https://governance.lopsa.org/index.php?action=history&feed=atom&title=Board_meeting_Minutes%2F31_October_2005Board meeting Minutes/31 October 2005 - Revision history2026-05-07T15:34:29ZRevision history for this page on the wikiMediaWiki 1.35.10https://governance.lopsa.org/index.php?title=Board_meeting_Minutes/31_October_2005&diff=1778&oldid=prevTrey at 07:52, 12 December 20052005-12-12T07:52:41Z<p></p>
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;Present: Tom Perrine (chair), Andrew Hume, Stephen Potter, Chris Palmer, Doug Hughes, Pat Wilson (note taker), Trey Harris, David Parter<br />
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;Apologies: Sam Albrecht<br />
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;Opened: 2203 EST<br />
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;Closed: 00:13 EST<br />
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== Consent Agenda ==<br />
* '''Approve minutes of {{minutes link|24 October 2005}}'''<br />
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'''MOTION: Approve consent agenda (Hume, Hughes second) - passes'''<br />
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== Action Items ==<br />
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* Harris: <br />
** Draft a procedure for the vacancy appointment and charge for the Leadership Committee - '''not done'''<br />
** Contact Rose (chair of the Leadership Committee) - '''not done'''<br />
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* Hume:<br />
** provide a updated version of the budget for review and approval by email - '''DONE'''<br />
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* Wilson:<br />
** Approach BayLISA about co-hosting the locals BoF - '''not done'''<br />
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* Albrecht: <br />
** Continue work on merchant account procurement. - '''no report'''<br />
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== Nov 18 report ==<br />
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* ''Review the status of the report''<br />
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Sense of the Board is that, once the language has been finalized, it should be sent on to the Usenix Board, fulfilling our obligations under the June 2004 Usenix Board motion. It will also appear in the November Memo to Members.<br />
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ACTION: Wilson to finalize LISA section of the report<br />
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ACTION: Hume to make motion to approve the report via email after it's been finalized.<br />
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== Reactions to Friday's vote ==<br />
'''MOTION: Board to go into Executive Session (Wilson moves, Potter seconds) - passes'''<br />
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[''Executive session entered 22:18 EST'']<br><br />
[''Executive session ends 00:13 EST'']<br />
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'''MOTION: Palmer moves to take action items out of executive session (Wilson seconds) - passes'''<br />
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ACTION: Hume to send November 18th report to Usenix Board<br />
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ACTION: Palmer to draft a Memo to Members including framing the Nov 18th report and our future plans<br />
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ACTION: Perrine, Wilson to draft a business plan for newSAGE <br />
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ACTION: Hume to continue to pursue parallel negotiations with Usenix Board members<br />
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ACTION: Finalize plans for LISA BoFs (all) and awards (Hughes)<br />
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ACTION: Hughes, Parter to work on techincal aspects of systemadministrators.org website<br />
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ACTION: Potter to lead content/design efforts of website<br />
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ACTION: Harris to continue the resume project<br />
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== Membership policy == <br />
* Finish discussion and approval of policy on membership classes ''from 24 Oct agenda''<br />
** '''Deferred until 7 November'''<br />
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== Travel and reimbursement policy ==<br />
* Finish discussion and approval of travel and reimbursement policy ''from 17 Oct agenda''<br />
** '''Deferred until 7 November'''<br />
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== Approval of Awards ==<br />
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''Approval of cash outlay for OA and Yerkes awards to be presented at LISA (assuming we still can)''<br />
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ACTION: Awards committee to send budget request (dollar amount) to the Board; approve via email motion<br />
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== New Business ==<br />
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=== The name game ===<br />
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* ACTION: Palmer to lead efforts to find an acceptable new name for newSAGE.</div>Trey