Board meeting, December 10th, 2018
Board members present
- Jimmy Kaplowitz (Hydroxide) (President)
- Michael Schultheiss (schultmc) (Treasurer)
- Tim Potter (tpot) (Secretary)
- Martin Michlmayr (tbm)
- Andrew Tridgell (tridge)
- Martin Zobel-Helas (zobel)
Board members partially present
- None
Board members absent with regrets
- Stephen Frost (Snow-Man)
- Dimitri John Ledkov (xnox)
Board members absent
- Luca Filipozzi (luca) (Vice President)
Board advisors present
- None
Registered guests present
- Jonathan McDowell (Noodles)
- Hans Tovetjärn (totte)
These are the minutes for the December 10th, 2018 SPI Board Meeting, held at 20:00 UTC in #spi on irc.spi-inc.org. LOG.
President's Report
I don't have a lot to report this month; most time was spent on US holiday stuff, being sick, and starting a new day job. I'm at least pleased to report that the new job (with Plotly) doesn't add a conflict of interest with SPI and seems supportive of my continued involvement. I'll pay attention to my level of availability going forward and will make any necessary adjustments.
Treasurer's report
Zobel and I are continuing to work on outstanding treasurer tasks and hope to be caught up shortly. I'm done with $DAYJOB for the year as of 2018-12-14 and will have more time to work on outstanding issues.
Secretary's report
The website is now to date on minutes including face-to-face minutes from New York meeting. Started work on bylaws vote. Still planning to have this happen mid-January 2019.
Outstanding minutes
Vote on Face-to-Face Minutes for Friday-Saturday, 5-6 October 2018
| Jimmy Kaplowitz | Yes |
| Dimitri John Ledkov | Abstain |
| Martin Michlmayr | Yes |
| Tim Potter | Yes |
| Michael Schultheiss | Yes |
| Andrew Tridgell | Abstain |
| Martin Zobel-Helas | Yes |
Motion passed with a vote of 5 yes, 0 no, 2 abstain and 0 missing.
Vote on Meeting Minutes for Monday 12th November 2018
| Jimmy Kaplowitz | Yes |
| Dimitri John Ledkov | Yes |
| Martin Michlmayr | Yes |
| Tim Potter | Yes |
| Michael Schultheiss | Yes |
| Andrew Tridgell | Yes |
| Martin Zobel-Helas | Abstain |
Motion passed with a vote of 6 yes, 0 no, 1 abstain and 0 missing.
Items up for discussion
Spring face-to-face meeting
It was decided after discussion that both a treasurer sprint and a board meeting would take place in New York City on the 27th-28th of February and 1st-2nd of March 2019, respectively. Martin Michlmayr agreed to organize and perform the logistics for meetings around those dates.
Any other business
Tim Potter questioned whether and where to check in notes made during the face-to-face with Mishi which are privileged and so should not be made public. Jimmy Kaplowitz recommended checking them into the board-private git repository.
A conference call to discuss agenda and details for the spring face-to-face meeting was scheduled for January 14th, 2019 at 20:00 UTC.
Adjournment
The meeting was adjourned until Monday, February 11th, 2019 at 20:00 UTC in #spi on irc.spi-inc.org.
Appendix A: Current Board Membership
| Last elected | Name | Role |
|---|---|---|
| July 2016 | Jimmy Kaplowitz | President |
| July 2018 | Luca Filipozzi | Vice President |
| July 2018 | Michael Schultheiss | Treasurer |
| July 2017 | Tim Potter | Secretary |
| July 2018 | Stephen Frost | |
| September 2018 | Dimitri John Ledkov | |
| July 2017 | Martin Michlmayr | |
| July 2017 | Andrew Tridgell | |
| July 2016 | Martin Zobel-Helas |