OpenID Foundation/Board/Minutes/2007-07-03
This is the meeting of the OpenID Foundation board at 19:00 UTC on 3rd July 2007.
Present:
- Bill Washburn (chair)
- Martin Atkins (scribe)
- Johannes Ernst
- Dick Hardt
- Drummond Reed
Apologies:
- Artur Bergman
- Scott Kveton
- David Recordon
Contents |
Agenda
- IPR Status Report
- Trademark Committee Report
- Initial Members
- Marketing Committee Report
Agenda Procedures
It was noted that we don't have any specific procedures for the formulation of the agenda, so we are wasting valuable meeting time forming agendas.
It was agreed that Scott (as chair) will be primarily responsible for preparing the Agenda in advance of any meeting. Responsibility falls back on the co-chair if the chair is unavailable. It is the chair's responsibility to explicitly delegate to the co-chair or some other board member if he is unable to prepare the minutes for a given meeting. The agenda must be prepared at least 24 hours before any meeting.
The issue of attendance was also raised and board members politly requested that those who will be absent from a meeting give good notice so that meetings can potentially be resheduled. The concern was raised that currently we are rarely sure about exactly how many people will be present at a given meeting.
Minutes from the Previous Meeting
It appears that no-one was taking notes at the last meeting, since Martin was absent from the first half of the call due to audio problems.
Martin was taking meeting notes for some discussion at the end of the meeting which he will present by email for approval at the next meeting.
IPR Status
Bill informed the board that the second draft of the IPR policy has been released, and a third draft is currently beign written in response to comments. The new draft is aiming to create a more balanced policy.
The previously-estimated two-month timeframe for completion is looking quite reasonable.
It was pointed out that the second draft hadn't been circulated publically.
Trademark Report
Johannes noted that the trademark committee has not yet been announced on the mailing list.
The job of making this announcement was taken on by Scott as an action item at a previous meeting.
Johannes will check in with Scott to find out the status of this.
First Members
We are expecting five initial corporate members now that the Foundation is incorporated.
Other companies are waiting until the IPR policy is complete.
Marketing Report
The marketing committee is producing a list of "bullet points" for marketing principles.
There is no specific timeline for completion at this point.
Bill noted that several companies are eager to get started on the marketing front and that these companies are on the marketing mailing list.
Next Meeting
The next meeting will be on the 12th July at 19:00 UTC.
