Board meeting Minutes/28 September 2008

Prior: 15 September 2008

Board meeting Minutes

Next: 2 October 2008

Minutes approved: 13 October 2008

Present

Trey Harris (chair), Derek Balling, Philip Kizer, Jesse Trucks, Matthew Barr, Stephen Potter, David Parter, Bob Apthorpe

Guests

Eric Stieglitz, David Abrams, and Sarah Katz (Kasowitz, Benson, Torres & Friedman LLP)

Absent

Chris Palmer

Opened

6:11 pm Eastern Time

Closed

8:08 pm Eastern Time

Consent Agenda

• Record notice: Under Article 6, Section 5 of the Bylaws, the President called a Special Meeting of the Board on Tuesday, 22 September, 2008.
• Record unanimous waiver of notice: Under Article 6, Section 4 of the Bylaws, all members of the Board did waive notice for this Special Meeting of the Board.

Special Meeting

Board enters Executive Session at 6:14 pm EDT.

Board exits Executive Session at 8:08 pm EDT.

Reported out of Executive Session: MOTION: To delegate authority to the legal subcommittee to pursue any and all claims related to the failed SAGE separation and USENIX's current suit. Motion passed.

Adjournment

MOTION by Balling, second Trucks to adjourn. Passes.

Board adjourns at 8:08pm.