OpenID Foundation/Board/Minutes/2007-07-12
These are the minutes of the meeting of the OpenID Foundation board of directors on 12th Jul 2007.
Present:
- Martin Atkins (scribe)
- Artur Bergman
- Dick Hardt
- Drummond Reed
- Bill Washburn (moderator)
Apologies:
- Johannes Ernst
- Scott Kveton
- David Recordon
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Minutes of Previous Meeting
The previous meeting minutes were unanimously approved by all present.
Committee Reports
IPR Committee
Bill has been in discussion with the various stakeholders, and some are happy with the draft as it currently stands though some concerns have resulted in the formulation of a third draft which is underway now.
It is hoped to resolve this in the next four weeks.
Marketing Commitee
Dick reported that there has been some progress in getting people to make use of the marketing mailing list. The next step will be to start to work on the core messaging aspects, which Dick will be driving.
Bill noted that he has been keeping a list of quotes and testimonials from blogs and other fora which might be useful in figuring out core messages and perhaps also testimonials/quotes on the website.
However, before this list can be publically shared it needs to be moderated to ensure that all of the attributees agree to have their words used in this way.
For now Bill will share this with Dick and Drummond privately.
Old Business
Finance
Bill reported that the bank account is now set up and ready to go. The account is with Bank of America.
Bounty Program
There are currently two bounty recipients that have been identified. Scott will be announcing these and talking about the bounty at OSCON.
2.0 Specs Status
There has not yet been a spec authors con-call, but there has been some progress in mailing list discussions.
Membership
Bill is currently working with the lawyers to make a membership agreement that will describe what membership entails. Dave Connell is currently together a template on what issues need to be covered. This template is expected later today or tomorrow morning (PDT).
There was some discussion about the mechanisms by which new members would sign up. This could be done either online in an automated fashion or via paper applications.
Paper applications may be important to larger organisations since the legal department will want to make sure that everything is in order.
Individuals are likely find an online application more convenient.
A concern was raised about whether we have the resources to develop an online registration system at this time, particularly considering that we are not expecting a high volume of new memberships in the short term.
Artur noted that he has contacts at an organisation that can handle this sort of process on behalf of non-profits. He will make contact and report back on what is possible.
Bill proposed to form a membership committee to work with him on these items of work. Artur volunteered to join this committee along with Bill.
Board Meeting Attendance
The concern was once again raised that board attendance is waning, particularly considering that the board barely made quorum for this meeting.
It was agreed by those present that specific expectations about the responsibilities of board members and procedures surrounding meetings be written down, and perhaps that those who are unable to keep up with those responsibilities be asked to step down.
It was agreed that we are likely to be able to reduce the schedule to a meeting every two weeks in the near future, as the main things we had on our plate are either completed or nearing completion.
For the short term, it was agreed to have another meeting next Thursday as usual, and then to skip the following meeting. This allows for the fact that several board members will be attending OSCON that week.
Bill also took on the task of drafting a set of rules regarding board member commitments and meeting scheduling, including the amount of notice that is expected for absense apologies. This will be posted to the mailing list as soon as possible.
Next Meeting
Next meeting will be at 19:00 UTC on 19th Jul 2007.
