Board Meeting 2012-10-11

Category:Board
Category:Board Meetings 2012
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.