Board Meeting 2013-08-15

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This board meeting is scheduled for the 15th of July 2013 at 3.00 UTC on IRC and follow up voting on Skype or by email.

(Note that Aug. 15 at 3 UTC is end of the day on August 14 in NA)


Agenda

  • roll call
  • appoint meeting chair, meeting scribe/secretary
  • Review and approve past minutes: Board Meeting 2013-07-11
  • Non-profit status with IRS: 501(c)3 vs 501(c)6.
  • FOSS4G 2014 in PDX:
    • Need to formally confirm decision with a public motion?
    • Appoint board rep on LOC
  • FOSS4G Nottingham updates
  • add your items here
  • Decide on who to report this meeting summary to the Discuss list
  • Schedule next meeting


Deferred items from last meeting (please move up selected items)

  • OSGeo servers security issues
  • Changes needed to Elections process
  • Need to update bylaws http://www.osgeo.org/content/foundation/incorporation/bylaws.html
    • possible half-day virtual meeting to go through necessary changes?
    • suggestion by AdrianC: Board could produce an authoritative list of all the wiki pages considered to be approved amendments to the bylaws
  • OGC Board / OSGeo Board meetup in Nottingham
    • update from Arnulf?
    • OGC very keen for this

Minutes

  • Attending: Jeff, Michael, Daniel, Peter, Anne
  • Presiding: Jeff
  • Scribing: Anne

Assigned Tasks

  • Daniel: prepare a motion regarding 501(c)N application
  • Jeff: organise volunteers' presence at OSGeo booth

Motions

  • MOTION: Review and approve past minutes: Board Meeting 2013-07-11
    • aghisla/1, +1: all
  • MOTION: in accordance with secret ballot, the board accepts PDX for 2014
    • mpg/1, +1: all

Full, raw minutes notes

  • [3:00 UTC] start
  • roll call: Jeff, Daniel, Anne, Peter, Michael
  • MOTION: Review and approve past minutes: Board Meeting 2013-07-11
    • Anne/1, Daniel/second and +1, +1: Jeff, Peter, Michael
  • [3:10] Non-profit status with IRS: 501(c)3 vs 501(c)6
    • Daniel suggests to drop c3 application, as charitable donations have never been core revenue, with no growing trend either. Board agrees on this idea.
    • ACTION: Daniel will come up with a motion later in the week, after a comment timeframe given to all OSGeo members
    • Peter expresses slight preference over c6, that focuses on business interests but accepts amateurs
    • All agree on following the attorney's suggestions about 4 or 6, and refer to similar organisations.
  • [3:25] FOSS4G 2014 in Portland
  • MOTION: in accordance with secret ballot, the board accepts PDX for 2014
    • Michael/1, Daniel/second and +1, +1: Anne, Jeff, Peter
  • [3:29] Appoint board rep on LOC
    • Deferred after election of new Board, on general agreement
  • Daniel will add an item about PDX budget (to be formally approved by the Board) for next meeting
  • Michael brings 2015 RFP to discussion - ideally by end 2013. Will send a note to Discuss list
  • Daniel suggests to make the contracting/delegation of authority process for the LOC more formal. The task needs legalese skills and is a Board duty. PDX will be a beta test for new contracting mechanism. More discussion at next Board meeting.
  • [3:41] FOSS4G Nottingham updates
  • Cameron joins the meeting
    • Jeff announces AGM timeslot and location, Anne will publish news on OSGeo channels
    • ACTION: Jeff will organise volunteers' and materials' presence at OSGeo booth
    • OGC/OSGeo meetup: wait for news from Arnulf
  • [3:52] Board members check deferred items and none is to be tackled in present meeting
  • Daniel thanks Peter, Michael and Mark for their work on the Board, seconded by all attending members
  • [4:00] Board decides next meeting's time: 12th September, 20 UTC
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