December 9, 2015

Dial In Info

Notice of Recording

• Notice to all attendees - board meetings are recorded and publicly available as of March, 2013
• Joining the call acknowledges your awareness of recording and consent to be recorded and public dissemination of the recording.
• Recording of 25 September 2015 OWASP Board Meeting
• Recording of 14 October 2015 OWASP Board Meeting
• Recording of 4 November 2015 OWASP Board Meeting

Time

• December 9 OWASP Board meeting, Start-time is YYYYY PST
• Start-Time adjusted for Daylight Savings time end.
• Global Start-Time,
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Location

Teleconference Information:

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International Toll Free Calling Information

Attendance Tracker

Board Meeting Attendance Tracker

Meeting Minutes

• 4 November 2015 OWASP Board Meeting Minutes
• 14 October 2015 OWASP Board Meeting Minutes

Reading Material

It is a requirement as a board member to fully read all material prior to the start of the meeting

Conference Manager Monthly Report For December 2015

AJV - please re-read at least one of your induction books sent to you at the start of your term as an OWASP Board member

• in particular, please review the roles and responsibilities and duties of the Board
• please read the bit about finance, audit, and risk committees

• Proposal to add an audit committee when new Board roles are elected https://docs.google.com/a/owasp.org/document/d/1YxMu_IrjqfdH3hwDYQCcPJKAyxFImFmIh4WWcovJRsg/edit?usp=sharing

Meeting Agenda

Call to Order /OWASP Mission

• (5 minutes) - Administrative (List of attendees and Agenda bashing (only if last-minute changes to the agenda are needed)

Actionable Agenda Topics

• (5-10 minutes) - BenchMark Project - Follow up from November Planning call.

• (5 minutes) - Josh Sokol- Proposal to Eliminate "At Large" Board Positions. Is this now 'tabled', or to be opened again in January?
  • See this thread for the original proposal.

• (5 minutes) - Jim M - Proposal to hire wiki editor. Needed clarity on phase 1 deliverables & proposed cost.
• (5 minutes) - AJV - Proposal to establish audit committee, and consider finance and risk committees. See reading material

Discussion Topics

• (20 minutes) - 2016 Strategic Goals & Budget
• (20 minutes) - Discussion of Board duties, roles and responsibilities, and improving the effectiveness of future Board meetings ajv
  • Review final draft budget, Goals statement and metrics.

Misc. Topics (10-15 Minutes)

• (5 min) Wiki Contractor Update & Status - Jim M., All
• (5 min) Review Automation of Project Review & Next Steps - Claudia & Kate
• (5 min) 2017 AppSec Planning - Call for Host City like past years? One strong contender already.
• (5 min) Consider paying professionals for the project review task force instead of volunteers here

Reports

• Executive Director/Operations Update - [ P.Ritchie]

• • Events Manager - Laura Grau Summary Report AppSecUSA-San Francisco 2015
  • Community Manager Update Report on 2015 Strategic Goals metrics, New Chapters, Communications - Noreen Whysel
  • Director Update - Kate Hartmann Update
  • Project Coordinator Claudia Aviles Casanovas Update
  • Membership Update - October 2015 Membership Report
  • IT Update:

Old Business

All active board proposals are listed here

New Business

All active board proposals are listed here

Adjournment

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