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Edinburgh International Conference Centre, Edinburgh, UK | Edinburgh International Conference Centre, Edinburgh, UK | ||
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* Richard Purdie 'RP' | * Richard Purdie 'RP' | ||
* Martin Jansa 'JaMa' (Simon Busch 'morphis') | * Martin Jansa 'JaMa' (Simon Busch 'morphis') | ||
* Denys Dmytriyenko 'denix' | * Denys Dmytriyenko 'denix' [board member] | ||
* Koen Kooi 'koen' ( Khem Raj 'khem') | * Koen Kooi 'koen' ( Khem Raj 'khem') | ||
* Anders Darander | * Anders Darander | ||
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* Bruce Ashfield | * Bruce Ashfield | ||
* Ulf | * Ulf Samuelsson | ||
== Meeting notes == | == Meeting notes == | ||
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* Euro 1731 | * Euro 1731 | ||
* Taxes had to be filed, issues due to board transition | * Taxes had to be filed, issues due to board transition | ||
* German language issues and documents required to be at a German | * German language issues and documents required to be at a German address. Lots of overhead | ||
* No spending in last financial year | * No spending in last financial year | ||
* No donations received either | * No donations received either | ||
* | * Setup SPI affiliation to allow for funds to be collected in and held in the US | ||
Financial Report Approved | Financial Report Approved | ||
Discussion of | Discussion of possible uses for collected funds: | ||
Things membership generally in | Things membership generally in favor of: | ||
- travel sponsorship preferred | - travel sponsorship preferred | ||
- ship event box for conferences | - ship event box for conferences | ||
- create additional event box for NA | |||
- financial availability for emergency hardware | - financial availability for emergency hardware | ||
- promotion at events | - promotion at events | ||
Things membership generally not in | Things membership generally not in favor of: | ||
- | - sponsorship at events e.g. coffee breaks | ||
Discussion about future of e.V. and whether SPI (as an example) would make sense | Discussion about future of e.V. and whether SPI (as an example) would make sense | ||
- nobody against dissolving e.V. in principle | - nobody against dissolving e.V. in principle | ||
- Feeling that board should investigate and consult members and come up with a proposal | - Feeling that board should investigate and consult members and come up with a proposal | ||
Meeting Ended 19:20 | Meeting Ended 19:20 | ||
== Action Items == | |||
# Board to review alternate legal structures including affiliation with foundations, e.g. Apache, Gnome, etc | |||
# Board to put together draft budget proposal | |||
# Members: Investigate opportunities for "hack fest" sponsorship (close to conferences) | |||
[[Category:General_Assemblies]] | |||
Latest revision as of 11:31, 14 October 2014
Location
Edinburgh International Conference Centre, Edinburgh, UK
October 25, 2013 at 1830 - 1930 in Harris 1.
Agenda
- Financial report
- Election of new members
Forms
- Proxy form File:Proxy instructions-oe.pdf
Attendence Record
(Proxies are in brackets)
- Marco Cavallini 'mckoan' (proxying for Eric Bénard 'ericben')
- Paul Eggleton 'bluelightning' (proxying for Andrea Adami 'ant')
- Philip Balister 'Crofton' [board member]
- Richard Purdie 'RP'
- Martin Jansa 'JaMa' (Simon Busch 'morphis')
- Denys Dmytriyenko 'denix' [board member]
- Koen Kooi 'koen' ( Khem Raj 'khem')
- Anders Darander
- Mark Hatle 'fray' (Otavio Salvador 'otavio')
- Sean Hudson 'darknighte' [board member]
- Saul Wold 'sgw'
- Stefan Schmidt
- Leon Woestenberg 'likewise' [board member]
- David Stewart
- Jefro
- Scott Garman
Non members present and elected to become members
- Jack Mitchell
- Andrea Galbusera
- Ross Burton
Non members not present but elected to become members
- Bruce Ashfield
- Ulf Samuelsson
Meeting notes
Meeting opened 18:35 Attendees Documented Financially Summary Presented * Euro 1731 * Taxes had to be filed, issues due to board transition * German language issues and documents required to be at a German address. Lots of overhead * No spending in last financial year * No donations received either * Setup SPI affiliation to allow for funds to be collected in and held in the US Financial Report Approved Discussion of possible uses for collected funds: Things membership generally in favor of: - travel sponsorship preferred - ship event box for conferences - create additional event box for NA - financial availability for emergency hardware - promotion at events Things membership generally not in favor of: - sponsorship at events e.g. coffee breaks Discussion about future of e.V. and whether SPI (as an example) would make sense - nobody against dissolving e.V. in principle - Feeling that board should investigate and consult members and come up with a proposal Meeting Ended 19:20
Action Items
- Board to review alternate legal structures including affiliation with foundations, e.g. Apache, Gnome, etc
- Board to put together draft budget proposal
- Members: Investigate opportunities for "hack fest" sponsorship (close to conferences)