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=== Proposed Structure Change [Sean] === | === Proposed Structure Change [Sean] === | ||
* Proposal to change/establish new bylaws, dissolve eV, depend on SPI for 501c3 status & Texas corp for legal entity | |||
* Sean's wife donating time & effort for legal documentation | |||
* eV binds our hands administratively re physical meetings, representation, voting | |||
__last year__ | |||
* Discussion about e.V. structure and whether it still works for the project | * Discussion about e.V. structure and whether it still works for the project | ||
* Board recommends replacing the e.V. with something else, exact proposal to be determined in 18 months | * Board recommends replacing the e.V. with something else, exact proposal to be determined in 18 months | ||
* Historically, three things were and are needed for the project. These resulted in the formation of the e.V. | * Historically, three things were and are needed for the project. These resulted in the formation of the e.V. | ||
** Financial | ** Financial | ||
** Ownership (e.g. domain names) | ** Ownership (e.g. domain names) | ||
** Decision making ability (which implies membership list) | ** Decision making ability (which implies membership list) | ||
* Currently, the financial issues are covered by SPI, others open question | * Currently, the financial issues are covered by SPI, others open question | ||
* Goal is to get the OE membership more involved by reducing the overhead involved with the e.V. | * Goal is to get the OE membership more involved by reducing the overhead involved with the e.V. | ||
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=== TSC === | === TSC === | ||
Meeting Closed at xx:xx | |||
== Action Items == | == Action Items == | ||
[[Category:General_Assemblies]] | [[Category:General_Assemblies]] | ||
Revision as of 09:04, 9 October 2015
Location
Gibson Hotel, Dublin, Ireland
October 9, 2015 at 0900 - 1700 in the Cordoba room
Agenda
- Treasurer report
- Election of new members
- Replace Leon on board
- PROPOSAL: new structure
Forms
- Proxy form File:Proxy instructions-oe.pdf
Attendance
Members
- Denys 'denix' Dmytriyenko
- Sean 'darknighte' Hudson
- Philip 'Crofton' Ballister
- Richard Purdie (proxy for Paul Eggleton + David Stewart)
- Saul Wold
- Anders Darander
- Alexandre Belloni
- Trevor Woerner
- Marco Cavallini
- Andrei Gherzan
- Nicolas Deschesne
- Natan Rossi
- Koen Kooi
- Paul Eggleton
- Mark Hatle
Non members present and elected to become members
- Armin Kuster
- Changhyeok Bae
- Beth Flanagan
- Michael Halstead
- Peter Kjellerstedt
Non members present but have not elected to become members
- Belen Barros Pena
- Ashish Shirastava
Meeting notes
Meeting opened 09:30
- Attendees Documented
Financial Summary Presented
- no financial events in 2015 to date
- current bank account in Germany, E 1731, unchanged from last year
- small donation to prove out SPI path in US, $ 181
- taxes: exempt 2010-2012 (3 yr cycle) confirmed by DE tax dept, 2013-2015 cycle still in progress
- $ 50 US on hosting/dns undeclared, no other expenses expected
- SPI is a 501c3 nonprofit in the US, provides services to nonprofits including OE
- don't want to do our own 501c3 due to paperwork
- proposed plan to move funds, but no one has access to account
- Yocto Project provided room, Philip provided stickers
- Treasurer report approved
New member vote
- 5 new members introduced and voted in, no objections
Member expiration
- Member expiration needs to be handled handled by the board
- Old members not stricken from roster, just made inactive
- Had 41 active members, 23 present
Replace Leon on Board
- not enough time to participate
- willing to continue to handle tax issues
- formal recognition for excellent job as treasurer
- willing to handle until a replacement chosen
- request for volunteers
- Armin volunteers, voted in with no objections
Proposed Structure Change [Sean]
- Proposal to change/establish new bylaws, dissolve eV, depend on SPI for 501c3 status & Texas corp for legal entity
- Sean's wife donating time & effort for legal documentation
- eV binds our hands administratively re physical meetings, representation, voting
__last year__
- Discussion about e.V. structure and whether it still works for the project
- Board recommends replacing the e.V. with something else, exact proposal to be determined in 18 months
- Historically, three things were and are needed for the project. These resulted in the formation of the e.V.
- Financial
- Ownership (e.g. domain names)
- Decision making ability (which implies membership list)
- Currently, the financial issues are covered by SPI, others open question
- Goal is to get the OE membership more involved by reducing the overhead involved with the e.V.
- Members present had no objections for board looking into this
- By the next GA, the board plans to have a proposal to vote on
- Must be well in advance for proxy instructions
TSC
Meeting Closed at xx:xx