PSF Meeting Minutes for May 31, 2018
A regular meeting of the Python Software Foundation ("PSF") Board of Directors was held over Group Conference Call via phone and Internet Relay Chat/Slack beginning at 15:00 UTC (GMT/Zulu), on May 31, 2018. Ewa Jodlowska took notes/minutes.
All votes are reported in the form "Y-N-A" (in favor-Y‚opposed-N‚abstentions-A; e.g. "5-1-2" means "5 in favor, 1 opposed, and 2 abstentions").
Contents
1 Attendance
The following members of the Board of Directors (11 of 13) were present at the meeting: Lorena Mesa, Naomi Ceder, Paul Hildebrandt, Thomas Wouters, Trey Hunner, Eric Holscher, Kenneth Reitz, Paola Katherine Pacheco, Jackie Kazil, Ewa Jodlowska, and Van Lindberg.
No other staff was present at the meeting since after the consent agenda vote, the board moved to a private meeting (Executive Session) to discuss staff evaluations and compensation.
2 Resolutions Decided for Consent Agenda
Minutes from prior meetings: April 24, 2018:
RESOLVED, that the Python Software Foundation approve the minutes at https://mail.python.org/mailman/private/psf-important/2018-April/000875.html as representing a true and accurate record of the April 24, 2018 meeting
Approved 11-0-0
Consent Agenda Resolutions:
RESOLVED, that the Python Software Foundation agrees to hire Ernest W. Durbin III as Director of Infrastructure based on the offer letter sent by Ewa Jodlowska on May 22, 2018 with a start date of June 1, 2018 per the information that was shared with the board here: https://mail.python.org/mailman/private/psf-board-private/2018-May/000948.html
RESOLVED, that the Python Software Foundation add the following new members to the code of conduct work group: Anwesha Das, Brett Cannon, Jeff Triplett, Kenneth Reitz, Maricela Sanchez Miranda, Philip James, Rami Chowdhury, Sasha Romijn, Thomas Wouters
Approved 11-0-0
3 Meetup Expenses Approved
None at this time
4 Board and Staff Reports
None at this time
5 Work Group Reports
None at this time
6 Votes Approved by Working Groups
Below are resolutions approved by the various PSF Working Groups since the April 24, 2018 board meeting:
6.1 Grants
RESOLVED, that the Python Software Foundation Grants Work Group grant $2500 USD to the PyConWeb conference happening in Munich, Germany June 30, 2018
Approved 7-0-0, May 31, 2018
RESOLVED, that the Python Software Foundation Grants Work Group grant $300 USD to the PyLadies meet up event happening in Eket, Nigeria June 9, 2018
Approved 7-0-0, May 29, 2018
RESOLVED, that the Python Software Foundation Grants Work Group grant $280 USD to the Python Meet Up event happening in Minna, Nigeria May 26, 2018
Approved 7-0-0, May 22, 2018
RESOLVED, that the Python Software Foundation Grants Work Group grant $3000 USD to the Python Cerrado conference happening August 18, 2018
Approved 6-0-1, May 22, 2018
RESOLVED, that the Python Software Foundation Grants Work Group grant $570 USD to the Django Girls event happening in Gliwice, Poland June 9, 2018
Approved 7-0-0, May 15, 2018
RESOLVED, that the Python Software Foundation Grants Work Group grant $5,416.75 USD (~R$ 19.470,00) to the Python Brasil conference happening on October 17, 2018, in Natal, Brasil.
Approved 8-0-0, May 11, 2018
RESOLVED, that the Python Software Foundation Grants Work Group grant $388 USD to the Django Girls event happening in Cagayan de Oro City, Philippines June 30, 2018
Approved 7-0-0, May 10, 2018
RESOLVED, that the Python Software Foundation Grants Work Group grant $2200 USD to the LetsPY 18 BootCamp happening in Nagpur, India June 8, 2018
Denied 7-0-0, May 9, 2018
RESOLVED, that the Python Software Foundation Grants Work Group grant $438 USD to the Python Study Group Meetup that is happen throughout 2018 in Felton, California
Approved 8-0-0, May 4, 2018
RESOLVED, that the Python Software Foundation Grants Work Group grant $480 USD to the PyCode Carrots event happening in Szczecin, Poland May 11, 2018
Approved 8-0-0, May 4, 2018
RESOLVED, that the Python Software Foundation Grants Work Group grant $750 USD to the Django Girls event happening in Oyo, Nigeria May 26, 2018
Approved 7-0-1, May 1, 2018
RESOLVED, that the Python Software Foundation Grants Work Group sponsor PyLondium in the amount of $1980 USD. PyLondinium is happening June 8, 2018 in London UK.
Approved 7-0-0, April 26, 2018
6.2 Sponsor
RESOLVED, that the Python Software Software Foundation Sponsor Working Group approve the sponsor application from Blog Starter at the Iron Level.
Denied 0-7-0, May 23, 2018
RESOLVED, that the Python Software Software Foundation Sponsor Working Group approve the sponsor application from Yo Bits at the Iron Level.
Approved 5-0-0, May 17, 2018
RESOLVED, that the Python Software Software Foundation Sponsor Working Group approve the sponsor application from MotorHome Republic at the Iron Level.
Approved 7-0-0, May 15, 2018
RESOLVED, that the Python Software Software Foundation Sponsor Working Group approve the sponsor application from StickerYou at the Copper Level.
Approved 7-0-0, May 2, 2018
7 Votes Approved at PyCon 2018
RESOLVED, that the Python Software Foundation award the 2018 Frank Willison Award to Audrey Roy Greenfeld and Daniel Roy Greenfeld in recognition of their contributions to the development of Python and the global Python community through their speaking, teaching, and writing.
Approved, 11-0-0, May 11, 2018
8 New Business
No new resolutions were voted on.
9 Other Business / Discussions
- Executive session was not minutes
10 Meeting Adjournment
The meeting was adjourned at 15:51 UTC (GMT/Zulu).