OpenMPE Board of Directors Meeting Minutes

03 Sep 2002

Present: Ted Ashton, Jon Backus, Birket Foster, Mark Klein, Ken Sletten, Jeff Vance
Absent: Christian Lheureux
Guest: Denys Beauchemin

2002-09-03-01
Interex discussion
Denys Beauchemin, as a representative of Interex, met with the board regarding MPE, its status and future plans.
2002-09-03-02
Minutes
RESOLVED to ratify the minutes of 30 Jul 2002, 13 Aug 2002, and 27 Aug 2002
(for: Ashton, Klein, Sletten, Vance; abstaining: Backus, Foster)
2002-09-03-03
Gang of 6
While the "Gang of 6" does not completely represent the needs and desires of the homesteading community (for example the community desire for the uncrippling of the A-class is not included), it was deemed wise to leave the list as it stands until the OpenMPE meeting at HPWorld.
2002-09-03-04
Information to HP

Alvina Nishimoto requested the names of those companies who indicated that they would be open to further contact by OpenMPE or HP on the survey. The names would be used to discover if HP's internal lists of MPE sites were lacking information, causing them to underestimate the use of MPE and the impact of their decision. That information was provided to her with the explicit understanding that the information was NOT to be used for marketing purposes or for pressing companies to migrate and with the accompanying request that she share the results with OpenMPE, Inc.

The homesteading focus group has been designated. It consists of 19 companies who will be working with Mike Paivinen. They have completed the initial survey for the group and Mike has been provided with the results and offered the individual responses since many elaborated on their answers.

2002-09-03-05
HPWorld
Ken is ready to arrange for carpet and a small table for the booth. He will also research getting buttons to give away. Those who will be working the booth will need to get exhibitor's badges so as to have access to the booth when the hall is not open for general access. Ken is intending to devote the last hour of the SigIMAGE time toward a general MPE community meeting.
Minutes Prev 27 Aug 2002 Next 17 Sep 2002

Unless otherwise noted, all resolutions were carried by the unanimous vote of all members present.
Minutes ratified 17 Sep 2002