Archive:Board09/2009-11-21

Minutes

 * 10:37PT: Meeting called to order

Board of directors

 * CEO: Kevin Donovan
 * CFO: Parker Higgins
 * Secretary: Kevin Driscoll


 * Motion to confirm these positions: Higgins
 * Second: Ducruet
 * All in favor, None opposed
 * Passed: 10:38PT

Bylaws are adopted

 * Motion to adopt the bylaws: Driscoll
 * Second: Donovan
 * All in favor, None opposed
 * Passed: 10:39PT

Corporate office address
Students for Free Culture 1131 Elden Ave. #100 Los Angeles, CA 90006


 * Motion to confirm this address: Driscoll
 * Seconded: Ducruet
 * All in favor, none opposed
 * Passed: 10:39PT

Additional information

 * Opening account in Wachovia instead of BoA because of small business services.
 * Minutes will continue to be stored on freeculture.org wiki
 * http://wiki.freeculture.org/Meetings

Closing

 * Motion to adjourn: Parker
 * Second: Driscoll
 * All in favor, none opposed
 * Passed 10:41AM

OU criteria

 * OER/OA grading criteria
 * KDon has received lots of feedback
 * Finalized after a week
 * Taking a closer look at MIT, or similar institution
 * Need to get support for free software, net neutrality information
 * Good strategy: emailing directly for feedback
 * Donovan will compile some email

Mission statemate

 * Student leaders
 * Diverse luminaries
 * Intimate gathering
 * Train and refine
 * Agenda setting

Backbone panels
1:15 panels, 4x10 + Q&amp;A
 * OA
 * Business model, Publisher
 * Faculty experience
 * Differing demands across disciplines (science, humanities)
 * Skeptic
 * Librarian
 * Especially from a place that is trimming budgets
 * OER
 * Technology
 * Licensing challenges, interoperability
 * ccLearn mediators
 * Faculty experience
 * Student
 * Patent policy (worldchanging)
 * Patent pooling
 * Yale, et al essential medicine
 * Tech transfer (to DevW)
 * Socially responsible licensing (Georgetown event)
 * Campus tech (Internet, FOSS)
 * Library, IT professionals
 * Using/accomodating free software
 * FOSS activist/advocate, practicality
 * Open Document Format
 * Filtering
 * Net Neutrality
 * Higher Education Act compliance
 * DMCA, P2P
 * EDUCAUSE event
 * Network admins
 * Skeptic
 * Student experience
 * Administrator experience
 * DMCA agent

Keynote?

8-8:45am

 * Coffee
 * Registration

8:45am

 * Welcome
 * Overview
 * Short opening talk about Wheeler and status of OU

9:00am-12:00pm

 * 2 panels

12:00-12:45pm

 * Lunch

12:45-3:45pm

 * 2 panels

3:45pm

 * Wrap up
 * Info

4-?pm

 * Programmed ahead of time
 * 2 blocks of time
 * Workshops in classrooms
 * Pizza?
 * Hacking sessions?

8pm-?pm

 * Social event
 * 18+
 * GW bowling alley?
 * Games, music, libation, conversation

Day 2: Valentines / Unconference

 * GBS
 * Gov2.0

Short day:
 * 11am - 3pm
 * 3-4pm
 * Workshops
 * Wrap up sesh

Next steps

 * Save the date up in one week?
 * Donovan will do a save the date blog/tweet, Monday Nov 30
 * Location
 * Donovan will meet with people at GW f2f in DC
 * 250 attendees
 * Which panels, what will they focus on?
 * Placeholder website
 * Ben will talk to Phinney regarding implementation
 * Ducruet on logo design
 * Starting inviting Phinney to board calls
 * IRL meetup in DC?
 * Donovan + Ben
 * Walkthru + fundraising plan
 * Is it conducive to tabling?
 * Christina can come any weekend
 * Start inviting panelist, guest speakers
 * Donovan can suggest OA, OER, Patent composition
 * IRC meet up 11/23, 5pm