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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">August 27, 2020 Executive Committee Call Minutes<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Present:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Don Thibeau – Executive Director<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Mike Jones<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Nat Sakimura<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Bjorn Hjelm<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">George Fletcher<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">John Bradley<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Absent:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">(none)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Visitors:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Mike Leszcz – OpenID Foundation<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Tom Smedinghoff – Locke Lord LLP<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">[While we didn’t meet the week’s quorum requirement for this meeting, everyone is in attendance, so we are empowered to have an official Executive Committee meeting.]<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">[The meeting is being held in executive session.]<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><b><span style="mso-list:Ignore">1.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></b><![endif]><b>Don’s Statement<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Don will remain involved in identity matters. He wants to enable a good transition and continued success for the foundation.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.25in;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-.25in;line-height:normal;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<![if !supportLists]><b><span style="mso-list:Ignore">2.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></b><![endif]><b>Transition Plan<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Mike Leszcz went through the Transition Plan deck that Nat shared with the EC. Points include:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<ul style="margin-top:0in" type="disc">
<li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin-left:0in;mso-add-space:auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2">
We shouldn’t be looking for a one-to-one replacement.<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left:0in;mso-add-space:auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2">
Mike Leszcz will continue to perform administration.<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left:0in;mso-add-space:auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2">
Bjorn Hjelm will be primary contact for external and internal inquiries about the ED position.<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left:0in;mso-add-space:auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2">
Don is willing to stay on until the first 2021 board meeting in February.<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left:0in;mso-add-space:auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2">
Don is willing to act as an ambassador during 2021.<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left:0in;mso-add-space:auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2">
Bjorn and John have agreed to continue in their existing roles.<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left:0in;mso-add-space:auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2">
There’s a first half 2020 financial summary. We haven’t seen any significant dropoff in membership. The certification program continues to be a significant budget investment. We are spending about $17,000/month on certification and taking in about $4,500.
End of year we should have about $219,000. Mike Leszcz will distribute the summary to the EC.<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left:0in;mso-add-space:auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2">
The transition plan is a starting point.<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left:0in;mso-add-space:auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2">
Bjorn could lead a discussion at next week’s EC call.<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left:0in;mso-add-space:auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2">
The board meeting was rescheduled to Thursday, October 15<sup>th</sup>.<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin-left:0in;mso-add-space:auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2">
We could have a meeting including corporate members next year.<o:p></o:p></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><b><span style="mso-list:Ignore">3.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></b><![endif]><b>Notifying the Board<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">We should notify the full board soon and include them. Don volunteered to individually contact the other board members.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Mike Jones suggested adding a board meeting in mid-September. Mike Leszcz will announce the board meeting on Thursday, September 3<sup>rd</sup>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.25in;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-.25in;line-height:normal;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<![if !supportLists]><b><span style="mso-list:Ignore">4.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></b><![endif]><b>What qualities we’re looking for in our next ED<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Mike Jones suggested that business skills are important. Nat said that this goes to the job description. Nat said that the ED should be able to keep the interests of the
member companies in mind so that we’ll have adequate funding and high participation. We want someone with strategic vision. Bjorn and John agreed. Mike invited Don to contribute to these thoughts as well. George said that fabulous people skills are key.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.25in;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-.25in;line-height:normal;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<![if !supportLists]><b><span style="mso-list:Ignore">5.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></b><![endif]><b>Establishing a Hiring Committee<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Mike Jones suggested that we establish a hiring committee. We talked about the hiring committee from ten years ago. He suggested possibly including Eric Sachs. We discussed
having about 4-5 people interview candidates.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.25in;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-.25in;line-height:normal;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<![if !supportLists]><b><span style="mso-list:Ignore">6.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></b><![endif]><b>Timing<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">John suggested that we leave the final decision to the new board but we start the hiring process soon. Mike Jones said that typically there is very little change of board
members in February; John said that there could be changes, once people know that changes are afoot. George agreed and is in favor of getting started. He said that putting together qualifications could take some time. Nat suggested we try to bless the hiring
committee at the September board meeting. Mike Jones stated that the hiring committee should include people who have done actual hiring.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><b><span style="mso-list:Ignore">7.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></b><![endif]><b>Compensation<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">John said that we will need to determine what we’re willing to offer the candidate. Mike Jones agreed and said that, as always, it will partially depend upon what they bring
to the table.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.25in;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-.25in;line-height:normal;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<![if !supportLists]><b><span style="mso-list:Ignore">8.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></b><![endif]><b>Outreach Mechanisms<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">We discussed how to reach out to candidates. Don said they found him largely by luck. (Brian Kissel somehow knew of Don; Eric Sachs and he talked to Don; the rest is history!)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Don reported that OASIS just conducted a year-long search for a new Executive Director. He suggested that James Bryce Clark could be a resource to us at this point. Bjorn
will reach out to him. Their new ED is </span><a href="https://www.oasis-open.org/people/staff/guy-martin"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">https://www.oasis-open.org/people/staff/guy-martin</span></a><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.25in;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-.25in;line-height:normal;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<![if !supportLists]><b><span style="mso-list:Ignore">9.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></b><![endif]><b>What will our public messages be?<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Possible messages include: Thank Don. The future remains bright. Parts or all of the job description. We should think about additional messages, timing of them, and their
intended audiences.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><b><span style="mso-list:Ignore">10.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></b><![endif]><b>Certification Migration Update<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">We have certifications for all of the certification profiles on the new system except for four RP profiles. We’re still trying to get those. We’ve updated the instructions
to more clearly explain what people have to do to certify. We authorized Mike Leszcz to turn off the Python certification servers op.certificaiton.openid.net and rp.certification.openid.net at the end of this month.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></b><![endif]><b>Liaison Update<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">We unanimously appointed Kristina Yasuda of Microsoft as the liaison officer to DIF.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></b><![endif]><b>Next Meeting<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">There will be an EC call on Thursday, September 3<sup>rd</sup> at 3pm Pacific Time.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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