July 22, 2009 OpenID Executive Committee Call Minutes

Attendees:

• Don Thibeau, Executive Director
• Mike Jones
• Brian Kissel
• Nat Sakimura
• David Recordon 

Absent:

• Scott Kveton
• Raj Mata 

Visitors:

• John Ehrig, Global Inventures
• Rolf Bienert, Global Inventures
• John Bradley 

1. Update on Board Membership and Roles in the Board

Raj will be unable to continue as OpenID Treasurer due to increased responsibilities at Yahoo.  Booz Allen Hamilton is interested in joining as a steering member, with Mike Ozburn as their representative.  Other potential members were also discussed.

2. Mid-Year Status Discussion

Don will be sending a poll to board members about progress on our objectives, call times, and other topics.  We discussed whether to obtain an EV cert for the foundation. VeriSign will give us one for free. Doing so will require a legal opinion letter, which Don will investigate obtaining. Don is investigating establishing a relationship with a lawyer as our general council. Some trademark work has begun.