Notes are online: http://wiki.openid.net/November-18%2C-2009-OpenID-Executive-Committee-Call-Minutes
On Mon, Nov 30, 2009 at 3:33 PM, Mike Jones <[email protected]>wrote: > *November 18, 2009 OpenID Executive Committee Call Minutes* > > > > *Attendees:* > > Don Thibeau, Executive Director > > Mike Jones > > Brian Kissel > > > > *Absent:* > > David Recordon > > Mike Ozburn > > Nat Sakimura > > * * > > *Visitors:* > > John Ehrig, Global Inventures > > > > *1. **Potential New Board Members* > > There is a decent chance that two additional sustaining board members will > apply to join soon. This is great news. For the record, there is a > standing board decision that we will accept all sustaining board members who > apply unless the board explicitly votes to reject a membership application. > If new sustaining members join before the election, additional community > seats will be added to the slate. > > > > We agreed that discussions about possible revenue restructuring for the > foundation should occur once the new board is in place in January and once > certification decisions have been made. > > > > *2. **Considering enabling people to give earmarked donations* > > There was a discussion on the possibility of enabling individuals and > organizations to pledge money towards specific goals. Apparently this > happening within the Japanese chapter. For instance, people could > potentially pledge money towards continuing to develop the interop and > security testing capabilities of test-id.org or towards producing > Japanese-language versions of the pages. There would still need to be some > board or executive committee decision that the proposed project aligns with > the foundation’s goals and that undertaking it will not unduly compete for > resources needed for higher-priority projects. > > > > Mike raised the question of whether pledged money should also count towards > membership dues. It was agreed that we should consider this possibility in > the context of revenue restructuring discussions that are likely to occur > once the new board is in place. > > > > *3. **Joint steering committee update* > > Don will present a draft request for information document to the committee > on the call tomorrow. The audience of that document is potential > certification program partners. Some committee members are asking for clear > timelines and a vision for what the program would look like, not just for > the next six months, but potentially for years. In response to this, Don > and Drummond will be presenting a phased approach to the committee, with > objectives and decision points at each phase. > > > > *4. **Elections* > > The board election announcement went out and the election dates have been > set. A revote for approving the IPR process changes will begin shortly. > > > > [No decisions were taken during the meeting as it did not achieve quorum.] > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > board mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.openid.net/mailman/listinfo/openid-board > > -- Chris Messina Open Web Advocate Personal: http://factoryjoe.com Follow me on Twitter: http://twitter.com/chrismessina Citizen Agency: http://citizenagency.com Diso Project: http://diso-project.org OpenID Foundation: http://openid.net This email is: [ ] shareable [X] ask first [ ] private
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