[ogb-discuss] draft OGB minutes 04022008

[Simon Phipps]

[OGB-Discuss:  Michele Olson was elected Secretary at the OGB meeting  
yesterday. She has created comprehensive minutes to ogb-private which  
will be posted here as soon as the OGB has approved them. The OGB also  
resolved to allow e-mail conduct of OGB business, as well as electing  
me Chair and John Plocher Vice-Chair]

Wonderful work, thanks Michele. Please can you propose a vote to adopt  
the minutes you have created when you're done editing and we'll test  
our e-mail voting. Let's use the public list for the vote.

Going forward, I agree with Plocher here - I would actually like to  
see less! We have the recording for a detailed record; I would like  
the minutes to record only:

* For resolutions, the resolution actually adopted and the details of  
the vote adopting it.

* For action items, a sentence explaining the action item and the name  
of the person carrying it. This also applies to future business - all  
future business needs an owner who is preparing the resolution.

* For discussions (including those preceding resolutions and action  
items), the points members ask to be recorded. If there are none, a  
record like "Members discussed the design of the web site. No  
decisions were taken."  or "Members discussed the design of the web  
site. xxx took an action item to prepare a resolution for a future  
meeting."

What do other Board members think? Let's briefly discuss and then I'll  
roll it up into a resolution.

S.