OpenMPE Board of Directors Meeting Minutes

22 Dec 2005

Present: Birket Foster, John Wolff, Paul Edwards, Matt Perdue, Donna Garverick, Steve Suraci, Chuck Ciesinski
Absent: John Burke, Alan Tibbetts

2005-12-22-01
Minutes		 RESOLVED that the minutes of: 15 Sep 2005 be ratified, B. Foster abstaining.
2005-12-22-02
MPE Certification		 P. Edwards reports HP will be reactivating the MPE 'STAR' and system manager certification. There are still no details about 'benefits' or ability to renew or even take the test. If the certification material is released to P. Edwards and Frank Alden, they will likely update it.
2005-12-22-03
OpenMPE's Future		 P. Edwards reports that OpenMPE has enough money in the treasury to pay to file our taxes for the next three years (if the CPA doesn't raise his rates). B. Foster asks, "How does the board feel about OpenMPE's future [in light of HP's announcement]?" Responses include:
  • Not ready to throw in the towel, wait and see
  • Decision was made only to benefit HP
  • Question whether or not the board had any real influence
  • Continue as a advocacy group
  • No benefit to OpenMPE going 'out of business'
  • OpenMPE is not in business to provide support
  • There are still some open issues, list them publicly
  • Need to get people in for 'insider' training immediately
  • Original intent of OpenMPE was to acquire MPE from HP, we still feel that is our mission
  • What does 'qualified' mean? (see HP's announcement)
  • Organize an 'advocacy' vote
Action: collect open item issues (with introduced dates), send to D. Garverick for summarizing. List will be published and presented to HP. Due date, no later than 4 January 2006. Motion approved by all.
2005-12-22-04
Next Meeting		 Due to the holidays, the next board meeting will be 5 January 2006.
Minutes Prev 15 Dec 2005 Next 05 Jan 2006

Unless otherwise noted, all resolutions were carried by the unanimous vote of all members present.
Minutes ratified 23 Mar 2006