OpenMPE Board of Directors

Minutes for 22 December 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 September 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.

2005-12-22-01 Minutes	RESOLVED that the minutes of: 15 September 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.

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