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Kalxas: /* Meeting Minutes */

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Meeting Minutes

Kalxas: /* Attendees */

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Attendees

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Attendees

Kalxas: /* 4. Website/Rebranding update and coordination */

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4. Website/Rebranding update and coordination

Kalxas: /* 2. Director Update */

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2. Director Update

Jive at 05:34, 20 July 2017

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Jive: /* 3. OSGeo project status */

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3. OSGeo project status

Jive: /* 8. FOSS4G Affordability */

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8. FOSS4G Affordability

Jive: /* Director Update */

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Director Update

Jive: /* Meeting Minutes */

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Meeting Minutes

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 === F2F Board Meeting July FOSS4GE ===
-* attending: Maria, Sanghee, Vasile, Michael, Venkatesh, Jody, Angelos
+* attending: Maria, Sanghee, Vasile, Venkatesh, Jody, Angelos, Michael (remotely)
 * Quorum : 7/9
-====Motion 1 - Venka chair, jody scribe====
+====Motion 1 - Venka chair, Jody scribe====
 * motion by Vasile, accepted by acclamation (ie all in favour)

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 # [[Angelos Tzotsos]]
 # [[User:Jive|Jody Garnett]]
-# [[User:msmitherdc| Michael Smith (remotely)]]
+# [[User:msmitherdc| Michael Smith]]
 # add yourself

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 # [[Angelos Tzotsos]]
 # [[User:Jive|Jody Garnett]]
 # add yourself

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 * venka/jeff johnson to follow up about LDAP / Website requirements contract (see email for details).
-* venka/angilous/ - current website database and local directories
+* venka/angelos/ - current website database and local directories
 === 5. Discuss / approve pending MOU, partner, friends ===

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 Go through your goals on wiki, and see how we are doing.
-michael
+Michael
 * LocationTech rep, some work to be done (did not quite meet this one.
 * treasurer, great success
-maria:
+Maria:
 * geoforall contact, successful in this role
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 Angelos:
-* any role assigned?
+* any board role assigned?
-* really active on geoforall, and everywhere including SAC.
+* really active on osgeolive, and everywhere including SAC.
 Vasile
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 * group of local chapters, non all are legal enties etc...
-sangee:
+Sanghee:
 * no record on the wiki! Check email ...
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 * goal to to offer other worlds view from asia
-jody:
+Jody:
 * wanted to focus on projects, ended up focusing on buisness and outreach
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 * Discussion - hard to keep track on committees
-venka: no record on wiki
+Venka: no record on wiki
 * user oriented events, user focused workshops, attract users
 * attend user community events
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 * maria/jody: describe UN committee for new website
 * venka/jody: 1) review relationship as written
-* venka/angelous/jody: 2) chat marc this week. Update: Chat succesful, open to MOU, and cross sponsorship relationship similar to how OGC+LocationTech works
+* venka/angelos/jody: 2) chat marc this week. Update: Chat succesful, open to MOU, and cross sponsorship relationship similar to how OGC+LocationTech works
 === 2. OSGeo Events ===

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 ====Motion 1 - Venka chair, jody scribe====
-- motion by Vasile, accepted by acclamation (ie all in favour)
+* motion by Vasile, accepted by acclamation (ie all in favour)
 === 1. FOSS4G Breakfast pre-meeting ===
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 Discussion:
-- Q: director mandates ends when? A: Assume october: after f2f meeting and charter member nominations
+* Q: director mandates ends when? A: Assume october: after f2f meeting and charter member nominations
-- When based on after charter members elections, assume one month from now, so during foss4g nominate people
+* When based on after charter members elections, assume one month from now, so during foss4g nominate people
-- Should we consider holding vote at fixed time each year?
+* Should we consider holding vote at fixed time each year?
-- Elections: board members during september
+* Elections: board members during september
 Discussion:
-- partner relationships
+* partner relationships
-- MOU Universityies
+* MOU Universityies
-- OGC MOU renews each year - need up update the contacts
+* OGC MOU renews each year - need up update the contacts
-- LocationTech. Guest membership currently with Michael Smith representing. Can they do a MOU? Ask Marc. Consider membership and sponsorship of each others. This is clarified in the new website; see partners google doc being worked on by board members
+* LocationTech. Guest membership currently with Michael Smith representing. Can they do a MOU? Ask Marc. Consider membership and sponsorship of each others. This is clarified in the new website; see partners google doc being worked on by board members
 Actions:
-- maria/jody: describe UN committee for new website
+* maria/jody: describe UN committee for new website
-- venka/jody: 1) review relationship as written
+* venka/jody: 1) review relationship as written
-- venka/angelous/jody: 2) chat marc this week. Update: Chat succesful, open to MOU, and cross sponsorship relationship similar to how OGC+LocationTech works
+* venka/angelous/jody: 2) chat marc this week. Update: Chat succesful, open to MOU, and cross sponsorship relationship similar to how OGC+LocationTech works
 === 2. OSGeo Events ===
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 Finished:
-- foss4g africa
+* foss4g africa
-- foss4g-jp
+* foss4g-jp
-- italy event in feb, presentation from venka
+* italy event in feb, presentation from venka
 Coming up:
-- Boston event
+* Boston event
-- Argitena event
+* Argitena event
-- FOSS4G-ko Korea event
+* FOSS4G-ko Korea event
-- events in japan
+* events in japan
-- events in romania
+* events in romania
 It is not really obvious to Jody that all these events were ocurring
-- website?
+* website?
-- local chapter report
+* local chapter report
-- wiki page for foss4g events exists now
+* wiki page for foss4g events exists now
 community events:
-- geo4africa
+* geo4africa
-- calgis / locationcon
+* calgis / locationcon
 project events
-- qgis hackathon
+* qgis hackathon
-- gvsig events
+* gvsig events
 new website:
-- action maria/jody: double check if there is a map for events?
+* action maria/jody: double check if there is a map for events?
 discussion:
-- foss4g asia every second year
+* foss4g asia every second year
-- foss4gna process starting up
+* foss4gna process starting up
 === 3. OSGeo project status ===
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 action:
-- venka/jeff johnson to follow up about LDAP / Website requirements contract (see email for details).
+* venka/jeff johnson to follow up about LDAP / Website requirements contract (see email for details).
-- venka/angilous/ - current website database and local directories
+* venka/angilous/ - current website database and local directories
 === 5. Discuss / approve pending MOU, partner, friends ===
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 What is pending:
-- Helena has one with Department of Interior (US Government)
+* Helena has one with Department of Interior (US Government)
-- action: invite to breakfast!
+* action: invite to breakfast!
-- Anita working on with with AGILE
+* Anita working on with with AGILE
-- GSDI -
+* GSDI -
-- AGU -
+* AGU -
 Friends how to set this up:
-- OSM - active in osgeo-live
+* OSM - active in osgeo-live
-- Natural Earth
+* Natural Earth
-- Others ..
+* Others ..
 Others:
-- GRSS - would like to have OSGeo as a standard committee member.
+* GRSS - would like to have OSGeo as a standard committee member.
-- ESA - reach our at open science 2.0, set up official meeting
+* ESA - reach our at open science 2.0, set up official meeting
-- Apache Foundation?
+* Apache Foundation?
-- FSF Foundation?
+* FSF Foundation?
 actions to reach contact:
-- Maria: Reach out to Kate, reach out to partners, angelous reach out paul norman
+* Maria: Reach out to Kate, reach out to partners, angelous reach out paul norman
-- HOT: Maira to reach out
+* HOT: Maira to reach out
-- Angelos: Ask Brian to reach out to Natural Earths
+* Angelos: Ask Brian to reach out to Natural Earths
-- Jody: Contact Open Source Initiative
+* Jody: Contact Open Source Initiative
 === 6. European account ===
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 ==== Motion 2 Setup European Account ====
-- jody: authorize Vasile and Angelos to open a euro account.
+* jody: authorize Vasile and Angelos to open a euro account.
-- by acclamation
+* by acclamation
 === 7. OSGeo CLA Government participation ===
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 Consider discussion after foss4g Boston:
-- be careful about communicating to avoid conflicts
+* be careful about communicating to avoid conflicts
 We can meet this week:
-- Could make a BOF tomorrow?
+* Could make a BOF tomorrow?
-- Make dinner at IBIS hotel 8pm :)
+* Make dinner at IBIS hotel 8pm :)
-- Consider invite others? Gerald, Till Admans
+* Consider invite others? Gerald, Till Admans
 Update after second meeting:
-- Vasile: will gather up the background on costs from email threads, proposals, so we have better understanding on what is possible for discussion in Boston (so we can have this discussion at boston f2f with facts rather than opinion).
+* Vasile: will gather up the background on costs from email threads, proposals, so we have better understanding on what is possible for discussion in Boston (so we can have this discussion at boston f2f with facts rather than opinion).
 [[Category: Board]]
 [[Category: Board Meetings 2017]]
 [[Category: FOSS4G-Europe2017]]

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 Working group to review projects:
-- some collaboration with osgeo live
+* some collaboration with osgeo live
-- dropped many projects from osgeo live. example mapfish is no longer functioning
+* dropped many projects from osgeo live. example mapfish is no longer functioning
-- what to do with these results?
+* what to do with these results?
-- expectation: working group will report with board
+* expectation: working group will report with board
-- at the end of incubation we have a project team, not a codebase
+* at the end of incubation we have a project team, not a codebase
-- code can be rewritten: deegree rewrites, mapfish -->  geomapfish
+* code can be rewritten: deegree rewrites, mapfish -->  geomapfish
 action:
-- action helena: agm reminder. projects that do not make the agm can be invited to next meeting
+* action helena: agm reminder. projects that do not make the agm can be invited to next meeting
-- awaiting working group report
+* action: venka, contact working group and ask to report results
-- otb graduation:
+* jody: otb graduation approved, ask Jeff McKenna to update website
 Update: topic track discussion with working group, they had no plans to report so we need to ask.

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 * venka: makes the motion, approved by acclamation
-=== Director Update ===
+=== 2. Director Update ===
 Go through your goals on wiki, and see how we are doing.
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 * esa, hackathon in september
 * action: advertise hackathon in september
- * looking into osgeo europe to better take on this role
+* looking into osgeo europe to better take on this role
 * Discussion: good discussion on requirements, etc...
 * Discussion: meeting this week for osgeo-europe local chapter
 * Q: do you need any discussion with the board? A: other examples of local chapters are fine
 * ESA discussion with Cordina
- *ESA discuss about github repo for work, etc..
+* ESA discuss about github repo for work, etc..
 * URISSA sees free to use, rather than open
 * graph of foss4g echosystem presented in Brussels
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 jody:
-Discussion - hard to keep track on committees
+* wanted to focus on projects, ended up focusing on buisness and outreach
-- venka: no record on wiki
+* sponsors reboot with jeff mckenna. Year 2 it is working, we will have to check if it is a success in year 3.
-- user oriented events, user focused workshops, attract users
+* website/rebranding - got frustrate with f2f goals being held up last year,
-- attend user community events
+* theme identify gaps in our oragnization and start an activity to attract volunteers
-- keeping track on committees?
+* theme move work and responsibility to committee (see discussion below) rather than ask everything of board volunteers
-- professional secretarty?
+* Discussion - hard to keep track on committees
-- partnership between board and committee chairs
-- discussion:
+venka: no record on wiki
-- f2f meeting in 2016 will get budget if comittee chair for budget
+* user oriented events, user focused workshops, attract users
 Discussion:
 - Q: director mandates ends when? A: Assume october: after f2f meeting and charter member nominations
 - When based on after charter members elections, assume one month from now, so during foss4g nominate people
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 - venka/angelous/jody: 2) chat marc this week. Update: Chat succesful, open to MOU, and cross sponsorship relationship similar to how OGC+LocationTech works
+=== 2. OSGeo Events ===
 Finished:
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 - foss4gna process starting up
-. OSGeo project status
+=== 3. OSGeo project status ===
 Discussion about relationship between osgeo board and projects.
 Working group to review projects:
 - some collaboration with osgeo live
 - dropped many projects from osgeo live. example mapfish is no longer functioning
 - what to do with these results?
- - expectation: working group will report with board
+- expectation: working group will report with board
 - at the end of incubation we have a project team, not a codebase
 - code can be rewritten: deegree rewrites, mapfish -->  geomapfish
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 Update: topic track discussion with working group, they had no plans to report so we need to ask.
-. Website/Rebranding update and coordination
+=== 4. Website/Rebranding update and coordination ===
 action:
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 - venka/angilous/ - current website database and local directories
-. Discuss / approve pending MOU, partner, friends
+=== 5. Discuss / approve pending MOU, partner, friends ===
 What is pending: