DSF Board monthly meeting, October 10, 2024

The meeting was led by Chaim Kirby.

Board members in attendance were:

• Thibaud Colas
• Chaim Kirby
• Cagil Ulusahin Sonmez
• Kátia Nakamura
• Katie McLaughlin
• Sarah Abderemane

Also in attendance were:

• Catherine Holmes (Assistant to Treasurer)

Finances

Balance

USD $253,813.00

Grants approved

• PyCon France: USD $500.00

Individual members approved

• John Beimler
• Jack Linke
• Nathan Zeiger
• Clifford Gama
• Jon Janzen
• Alex Gómez Martín

Ongoing business

2025 board elections

• Discussion as to how we engage with nominations where the personal statement doesn’t meet the definition.
• Opportunity to reach out to specific communities to encourage candidacies.

DjangoCon Europe 2026 organizers call for proposal

• Board to review over the next week.

New business

Malcolm Tredinnick Memorial Prize nominations review

Board members have reviewed and picked a first choice.

Remove the “Fellows don’t do features” rule

• History: DSF was provided with this as a legal recommendation. PSF was provided alternate advice.
• This likely isn’t formally written in any contractual document. Chaim To verify

Action items

• Çağıl Uluşahin Sonmez: Send one last email to complete DSF membership move to forum
• Catherine Holmes: Create monthly charts for finances to date & share PyCharm campaign data
• Chaim Kirby: Think through bylaw modifications regarding regional representation
• Thibaud Colas: Reach out to people who submitted DSF Board nominations that need work
• Thibaud Colas: Reach out to Malcolm Prize nominee w/ Catherine in copy
• Sarah Abderemane: Reach out to David to see how they are with Miguel

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