OpenMPE Board of Directors Meeting Minutes

Number: The initial number of Directors shall be nine. Each director shall serve for a term of two years, and shall be entitled to serve an unlimited number of renewal terms if re-elected. Commencing with the first election of Directors by Members, and until changed by amendment to these Bylaws, hereinafter provided, the number of Directors shall not be decreased to a number less than the number of Directors then in office except at an annual meeting of Members. The terms are to be overlapping, with approximately half of the members to be elected each year. To establish this pattern, those memebers selected as officers at the first meeting of the Board will stand for election at the first general meeting of the members.

Election: Except for the first Board of Directors serving until the first meeting, the Directors shall be elected at the annual meeting of Members or at a special meeting called for that purpose as provided by law or by these Bylaws by a plurality of votes cast at such meeting. The composition of the initial Board of Directors shall be two (2) individuals who are End-Users of the MPE/iX Operating System, two (2) individuals who are consultants with respect to the MPE/iX Operating System, two (2) individuals who are applications vendors with respect to the MPE/iX Operating System, two (2) individuals who are utility vendors with respect to the MPE/iX Operating System and one (1) representative of Hewlett-Packard. Thereafter, the composition shall be one-third (1/3) of the number of Directors who are either end-users of or consultants with respect to the MPE/iX Operating System, one-third (1/3) of the number of Directors who are vendors with respect to the MPE/iX Operating System and the remainder unrestricted.