Governance/Foundation/(24Oct2016BoardMinutes
The following are the minutes of a meeting of the Board of Directors (the “Boardâ€) of OpenStack Foundation, a Delaware corporation (the “Foundationâ€) at the above time at Centre de Convencions Internacional de Barcelona located in Barcelona, Spain pursuant to notice duly given to all directors at . The following directors were present by in person or by phone for all or part of the meeting:
Also present for some or all of the meeting was Mark Collier, Heidi Joy Tretheway, Thierry Carrez, Jeremy Stanley, Tom Fifield, Danny Carreno, Heidi Bretz, Scott Raschke and Lauren Sell of the OpenStack Foundation, Mark Radcliffe of DLA Piper and certain members of the community. Mr. Clark called the meeting to order and provided an overview of the agenda. He also served as Chairman. Mr. Radcliffe served as Secretary of the meeting and recorded the minutes. Template:Anchor Template:Anchor
Approval of Board Minutes.
Mr. Clark presented the minutes from the August 23, 2016 Board meeting. After a discussion, upon a motion duly made and seconded the following resolution was unanimously approved by the Board:
RESOLVED, that minutes of the Board meeting on August 23, 2016 attached as Exhibit A is approved.
Report of the Executive Director.
Mr. Collier discussed an overview of the Summit and plans for 2017.
Report of the User Committee.
Mr. Magana discussed the proposal to amend the Bylaws to make the User Committee an elected committee. A Board discussion followed. The Board decided to defer consideration of the proposal in order
Report of the Membership Committee.
Mr. Esker provided an update on the activities of the Membership Committee.
Gold Member Presentation
99Cloud Inc. (“99Cloudâ€) provided a presentation on its application for Gold Member. The Board asked questions of 99Cloud.
Gold Member Presentation
ChinaMobile (“ChinaMobileâ€) provided a presentation on its application for Gold Member. The Board asked questions of ChinaMobile.
Gold Member Presentation
China Telecom (“China Telecomâ€) provided a presentation on its application for Gold Member. The Board asked questions of China Telecom.
Gold Member Presentation
City Network Hosting AB (“Citynetworkâ€) provided a presentation on its application for Gold Member. The Board asked questions of Citynetwork.
Gold Member Presentation
Deutsche Telecom (“Deutsche Telecomâ€) provided a presentation on its application for Gold Member. The Board asked questions of Deutsche Telecom.
Gold Member Presentation
Inspur (“Inspurâ€) provided a presentation on its application for Gold Member. The Board asked questions of Inspur.
Gold Member Presentation
ZTE (“ZTEâ€) provided a presentation on its application for Gold Member. The Board asked questions of ZTE.
Executive Session.
The Board went into executive session. The members discussed 99Cloud, ChinaMobile, China Telecom, Deutsche Telecom, Citynetwork, Inspur and ZTE as a potential Gold Members based on the criteria adopted by the Board. The Board terminated the executive session.
Appointment of 99Cloud as a Gold Member.
The Board discussed the qualifications of 99Cloud as a potential Gold Member. After a discussion, upon motion duly made and seconded, the Board unanimously adopted the following resolution:
WHEREAS, it is in the best interest of the Foundation to appoint 99Cloud as a Gold Member; and
WHEREAS, upon execution of the Gold Member Agreement, 99Cloud should be appointed as a Gold Member.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that 99Cloud is appointed as a Gold Member upon the execution of the Gold Member Agreement.
Appointment of ChinaMobile as a Gold Member.
The Board discussed the qualifications of ChinaMobile as a potential Gold Member. After a discussion, upon motion duly made and seconded, the Board unanimously adopted the following resolution:
WHEREAS, it is in the best interest of the Foundation to appoint ChinaMobile as a Gold Member; and
WHEREAS, upon execution of the Gold Member Agreement, ChinaMobile should be appointed as a Gold Member.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that ChinaMobile is appointed as a Gold Member upon the execution of the Gold Member Agreement.
Appointment of Deutsche Telecom as a Gold Member.
The Board discussed the qualifications of Deutsche Telecom as a potential Gold Member. After a discussion, upon motion duly made and seconded, the Board unanimously adopted the following resolution:
WHEREAS, it is in the best interest of the Foundation to appoint Deutsche Telecom as a Gold Member; and
WHEREAS, upon execution of the Gold Member Agreement, Deutsche Telecom should be appointed as a Gold Member.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that Deutsche Telecom is appointed as a Gold Member upon the execution of the Gold Member Agreement.
Appointment of Citynetwork as a Gold Member.
The Board discussed the qualifications of Citynetwork as a potential Gold Member. After a discussion, upon motion duly made and seconded, the Board unanimously adopted the following resolution:
WHEREAS, it is in the best interest of the Foundation to appoint Citynetwork as a Gold Member; and
WHEREAS, upon execution of the Gold Member Agreement, Citynetwork should be appointed as a Gold Member.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that Citynetwork is appointed as a Gold Member upon the execution of the Gold Member Agreement.
Deferral of Consideration of Applications by China Telecom, Inspur and ZTE as Gold Members.
Mr. Clark stated that the Board did not have sufficient time to review all of the applications for appointment of Gold Members and has decided to defer consideration of the applications from China Telecom, Inspur and ZTE.
Respectfully submitted,
Secretary of the Meeting | ||
APPROVED:
Chairman of the Meeting
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