[foundation-board] Fwd: Continuing on the OKF Board?

Thu Sep 9 09:37:06 UTC 2010

I can also confirm I will be coming to London on Tuesday for the meeting.

@Paula: so we should turn up at the BFI around 1815 next Tuesday?

BTW: I think we should still allow dial-in -- not everyone will always
make in person f2f (e.g. Jo in Edinburgh though we should obviously
try for as much f2f as possible!).

rufus

On 31 August 2010 08:33, Becky Hogge <becky.hogge at gmail.com> wrote:
> On 27 August 2010 23:32, paula le dieu <paula at ledieu.org> wrote:
>> I have a conference call phone we can use, just need to set up a conference
>> calling service if more than one other on the line.
>> What time are you thinking of having the meetings? 18.00 - 19.00/20.00?
>
> They're marked in the calendar as starting at 18.30. Given we'll be
> travelling to get to an f2f meeting now, does that still suit
> everyone? For my part, I know I can make that time. It might be
> slightly more complicated for James, who only finishes work up here in
> Cambridge at 5pm (he's still in Thailand, otherwise I'd let him speak
> for himself!) What about others?
>
>>
>> On 27 August 2010 18:08, Becky Hogge <becky.hogge at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> On 27 August 2010 06:48, paula le dieu <paula at ledieu.org> wrote:
>>> > I have checked in with BFI and they are more than happy to host London
>>> > board
>>> > meetings.
>>>
>>> Yay!
>>>
>>> That's great news, Paula, thanks. Rufus, James - I'm happy to make the
>>> journey to London if you are, I do think it makes things so much more
>>> productive to be f2f. Jo, can you start engineering some excuses to
>>> come to London on the alloted dates? And Paula, will there be call
>>> facilities if Jo can't make it down from Scotland, and to let Jonathan
>>> join in from Berlin?
>>>
>>> Bests
>>>
>>> Becky
>>>
>>> > Regards
>>> > Paula
>>> >
>>> > On 27 August 2010 05:39, Ian Brown <ian.brown at oii.ox.ac.uk> wrote:
>>> >>
>>> >> Thanks Becky. Agree F2F gets much more done. I could probably find us a
>>> >> venue in central London (BCS or RSA) for a reasonable rate.Or ORG might
>>> >> lend
>>> >> us a room...
>>> >>
>>> >> My apologies for the next meeting, I'm away until around 24 Sept.
>>> >>
>>> >> ________________________________________
>>> >> From: foundation-board-bounces at lists.okfn.org
>>> >> [foundation-board-bounces at lists.okfn.org] On Behalf Of Becky Hogge
>>> >> [becky.hogge at gmail.com]
>>> >> Sent: 23 August 2010 15:44
>>> >> To: rufus.pollock at okfn.org; OKF Board Mailing List
>>> >> Subject: Re: [foundation-board] Fwd: Continuing on the OKF Board?
>>> >>
>>> >> On 23 August 2010 14:35, Rufus Pollock <rufus.pollock at okfn.org> wrote:
>>> >> >> Rufus, you took an action to lay out the next year's worth of Board
>>> >> >> meetings in the OKF calendar - is this now done? Are the meetings
>>> >> >> showing the up-to-date ones?
>>> >> >
>>> >> > I've just added these now altered calendar to have board meetings on
>>> >> > a
>>> >> > quarterly basis based on 2nd tuesday of every month (was 3rd tuesday
>>> >> > but looking at dec thought this was bad so moved to 2nd Tuesday -- if
>>> >> > this is a problem for people please say!)
>>> >> >
>>> >> > Meeting are currently listed in the general OKFN Public Calendar
>>> >> > which
>>> >> > is shown, for example, here:
>>> >> >
>>> >> > http://okfn.org/calendar/
>>> >> >
>>> >> So, for ease of ref, the dates are:
>>> >>
>>> >> 14 September 2010
>>> >> 14 December 2010
>>> >> 8 March 2010
>>> >> 14 June 2010
>>> >> 13 September 2010
>>> >> 13 December 2010
>>> >>
>>> >> What's the chance of us, as per the hope expressed at the August
>>> >> meeting, making these as f2f as possible? Jo, I know that might be a
>>> >> struggle for you (assuming we're not all able to travel to Edinburgh,
>>> >> that is). Venue-wise, I can of course offer Hinxton, and I imagine we
>>> >> might be able to make use of Panton St, too, but can anyone suggest a
>>> >> venue we could use in London?
>>> >>
>>> >> Cheers
>>> >>
>>> >> Becky
>>> >>
>>> >>
>>> >> > Rufus
>>> >> >>
>>> >> >> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
>>> >> >> From: paula le dieu <paula at ledieu.org>
>>> >> >> Date: 16 August 2010 12:10
>>> >> >> Subject: Re: Continuing on the OKF Board?
>>> >> >> To: Becky Hogge <becky.hogge at gmail.com>
>>> >> >>
>>> >> >>
>>> >> >> Hello :)
>>> >> >> I confess I have been following in the background all the fantastic
>>> >> >> things that have been going on with OKFN - a fabulous win for you
>>> >> >> all
>>> >> >> and a complete turnaround from the financial and project profile of
>>> >> >> last year.
>>> >> >> I would be delighted to stay involved. It sounds as if the new
>>> >> >> structure could work much better for me as I can formally secure a
>>> >> >> quarterly commitment with work. It is now a year at the BFI and I
>>> >> >> hope
>>> >> >> that I will be able to come out of the rabbit hole a bit more ...
>>> >> >> although balance has never been one of my strengths I would like to
>>> >> >> try and once again engage with the wider world.
>>> >> >> Thanks for sticking with me - very grateful for the Board's ongoing
>>> >> >> support.
>>> >> >> p
>>> >> >> x
>>> >> >>
>>> >> >>
>>> >> >> On 13 August 2010 11:53, Becky Hogge <becky.hogge at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> >> >>>
>>> >> >>> Dear Paula
>>> >> >>>
>>> >> >>> It's such a shame you missed the face-to-face Board meeting
>>> >> >>> yesterday
>>> >> >>> - I think you would have loved to be there. It's seems strange that
>>> >> >>> only last year we were talking about in the abstract what this
>>> >> >>> year's
>>> >> >>> come seriously to fruition.
>>> >> >>>
>>> >> >>> I have been asked to write to you and ask whether you still want to
>>> >> >>> be
>>> >> >>> on the Board of Directors. When you joined, you showed us what a
>>> >> >>> great
>>> >> >>> contribution you could make to OKF, and everyone on the Board would
>>> >> >>> still really value your participation. You warned us when you
>>> >> >>> started
>>> >> >>> your new job that it would take you out of action, and so this
>>> >> >>> email
>>> >> >>> is partly to ask whether that period is now over, and partly to
>>> >> >>> say,
>>> >> >>> even though it feels like it's been a long time, we'd love to have
>>> >> >>> you
>>> >> >>> back :)
>>> >> >>>
>>> >> >>> In terms of how the Board's operating, changes are afoot. We've
>>> >> >>> elected to strip back the role of the Board to its formal
>>> >> >>> functions,
>>> >> >>> and to move Board meetings to a quarterly framework. We've spotted
>>> >> >>> ways to improve internal processes so that Board members are in
>>> >> >>> receipt of management accounts and activity reports ahead of
>>> >> >>> meetings.
>>> >> >>> A new Project Coordination committee, which Jo Walsh is chairing,
>>> >> >>> has
>>> >> >>> been established out of project leads picked from various
>>> >> >>> activities
>>> >> >>> around the network, and is emerging as the kind of collaborative
>>> >> >>> governance space that I think suits the vision of OKF's founders,
>>> >> >>> without compromising the financial and legal health of an
>>> >> >>> organisation
>>> >> >>> that now has around £100K in the bank. At this year's f2f meeting,
>>> >> >>> we
>>> >> >>> voted to make around £5K available to the coordination committee as
>>> >> >>> an
>>> >> >>> experimental funding pot - possibly even as seed money for a
>>> >> >>> micro-loan system - to see how they might establish processes for
>>> >> >>> distributing OKF's operating surplus to projects less likely to
>>> >> >>> receive direct funding.
>>> >> >>>
>>> >> >>> There should be really exciting times ahead, and we would all
>>> >> >>> really
>>> >> >>> welcome your expertise as we see how these changes pan out. What do
>>> >> >>> you think? The next meeting is on 21 September, with following
>>> >> >>> meetings in December, March 2011 and June 2011.
>>> >> >>>
>>> >> >>> Much love
>>> >> >>>
>>> >> >>> Becky
>>> >> >>
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