Board meeting minutes for 1/28/05 meeting. Thank you for your comments, adjustments, corrections.
Present: Gabriel Shirley, John Engle, Karen Davis, Doug Germann Sr., Michael Herman, Mikk Sarv, Lisa Heft. Absent: Leon deKing. Notes-taker: Lisa Heft
* OSI(US) "Ask" letter; premiums (Peggy)
Letter asking people to join and donate money to OSI(US). One of the premiums is a photo Peggy took from OSonOS in Swenmark 2003 of Principles and Law in 11 languages.
Action/Decision?/Agreements?:
-- Regarding production of photos: If Peggy does a lot of those she'll ask OSI(US) to buy a new cartridge for her color printer. -- Anyone donating $500 or more will help us create a poster of this photo and you'll get the first copy and a credit on that poster. -- Peggy: letter will go out next week
* World Service Market (Michael)
Stimulating a marketplace for proposals/requests and offerings of support for Open Space around the world. We've been sharing emails to build the invitation and the site to launch this. Need to finalize key questions.
Action/Decision?/Agreements?:
-- MH moving text to a wiki page where additional editing can be done directly. -- Tell MH what's missing; what can be pared away; keep it simple. -- MH will help Kerry simplify it and afterwards both will let us know
* Offer from Dee Dickinson (Peggy)
Dee offers to put an update about what's going on with Open Space at the New Horizons website. Also invited in that announcement of our OS, AI, FS education collaboration project.
Action/Decision?/Agreements?:
-- Peggy will say thank you, it's too early, will check in after more info on Summit (below) -- Kerry will ask Summit folks in next call if that is something they'd like, too.
* Advertising student wants to redesign a logo for a non-profit (Michael)
His assignment: to work for "Open Space Technology" volunteer to create 3-5 ideas we can choose or not. If we like what he works on he can continue with it. Do we want to change the logo? We agreed that this would be for OSI(US) and not for openspaceworld. If we decide we don't need to do this right now MH could ask him to use his assignment for Small Change Network.
Action/Decision?/Agreements?:
-- Michael will continue the conversation with him, basing it on what his (the student's) passion is and will connect him to Peggy and Lisa (see below) -- Peggy would be happy to spend an hour or two with this student. Lisa would too.
* Harrison's birthday party
This year's annual update received more response of 'I'd like to get involved with 'x'" than any other year, including Karen and Ralph sharing their interest in planning HO's party. Karen is willing to work with someone on it, though perhaps not able to be the lead. Invitation to a gathering of some sort; also possible to do virtual event. No decisions have been made as to where or when or what, though Michael has checked in with Ethelyn regarding this. The Owens live in Washington, DC and have kids living in Chicago. Note that this is not a secret from Harrison.
Action/Decision?/Agreements?:
-- Peggy will set up a Yahoo e-group for anyone who wants to virtually discuss this -- Doug will compose the message inviting interested parties to that site and will send this to the Board. - - Doug will post the message regarding this to the OSLIST (he will keep in touch with Peggy as to the status of this so she will know when to set up this group)
* Collaboration for a Summit on OS, Appreciative Inquiry, Future Search Education (John, Kerry)
Next meeting date is March 2
Action/Decision?/Agreements?:
To the bin.
* Education wiki (Mikk)
Goal of wiki and OS in education: opening up more ideas about education in Estonia - not in January; now in mid-April.
Action/Decision?/Agreements?:
To the bin.
* Research Project (Peggy)
Action/Decision?/Agreements?:
To the bin.
* Bylaws
Action/Decision?/Agreements?:
To the bin.
* Wiki Work (Michael)
French and Italian requestors for wiki page for them - can Michael/someone ask for some money for working on the wiki? MH asked them what they might be willing to contribute to have it set up, do we want to ask for an annual contribution, etc. (Michael)
Action/Decision?/Agreements?:
To the bin.
* Inviting people who contribute to OSI(US) to ask for their wishes (Michael, Karen)
Action/Decision?/Agreements?:
To the bin.
Next meeting: February 25th