OpenInfra Foundation Minutes of a Meeting of the Governing Board March 10, 2026
A meeting of the Governing Board of the OpenInfra Foundation ("OIF"), which is part of The Linux Foundation, was held on March 10, 2026, from 8:05 AM - 9:02 AM PT via Zoom.
Board Voting Members Present (constituting a quorum under the OIF Charter):
Tony Breeds
Kurt Garloff
ChangBo Guo
Julia Kreger
Amy Marrich
Allison Randal
Hiue Le
Josh Villarreal
Xu Wang
Junyi Zhou
Johan Christenson
Eoghan Glynn
Chris Morgan
Ritesh Paibona
OpenInfra Staff / Executive Leadership Present:
Jonathan Bryce
Thierry Carrez
Allison Price
Wes Wilson
Ildiko Vancsa
Ms. Kreger called the meeting to order at 8:05 AM PT, reviewed the Linux Foundation Antitrust Policy Notice, and confirmed that a quorum was present.
OpenInfra staff provided an update to the Board.
Mr. Carrez opened the update with an overview of the Foundation’s 2026 goals, including leveraging LF synergies, breaking even on finances and bringing OpenInfra projects to the next level. He then shared updates on the latest OpenInfra software releases and finished with an update on Foundation growth.
Mr. Wilson then shared an update on recent events the Foundation was present at, including FOSDEM and the LF Member Summit. He proceeded to share details on a recent report published by LF Research on the “ROI of Open Source”, sponsored by the Foundation.
Ms. Price followed by sharing current community initiatives and progress, starting with the Digital Sovereignty Working Group, including participation data, in progress projects and case studies in the works.
Ms. Vancsa then shared the work the Foundation has been doing to improve contributor experiences in OpenStack, including an analysis of feedback to better understand challenges that contributors and maintainers are facing. More information can be found on the openstack-discuss mailing list.
Ms. Price continued to update on current community initiatives and outreach activities, including ongoing efforts to refine the OpenStack User Survey process and increase participation and feedback from operators and users. She highlighted recent examples of organizations sharing how they are deploying OpenInfra technologies in production environments and reviewed the Foundation’s continued presence at major industry conferences and ecosystem events. Ms. Price also outlined upcoming community-led events and OpenInfra Days taking place around the world, as well as progress in planning for the combined KubeCon + CloudNativeCon + OpenInfra Summit Asia + PyTorch Conference China 2026 event and other opportunities to engage the broader OpenInfra community. She shared that the CFP for the OpenInfra Summit Asia is currently open, and registration will open soon.
Mr. Carrez wrapped up the staff section sharing the upcoming events OpenInfra staff would be present at, then handed the meeting back to Ms. Kreger.
Ms. Kreger opened a discussion around holding an in-person board meeting in 2026. The board discussed three options including the OpenInfra Summit Asia in Shanghai, Open Source Summit Europe in Prague, and KubeCon NA in Salt Lake City. After some discussion, it was decided that a poll would be sent to the board to gauge availability for each option.
There being no further business before the Board, the meeting was adjourned at 9:02 AM PT.
Respectfully submitted,
Wes Wilson
Secretary