Board Meeting 2012-10-11
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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 2012-11-22 at 20.00 UTC
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
- MOTION: Cameron moved to adopt the minutes of the Board Meeting 2012-09-13 meeting, motion carried.
- MOTION: Jachym moved that the OGC Team project enters incubation with Justin DeOlivera as mentor, motion carried.
- MOTION: Cameron moved that the Marble Virtual Globe project enters incubation with Arnulf Christl as mentor, motion carried.
- MOTION: Frank moved that OSGeo participates in LocationTech with Peter Batty as OSGeo liason, motion carried.
- MOTION: Frank moved to close the meeting, motion carried.