[Board] FOSS4G 2010 Board Meeting

[Paul Ramsey]

In 2007 the meeting ran all day, which might be more than a dinner can
handle. Depends on how much material you plan to cover.

P

On Fri, Apr 16, 2010 at 2:02 PM, Tyler Mitchell (OSGeo)
<tmitchell at osgeo.org> wrote:
> I'm trying to remember if I already talked about scheduling space for this
> on the FOSS4G 2010 list, but I'm guessing I'm having flashbacks to 2009
> instead, since I can't find anything about it in my archives :)
>
> Last year we ended up having a dinner meeting and it precipitated some great
> discussion.  Previously we've rented (expensive) meetings rooms and brought
> in catered meals.  So, there isn't anything too restrictive historically
> speaking.  Either way, if we narrow down a preference for dates (I recommend
> day before or day after the event), I can chase down a meeting place for you
> (either at or near the event venue).
>
> Keep in mind that the annual board member update process, will likely change
> a few (up to half) of the directors.  Some may resign and those who have
> served for 2 years must stand for re-election, against other nominated new
> members.  I would suggest also inviting the past year board members to the
> meeting as well to help debrief the year.
>
> I also suggest anyone planning to resign, or not run for a board position
> again, speak up clearly soon so others know.
>
> Hope that helps,
> Tyler
>
> On 04/16/2010 01:10 PM, christopher.schmidt at nokia.com wrote:
>>
>> Hi,
>>
>> I believe that there is a general intention of the board to have a
>> board-wide F2F meeting of OSGeo at FOSS4G 2010. We should probably
>> plan this event with the FOSS4G event coordinators. (I know that I'm
>> personally looking to get travel plans situated as soon as possible,
>> to hopefully save on some costs and ensure I don't get caught out by
>> corporate travel requirements.) Before the next board meeting, I would
>> be interested in discussing plans for this, and ensuring that we have
>> support from the LOC as to planned facility, so that we can pick an
>> ideal time (before, after, or during the conference being the three
>> options, depending on the amount of time we expect to spend).
>>
>> If someone who is in contact with the FOSS4G 2010 organizing committee
>> could get that ball rolling -- or let me know that I'm off base and
>> this has already been discussed -- that would be great.
>>
>> At one point, the board discussed the possibility of requiring board
>> members to attend FOSS4G 2010. If this is the case, we should also
>> establish how we intend to compensate board members/what criteria we
>> plan to use. I assume that at least some board members won't have
>> external support to attend the conference, and it seems fair to
>> support them via OSGeo in some way. It is likely some email discussion
>> before the meeting could establish some guidelines we could discuss
>> and vote on.
>>
>> Regards,
>
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