Board meeting, January 14th, 2016
Board members present
- Bdale Garbee (bdale) (President)
- Joerg Jaspert (Ganneff) (Vice President)
- Michael Schultheiss (schultmc) (Treasurer)
- Martin Michlmayr (tbm) (Secretary)
- Dimitri John Ledkov (xnox)
- Martin Zobel-Helas (zobel)
Board members partially present
- None
Board members absent with regrets
- Joshua D. Drake (linuxhiker)
- Gregers Petersen (glp)
Board members absent
- Robert Brockway (Solver)
Board advisors present
- None
Registered guests present
- None
These are the minutes for the January 14th, 2016 SPI Board Meeting, held at 20:30 UTC in #spi on irc.spi-inc.org. LOG.
President's Report
Bdale Garbee asked Mishi Choudhary from SFLC to produce a draft set of replacement bylaws for the organization in advance of our in-person board meeting next month, and looks forward to working on them further there.
Treasurer's report
Michael Schultheiss is working on the December treasurer's report which should be available shortly after the meeting.
He caught up with the majority of outstanding reimbursements.
Secretary's report
Martin Michlmayr has completed all outstanding minutes and worked on the logistics for the upcoming board meeting in New York.
Outstanding minutes
Vote on Meeting Minutes for 12th November 2015:
| Bdale Garbee | Yes |
| Joerg Jaspert | Yes |
| Dimitri John Ledkov | Yes |
| Martin Michlmayr | Yes |
| Michael Schultheiss | Yes |
| Martin Zobel-Helas | Yes |
Motion passed with a vote of 6 yes, 0 abstain, 0 missing.
Vote on Meeting Minutes for 10th December 2015:
| Bdale Garbee | Yes |
| Joerg Jaspert | Yes |
| Dimitri John Ledkov | Yes |
| Martin Michlmayr | Yes |
| Michael Schultheiss | Yes |
| Martin Zobel-Helas | Yes |
Motion passed with a vote of 6 yes, 0 abstain, 0 missing.
Items up for discussion
Logistics of face-to-face board meeting
Martin Michlmayr confirmed SPI's face-to-face board meeting in New York in February. Arrival is Thursday, 11th February. SPI will have a full-day board meeting on Friday, followed by sprints about treasurer activities and by-law changes on Saturday. On Sunday morning the SPI will get together and conclude the meeting before leaving in the afternoon.
SFLC has kindly offered to host the SPI meeting.
We'll make video or audio conferencing available for our board members who cannot attend. Due to the face-to-face meeting, the public February meeting is going to be scheduled for Friday, 12th February at 21:00 UTC.
Any other business
No one had any other items to discuss.
Adjournment
The meeting was adjourned until Friday, February 12th, 2016 at 21:00 UTC in #spi on irc.spi-inc.org.
Appendix A: Current Board Membership
| Last elected | Name | Role |
|---|---|---|
| July 2013 | Bdale Garbee | President |
| July 2013 | Joerg Jaspert | Vice President |
| July 2014 | Martin Michlmayr | Secretary |
| July 2015 | Michael Schultheiss | Treasurer |
| July 2013 | Joshua D. Drake | |
| July 2013 | Martin Zobel-Helas | |
| July 2014 | Robert Brockway | |
| July 2014 | Gregers Petersen | |
| July 2015 | Dimitri John Ledkov |