decisions) must come later. | ||
| + | * Kristin, EliL , Camille and Jeff have committed offline to develop an implementation plan | ||
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| + | == FOSS4G 2015 update == | ||
| + | * things look to be moving well. total abstracts a little lower, but still good | ||
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| + | == FOSS4G 2016 update == | ||
| + | * all progress is on their public mailing list. local organizing committee is forming (workshop chair named this week) | ||
| + | * they are also thinking of logo | ||
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| + | == Budget == | ||
| + | * Sponsorship income doesn't seem accurate, will be updated by Mike | ||
| + | * Townhall EU meeting should be in budget since it's yearly | ||
| + | * the foss4gna funds are $6k (invoice has been sent) | ||
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| + | == Request for sponsorship for "Open Source Comes to Campus" - Algeria, October 2015 == | ||
| + | * seems general ICT event, not geo | ||
| + | * is there any connection with existing OSGeo members? | ||
| + | * Jeff to follow-up | ||
=== Assigned Tasks === | === Assigned Tasks === | ||
| − | * | + | * Update http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Protocol_for_requesting_letter_of_support to mention it has been re-approved (BART) |
| + | * Update budget (MIKE) | ||
| + | * Get clarification on our fiscal year (the calendar year?) (MIKE) | ||
| + | * Contact "Algeria Sprint Organisation" (JEFF) | ||
=== Motions (confirmed by email) === | === Motions (confirmed by email) === | ||
| − | See [http://lists.osgeo.org/pipermail/board/2015- | + | See [http://lists.osgeo.org/pipermail/board/2015-May/012852.html] on the Board list. |
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| + | === Next meeting === | ||
| + | 2015/06/18 + 14:00UTC http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Board_Meeting_2015-06-18 | ||
Latest revision as of 00:38, 19 June 2015
This board meeting is scheduled for the 21st of May 2015 at 14.00 UTC through IRC and follow up voting by email.
Agenda
Current items
- roll call
- appoint meeting chair, meeting scribe/secretary
- Review and approve past minutes: Board Meeting 2015-04-09
- brief treasurer report
- Approve OSGeo Code of Conduct, as per: http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Code_Of_Conduct
- Clarify rules on letters of support (Protocol for requesting letter of support)
- Incubation: PyWPS to enter incubation with Tom Kralidis as mentor. Committee membership has been adjusted based on participation.
- FOSS4G 2015 update
- FOSS4G 2016 update
- Finalize OSGeo Budget 2015
- Request the allocated $5K for ICA/OSGeo labs for funding Student travel awards for FOSS4G 2015 Seoul [1]
- note: request to Board to split the already allocated 5K$ for ICA-OSGeo labs student travel into 3.5K$ for GeoForAll website development + 1.5K$ FOSS4G 2015 student travel fund [NOT NEEDED see above]
- Request for sponsorship for "Open Source Comes to Campus" - Algeria, October 2015. See request to the Board list
- Travel etc. expenses discussion for FOSS4G 2016 going to 2015 and for next years
- Request for contacting Esri about the "GIS for the UN and International Community" event (request) (event)
- add your items here
Items from past meetings
- Updating/Recording accurate foundation officers
- Website committee chair not active (according to the chair)
- Geodata committee not actively used (according to the chair)
- Marketing committee without a chair
- Updating/Recording accurate local chapters
- Agree on 5-level project evaluation as proposed by Cameron [2]
- OSGeo is now a registered 'organization' with OGC, and goal is to have all OSGeo "products"/projects listed there. (initial discussion on Projects list)
- [UNASSIGNED] update Officers page (and any others) to reflect pycsw as a graduted OSGeo project
Minutes
- Attending: Jeff, Bart, Vasile, Anne, Michael, Jachym, Jorge (partly)
- Presiding: Jeff
- Scribing: Bart
brief treasurer report
- directors insurance has been updated for the next year
- the osgeo town hall in europe expenses have been received and paid
- and dmorissette is working with tyler to close out the CAN td account and update our paypal account
- currently we cannot accept funds on our paypal account Mike hopes to have this all resolved soon but its not complete yet
code of conduct
- Implementation steps (how things happen/reports/actions/records/decisions) must come later.
- Kristin, EliL , Camille and Jeff have committed offline to develop an implementation plan
FOSS4G 2015 update
- things look to be moving well. total abstracts a little lower, but still good
FOSS4G 2016 update
- all progress is on their public mailing list. local organizing committee is forming (workshop chair named this week)
- they are also thinking of logo
Budget
- Sponsorship income doesn't seem accurate, will be updated by Mike
- Townhall EU meeting should be in budget since it's yearly
- the foss4gna funds are $6k (invoice has been sent)
Request for sponsorship for "Open Source Comes to Campus" - Algeria, October 2015
- seems general ICT event, not geo
- is there any connection with existing OSGeo members?
- Jeff to follow-up
Assigned Tasks
- Update http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Protocol_for_requesting_letter_of_support to mention it has been re-approved (BART)
- Update budget (MIKE)
- Get clarification on our fiscal year (the calendar year?) (MIKE)
- Contact "Algeria Sprint Organisation" (JEFF)
Motions (confirmed by email)
See [3] on the Board list.
| Motion | +1 | 0 | -1 | Abstain | Passed? | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Approve past meeting's minutes | 6 | x | x | x | Yes | |
| accept v1.0 of the proposed OSGeo Code of Conduct (http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Code_Of_Conduct) from CameronS et al | 6 | x | x | x | Yes | |
| re-adopt http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Protocol_for_requesting_letter_of_support for future requests for letters of support | 6 | x | x | x | Yes | |
| PyWPS project to enter OSGeo Incubation with Tom Kralidis as mentor. | 5 | x | x | 1 | Yes | |
| approve the OSGeo 2015 Budget as described at http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/OSGeo_Budget_2015 | 7 | x | x | x | Yes |
Full, raw minutes notes
See: http://irclogs.geoapt.com/osgeo/%23osgeo.2015-05-21.log
Next meeting
2015/06/18 + 14:00UTC http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Board_Meeting_2015-06-18