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| + | Gunner (Facilitator) is available after Feb 15th/16th Berlin. Cost is on a sliding scale, travel costs would need to be covered. |
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| + | Would help with building agenda, talking to members individually, and then ensuring a productive meeting. |
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| + | Are there options for mediators that don't have a prior connection to some of the board? |
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| + | Potential of asking a professional mediator for contacts, but would likely be much more expensive. |
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| + | Gunner has experience with open source board mediation. |
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| + | Decision taken to wait a week to consider options, then decide by circular. |
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| + | Decision taken to examine 12th-17th Feb with at most one day on a weekend. No other options in Europe with Gunner. |
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| + | === Location planning (7 min) === |
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| + | F2F in Berlin. Exact location undecided. |
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| + | Action item: Kate to check Gunner's availability. |
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| + | Preference expressed for board only. No dissent recorded. |
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| + | Action item: Circular in a week after reflection. |
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==Management Team and OSMF operations structure== |
==Management Team and OSMF operations structure== |
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Revision as of 21:35, 18 December 2014
DRAFT minutes for the
OSMF Board Meeting
Location: Mumble Conference, 8 December 2014 21:00 UTC
Participants
Board members
- Kate Chapman (chair)
- Kathleen Danielson
- Henk Hoff
- Dermot McNally
- Paul Norman (minutes)
- Frederik Ramm
Guests
- Michael Collinson
Not Present
- Oliver Kühn
Administrative
Previous minutes
Discussion on accuracy of
Henk suggests committing to members that the board would present a resolution at the next GM which has had more time for thought and add would term limits, after consulting with associate members.
Passed 4 in favour, 2 abstentions
Circular Resolutions
Circular Resolution 2014/09: Reactivation of Simon's OSMF Google account
Accepted on 18 November with ultimately 5 votes in favour.
To facilitate the handover of ongoing business, the board permits Simon Poole to reactivate his OSMF Google account until the handover is complete.
Circular Resolution 2014/10: GM notice
Accepted on 22 November with ultimately 4 votes in favour
The attached notice be sent, subject to final confirmation on time from Andy Robinson.
Note: Attached notice was https://lists.openstreetmap.org/pipermail/osmf-announce/attachments/20141122/c920b601/attachment-0001.pdf
Circular Resolution 2014/11: Trademark policy
Proposed 2014-11-28, accepted 2014-11-30 with ultimately # votes in favour
The OSMF board requests that the License Working Group and Communications Working Group draft a trademark policy for the board to consider, consulting with the community as necessary, and making use of previous work as they see fit.
Previous action items
2014-11-20: Henk to draw up timeframe for devolving membership management to a working group
2014-11-20: Kate to talk to lawyer about upcoming meeting. Done date?
2014-11-20: Frederik to talk to Andy Robinson about meeting Done 2014-11-21
2014-11-20: Paul to create meeting agenda Done 2014-11-21
Discussion about mechanics of circular resolutions.
Devolving membership management (5 min)
Action item: Henk to make public announcement calling for help by next board meeting.
Kate contacting lawyer (1 min)
Kate contacted, but no response and rendered moot by using Andy's house.
Action item: Kate to get Simon to introduce her to Francis (lawyer).
Planning arising out of special GM
Brief discussion
As nothing passed, no immediate action is required. We may wish to act on whatever messages were given by the membership.
Decision taken to discuss F2F planning first.
F2F planning
Facilitator planning (9 min)
Gunner (Facilitator) is available after Feb 15th/16th Berlin. Cost is on a sliding scale, travel costs would need to be covered.
Would help with building agenda, talking to members individually, and then ensuring a productive meeting.
Are there options for mediators that don't have a prior connection to some of the board?
Potential of asking a professional mediator for contacts, but would likely be much more expensive.
Gunner has experience with open source board mediation.
Decision taken to wait a week to consider options, then decide by circular.
Date planning (10 min)
Lengthy consideration of dates and times.
Decision taken to examine 12th-17th Feb with at most one day on a weekend. No other options in Europe with Gunner.
Location planning (7 min)
F2F in Berlin. Exact location undecided.
Action item: Kate to check Gunner's availability.
Non-board guests
Preference expressed for board only. No dissent recorded.
Action item: Circular in a week after reflection.
Management Team and OSMF operations structure
Management team has faded out. Lack of participation was the big issue.
“do it” project - originated with SOTM GM and getting volunteers. Build up numbers.
Perception that one needs need to be an experienced mapper
Discussion specifics of MT at F2F, Mike continue recruiting role informally and formal head of MT
Chairman Emeritus role
Action item: Kate to discuss with Steve how we’d prefer F2F meeting to be Board + Facilitator only.
Any Other Business
Kathleen now working for Mapzen
Budget 2015
Management team will be unable to get budgets from working groups.
Frederik will come up with a workable budget, but F2F may result in changes. The budget is required to be prepared before F2F.
Others listening to board meeting
Deferred to F2F
SOTM 2015
SOTM 2015 announcement this calendar year. SOTM WG to meet next week.
Action item: Henk to announce SOTM 2015 by end of calendar year
Meeting End
22:25 UTC (85 minutes)
Next meeting
to be discussed on list/Doodle. tentative same time in jan.