Difference between revisions of "Board Meeting 2006 08 18"

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* Review and approve [http://wiki.osgeo.org/index.php/Fifteenth_Board_Meeting#Minutes prior meeting minutes]
 
* Plan [[Face to Face Meeting Lausanne 2006]]
 
* Plan [[Face to Face Meeting Lausanne 2006]]
 
# who is encouraged to attend?
 
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MINUTES OF A MEETING OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE OPEN SOURCE GEOSPATIAL FOUNDATION A Delaware non-stock corporation.
 
MINUTES OF A MEETING OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE OPEN SOURCE GEOSPATIAL FOUNDATION A Delaware non-stock corporation.
  
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On August 4th, 2006, at 8:00 am Pacific time, pursuant to notice duly given, the Board of Directors (the "Board") of the Open Source Geospatial Foundation (the "Foundation" or "OSGeo") held a meeting by teleconference. The meeting lasted ninety minutes.
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On August 18th, 2006, at 8:00 am Pacific time, pursuant to notice duly given, the Board of Directors (the "Board") of the Open Source Geospatial Foundation (the "Foundation" or "OSGeo") held a meeting by teleconference. The meeting lasted ninety minutes.
  
 
Present at the meeting were the following members of the Board: Frank Warmerdam, Mark Lucas, Jo Walsh, Chris Holmes, Arnulf Christl, Venkatesh Raghavan, Gary Lang and Markus Neteler.  Rich Steele and Laura Rivera were also present.  All participants on the call indicated that they could hear one another. Additionally, Internet Relay Chat was used for backup purposes (#osgeo on irc.freenode.net). Mr. Lucas was appointed chairperson of the meeting. Finding a quorum present, Mr. Lucas called the meeting to order. Frank Warmerdam was appointed secretary of the meeting.
 
Present at the meeting were the following members of the Board: Frank Warmerdam, Mark Lucas, Jo Walsh, Chris Holmes, Arnulf Christl, Venkatesh Raghavan, Gary Lang and Markus Neteler.  Rich Steele and Laura Rivera were also present.  All participants on the call indicated that they could hear one another. Additionally, Internet Relay Chat was used for backup purposes (#osgeo on irc.freenode.net). Mr. Lucas was appointed chairperson of the meeting. Finding a quorum present, Mr. Lucas called the meeting to order. Frank Warmerdam was appointed secretary of the meeting.
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APPROVAL OF MINUTES
 
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
  
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The Board first approved by general consent the minutes of the meeting held on 14 July 2006.
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The Board first approved by general consent the minutes of the meeting held on 18 August 2006.
  
 
FACE TO FACE MEETING IN LAUSANNE
 
FACE TO FACE MEETING IN LAUSANNE
  
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It was agreed to hold the meeting on Monday, September 11th.  Board members are encouraged to add agenda items on  
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Meeting on Monday, September 11th.  Board members are encouraged to add agenda items on  
 
the wiki page.  
 
the wiki page.  
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LOCAL CHAPTER GUIDELINES
 
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The Local Chapter Guidelines was adopted as written by general consent.  Arnulf will help WebCom get the document translated into some key languages.
 
  
 
NEW INFRASTRUCTURE
 
NEW INFRASTRUCTURE
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OTHER BUSINESS
 
OTHER BUSINESS
  
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Mark Lucas gave a status report on activities within the Department of Defense flowing out of the Open Technology Development report.  
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Frank Warmerdam previously briefed the EDRC BAA in the 15th board meeting. Mark Lucas reviewed the BAA, it is typical of many government BAA's and is primarily targeted at companies with cost plus accreditation addressing specific topics identified in the document. Of potential interest is an offer to co-host conferences on common topics with not for profit organizations.  The not for profit organization submits a proposal and budget estimates to ERDC for review and approval.  Something that we might consider in the future.
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It was agreed that we need to be able to present a collection of contracting companies to government procurers that can follow through on open source requirements effectively.   
 
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Frank Warmerdam provided a briefly on the EDRC BAA, and how that might be used to support work on the binary
 
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packaging project.  
 
  
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A new rotating chair was not assigned, but Mark agreed to take care of the next meeting.  Meeting frequency was
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Next meeting planned in two weeks.
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discussed and it was agreed that we needed to meet at least every two weeks to take care of board business.  The
 
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role of the board in energizing activity was also discussed.
 
  
 
The meeting was closed.
 
The meeting was closed.

Revision as of 04:53, 17 August 2006

The 16th board meeting has been scheduled for the 18th of Augst at 15:00 UTC (fixedtime), by phone and IRC (#osgeo) at the same time.

From Skype call : +99038275318640 (5p/minute)

To use a regular phone: 

 From the US: call # 1-419-753-7120 (free, long distance costs apply).
 From the UK: call # 0870-119-2350 (10p/minute).

Your Conference Room Number is: 5318640.

At the beginning of the meeting we moved to the new (better) Conference Call.

Agenda

  1. who is encouraged to attend?
  2. agenda items?
  1. Timing urgency for moving/setting up each infrastructure component to a new platform
  2. Tasking specific individuals/groups with responsibility for making it happen
  3. Budget availability for setting up/administering new infrastructure
  • Other Business


Minutes

MINUTES OF A MEETING OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE OPEN SOURCE GEOSPATIAL FOUNDATION A Delaware non-stock corporation.

On August 18th, 2006, at 8:00 am Pacific time, pursuant to notice duly given, the Board of Directors (the "Board") of the Open Source Geospatial Foundation (the "Foundation" or "OSGeo") held a meeting by teleconference. The meeting lasted ninety minutes.

Present at the meeting were the following members of the Board: Frank Warmerdam, Mark Lucas, Jo Walsh, Chris Holmes, Arnulf Christl, Venkatesh Raghavan, Gary Lang and Markus Neteler. Rich Steele and Laura Rivera were also present. All participants on the call indicated that they could hear one another. Additionally, Internet Relay Chat was used for backup purposes (#osgeo on irc.freenode.net). Mr. Lucas was appointed chairperson of the meeting. Finding a quorum present, Mr. Lucas called the meeting to order. Frank Warmerdam was appointed secretary of the meeting.

APPROVAL OF MINUTES

The Board first approved by general consent the minutes of the meeting held on 18 August 2006.

FACE TO FACE MEETING IN LAUSANNE

Meeting on Monday, September 11th. Board members are encouraged to add agenda items on the wiki page.

NEW INFRASTRUCTURE

It was determined that if we transition off CollabNet it needs to be completed by January 1, 2007 when the existing contract ends.

Jo Walsh and Tyler Mitchell were designated to continue working on the new demonstration portal, and to work on a proposal for infrastructure transition, with a more detailed review at the face to face meetings in September.

OTHER BUSINESS

Frank Warmerdam previously briefed the EDRC BAA in the 15th board meeting. Mark Lucas reviewed the BAA, it is typical of many government BAA's and is primarily targeted at companies with cost plus accreditation addressing specific topics identified in the document. Of potential interest is an offer to co-host conferences on common topics with not for profit organizations. The not for profit organization submits a proposal and budget estimates to ERDC for review and approval. Something that we might consider in the future.

Next meeting planned in two weeks.

The meeting was closed.

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