Board/Minutes/2025-05

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Page for preliminary agenda and draft minutes.

Date and time: While the meeting was initially scheduled for Thursday 29 May 2025 at 13:30 UTC, it might get rescheduled, as board members might be travelling to the board face-to-face meeting.

Location: Video room https://osmvideo.cloud68.co/user/dor-2cd-qah-rim
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Administrative


Approval of previous minutes


Circular Resolutions

2025/Res14 OSMF to endorse the UN Open Source Principles

Voting closing on 2025-02-01. Superseded by vote during the April 2025 board meeting (Approved).

Circular by Laura Mugeha.

Note: See https://unite.un.org/news/fifteen-organizations-endorse-un-open-source-principles

2025/Res15 CWG seeks Board authority to purchase a "Buffer" subscription

The Communication Working Group (CWG) uses an online service (Buffer) to post on social media. The OSMF has to pay for the subscription renewal and until this is done, CWG cannot post to social via Buffer.

We will be acting in terms of the Board procurement policy.

We are acting in terms of our policy on Loomio votes as this matter is urgent and cannot wait for the next Board meeting.

Purchases exceeding EUR 500 need a Board or working group resolution. They also need to reference funds on the budget. The CWG has an unspent allocation of GBP14000 at this time so there are sufficient funds.

Resolution:

This Board notes and supports the need for the Communications Working Group to purchase a subscription to Buffer to allow posting to social media. The Board authorises the payment of up to 700 EUR for this purpose. The funds are to be drawn from the CWG allocation in the budget.

Vote "Agree" to support the resolution above.

If you have any concerns please contact Craig Allan, Dorothea Kazazi or Mikel Maron on any private channel for further information.

Voting closing on 2025-02-06.

Circular by Craig Allan.

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Guest comments or questions


Next meetings

Open board meeting: 26 June 2025 at 13:30 UTC

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