OpenMPE Board of Directors Meeting Minutes

29 May 2003

Present: Jon Backus, Birket Foster, Donna Garverick, Ron Horner, Mark Klein, John Wolff
Absent: Ted Ashton, Christian Lheureux, Ken Sletten

2003-05-29-01
Assistant Secretary
The Secretary requested an assistant to take minutes when he is unable to attend the meetings. Accordingly, it was RESOLVED that Donna be assistant secretary.
2003-05-29-02
Minutes
Minutes for 20 Mar 2003 meeting are as yet unavailable. RESOLVED that the minutes of 03 Apr 2003 and 15 May 2003 be ratified.
2003-05-29-03
New Director
The Board welcomes John Wolff. Wordsmithing of the announcement will proceed via email.
2003-05-29-04
Emulator Funding
Ron has made the requested changes to the donation web page. Fund drive is to be designed, approved by the board, and sent to appropriate email lists.
2003-05-29-05
HP Talks
Latest discussions have included talk of Jeff Vance's new role, the possibility of converting 9000s to 3000s, and the first recap of the focus group discussions, which is to be published soon. Jon is working on a vision statement regarding the MPE virtual lab.
2003-05-29-06
Emulator
SRI is making good progress on their emulator design and has expressed interest in a "best of breed" approach in which the various companies cooperate on the project. HP also likes the concept of a single emulator owned by the MPE community. Birket will be arranging a conference call between SRI and Allegro.
2003-05-29-07
Web Site
Ron's work on the web site continues. He reported on progress and requested ideas, corrections and advice.
2003-05-29-08
HP World
Discussion began regarding OpenMPE's presence at the upcoming HP World in August.
2003-05-29-08
Community Communication
Concerns were expressed regarding OpenMPE's contact with the MPE community. The question of how many MPE sites exist has long plagued those trying to establish MPE's value and that remains true. Various ideas were proffered regarding solutions to the situation.
Minutes Prev 15 May 2003 Next 26 Jun 2003

Unless otherwise noted, all resolutions were carried by the unanimous vote of all members present.
Minutes ratified 21 Aug 2003