General Assembly 2015

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1 July 2015, 12:55–13:39 @ Universität Bern, Hochschulstrasse 4, 3012 Bern

The third General Assembly took place on 1 July 2015 from 12:55 to 13:39 at the University of Bern, during the lunch break of the Opendata.ch/2015 conference. President André Golliez chaired the meeting, Christian Laux took the minutes.

Golliez reviewed the association year and announced the next conference for 2016 in Lausanne; the association wants stronger roots in French-speaking Switzerland. Beat Estermann (OpenGLAM, with the first Open Cultural Hackathon in February 2015) and Oleg Lavrovsky (School of Data) reported from the working groups. Barnaby Skinner presented the 2014 accounts: late costs of OKCon 2013 led to a loss of CHF 13,786.50. The annual accounts, unchanged membership fees and the 2015 budget were approved unanimously.

Under any other business, the president announced that Sylke Gruhnwald had left the board; Yann Heurtaux raised the question of languages in the association.

Documentation and recordings

Programme

  1. 12:55
    Welcome and opening

    The president opens the third General Assembly and confirms that it was duly convened. Christian Laux takes the minutes.

    André GolliezPräsident Opendata.ch
  2. 1. Report of the board and the working groups

    Review of the 2014/2015 association year – events, national and cantonal politics – and outlook: the next conference will take place in Lausanne in 2016; the association wants stronger roots in French-speaking Switzerland and is starting a Meetup group for it. The OpenGLAM working group (Open Cultural Hackathon in February 2015 with data from 25 institutions and 25 projects) and School of Data report; OpenTransport and OpenFinance give no report. Item without a vote.

    André GolliezPräsident Opendata.chBeat EstermannWorking Group OpenGLAMOleg LavrovskyWorking Group School of Data
  3. 2. Report on the 2014 annual accounts

    Income statement and balance sheet: late invoices from OKCon 2013 weigh on 2014, which closes with a loss of CHF 13,786.50. Someone in the audience suggests outsourcing the bookkeeping more cheaply. Item without a vote.

    Barnaby SkinnerKassier Opendata.ch
  4. 3. Approval of the 2014 annual accounts

    Motion of the board: approval of the annual accounts. Approved unanimously.

  5. 4. Membership fee for the association year 2015

    Motion of the board: leave the membership fees unchanged at CHF 20, 60 and 450. Approved unanimously.

  6. 5. Budget for the association year 2015

    Motion of the board: approval of the budget. Approved unanimously. Asked about the CHF 12,000 for the conference, the president undertakes to attach the Opendata.ch/2015 accounts to the minutes.

  7. –13:39
    6. Any other business

    The president announces that Sylke Gruhnwald left the board of her own accord before the assembly. Yann Heurtaux raises the language issue. The assembly closes at 13:39.

    Yann HeurtauxVorstand Opendata.ch

Organising team

  • Christian LauxProtokollführung