2023-08-18

Board Members Aeva Black, Tracy Hinds, Carlo Piana, Anne-Marie Scott, Catharina Maracke, Justin Colannino, Thierry Carrez, Pamela Chestek

Guests Stefano Maffulli

Regrets Josh Berkus sent in his regrets.

Quorum reached at 08:03 PT

Notes

Approval of previous minutes

Carlo moves to approve the June minutes. Pam seconds.  Tracy Hinds abstains. All present approved. Justin moves to approve the July minutes, taken by Carlo. Pam seconds the motion. All present approved.

Operational Updates

Stefano provides an optimistic financial update, highlighting that we currently have more than 7 months of reserves.

Temporary contracts continue to be effective in supporting gaps in full-time foundation roles for program management, policy analyst, and executive assistant.

ClearlyDefined has achieved a milestone and been successfully integrated into GitHub.

The opensource.com -> opensource.net migration is underway, with a planned launch in the coming months.

Event planning for the deepdive:ai content at AllThingsOpen is on track.

Discussions

The Board discussed recent open source community events.

Stefano shared the results of a community survey with the Board, and the Board discussed the feedback and highlighted opportunities.

The Board discussed opportunities to develop the Affiliate Network. 

Curriki Membership Proposal

The board discussed the proposal from Curriki to join the Affiliate Network. The majority of Board members felt ready to vote today. Carlo moved to approve Curriki to join the Affiliate Network. Catharina seconded. Aeva abstained. Josh voted in absentia to support the motion. All others present voted in favor. Motion passes.

Board Governance Discussion

Catharina introduces a discussion and commensurate proposals to adjust the Board makeup to respond to current circumstances. Several board members expressed support for changes that will increase Board stability and reduce operational burden on the ED.

Catharina moves to increase the board to 12 members, with two additional members appointed to two-year terms at the Board’s discretion. Carlo seconds. All present approve.

Meeting adjourned at 10:00.

Meeting adjourned at 10:00