MC minutes from 2013-11-29

Hi all,

Here the meeting minutes from the MC meeting of today, November 29th.
This message is to be archived by the BoD and its deputies.

Kind regards,
Cor,

Minutes 2013-11-29
The Document Foundation
Membership Committee Meeting
Call Minutes

Location: Phone Conference Room

Keeper of the minutes: Leif Lodahl

In the call: Sophie Gautier (Membership Committee Member), Jean Hollis Weber (Membership Committee Member), Cor Nouws (Membership Committee Member), Simon Phipps (Membership Committee Member), Leif Lodahl (Membership Committee Member)

The Membership Committee at time of the call consists of 5 seat holders. All of them are attending the call.

The Membership Committee waives all formal statutory requirements, or requirements in the foundations articles, or other requirements regarding form and invitation, time limits, and for the topics discussed in this meeting.

1. Election of a Membership Committee Chairman

Eike Rathke has resigned from his duties at the Membership Committee on November 28th (yesterday). The letter of resignation has been posted by him in public to http://listarchives.documentfoundation.org/www/board-discuss/msg03394.html, and he also informed the Membership Committee as well as the Board of Directors in private, and confirmed his resignation additionally via phone.

Eike was the Chairman of the Membership Committee, so per § 12 II of the statutes of The Document Foundation, the Membership Committee has to elect a new Chairman.

Jean Weber proposes Cor Nouws as new Membership Committee Chairman. All other call participants support this proposal. There are no other proposals.

The Membership Committee votes on Cor Nouws as new Chairman.

Result of vote: 4 approvals, 1 abstaining (Cor Nouws), 0 disapprovals.

Cor Nouws accepts his election as Chairman of the Membership Committee.

Leif Lodahl (Keeper of the minutes)
Cor Nouws (Chairman of the Membership Committee)

Hello Cor,

Jean Weber proposes Cor Nouws as new Membership Committee Chairman. All
other call participants support this proposal. There are no other
proposals.

The Membership Committee votes on Cor Nouws as new Chairman.

Result of vote: 4 approvals, 1 abstaining (Cor Nouws), 0 disapprovals.

Cor Nouws accepts his election as Chairman of the Membership Committee.

thank you very much, and congratulations on your appointment to the new role!

I would hereby like to ask you in public whether you accept your new role as Chairman of the Membership Committee.

Florian

Florian Effenberger wrote (30-11-13 09:26)

thank you very much, and congratulations on your appointment to the new
role!

Thanks!

I would hereby like to ask you in public whether you accept your new
role as Chairman of the Membership Committee.

Yes I do. I'm glad to be able to serve the community in that role.

Cor