February 2023 Public Board / Leaders' Meeting - Dublin - Minutes

TBA

TBA

Background: Motion: "Resolved that the Foundation will change all current and future references of the 'Open Web Application Security Project' to the 'Open Worldwide Application Security Project."

Sponsor: Mark Curphey Second: Avi Douglen

Votes: Passed 6-0

• Vandana Verma Sehgal - YES
• Grant Ongers - YES
• Avi Douglen - YES
• Matt Tesauro - YES
• Bil Corry - YES
• Glenn ten Cate - YES

Mark and Glenn have co-signed an open letter to the board which high-lights five items that the signatories are asking for. I'd like them to lead the board and leaders in a discussion of the five points high-lighted below, particularly focused on practical approaches they have to meeting the questions raised.

1. The Foundation should publish and maintain a community plan that should include its prioritized key project initiatives, along with a suitable funding plan to support them. The OSSF plan is a useful example to reference.
2. The Foundation’s governance structure should better reflect the needs of the entire security community, increasing access and participation for corporate practitioners, governments, major sponsors, and key technology providers. We believe this can be achieved with vendor independence and is particularly necessary to attract financial sponsorship and key industry partnerships.
3. The Foundation’s funding should reflect the needs of our and other flagship projects to both sustain and improve them. We believe this would likely be in the region of five to ten million dollars per year for our projects alone. The money would be used to pay for dedicated developers, community managers, and other support staff. We would like to work with the foundation to develop project by project plans.
4. The Foundation should provide improved infrastructure and services to the community so that projects can focus on the projects themselves.
5. The Foundation should actively manage the project portfolio and local chapters, ensuring that the community is always reflected in the best possible light and that we are able to attract and retain the best talent for the community. A plan, leadership, active community management, mentoring, and better tooling are all needed.

An open session to allow the Leaders to ask anything of the Board, particularly concerning the open letter but also around the strategy session from the previous day.