OpenMPE Board of Directors

Minutes for 12 January 2006

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

Absent: Steve Suraci

Guest: Nina Buik, Vice President, Encompass

 
2006-01-12-01
Minutes
RESOLVED that the minutes of: 22 September 2005 be ratified, M. Perdue, C. Ciesinski and B. Foster abstaining.
2006-01-12-02
Membership Database
M. Perdue has no progress to report. The Board plans to discuss this at our next meeting.
2006-01-12-03
Encompass

Nina Buik from Encompass was invited to join the call. B. Foster and A. Tibbets briefly summarized OpenMPE's and Strobe Data's work. Encompass will become the advocacy voice for HP products. They will be putting an MPE section on their web site. They would like content. Encompass is willing to help. September 17-20, 2006 is the date of the next Technology Forum. It will be held in Houston. What does OpenMPE want from Encompass? Training and certification (and testing facilities).

2006-01-12-04
Treasurer's Report
P. Edward reports he received the end-of-year statement from the bank.

Unless otherwise noted, all resolutions were carried by the unanimous vote of all members present.
Minutes ratified 06 April 2006.