The following are the minutes of a meeting of the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Open Infra Foundation, a Delaware corporation (the “Foundation”) at the above time pursuant to notice duly given to all directors. The following directors were present by phone for all or part of the meeting:
Alexander Navratil
Allison Randal
Amy Marrich
ChangBo Guo
Eoghan Glynn
Ghanshyam Mann
Johan Christenson
Josh Villareal
Julia Kreger
Kurt Garloff
Mohammed Naser
Phil Robb
Tytus Kurek
Also present for some or all of the meeting were Jonathan Bryce, Mark Collier, Thierry Carrez, Wes Wilson and Allison Price of the Foundation. Mr. Bryce called the meeting to order and asked Mr. Stevenson to act as Secretary of the meeting and record the minutes.
Mr. Bryce discussed the process for electing a new Board Chair and Vice Chairs. A Board discussion followed. Upon a motion duly made and seconded, the following resolutions were unanimously approved by the Board:
WHEREAS, it is in the best interest of the Foundation to appoint new Chairs and Vice Chairs;
RESOLVED, that the Board appoints Julia Kreger as Chair of the Board to serve until the earlier of the person giving notice of resignation, the person ceasing to be a member of the Board, or the election by the Board of a new Chair;
RESOLVED, that the Board appoints Allison Randal and Amy Marich as Vice Chairs of the Board to serve until the earlier of the person's resignation, the person ceasing to be a member of the Board or the election by the Board of new Vice Chairs.
Following approval of the resolutions, Ms. Kreger assumed the role of Chair.
Ms. Kreger presented the minutes from the December 10, 2024 Board meeting.
Upon a motion duly made and seconded, the following resolution was approved by the Board (with Mr. Christenson and Mr. Garloff abstaining):
RESOLVED, that minutes of the Board meeting on December 10, 2024 attached as Exhibit A is approved.
Ms. Kreger described the Foundation policies relevant to the Board, including the Antitrust Policy, Code of Conduct and Transparency Policy. She also described certain other Board procedures and communication channels.
Ms. Kreger discussed the proposed dates for 2025 Board meetings being the second Tuesday of each month other than February, which would not have a meeting.
The Board members will coordinate online to finalize the dates and times.
Mr. Carrez welcomed new directors and presented highlights of the Foundation’s 2024 Annual Report and a summary of the Foundation’s 2025 budget and goals.
Ms. Price provided an update on community highlights and plans, including the AI Working Group’s plan to publish an OpenStack AI white paper in Q3, the VMware Migration Working Group’s plan to develop an outline for the VMware migration guide, the planned release of StarlingX 10.0, and the planned releases of OpenStack 2025.1 and 2025.2.
Ms. Price provided an update on upcoming events: OpenInfra Days North
America will be held March 6-7 in Pasadena, CA; a Project Teams Gathering will held virtually on April 7-11; OpenInfra Days Asia Roadshow will be held in July and August; OpenInfra Days Latin America will be held in late August in Colombia; and OpenInfra Summit EU will be held later in the fall.
Mr. Robb agreed to remain Chairs of the Finance Committee.
Ms. Marich agreed to remain Chair of the Compensation Committee.
The Board entered into executive session.
There being no further business before the Board and upon motion duly made and seconded, the meeting was then adjourned at 9 am PST.
Respectfully submitted,
Chris Stevenson
Secretary of the Meeting
Exhibit A:
December 10, 2023 Minutes