Board Meeting 2025-02-25

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This board meeting is scheduled Tuesday 25 February 2025 at 18:00 UTC through Jitsi, a record of motions is preserved on Loomio and actions on the OSGeo todo issue tracker.

Agenda

Current items

  1. roll call
  2. appoint meeting chair, meeting scribe/secretary
  3. Review and approve past minutes
  4. FOSS4G 2024 Financial Update
  5. Executive positions
  6. FOSS4G 2025 status update
  7. Discuss ways to increase revenue
  8. Political campaigns of OSGeo projects
  9. OSGeo Code Sprint Location
  10. Request for an event SOTM LATAM 2025 [1]
  11. WISE account verification
  12. Add your topic here

Minutes

  • Presiding: Angelos
  • Scribing: Rajat
  • Attending: Angelos, Codrina, Michael, Jeroen, Marco, Tom, Joana, Rajat
  • Guests: George Porto Ferreira (Topic: FOSS4G 2024 Financial update)

Review and approve past minutes

FOSS4G 2024 Financial Update

  • Conversion rate from USD <> BRL increased rapidly so the LoC is assessing if they have the same amount as seed money to return back to the foundation
  • The board is not expecting the entire amount to be returned but frequent updates is appreciated in terms of difference in the amount
  • ACTION: George and team to send expense report by mid-March 2025

Executive positions

  • Discussion for liaison members
  • President position: Board agrees for Angelos to remain. Jeroen expressed willingness to pick up the role in the future.
  • Vice-Presidents:
    • Jeroen
    • Tom (NA)
    • Rajat (Asia)
    • Codrina (Europe)
    • Marco (Europe)
  • Treasurer: Michael to continue with support from other board members

FOSS4G 2025 status update

  • Moving to next meeting
  • ACTION: Angelos to send another invitation (Done).

Discuss ways to increase revenue

  • Need to organize a dedicated meeting.
  • 17th March 17:00 UTC

Political campaigns of OSGeo projects

  • ACTION: Draft email for PSCs (Joanna to share document)
  • We decided to add a recommendation

OSGeo Code Sprint Location

  • BIDS is again offering to host the OSGeo Code Sprint (29.09 - 03.10)

SOTM LATAM 2025

  • The LoC is interested in using Pretalx. A motion to support LoCs has already passed in the past so no action is required.
  • ACTION: Angelos to respond to LOC (Done)

WISE account verification

  • Requirement for verification for board members.

Actions

IRC Log

  • no log, Jitsi meeting

Next meeting