2026-03-20 Board Meeting

Approved on 2026-04-17

Board members: Tracy Hinds, McCoy Smith, Carlo Piana, Chris Aniszczyk, Catharina Maracke, Anne-Marie Scott, Sayeed Choudhury, Ruth Suehle, Thierry Carrez

Guests: Deb Bryant

Regrets: Josh Berkus, Gaël Blondelle

Quorum: Quorum reached at 8:05 a.m. Pacific Time US

Tracy calls the meeting to order at 8:05 a.m.

The board reviews the minutes of the previous board meeting (2026-02-20).

Motion: Approve Previous Meeting Minutes

• Motion: Chris moves to approve the minutes of the previous board meeting (2026-02-20).
• Second: Tracy seconds.
• Abstain: Sayeed, Catharina, and Anne-Marie abstain.
• Result: All others approve.

Ruth Suehle joins at 08:10.

McCoy discusses financial status and updates the Board.

McCoy reports for the Licensing Committee. No decision on approval is due at this meeting.

Ruth Suehle reports on the work of the Governance Working Group, and the Board discusses the modalities to open it to external members.

The Board discusses candidatures to cover the open roles of Vice Chair and Treasurer.

The Board thanks Thierry for his very long and effective role as Vice Chair, as well as McCoy for his contribution as Treasurer.

Motion: Nominate Vice Chair

• Motion: Catharina moves to nominate Ruth Suehle as Vice Chair.
• Second: Sayeed seconds.
• Abstain: Ruth abstains.
• Result: All others approve.

Motion: Nominate Treasurer

• Motion: Catharina moves to nominate Anne-Marie Scott as Treasurer.
• Second: Thierry seconds.
• Abstain: Anne-Marie abstains.
• Result: All others approve.

The Board also thanks Josh Berkus for his service as a Board Member, having come to the end of his term. Unfortunately, Josh could not be present for his last board meeting. The Board looks forward to cooperating with Josh in the Governance Working Group.

No other business to cover.

Tracy adjourns the meeting at 09:04 a.m. Pacific Time US.