Board Meeting 2012-10-11

This board meeting is re-scheduled for the 18th of October 2012 at 3:00 UTC on IRC and follow up voting on Skype or by email.

Agenda

• roll call
  • appoint meeting chair, meeting scribe/secretary

• Review and approve past minutes: Board Meeting 2012-09-13

• Action items from last and previous meetings
  • ...

• New business
  • Motion: OGC Team project enters incubation with Justin DeOlivera as mentor.
  • Motion: Marble Virtual Globe project enters incubation with Arnulf Christl as mentor.
  • Proposal for forming an Executive Committee (Executive Committee Terms Of Reference).
  • Finances: IRS (internal revenue service) update
  • Consider participation in LocationTech (http://lists.osgeo.org/pipermail/board/2012-October/010254.html)
  • Just for the initial information: OSGeo participation at IST Africa (http://www.ist-africa.org/Conference2013/)
    • Team: Government of Kenya through the Ministry of Higher Education Science and Technology, Supported by the European Commission and African Union Commission
    • 15 - 17 May, Nairobi, Kenia
    • Call for Papers Deadline 07 December
    • Call for Exhibitors will open in December and close on 28 February.
    • CCSS (one of organizators of FOSS4G-CEE) goes there, want's to organize "OSGeo workshop", prepare stand with some materials about OSGeo. Anybody else who want's to join is welcomed. --Jachym 12:01, 10 October 2012 (PDT)
  • Brief report on FOSS4G 2013 status / any questions (Peter) - in general all going well, impressed by all that is going on with the LOC
  • please add items

• Confirm next meeting time and date Board Meeting 2012-xx-xx

Minutes

• logistics
  • detailed conversation log: http://irclogs.geoapt.com/osgeo/%23osgeo.2012-10-18.log
  • Attending: Frank, Cameron, Anne, Peter, Jachym, Jeff
  • Absent with regrets: Daniel, Michael, Mark
  • Chair: Frank
  • Secretary: Frank
  • Guests: Jody Garnett, Andrew Ross

• Meeting called to order at 3:08 UTC.
• Previous meeting minutes
  • MOTION: Cameron moved to adopt the minutes of the Board Meeting 2012-09-13 meeting, motion carried.

• OGC Team project incubation.
  • MOTION: Jachym moved that the OGC Team project enters incubation with Justin DeOlivera as mentor. Motion carried, with Cameron voting -0 as he had an unanswered question.

• Marble Virtual Globe project incubation.
  • MOTION: Cameron moved that the Marble Virtual Globe project enters incubation with Arnulf Christl as mentor, motion carried.

• Formation of Executive Committee.
  • Concerned were raised about effectively growing the board by fiat and the matter was deferred for more discussion on the mailing list.

• Finance: IRS Update
  • Daniel unable to attend so this was deferred.

• LocationTech Membership
  • MOTION: Frank moved that OSGeo participates in LocationTech with Peter Batty as OSGeo liason, motion carried.

• IST Africa
  • Jachym gave a report about the conference activities planned.

• FOSS4G 2013
  • Peter gave a status report.
  • ACTION: Peter will bring a final budget and venue contract to the board.

• Next Meeting
  • Scheduled for November 22nd at 20.00 UTC.

• Closing Meeting
  • MOTION: Frank moved to close the meeting, motion carried.

Assigned Tasks

• ACTION: Peter will bring a final FOSS4G 2013 budget and venue contract to the board.

Motions

1. MOTION: Cameron moved to adopt the minutes of the Board Meeting 2012-09-13 meeting, motion carried.
2. MOTION: Jachym moved that the OGC Team project enters incubation with Justin DeOlivera as mentor, motion carried.
3. MOTION: Cameron moved that the Marble Virtual Globe project enters incubation with Arnulf Christl as mentor, motion carried.
4. MOTION: Frank moved that OSGeo participates in LocationTech with Peter Batty as OSGeo liason, motion carried.
5. MOTION: Frank moved to close the meeting, motion carried.