Oversight Board/Meeting Minutes-2024-04-24

April 24 2024 meeting

Attending

• Devin Ulibarri (SL executive director)
• Claudia Urrea (SL Inc. board)
• Lionel Laske (SL Inc. board)
• Ibiam Chihurumnaya (participant, SLOB)
• Peace Ojemeh (participant, SLOB)
• Walter Bender (SL Inc. board)

Absent

• Alex Perez (SL Inc. board)

Agenda

• Meeting time discussion
• Sugar Code-In
• Fundraiser progress report
• GSoC and DMP report
• Election planning
• ED announcement

Discussion

Meeting time

Motion by Walter Bender: Revert to 19:30 GMT meeting time.
Seconded by Lionel
4 in favor.

Sugar Code-in

Devin will submit an application to Sanofi for funding on Friday, April 26.

Fundraising progress report

Devin is going to schedule "our own folks on the timeline" [for the speaker series], starting with himself, and write up some more stuff to help people get the idea.
Lylian from OLPC has offered to present in May.
Martin Abente has also offered to present.

GSoC and DMP report

• We submitted 14 proposals to GSoC. Interns hear back from Google on 1 May.
• We have 4 slots in the DMP program.

Election

• Who will run it? (Claudia suggested Martin)
• When will it be held?
• What seats are open? (Walter's; Alex's; Samson's)
• Who can vote?
• How to we solicit contributors to become members?

ED Announcement

We never finished drafting the announcement -- in large part because of the election uncertainty. We can make a pared down announcement. Devin and Walter will work on it.