Minutes for Foundation IRC Meeting of April 20th, 2011

• When: Wednesday, April 20th, 14:00 UTC
• Where: irc.gnome.org, #foundation
• Next Meeting: Wednesday, May 4th, 14:00 UTC

• Agenda: http://live.gnome.org/FoundationBoard/MeetingAgenda

Meeting Log

• IRC20110420.log

Attendance

• Board Members: Andreas Nilsson, Brian Cameron, Og Maciel

Topics Discussed

• Vincent Untz asked if we reached out to some specific local groups to push them to organize GUADEC 2012
  • Brian Cameron stated that we have not and that this is one of the reasons for giving a 2-month deadline
  • Some interest in having the next event in Italy
• Vincent Untz asked about timeline for next Board election
  • Based on email Og Maciel sent to Membership committee, this should be starting in May 2011
  • Vincent Untz suggested we start "making noise" and inviting people to run
• Vincent Untz asked about the FoG campaign and if we've given up on it
  • People suggested we take a break before starting the next one
  • We should end the current campaign
  • Also, campaigns should not last more than 3 months
  • Make goal more tangible (i.e. support 5 hackfests, Community Sponsored Boston Summit, etc)
  • Or hire an events planner or someone to handle specific needs, such as web development or sysadmin tasks
  • There is no direct link to FoG from new web page
    • aday stated that he will handle it
• Brian Cameron asked about having the Foundation website updated with new brand licensing forms
  • Vincent stated that he will handle it