Governance/Foundation/02Nov2012BoardMinutes

= MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF OPENSTACK FOUNDATION = November 2, 2012<>

9:00 a.m. Pacific Time<>

The following are the minutes of a meeting of the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of OpenStack Foundation, a Delaware non-stock, non-profit corporation (the “Foundation”), held via teleconference and webinar at the above time pursuant to notice duly given to all directors. The following directors were present for the meeting:

Jesse Andrews<> Tim Bell<> Randy Bias<> Hui Cheng <> Tzi-cher Chiueh<> Alan Clark<> Jim Curry<> Eileen Evans<> Tobias Ford <> Tristan Goode <> Robert Hirschfeld<> Jon Igoe<> Kyle MacDonald<> Joshua McKenty <> Jon Mittelhauser<<BR>> Todd Moore<<BR>> Boris Renski (Mr. Renski left the meeting at 10 a.m.)<<BR>> Sean Roberts<<BR>> Brian Stevens<<BR>> Monty Taylor<<BR>>

The following directors were not present at the meeting: Simon Anderson, Yujie (“Ben”) Du, Troy Toman, and Lew Tucker.

Also present for some or all of the meeting were Jonathan Bryce of the OpenStack Foundation, Mark Collier of the OpenStack Foundation, and Lisa Miller of the Law Office of Lisa S. Miller.

Following roll call, Mr. Clark determined a quorum was present and called the meeting to order. Mr. Clark served as Chairman. The Board asked Ms. Miller to serve as Secretary of the meeting and record the minutes.

Approval of the 2013 Budget.
Mr. Bryce presented the proposed 2013 budget for the Foundation. The members of the Board had a discussion. Upon motion duly made and seconded, the Board unanimously adopted the following resolution:

RESOLVED, that the budget for 2013 attached as Exhibit A is approved.

Discussion of January Election.
Mr. Bryce presented a proposed timeline for the upcoming January elections. The members of the Board had a discussion. The Board accepted the timeline presented by Mr. Bryce. Mr. Clark will follow up with a proposed schedule of 2013 Board meetings. Discussion of Elections of Individual Board Members.

Mr. Hirschfeld discussed the process for electing individual board members and lead the discussion regarding options available to improve the elections. The members of the Board had a discussion. The Board will invite feedback from the community.

Discussion of Technical Committee and Incubator Process.
Mr. Clark discussed the Board’s interactions with the Technical Committee and the incubator process. The members of the Board had a discussion. Mr. Clark proposed a draft of, and the Board approved, a letter to the Technical Committee inviting participation in the effort to create a policy for the incubator process. The letter will be sent to the Technical Committee following the meeting.

Discussion of Standards for Training.
Mr. Goode led a discussion of the Foundation’s involvement in standards for training. To avoid potential conflicts of interest, the discussion was limited to the formation of a working group to address the issue. The Board agreed to the formation of a working group led by Mr. Collier. The working group will create a proposal on the Board’s involvement in standards for training and present to the Board at a later date.

Approval of Board Minutes.
Mr. Clark continued to preside over the meeting. Upon motion duly made and seconded, the Board unanimously adopted the following resolution:

RESOLVED, that the minutes of the Board meeting on October 15, 2012 are approved.

There being no further business to come before the Board and upon motion duly made and seconded, the meeting was adjourned at 10:59 a.m. Pacific Time.

Respectfully submitted,

Lisa Miller<<BR>> Secretary of the Meeting

APPROVED:

Alan Clark<<BR>> Chairman of the Meeting