[Board] Board meeting

[Jeff McKenna]

I agree, having a face-to-face meeting is very important and I hope the 
new Board can use that timeslot put aside for Portland.  It was sure 
hectic last year trying to find a slot when on-site, so that's all i 
wanted to avoid.

-jeff



On 2014-08-16 3:03 PM, Daniel Morissette wrote:
>
> "nobody wanted a board meeting"... Really? I for one wanted one, and so
> did several other board members as reflected in the board list archives
> from last September. So this statement is unfair to all the board
> members from last year who actually did want one.
>
> Saying that we did a poor job of planning it and that some of us had a
> complicated schedule would be a more fair statement, and in the end the
> face to face that did happen at the last minute was extremely productive
> and valuable in my opinion.
>
> I thank your initiative of booking a room in advance for this year and
> would strongly encourage the board members who are going to be present
> and available to hold a face to face meeting, even if it's just to do a
> round of introductions and discuss general topics as that would be
> extremely valuable to break the ice and help with the integration of new
> board members.
>