Still no volunteers? It is a nice service that you can perform for our community. Thanks. Karen
On Tue, Aug 4, 2020 at 9:15 AM Karen Miller <kmil...@apache.org> wrote: > Can I get a volunteer to draft our August 2020 report? Doesn't take much > time. Help is available for the asking if you've never done this community > activity before. First draft would be super by this Friday, August 7. > Thanks. Karen > > ---------- Forwarded message --------- > From: Roy T. Fielding <field...@apache.org> > Date: Mon, Aug 3, 2020 at 10:52 AM > Subject: Geode Board Report due by Wed Aug 12nd - Initial Reminder > To: Karen Miller <kmil...@apache.org> > Cc: <priv...@geode.apache.org> > > > Hello, > > According to our records, you are listed as the chair of Geode, > a committee that is due to submit a report by Wed Aug 12nd > for the next ASF board meeting. This is an initial reminder to prepare a > report for Geode and submit it as described below. > > Thank you for being a responsible project chair and helping us maintain > oversight over the Apache Software Foundation. If, for whatever reason, > a full report is not possible by the deadline, please report just that. > It's okay to postpone a report by a month. > > Please note that we have initiated a new process for reviewing > and approving these reports, asynchronously, during the week prior > to our scheduled board meeting. > > Reports received after Wed Aug 12nd will be postponed to the > next regular meeting. Please try to submit your report much earlier. > > > Submitting your report > ---------------------- > > Full details about reporting to the board are at > > https://www.apache.org/foundation/board/reporting > > Please be aware that the board is looking for your personal observations, > assessment, and ideas, not just raw statistics. > > Chairs may use one of several mechanisms to submit or edit their report: > > a) the Apache Reporter Service > https://reporter.apache.org/ > > b) the Whimsy online agenda tool > https://whimsy.apache.org/board/agenda/2020-08-19/Geode > > c) carefully editing and committing changes to the dated agenda in > https://svn.apache.org/repos/private/foundation/board > > d) or, if none of the above work, send an email to bo...@apache.org with > Subject: [REPORT] Geode > > If you believe it won't be possible to prepare a report before the > deadline, > or if the PMC is aware that the Chair is unavailable, please report that > and we can reschedule or have someone else report on your behalf. > > > Attending the Board Meeting > --------------------------- > > The formal board meeting (usually an online videoconference) will be held > at > > Wed, 19 Aug 2020 at 12:30 UTC > > which in other time zones is > > https://timeanddate.com/s/429w > > As always, chairs and ASF members are welcome to attend the board meeting. > However, in most cases, we will not be using meeting time to discuss > reports > unless you specifically request time to speak in person. > > During the week prior to the meeting, the directors will read the received > reports, make comments (if any) within the agenda tool, discuss those > comments on the board and/or private committee lists, and vote to approve. > > If we have comments on a report, we will forward them during the > review and attempt to complete any associated action items as well. > This will allow us to be more responsive to project needs and give you > an opportunity to expand on your report if additional details are > requested prior to the meeting. > > Regular board meetings are held monthly, as scheduled at > > https://svn.apache.org/repos/private/committers/board/calendar.txt > > > Requesting a Board Action > ------------------------- > > If you want the board to make a decision related to your report, such as > changing the chair, establishing a new committee, or allocating a budget > for something related to Geode, you should author a resolution > for that purpose or ask a director to do so for you. > > To make this easy, there are several templates we use for common board > resolutions. They can be found in > > https://svn.apache.org/repos/private/committers/board/templates > > or accessible within the Whimsy online agenda tool > > https://whimsy.apache.org/board/agenda/2020-08-19/Geode > > If you do place a resolution before the board and that resolution > has not been preapproved before the board meeting, you are encouraged > to attend the meeting in person to address any last-minute questions > or concerns that might arise. > > Thanks, > The ASF Board >
