Past Meetings

OWASP Board Meeting — April 6, 2010

Official minutes of this Board meeting.

Meeting Details

  • Date: Tuesday, April 6, 2010
  • Time: 1:00 PM EDT – 2:30 PM
  • Location: Remote

Call to Order

Board Members

  • Tom Brennan
  • Eoin Keary
  • Dave Wichers
  • Dinis Cruz
  • Jeff Williams

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

Minutes

Present: Tom Brennan, Eoin Keary, Dave Wichers, Dinis Cruz, Jeff Williams Dave Wichers proposed to allow Jim Manico to work as a "technical project manager" for the ESAPI project. Dave will document job req and present for vote at the next meeting. Dinis will push out to leaders list for feedback.

P&L and Balance Sheet will be reviewed by Board and questions reviewed by the Board prior to the next meeting. Membership kits will continue for now and topic will be referred to the Membership Committee for consideration. Service Provider Registry - Board willing to move forward with project. Mike Boberski will be asked to document some additional rules prior to implementation. Once these rules are adopted, then the board will vote to implement. One requirement that will be avoided is to make the registry open to both corporate members and non-members. OWASP Free Training Training model needs to be driven by the local chapter and funded by the local chapter. Different training models need to be defined: local chapter driven, conference committee driven, education committee driven, CBT. Creates a "culture" of local, chapter events. Conference 2010 Attendance Tom to Mexico Dinis to Brazil Germany - Seba or Eoin MN - Dave or Tom Committee Board Representation Board Member will serve as liason between the committee and the board. Goal is to assist the committee remain self sufficient. Board member responsibility is also to connect with the committee members to identify areas for improvement within the committee structure. Goal will be to bring each committee to the minimum of 7 members. Board member representative will relay committee structure and membership status at May Board meeting.

Comments, Announcements, and Other Business

Adjournment

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