Board Meeting 2022-06-27

This board meeting is scheduled Monday 27 June 2022 at 15:00 UTC through Jitsi, a record of motions is preserved on loomio and actions on osgeo todo issue tracker.
== Agenda ==
=== Current items ===
# roll call 
# appoint meeting chair, meeting scribe/secretary
# Review and approve past minutes
#* Board_Meeting_2022-05-30
# Vote outcome for FOSS4G2023 venue 
# discussion item: is it a problem to have only one FOSS4G proposal in any year?
# OSGeo OGC MOU
## Update/status
## discussion item: how can we support OSGeo projects as reference implementations for OGC standards
# ESA Open Call letter of support
== Minutes ==
* Presiding: Michele
* Scribing: Vicky, Rajat
* Attending: Tom, Michele, Angelos, Rajat, Tom, Codrina
* Guests: 
===Review and approve past minutes===
* Motion passed on Loomio: https://www.loomio.org/p/JiFTKsxr/approve-meeting-minutes-from-board-meeting-2022-05-30 
=== Vote outcome for FOSS4G2023 venue ===
* Motion passed on Loomio: https://www.loomio.org/p/6pl0y1dG/motion-to-approve-selection-of-prizren-loc-to-host-foss4g-2023 
=== Discussion item: is it a problem to have only one FOSS4G proposal in any year?===
* This topic is suitable for a f2f meeting.
* Depends on the LOC considering the pandemic
* Way and relation with OSGeo and organizer
* Aside from offering all the support, board may think of contractual point of view
* Question: What if nobody applies? Thoughts!
** Can there be an online conference?
** FOSS4G holds impact more than a conference; potential business collaboration; meeting with peers 
* Question: What about the modifications in framework to address lack of interest by LOCs? 
** Need to publicize that hosting of FOSS4G brings local economic developments
** Need support with the digital infrastructure like PreTalks, email system, and ticketing system
=== OSGeo OGC MOU ===
* Update/Status
**Press release is out - OGC and OSGeo on June 7 (https://www.osgeo.org/foundation-news/ogc-and-osgeo-sign-new-memorandum-of-understanding/)
**Need to sign the membership agreement (Angelos)
* Discussion item: how can we support OSGeo projects as reference implementations for OGC standards?
** Need to check the exact freecharged number of reference implementations allowed by OGC to the OSGeo projects; any preference to specific projects
=== ESA Open Call letter of support ===
* Link: https://lists.osgeo.org/pipermail/board/2022-June/013058.html
* Thoughts: It's a letter of recommendation for a company and the employees of the company are the OSGeo members. 
* It was not a question of the trust but the time required for submitting the LoR
* The friction was due to provide openness to all the potential participants (in case of a company) to provide the time to all, as discussed and decided over the protocol (which will require voting of the board to break to protocol)
* What will happen in case of any individual? Any predefined procedure…About updating the wiki page for Letter of Support for the individuals and action item for f2f meeting
** Thoughts: updated profile or member page; Try to encourage their position as Charter Member 
=== Actions ===
* See https://git.osgeo.org/gitea/osgeo/todo/issues
== IRC Log ==
* no log, a jitsi meeting
== Next meeting ==
*Board Meeting 2022-07-25
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