Board Meeting 2006 09 01

The 17th board meeting has been scheduled for the 1st of September at 15:00 UTC (fixedtime), by phone and IRC (#osgeo) at the same time.

Communication will use the new Conference Call facilities.

Agenda

• Appoint meeting secretary
• Review and approve Sixteenth Board Meeting minutes
• Review and approve Foundation Sponsorship proposal from Fundraising committee.
• Discussion and Approval of India OSGeo Chapter.
• Status report on Executive Director hiring.
• Treasurers Report.
• Review topics for Face to Face Meeting Lausanne 2006 (open attendance in afternoon?)
• Approve a "PSC Control Statement" for those assigning code copyright to OSGeo. (FrankW - pending)
• Other Business
  • Plan for future summary of OSGEO fiducial responsibilities. For example, we have to plan for limiting total financial input from any one entity to less than 1/3 over a three year period. What are the consequences of not meeting that objective? How do we monitor our progress? Informational briefing needed.