Where can I view the updated IPR and bylaws documents? I haven't seen any drafts since the first round of feedback last month.
--David On Fri, Sep 18, 2009 at 3:20 PM, Mike Jones <[email protected]> wrote: > August 26, 2009 OpenID Executive Committee Call Minutes > > > > Attendees: > > Don Thibeau, Executive Director > > Mike Jones > > Brian Kissel > > Nat Sakimura > > Raj Mata > > > > Absent: > > David Recordon > > Scott Kveton > > > > Visitors: > > John Ehrig, Global Inventures > > > > 1. Overview of Retail Outreach Initiative > > We have been in conversation with Sears. We are hoping that they will host > a usability summit in Chicago in November. Don is visiting them and other > retailers in Chicago next month. We are having a conversation with them as > well about the value that the Contract Exchange (CX) extension could have > for them and other retailers. We believe that it’s important that we > continue to focus on this initiative in parallel with the government > initiative. > > > > [Raj Mata joined the call at this point] > > > > 2. Government Initiative Update > > We expect the government to post final certification requirements within the > next month. Our certification program will remain in a provisional state > until we know the government’s actual requirements. One issue we need to > decide is whether to make a proactive statement about privacy, possibly in > our FAQ, or whether to simply state that we are attempting to meet the > requirements of our customer – in this case, the US government. There was a > sense on the call that this is not something the foundation needs to take a > position on, as it is actually a business matter between the participating > parties. Planning for the Gov 2.0 conference and associated events are well > under way. During our joint meetings with the Information Card Foundation > we want to discuss the execution issues of making sure that the initial > pilots go well. Brian also suggested that we have measures of success for > the initial pilots. > > > > There are over 500 US government sites today with more being added > regularly. About 1/3 of them currently ask for the person’s name. A goal > is to move many of these sites towards more interactivity with their > constituents. One goal of our time in DC is assessing how serious > government sites are about moving towards this goal. > > > > Don plans for us to proactively answer the question of why the foundation > chose to operate in a private fashion in the initial stages of the > government program. Essentially, we did this at the request of the > government and with a unanimous board decision authorizing us to proceed on > this basis so that we would be able to participate. > > > > 3. IPR Policy and Bylaws Documents > > The updated IPR and bylaws documents are ready for board action at the next > meeting. Any additional comments should be sent to Don. > > > > 4. OpenID Trademark > > We are working with a trademark attorney to produce an inventory of uses of > the OpenID trademark and determine what enforcement actions we need to take. > > > > 5. Poll of the Board and In-Person Meeting at IIW > > Don will be sending a poll to the board covering a number of issues > pertaining to the remaining part of the year and planning for 2010. One > topic to be covered is the possibility of an in-person board meeting > co-located with IIW. The Executive Committee believes that this in-person > meeting will be valuable and should occur. > > > > 6. Potential Officer Changes > > At the next board meeting we will likely accept Raj’s resignation as > treasurer (but not from the board) and potentially appoint Mike Ozburn of > Booz Allen Hamilton as treasurer. Booz Allen Hamilton will be a board > member by then. Also, given that Scott Kveton has indicated that he will > not be able to fully participate as vice-chair, a motion may be made to > appoint Nat as vice-chair. > > > > 7. Budget Update > > We are on budget. Companies are renewing their memberships and some new > memberships are coming in. > > > > 8. Educational Workshops > > We will be holding a series of workshops in DC and the Bay Area covering > OpenID technology, which will be led by John Bradley, and also covering > certification. These will be held throughout the rest of the year. Booz > Allen Hamilton has offered to help sponsor and manage these workshops. > > > > 9. OpenID Summit > > Yahoo has proposed to help facilitate and host an OpenID summit covering > usability and security towards the end of the year. > > > > 10. Looking Forward > > Now that we’re wrapping up the “housekeeping” issues of the foundation, the > focus of future board discussions will be shifting more towards strategic > and planning issues. > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > board mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.openid.net/mailman/listinfo/openid-board > > _______________________________________________ board mailing list [email protected] http://lists.openid.net/mailman/listinfo/openid-board
