Here are the notes: http://wiki.openid.net/November-5%2C-2009-OpenID-Board-Meeting-Minutes
I'll make the change the leadership page. Chris On Mon, Nov 30, 2009 at 3:53 PM, Johannes Ernst <[email protected]> wrote: > Ah, that explains where the number of open seats for the board election > comes from. I was wondering there for a while ... thanks for the detailed > minutes, they very clearly set out what happened and why. > > Could the BOD page be updated accordingly? > > http://openid.net/foundation/leadership/ > > > > On Nov 30, 2009, at 15:32, Mike Jones wrote: > > *November 5, 2009 OpenID Board Meeting Minutes* > > *Present:* > Don Thibeau, Executive Director > Mike Jones > Andrew Nash > Mike Ozburn > Nat Sakimura > Brian Kissel > Allen Tom > Joseph Smarr > Eric Sachs > David Recordon > Luke Shepard > Raj Mata > Chris Messina > > *Absent:* > Snorri Giorgetti > Gary Krall > Nataraj (Raj) Nagaratnam > Scott Kveton > > *Visitors:* > John Ehrig, Global Inventures > Deepak Kamlani, Global Inventures (CEO) > > [This meeting was held in person at the Computer History Museum immediately > following the Internet Identity Workshop.] > > *1. **Election* > Per last year’s election results at > http://openid.net/2008/12/27/openid-board-election-results/, Snorri > Giorgetti, Nat Sakimura, Chris Messina, and David Recordon were elected to > two year terms as community board members, which end at the end of 2010. > The terms of the remaining community board members, Brian Kissel, Scott > Kveton, Allen Tom, and Joseph Smarr will end at the end of this year. Five > community board seats will need to be filled during the upcoming election > because of the addition of Booz Allen Hamilton as a sustaining corporate > board member. > > Don Thibeau will chair the election committee and Mike Jones will also > serve on it. Don will publicize the election by the end of next week. > > *2. **Organization lifecycle review presentation by Deepak Kamlani, > Global Inventures CEO* > Deepak strongly recommends that we evolve the foundation’s business model > such that we can obtain at least $1,000,000 as a recurring annual revenue > stream. Otherwise, he believes we will have insufficient resources to > conduct many activities that we would ideally want to pursue. A discussion > ensued about how to introduce additional membership tiers at different price > points, and how to provide significant value to members at all membership > levels. Having a $1,000,000 budget is practically needed to be able to have > a significant enough range of offerings to provide differentiated value to > members at different levels. Deepak’s experience is that board size should > be capped at 15. He understands the huge value we’re currently deriving > from volunteer work by board members and others, but also cautioned us that > relying heavily on volunteers to produce the organization’s results is not a > sustainable strategy. > > Brian and Don took an action item to produce recommendations for how to > evolve our membership and revenue structures. > > *3. **Removal of Snorri Giorgetti as a board member* > Snorri Giorgetti has only participated in one board meeting since his > election, and has not responded to repeated inquiries from the board about > his status. Deepak Kamlani informed us that board members have a fiduciary > responsibility to the organizations that they serve on the boards of. The > board views Snorri’s non-participation as a breach of this responsibility. > > Brian Kissel made the motion “Due to sustained non-participation in the > activities of the board of the OpenID Foundation, I move that Snorri > Giorgetti be removed as a director.” Eric Sachs seconded. The motion > carried, with all voting in favor other than David Recordon and Nat > Sakimura, who abstained. The board wants to state that this is not intended > to be a precedent, but rather, a one-time response to the extraordinary > circumstances of Snorri’s sustained non-participation and > non-responsiveness. > > This means that there will be six community seats open during the upcoming > election. > > *4. **Budget Report* > We are currently on budget. We anticipate having similar budgetary > resources next year to those we have this year. We presently $112,881 in > the bank. Two checks for $50,000 each should also be arriving within days. > > *5. **Next Steps towards becoming a Trust Framework Provider for the > US Government* > A discussion of the cost/benefit of running a certification program for the > US Government ensued. Several raised the point that we should also look at > the opportunity for a certification committee to maximize the opportunity > for other benefits through the certification program. > > Mike Ozburn made the motion that: > a) The board authorize formation of a steering committee to work > jointly with the Information Card Foundation to explore possibilities for > becoming a trust framework provider to the US Government, > b) with the committee membership consisting of representatives from > the companies on both boards, which are Booz Allen Hamilton, Google, > Microsoft, and PayPal, the presidents of both boards, which are Brian Kissel > and Paul Trevithick, as well as an additional community member from both > boards, > c) that the committee also investigate potential synergistic > benefits, such as increased interoperability, of being a trust framework > provider, and > d) that the committee report back to both boards with a > recommendation within 30 days with a proposal for the best means to pursue > the government certification opportunity. > > The motion was seconded by Mike Jones and unanimously carried. > > [Eric Sachs and Raj Mata left the meeting at this point] > > Brian nominated Nat Sakimura as the additional OIDF member for the > committee, with the goal of bringing an international perspective to the > discussions. Andrew seconded. The motion unanimously carried. > > > <November 5, 2009 OpenID Board Meeting Minutes.doc> > _______________________________________________ > 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 > > -- 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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