14:09:50 <miker> #startmeeting EOB meeting, 2018-06-21 14:09:50 <pinesol_green> Meeting started Thu Jun 21 14:09:50 2018 US/Eastern. The chair is miker. Information about MeetBot at http://wiki.debian.org/MeetBot. 14:09:50 <pinesol_green> Useful Commands: #action #agreed #help #info #idea #link #topic #startvote. 14:09:50 <pinesol_green> The meeting name has been set to 'eob_meeting__2018_06_21' 14:10:03 <miker> #topic roll call 14:10:17 <miker> #info miker == Mike Rylander, EOLI 14:10:20 <terran> #info terran is Terran McCanna, Georgia PINES 14:10:27 <JBoyer> #info JBoyer = Jason Boyer, IN State Lib 14:10:35 <agoben> #info agoben is Anna Goben, Evergreen Indiana 14:10:40 <ScottThomas> #info ScottThomas = Scott Thomas, PaILS 14:10:40 <collum> #info collum is Garry Collum, KCPL 14:10:55 <miker> #info agenda at https://wiki.evergreen-ils.org/doku.php?id=governance:minutes:2018-06-21 14:11:27 <miker> #topic Approval or Correction of Minutes: May 17, 2018 14:11:43 <miker> are there any changes to address? 14:12:20 <miker> rgagnon: we're just starting the first topic. agenda at https://wiki.evergreen-ils.org/doku.php?id=governance:minutes:2018-06-21 14:12:40 <rgagnon> Thanks, sorry about that. 14:12:42 <miker> did you have any minutes adjustments from last month's? 14:13:01 <miker> rgagnon: no worries, you're only 3 minutes later than me :) 14:13:27 <rgagnon> miker: thanks, no issues with the minutes. 14:13:43 <JBoyer> They look fine to me too 14:13:49 <agoben> For 4 B, shouldn't that be 2018? 14:14:33 <agoben> Apologies if you were talking about 2017, I wasn't able to attend and just wanted to clarify. 14:14:38 <miker> agoben: I believe there is an outstanding 2017 issue 14:14:50 <agoben> Ok, thanks! 14:15:27 <miker> (we expect the 2018 to be unreconsiled at this point) 14:15:45 <miker> would anyone like to move to accept? 14:15:52 <JBoyer> So moved. 14:15:58 <rgagnon> Second 14:16:47 <miker> #startvote Accept the minutes of 5/17 meeting? yes, no 14:16:47 <pinesol_green> Begin voting on: Accept the minutes of 5/17 meeting? Valid vote options are yes, no. 14:16:47 <pinesol_green> Vote using '#vote OPTION'. Only your last vote counts. 14:16:58 <collum> #vote yes 14:17:00 <terran> #vote Yes 14:17:00 <agoben> #vote yes 14:17:01 <JBoyer> #vote yes 14:17:02 <ScottThomas> #vote yes 14:17:03 <miker> #vote yes 14:17:05 <rgagnon> #vote Yes 14:17:34 <miker> #endvote 14:17:34 <pinesol_green> Voted on "Accept the minutes of 5/17 meeting?" Results are 14:17:34 <pinesol_green> yes (7): rgagnon, JBoyer, agoben, miker, collum, ScottThomas, terran 14:18:13 <miker> great. on to #3 14:18:30 <miker> #topic Chair report 14:19:02 <miker> we'll discuss the SFC/MOBIUS agreement a bit more down in the 2019 conference update 14:19:03 <miker> but 14:19:40 <miker> #info all incorporation documentation has been signed and delivered to Donna Bacon (corporate agent) to record in the corporate minute book 14:19:46 <miker> so, huzzah! 14:19:53 <terran> miker++ 14:19:58 <JBoyer> Woot. 14:20:00 <rgagnon> miker++ 14:20:03 <collum> miker++ 14:20:03 <ScottThomas> miker++ 14:20:12 <miker> thank you all for your prompt signing efforts 14:21:08 <miker> on a related note, I'll be asking the list admins for the EOB list to remove a couple signed documents that got there via reply, unless there are any objections 14:21:51 <miker> all of that documentation has, however, been memorialized on the evergreen@sfconservancy.org list, which is private, and which we'll request a mbox copy of at the appropriate time 14:22:02 <terran> miker++ on the related note as well 14:22:26 <miker> so ... unless there /are/ objections (and this is my second attempt to allow them ;) ), I'll do that this afternoon 14:22:38 <collum> None here 14:22:44 <agoben> No objections 14:22:49 <rgagnon> miker: Thank you! 14:22:50 <ScottThomas> No objections 14:22:57 <terran> No objections 14:23:05 <miker> cool. 14:23:16 <miker> moving on to... 14:23:24 <miker> #topic financial report 14:24:10 <miker> gmcharlt: IIRC, you said that there were no updates from May, is that correct? 14:24:36 <miker> (he asks, without warning gmcharlt) 14:24:49 <gmcharlt> miker: correct, there were no substantive updates 14:24:55 <miker> thank you! 14:25:07 <gmcharlt> (twas expecting it anyway :) ) 14:25:18 <miker> #info no substantive updates to financial report out of SFC since 5/17/18 14:25:39 <miker> #topic SFC updates 14:25:49 <miker> I don't believe Amy is available 14:25:59 <miker> her nick is not here in any case 14:26:12 <miker> however 14:26:38 <miker> #info final 2018 conference budget and profit/loss numbers have been sent to SFC for reconciliation 14:27:07 <miker> did anyone have any questions, concerns, or desire for discussion regarding that spreadsheet? 14:27:35 <JBoyer> I was curious about the CC Expenses tab. 14:28:22 <miker> I believe that is expenses paid by SFC directly using their CC 14:28:22 <JBoyer> There's no explanation for the last 2 entries and I can't tell what the point of the total at the bottom is. (it's only adding up 5 of the above rows) 14:28:43 <miker> ah, indeed. good catch 14:29:17 <miker> #action Mike to request clarification on the CC Expenses tab in EG2018 Final Numbers 14:29:34 <JBoyer> I suppose the total could be "everything after X date in April," but that's still not very clear. 14:29:34 <terran> JBoyer++ 14:30:10 <miker> JBoyer: right. it may be "since last update" or some such. but we shall learn the truth! 14:30:25 <JBoyer> miker++ # sleuthin' 14:31:36 <miker> any other issues to investigate? the answer to the CC tab question may impact the summary numbers, of course 14:32:13 <miker> hearing nothing, we'll move on and pass the floor to... 14:32:37 <miker> #topic Release manager, Bill Erickson 14:32:46 <miker> berick: what say you, sir? 14:32:52 <berick> hi everybody 14:33:25 <berick> with apologies, I don't have anything prepared. forgot EOB updates was an RM duty. what kind of information would be useful for these updates? 14:33:45 * berick can also review old meeting notes 14:34:37 <miker> berick: milestone status, dates, and perhaps reiteration of what you need from others? (SHAME, SHAME) I think those would be helpful 14:34:44 <JBoyer> Well, I hear the schedule has been adjusted at least. 14:35:05 <dbwells> berick: Don't worry, the last RM set the bar pretty low. 14:35:16 <berick> dbwells: heh 14:35:19 <berick> thanks miker 14:35:28 <JBoyer> dbwells++ # Not at all! 14:35:29 <miker> dbwells++ # did you learn that from watching me? 14:35:55 <berick> JBoyer: referring to maintenance release schedule? 14:36:54 <JBoyer> Yeah, it's not Big News, but it's something. 14:37:08 * JBoyer is hoping to squeeze a couple things in yet this week... 14:37:29 <miker> JBoyer: you and me both 14:37:49 <miker> but, we can't pin that on berick, I think (maintenance vs release) 14:38:15 <JBoyer> Ah, oops, 14:38:23 <miker> alright, I think we can move on 14:38:40 * miker swings spotlight away from berick and on to ... nobody? 14:38:58 <miker> #topic 2018 Conference Committee 14:39:21 <terran> The 2018 Evergreen Conference Committee will meet next week for the first live meeting. 14:39:24 <JBoyer> Leftover agenda entry? 14:39:31 <terran> Sorry, 2019... 14:39:42 <miker> I believe Amy would have provided this, but if we have others on the committee that can provide more of an update than the financials discussed above, please speak up 14:40:03 <terran> I don't have any further information on the 2018 results, sorry. 14:40:11 <collum> Me either. 14:40:12 <miker> JBoyer: there's final reconciliation, and any lingering potential issues for the board to address. 14:40:21 <JBoyer> I wondered. 14:40:33 <miker> then moving right along to 14:40:54 <miker> #topic 2019 Conference Committee 14:41:01 <miker> ScottThomas: do you want the floor? 14:41:18 <ScottThomas> Here it is: Committee will have its first call next Wednesday. Will be the standing committee and four of us from PaILS. Contract with venue has been signed by MOBIUS and SFC has paid deposit. We should have a slogan by the end of next week and then work on a logo will begin. Started some preliminary thinking about a keynote. Mile and I talked about who will handle registrations. Most likely SFC. 14:41:38 <ScottThomas> No I didn't type that fast. Had it ready to go in Notepad. 14:42:16 <miker> #info Per Scott Thomas: Committee will have its first call next Wednesday. Will be the standing committee and four of us from PaILS. Contract with venue has been signed by MOBIUS and SFC has paid deposit. We should have a slogan by the end of next week and then work on a logo will begin. Started some preliminary thinking about a keynote. Mike and I talked about who will handle registrations. Most likely SFC. 14:42:29 <miker> (note: corrected my name ;) ) 14:42:57 <miker> ScottThomas++ 14:43:10 <rgagnon> ScottThomas++ 14:43:14 <terran> ScottThomas++ 14:43:18 <miker> any questions for the 2019 committee before we move on? not much to say before the first meeting... 14:43:19 <collum> ScottThomas++ 14:43:40 <terran> Debbie Luchenbill has joined the Standing Committee 14:43:58 <JBoyer> terran, is there a list anywhere of who's on it? 14:44:31 <miker> and if not, shall we create on, perhaps linked off governance for now? 14:44:33 <terran> JBoyer: Not that I'm aware of, but it's me, Garry, Amy, and Debbie - are you volunteering? :) 14:44:45 <JBoyer> I was on it at one time, hence the question. ;) 14:44:46 <miker> terran: I think he might have been 14:45:32 <terran> I can look for it, and either update it or create it (and add JBoyer...?) 14:45:47 <miker> would anyone like to take an action to create a wiki page, linked from somewhere logical, to record that? ... well, that answers my question :) 14:45:52 <JBoyer> Sure, I'll stay on or join up, depending on one's POV. 14:46:21 <miker> #action Terran will create/update a Standing Conference Committee list 14:46:22 <terran> JBoyer++ 14:46:26 <miker> JBoyer++ 14:46:30 <miker> terran++ 14:46:39 <JBoyer> terran++ 14:46:42 <collum> JBoyer++ 14:46:51 <rgagnon> JBoyer++ 14:46:53 <ScottThomas> terran++ 14:46:58 <ScottThomas> JBoyer++ 14:47:36 <miker> ok, moving on to the next topic: 14:47:46 <miker> #topic Outreach Committee 14:48:00 <miker> oh no! no Kathy! 14:48:25 <miker> rhamby: are you on the outreach committee like I recall? 14:49:02 <rgagnon> I am on it, but missed the last meeting for my Board meeting, so don't have anything. 14:49:34 <miker> rgagnon: ah, ok, thank you 14:49:37 <rgagnon> We are having a program at ALA on Saturday afternoon about hosting alternatives, though. 14:49:43 <rhamby> miker: I am 14:50:05 <miker> rhamby: other than the ALA program, are their updates from Outreach since mid-May? 14:50:50 <rhamby> we are finalizing the selection for the new mini logo and making some initial plans for merchandise next year as well getting the existing merchandise trasnferred to mobius 14:51:36 <miker> thanks! 14:51:45 <terran> rhamby++ outreach++ 14:51:53 <rhamby> the new small format logo is in the hands of the designer and we'll probably have the high resolution and vector formats ready for the community within the month 14:52:49 <rhamby> (nothing else) 14:53:01 <miker> #info Outreach is finalizing the selection for the new mini logo (expecting hi-res and vector format files within the month), making some initial plans for merchandise next year, and getting the existing merchandise trasnferred to mobius 14:53:43 <miker> #info Outreach is also running a program on Open Source and hosting alternatives on Saturday, June 23, at ALA 14:53:53 <miker> thanks, both of you 14:54:00 <miker> on to old biz 14:54:13 <miker> #topic Update on nonprofit status (current task: by-laws) 14:54:20 <miker> task: complete 14:54:41 <ScottThomas> miker++ 14:54:47 <miker> thank you all again for your input on that. our though now will be helpful to our future selves 14:54:57 <miker> *thought 14:55:20 <miker> the new current task is about to be the IRS form 1023 14:56:15 <miker> FTR, that's the form where we define our nonprofit purpose and convince the IRS that we're a charitable org. which should not be difficult, just ... detailed 14:56:39 <miker> and the other old biz: 14:56:48 <miker> #topic Search for an Evergreen lawyer 14:57:24 <miker> live got in the way, so I did not make headway on that. I'm setting a new deadline for myself of June 30 to produce a shortlist for the board 14:57:58 <miker> #action by June 30 Mike will produce a shortlist of MO lawyers for the board to consider 14:58:03 <collum> miker++ 14:58:11 <terran> miker++ 14:58:16 <rgagnon> miker++ 14:58:22 <agoben> miker++ 14:58:25 <ScottThomas> miker++ 14:58:34 <miker> thanks folks 14:59:35 <miker> on to new business. I have none, until we hear back from the MOBIUS lawyers on next steps, but I would like to prime the pump and look for a prospective cat wrangler for the Form 1023 work 14:59:59 <miker> would anyone be interested in PM'ing that to help keep us on track? 15:00:10 <ScottThomas> I will. 15:00:19 <JBoyer> ScottThomas++ 15:00:19 <terran> ScottThomas++ 15:00:20 <agoben> ScottThomas++ 15:00:24 <miker> ScottThomas++ 15:00:26 <collum> ScottThomas++ 15:00:27 <rgagnon> ScottThomas++ 15:00:52 <miker> ScottThomas: thanks! 15:01:18 <miker> #info Scott has volunteered to wrangle the Form 1023 work when it begins 15:01:31 <miker> note, though, there will be plenty of work to go around :) 15:02:02 <miker> Opening the floor to any new business... 15:02:32 * JBoyer has none 15:02:48 <terran> Question: At what point will we need to start meeting in a format that uses audio to meet MO requirements? 15:03:17 <miker> terran: well, we have to have an initial meeting on the phone. but ... 15:04:00 <miker> we can meet in IRC (or other ways) and then pass around a consent action document to say "we all agree to what happened there" 15:04:20 <miker> if there are things that have to be voted on in order to proceed 15:04:29 <miker> such as budget changes and such 15:04:59 <miker> day-to-day stuff, committee reporting, etc, that only has to happen once a year where we can all hear each other 15:05:00 <terran> Thanks, I was unclear on that in the back-and-forth emails. 15:06:13 <miker> np, it was not obvious (and different from many states we're variously familiar with) 15:06:41 <miker> ok, with no other new business raised, may we have a move to adjourn? 15:06:51 <rgagnon> So moved 15:07:04 <JBoyer> Seconded. 15:07:22 <miker> I'll not force a vote for this ... 15:07:26 <miker> #endmeeting