A regular meeting of the Django Software Foundation Board of Directors was held via teleconference starting on 6 Nov, 2013, 4pm CST. Russell Keith-Magee led the meeting.

Attendance

Old Business

Django website

No progress since the last meeting.

Sponsorships

Treasurer confirmed that PyCon Uruguay and Tennessee paid. Django Cardiff pending.

Business done since last meeting

Malcolm Tredinnick Prize

Awarded to and accetped by Curtis Maloney. $1,000 stipend in progress. Blog post written.

Meetup organisers

Request for "meetup startup pack", for example t-shirts.

Chicago Django

Generic agreement to be drafted that we can use.

Ideas on visibility

Suggested the creation of a new read only Django news mailing list. Also suggested the addition of a weekly blog post covering the project and community. Russell to approach some possible candidates.

New Business

Foundation tax status

We have discovered that there is a problem with our 501c3 registration with the IRS. We are investigating the cause of the problem, and why we weren't notified earlier. Joseph is investigating what is required to rectify the problem.

GSoC mentors

Stipend requested and approved by the board of $500.

Next meeting

5th December 2013, 4pm CDT

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