XSF Organisational

As currently many other organisations doing, the XMPP Standards Foundation (XSF) has decided to also sign the Open Letter to the European Commission. The European Union must keep funding free software Initially published by petites singularités. English translation provided by OW2. If you want to sign the letter, please publish the letter on your website and complete the table below. Open Letter to the European Commission Since 2020, Next Generation Internet (NGI) programmes, part of European Commission’s Horizon programme, fund free software in Europe using a cascade funding mechanism (see for example NGI0 Commons Fund).[Read More]

The XMPP Standards Foundation will elect the 2019-2020 XSF Board and Council soon. Each year the members of the XSF choose new people to provide technical leadership on the XMPP Council and business leadership on the XSF Board of Directors. For the upcoming election, the XSF is looking for candidates for both roles! Candidates for the XMPP Council are searched for within the ranks of the XSF Members, while the role of Director of the XSF Board is open to anyone.[Read More]

Until now, St Peter has been handling the XSF Treasurer role. He’s stepping down from the role and the XSF Board is looking for someone new. The role of Treasurer includes overall responsibility for the financial affairs of the XSF. The future treasurer would: Maintain and monitor the XSF’s bank account with Wells Fargo NA Maintain and monitor the XSF’s post office box File income tax reports (Form 990) with the US IRS Pay franchise taxes with the State of Delaware Pay corporate registration fees with NRAI Pay for relevant domain name registrations Send invoices to XSF sponsors Reimburse XSF members for approved out-of-pockets costs Report on XSF finances to the Board of Directors So we’re looking for someone new.[Read More]

When our newest Board of Directors were elected, they decided that they wanted to set some goals against which their achievements as Board members could be measured. And so this journey began… We started by asking the community what THEY cared about and what they wanted the Board to focus on. We took this information, turned it into measurable objectives and then asked the community to vote - what did they think the most important areas to focus on?[Read More]

Alex has started the membership application process for Q4 2013.

Members whose renewals are up this quarter will need to file new applications by December 31st 2013.

The list of those who need to renew can be found at 2013 Q4 membership applications.

Every year the members of the XSF get together to vote on the current quarter’s new and renewing members and to also elect who will become members of the Technical Council and who will server on the Board of Directors. This year that meeting was held on the 29th of October, 2013 and Alexander has recorded the details in a on the XSF site. The 13th XSF Technical Council for the 2013/2014 term are:[Read More]

Our most amazing XSF Secretary, Alexander Gnauck, has started the proxy voting process for this years Board and Council. Details on how is running can be found on the Board And Council Elections 2013 wiki page. Proxy voting will continue until close of business on October 28th and we will hold a meeting on October 29th to formally approve the voting results. All of the details can be found in Alexander’s Members Post.[Read More]

Alex has started the membership voting process for Q2 2013 applications and would love it if all the current members chat with the memberbot and vote on the 2013 Q2 membership applications.

Proxy voting will continue until the close of business on August 28th with the meeting to follow on August 29th.

Alex has started the membership voting process (big shout-out and thanks to Lance for getting the bot updated!) and would love it if all the current members chat with the memberbot and vote on the 2013 Q1 membership applications. Proxy voting will continue until the close of business on May 1st with the meeting to follow on May 2nd.

At the last annual meeting (and yes, we are rather late reporting this) the results of the vote as [gathered and tabulated] (https://xmpp.org/about/xsf/meeting-minutes/xsf-member-meeting-2012-10-30/)

Technical Council

• Matthew Wild
• Kevin Smith
• Matthew Miller
• Ralph Meijer
• Tobias Markmann

XSF Board

• Florian Jensen
• Mike Taylor
• Ashley Roach
• Jason Frankel
• Arc Riley