Board Meeting 2021-10-03 - Revision history

Jive: /* OSGeo Community Project check-in, request clarification on handling of platform applicants, */

2021-10-19T16:08:20Z

OSGeo Community Project check-in, request clarification on handling of platform applicants,

Kalxas at 11:59, 15 October 2021

2021-10-15T11:59:19Z

Kalxas: /* AGM outcome */

2021-10-15T11:50:21Z

AGM outcome

Kalxas: /* OSGeo Community Project check-in, request clarification on handling of platform applicants, */

2021-10-15T11:06:28Z

OSGeo Community Project check-in, request clarification on handling of platform applicants,

Kalxas: /* AGM outcome */

2021-10-15T11:05:52Z

AGM outcome

Kalxas at 11:05, 15 October 2021

2021-10-15T11:05:23Z

Jive: /* Agenda */

2021-10-03T14:21:36Z

Agenda

Kalxas at 12:08, 3 October 2021

2021-10-03T12:08:21Z

Cvvergara: /* AGM answers */

2021-10-01T15:53:02Z

AGM answers

Cvvergara: /* Adding AGM questions */

2021-10-01T15:46:07Z

Adding AGM questions

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 * Community initiative is getting applicants which do not fit, passing over to the board to decide if we should move the bounds of the community initiative or redirect to open data group or something
 * Some examples:
-** https://github.com/MapStory/mapstory - accepted to community initiative (by recasting as a client framework and / server frameworks)
+** https://www.osgeo.org/projects/gc2-vidi/ - accepted to community initiative (by recasting as a client framework and / server frameworks)
 ** https://gitlab.com/GISCollective - recent applicant
 * Consider https://www.osgeo.org/choose-a-project/information-technology/portal/
 * [ACTION]: Setup a meeting with the board and GISCollective

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 == Minutes ==
 * Presiding:Till
 * Scribing: all
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 === ''roll call''  ===
 * 9 out of 9, so we have quorum
 * discussion on length of the meeting (4h vs two 2h parts)
 === ''Review and approve past minutes'' ===
 * [[Board_Meeting_2021-08-30]]
 * Motion available on loomio: https://www.loomio.org/p/r59yGa4e/motion-to-approve-meeting-minutes-from-board-meeting-2021-08-30
 === AGM outcome ===
 * Angelos created new ticket: https://git.osgeo.org/gitea/osgeo/todo/issues/112
 * do we want the project-reports done by the project-officer only?
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 * Discussion about who can present a project at the AGM - outcome: it is ok, if a person of the team presents
 * [ACTION] Michael Template for the next AGM to give a structure and ask questions like (how often do you meet, Budget, …) Find some ideas in the GeoTools reports https://github.com/geotools/geotools/wiki/Formal-Correspondence
 * add a checklist to the template (Do you have a CoC, … ? e.g. )
 * Angelos asks what we do with 2021, where 2 projects did not report
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 * Orfeo-toolbox, degree and GeoMoose reported with slides only,
 * [ACTION] Astrid Mail to the projects Mailing list to thank for the reports and link to the
-** https://git.osgeo.org/gitea/osgeo/todo/issues/113
+** https://git.osgeo.org/gitea/osgeo/todo/issues/114
 * some slides were not updated or have prior 2019 content (financial guidance document)
 AGM video
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 ** announce officially that the discuss list should be used for discussions, also we as board should report after we had our board meetings
 * how to attract especially younger people to get them to osgeo
-** [ACTION] Michele and Helena will ask their students and report in the next meeting
+** [ACTION] Michele and Helena will ask their students and report in the next meeting (Done through e-mail)
 * twitter: Focus on Announcements on twitter
 * for 2022: Projects on incubation should not report on AGM
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 ===Pretalx / Pretix services for FOSS4G and Local Chapters &  update on FOSS4G 2022===
 * Astrid reports on thoughts in FOSSGIS to let the pretalx hosted and FOSSGIS pays a higher fee and then the platform is open to all local chapters
 * FOSS4G 2022 uses the same pretalx-version as F4G2021 did
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 * [ACTION] Astrid to contact the pretalk/pretix team and report in the next meeting
 * [ACTION] Till to report on the discussion on pretalx/prefix from the board to the CC
 * News on status F4G2022
 ** contract with PCO is in final preparation and will soon be signed (8% of total income)
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 ===OSGeo Community Project check-in, request clarification on handling of platform applicants,===
 * Community initiative is getting applicants which do not fit, passing over to the board to decide if we should move the bounds of the community initiative or redirect to open data group or something
 * Some examples:
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 * Consider https://www.osgeo.org/choose-a-project/information-technology/portal/
 * [ACTION]: Setup a meeting with the board and GISCollective
 ===Concerns raised on copyleft-equality===
 * Board should look at those challenges and review the incubation/community program to match (see email discussion https://lists.osgeo.org/pipermail/incubator/2021-September/004412.html for context)
 * See https://sfconservancy.org/blog/2020/jan/06/copyleft-equality/
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 ===Update on OGC OSGeo MoU===
 * https://git.osgeo.org/gitea/osgeo/todo/issues/80
 * OGC committee needed?
 ===B2B initiative (global chapter)===
 * Check if there are volunteers to run
 * Set their own rules and infrastructure and report to the board
 ===Elections preparations===
 * Ask CROs when we can start the elections
 * Discussing how to deal with charter members not voting for 3 years
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 ===Action HOT===
 * MOU signed
 * shall we ask for volunteers?
 * Perhaps ask OSGeoLive to make a technical meeting with HOT
-* [ACTION] Astrid will contact Miriam to discuss the next steps
+* [ACTION] Astrid will contact Miriam to discuss the next steps (Done through e-mail)
 == IRC Log ==

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 * board agrees on reminding these projects to report at least to the board
 * Orfeo-toolbox, degree and GeoMoose reported with slides only,
 * [ACTION] Astrid Mail to the projects Mailing list to thank for the reports and link to the
 * some slides were not updated or have prior 2019 content (financial guidance document)
 AGM video

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 * Community initiative is getting applicants which do not fit, passing over to the board to decide if we should move the bounds of the community initiative or redirect to open data group or something
 * Some examples:
-https://github.com/MapStory/mapstory - accepted to community initiative (by recasting as a client framework and / server frameworks)
+** https://github.com/MapStory/mapstory - accepted to community initiative (by recasting as a client framework and / server frameworks)
-https://www.osgeo.org/projects/gc2-vidi/
+** https://www.osgeo.org/projects/gc2-vidi/
-https://gitlab.com/GISCollective - recent applicant
+** https://gitlab.com/GISCollective - recent applicant
 * Consider https://www.osgeo.org/choose-a-project/information-technology/portal/
 * [ACTION]: Setup a meeting with the board and GISCollective

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 * Very good to make the video ahead
 * Video improvements
-  * volume was different
+** volume was different
 *  maybe next time move to another platform as streamyard has the restriction to 10
 * there is a need for having a main channel for communication

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 === Current items ===
 # ''roll call''
 # ''Review and approve past minutes''
-#* [[Board_Meeting_2021-08-30]]
+#* [[Board_Meeting_2021-08-30]] - vote on loomio
 # AGM outcome
-# OSGeo Community Project check-in: request clarification on handling of platform applicants; concerns raised on [https://sfconservancy.org/blog/2020/jan/06/copyleft-equality/ copylef-equality]
+# Pretalx / Pretix services for FOSS4G and Local Chapters &  update on FOSS4G 2022
 # Feedback from GIZ/GEO
 # B2B initiative (global chapter)
 # Elections preparations
 # Add your topic here
 == Minutes ==
-* Presiding:
+* Presiding:Till
-* Scribing:
+* Scribing: all
-* Attending:
+* Attending: Mike, Till, Angelos, Astrid, Codrina, Michele, Tom, Vicky, Helena
-* Guests:
+* Guests: Jody, Luca
 === AGM outcome ===
 Questions from AGM:
 # In one session, yesterday, the suggestion came up to have a dedicated track on education at (local and global) FOSS4G. Is there a central place to keep track of such suggestions for the future LOCs ?
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 # Sorry. didn't read through the financial report, but how are finances generally going ? (thinking of the impact of cancelled conference etc) '''Answered during AGM'''

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 # Could we promote, be a member and participate without financing osgeo ?
 # Could OSGeo push/fund cross-project development, such as a rerun of the WMS Shootout, or OGC Features API Shootout?
-# Does OSGeo have a protocol for sponsoring, giving guidance, or even joining as an organizer about hackathons* ? *(promoted by organizations as government or companies that doesn't have a direct relation with OSGeo)
+# Does OSGeo have a protocol for sponsoring, giving guidance, or even joining as an organizer about hackathons* ? *(promoted by organizations as government or companies that doesn't have a direct relation with OSGeo) '''Answered during AGM'''   [https://github.com/OSGeo/osgeo/blob/master/board/documents/osgeo_financial_guidance.pdf Financial guidance]
 # Is the preference to generate sponsorship at the OSGeo level, or should individual projects also be trying to raise their own sponsorship?
 # What is the process for submitting/proposing a project?
 # Where should one find out more about contribution opportunities?
-# Is there an aspect in the GIS/Geo world that you feel is missing in the current zoo of osgeo projects?
+# Is there an aspect in the GIS/Geo world that you feel is missing in the current zoo of osgeo projects? '''Answered during AGM'''
-# Could you comment on the GDAL funding, and how relations between Numfocus and OSGeo work in that case ?
+# Could you comment on the GDAL funding, and how relations between Numfocus and OSGeo work in that case ? '''Answered during AGM'''
-# Sorry. didn't read through the financial report, but how are finances generally going ? (thinking of the impact of cancelled conference etc)
+# Sorry. didn't read through the financial report, but how are finances generally going ? (thinking of the impact of cancelled conference etc) '''Answered during AGM'''
 == Minutes ==