[OSGeo-Board] F2F Agenda

Markus Neteler neteler.osgeo at gmail.com
Tue Sep 5 02:16:48 PDT 2006


hi,

I have taken liberty to shift the Agenda to 8:30.
Also changed the public attendance to 15:00 (maybe
we do not have to leave the room already at 17:00).

Now we can go and stretch it again since 2 extra hours
are available:
http://wiki.osgeo.org/index.php/Face_to_Face_Meeting_Lausanne_2006#Agenda

Markus

On 9/5/06, Gary Lang <gary.lang at autodesk.com> wrote:
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> Works for me.
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>  -----Original Message-----
>  From:   Jason Birch [mailto:Jason.Birch at nanaimo.ca]
>  Sent:   Mon 9/4/2006 10:30 PM
>  To:     Gary Lang; board at board.osgeo.org
>  Cc:
>  Subject:        RE: [OSGeo-Board] F2F Agenda
>
>  Although I am not going to be there (wish I could), and am not a board
> member, I really think that these topics need some attention, especially a
> brass tacks line-item budget.  No hand waving.  It's nice to spend time in
> self-reflection and future goals, but practical requirements really need to
> be addressed if we are to survive into our second year.
>
>  There also needs to be a prioritisation of budget items.  If fundraising
> does not go as well as expected, what can we drop.  If fundraising goes
> better, do we roll over the funds to the following year, or do we have items
> that can be earmarked for additional funds if available?
>
>  Given the current agenda, I think that an additional two hours is a bare
> minimum.  Might also want to consider an 8:30 start :)
>
>  Jason
>
>  ________________________________
>
>  From: Gary Lang [mailto:gary.lang at autodesk.com]
>  Sent: Mon 2006-09-04 10:06 PM
>  To: board at board.osgeo.org
>  Subject: [OSGeo-Board] F2F Agenda
>
>
>
>  Board,
>
>  Take a look.
>
> http://wiki.osgeo.org/index.php/Face_to_Face_Meeting_Lausanne_2006
>
>  It feels tight on time. I spent time scheduling the afternoon but just
> noticed that Frank did it elsewhere. I'll leave that part alone for now, but
> will point out that we are not leaving enough time to discuss budget, ED
> responsibilities, etc., in the interest of what feels like a public
> presentation rather than a working meeting.
>
>  I would suggest that the public part start at 15:00 rather than 13:00 to
> give us time to get work done.
>
>  Gary
>




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