Past Meetings

OWASP Board Meeting — January 23, 2019

Official minutes of this Board meeting.

Meeting Details

  • Date: Wednesday, January 23, 2019
  • Time: 3:00 PM PST – 4:00 PM
  • Location: Remote

Meeting recording

Call to Order

Board Members

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

Guests

  • Mike McCamon
  • Tom Pappas
  • Kelly Santalucia
  • Dawn Aitken
  • Lisa Jones

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

New Business

Introduction of new Board Members and voting for Board positions Chairperson - Martin Knobloch nominated (Martin Knobloch motions, Owen Pendlebury seconds) Vote Martin Knobloch Yes Owen Pendlebury Yes Sherif Mansour Yes Ofer Maor Yes Richard Greenberg Yes Gary Robinson Yes Chenxi Wang Yes

Approved Martin Knobloch as Board Chairperson

Vice Chairperson - Owen Pendlebury and Richard Greenberg nominated (Martin Knobloch motions, Sherif Mansour seconds) Vote Martin Knobloch Owen Pendlebury Owen Pendlebury Owen Pendlebury Sherif Mansour Owen Pendlebury Ofer Maor Owen Pendlebury Richard Greenberg abstain Gary Robinson Owen Pendlebury Chenxi Wang Richard Greenberg

Approved Owen Pendlebury as Board Vice Chairperson

Treasurer - Sherif Mansour nominated (Martin Knobloch motions, Owen Pendlebury seconds) Vote Martin Knobloch Yes Owen Pendlebury Yes Sherif Mansour Yes Ofer Maor Yes Richard Greenberg Yes Gary Robinson Yes Chenxi Wang Yes

Approved Sherif Mansour as Board Treasurer

Secretary - Ofer Maor nominated (Martin Knobloch motions, Gary Robinson seconds) Vote Martin Knobloch Yes Owen Pendlebury Yes Sherif Mansour Yes Ofer Maor Yes Richard Greenberg Yes Gary Robinson Yes Chenxi Wang Yes

Approved Ofer Maor nominated as Board Secretary

Schedule of Board Meetings for 2019

Meetings will be scheduled on the 3rd Monday of each month at 11:00 am Pacific time.

Interim Executive Director

Mike McCamon is the Interim Executive Director

Community Updates

Tel Aviv

  • Tel Aviv website is up with save the date
  • CFP - 15 submissions
  • CFT - 8 submissions
  • 2 Keynotes approved
  • Venue secured
  • Finalizing sponsorship document. Once it is completed we can start marketing.

Global

  • USA will be in Washington DC in October
  • EU is being finalized for Amsterdam in November

Staff/Board Meeting Outcome

  • Membership survey completed and discussed
  • Staff - job descriptions
  • Board meeting times
  • Global conferences - Tel Aviv, Washington, DC and Amsterdam

Motion: to have a face to face meeting in Amsterdam, Martin motions, Owen seconds.

Vote Martin Knobloch Yes Owen Pendlebury Yes Sherif Mansour Yes Ofer Maor Yes Richard Greenberg Yes Gary Robinson Yes Chenxi Wang Yes

Approved but time period is questioned so a new motion is created Motion: to have a face to face meeting in Las Vegas (during Blackhat - Monday and Tuesday), Martin motions, Owen seconds.

Vote Martin Knobloch Yes Owen Pendlebury Yes Sherif Mansour Yes Ofer Maor Yes Richard Greenberg Yes Gary Robinson Yes Chenxi Wang Yes

Approved

Comments, Announcements, and Other Business

Adjournment

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