Past Meetings

OWASP Board Meeting — November 10, 2009

Agenda for this Board meeting.

Meeting Details

  • Date: Tuesday, November 10, 2009
  • Time: 12:00 PM EST – 1:30 PM
  • Location: Remote

Call to Order

Board Members

Directors will be recorded when the meeting is called to order.

Guests

No guests listed.

Conflict of Interest and Anti-Trust Statement

As the Board consists of individuals from many competing organizations, OWASP and its Board shall abide by all applicable anti-trust and competition laws. To avoid any perceived or actual conflict of interest, or anti-trust concerns under US federal, state, or regulations, only the published agenda shall be discussed or voted upon, or amended as below. If there are any conflicts of interest, Board members are expected to disclose the conflict of interest and must recuse themselves from discussion and voting.

Changes to the Agenda

Changes to the agenda — unless otherwise prohibited by anti-trust or competition laws — including adding, altering, or tabling of motions is permitted by following Roberts Rules of Order (RONR 12th Ed) 41:63, which requires an affirmative two-thirds vote.

Approval of Minutes

None listed.

Pre-reading Material

New Business

Agenda

OLD BUSINESS [1] Old Business

NEW BUSINESS Members 645 List Review of Summit Agenda Review of Candidate Agenda & Discuss Format for Voting Review of New Board Members - Evolving Individual Roles

Special Update from the OWASP SUMMIT

A vote was taken of the OWASP SUMMIT attendees on the issue of whether to go forward with the idea of an OWASP Credit Card. The idea would lead to some amount of revenue for OWASP and possibly some publicity. The actual amount of revenue was not known. The issue of possible negative publicity in the case of a breach was also discussed. Many thought the credit card idea was "separate" from OWASP, since it's not in our space like certification would be. Nevertheless, there was concern that the idea was too commercial. The point was made that in order to be financially successful, OWASP would have to promote the credit card, and that would be distracting and undermine our reputation. In the end, the vote was AGAINST going forward with the OWASP Credit Card. Thanks to those involved with doing the research on identifying this opportunity, it was valuable to have explored and helps us clarify our values.

Adjournment

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