Plone Foundation Board Minutes October 17, 2024

Call to Order

  • Meeting started at 20:01 UTC

Attendance

  • Present: Martin Peeters, Brian Davis, Mikel Larreategi, and Guido Stevens
  • Excused: Eric Brehault, Paul Roeland, and Kim Paulissen

Approval of the minutes of October 3rd

  • Mikel motions to approve the minutes, Guido seconds. All in favor. Minutes are approved.

Action items

  • Martin sent email triggering Membership renewal process.
  • Beth to provide report for 2nd week of November.
  • Martin sent email for CC info for GSoC students.

Incoming Correspondence

  • Rikupekka expense request: Martin contacted Beth. Gave info to Rikupekka.
  • Tom Kapanka membership question: Paul replied.

New Business

  • Annual Meeting preparation: Since several people are absent, Martin will create document on Quaive and give us all the link.
  • PloneConf25: We had contact with possible parties who are interested in organizing next year's Ploneconf and we gave them information to form their proposal.

Continued Business

  • Board elections: Mikel and Brian reported responses. Others will keep reaching out.
  • Membership renewal: Kim said not done yet, but he will push on Paul to give him all the info. some people are waiting for approval.
  • Sponsorship program: Martin says Erico will give Guido news soon. Martin has been reviewing treasurer mailing list. Kim is still active with replies.
  • Framework team: Guido discussed burnout on the Framework team. Can we play any role in solving that? Martin says yes, we can take first steps to address that problem. How does someone address concerns with the process? Martin says again, the Board can push the buttons to help. Such as the planned discussion at PloneConf24. Guido and Martin planning to spur discussions on this topic of burnout at conference.
  • GSOC: No news, except ticket/cc info.
  • PloneConf24: Updated numbers on talks/attendees. Should be sharing more info in coming days. Lots of talks in Portugese. Considering translations. Coffee in Brazil better be good!
  • PloneConf24 Flyer: Board reviewed Brian's draft and gave recommendations for improvement. Erico's designer taking the ball. Brian will forward suggestions to Erico.
  • Zope funds: no news.

Review Ongoing

  • Mikel says Erico asked room for annual meeting at conference. Mikel says last day before lightning talks. Best timezone for remotes?
  • Brian published headless CMS article with Victor's approval. Guido suggested adding migration story to it.

Adjournment

  • Brian motions to adjourn. Guido seconds. All approved. Meeting adjourned at 21:15 UTC.