Minutes March 8, 2011

Board Members Present: Dave Wichers, Jeff Williams, Eoin Keary, Matt Tesauro

Board Members Absent: Tom Brennan (joined at 1pm), Seba

Committee Chairs Present: Tin Zaw, Joe Bernik, Mark Bristow, Jason Li, Martin Knobloch

Committee Chairs Absent: Dan Cornel, Jim Manico

Also Present: Kelly, Kate Hartmann, Paulo Coimbra

Conference Committee

Relationship with First approved

Mark will follow up with Conferences Committee to draft guidelines to be used for future relationships. One key discussion is related to profit and profit sharing models.

GCC Representative funding will remain under the GCC budget and will not be charged to the conferences.

Conference Committee Proposed Profit sharing plan approved with the understanding that the financial resources are still intended for activity support. Chapters need to re invest these funds back into the Foundation. Mark will take this initiative back to the committee to work on the wording of the announcement.

Projects Committee

Initiative for Project Hosting funding supported by Board (Dave, Jeff, Eoin, Matt)

Remaining Budget to be Reviewed

Industry Committee will request expedited approval of a portion of their budget for AppSec EU

GIC will work with Membership and Conferences regarding sponsorship and Membership

Foundation Business


 * All Committee Budgets need to be submitted Prior to the next Board Meeting for consideration


 * Board oversight requirement removed


 * The Board has agreed to the contracting of support staff for the Chapter's Committee, the Conferences Committee, and the Membership Committee. This person will have direct report to DOO and indirect report to Committee Chair.


 * The Board will re engage Tesauro Consulting to complete the initiative that had been halfway completed prior to the summit.


 * Tom Brennan requested a status update on the posting of the videos from the Global Summit.