General Assembly 2023

7 March 2023, 17:00–18:00 @ Impact Hub Zürich – Viadukt, Viaduktstrasse 93, 8005 Zürich, kostenlos Map

The 12th General Assembly took place on 7 March 2023 from 17:00 to 18:00 at Impact Hub Viadukt in Zurich. President Andreas Kellerhals chaired the meeting, Gaston Wey took the minutes.

The 2022 accounts, the discharge of the board, the 2023 budget and unchanged membership fees were approved unanimously.

The board was largely renewed: six members stepped down, among them four from the founding days – André Golliez, Hannes Gassert, Andreas Amsler and Matthias Stürmer. Mario Cacciatore, Beat Estermann, Andreas Kellerhals and Oleg Lavrovsky were re-elected; Clara Esteve, Andrina Frey, Juan Pablo Lovato, Andrea Scheller and Anne Wegmann were newly elected – all unanimously. Under any other business, Florin Hasler announced four new working groups.

Documentation and recordings

• Protokoll der Mitgliederversammlung 2023 (PDF)

Programme

1. 17:00
   Welcome

   The president welcomes the members. No further agenda items are requested.

   Andreas KellerhalsPräsident Opendata.ch
2. 1. Report of the board

   Report on the association’s activities in 2022, presentation and discussion. Item without a vote.

3. 2. Approval of the 2022 annual accounts

   Explanation of the income statement and balance sheet, report and recommendation of the auditor Wobmann Treuhand AG (its authorisation still pending). Motion of the board: approval. Approved unanimously.

4. 3. Discharge of the board

   Motion of the board: discharge for its activity up to the end of the 2022 association year. Approved unanimously.

5. 4. Budget for the association year 2023

   Explanation of the budget. Motion of the board: approval. Approved unanimously.

6. 5. Membership fee for the association year 2023

   Motion of the board: leave the membership fees unchanged. Approved unanimously.

7. 6. Board elections

   Six board members step down, four of them there since the founding: André Golliez, Hannes Gassert, Andreas Amsler and Matthias Stürmer, plus Rahel Ryf and Christian Trachsel. Mario Cacciatore, Beat Estermann, Andreas Kellerhals and Oleg Lavrovsky are re-elected and five new members elected – all unanimously. Presentation of the team and the working groups.

   Clara Esteveneu gewähltAndrina Freyneu gewähltJuan Pablo Lovatoneu gewähltAndrea Schellerneu gewähltAnne Wegmannneu gewähltAndré GolliezzurückgetretenHannes GassertzurückgetretenAndreas AmslerzurückgetretenMatthias StürmerzurückgetretenRahel RyfzurückgetretenChristian Trachselzurückgetreten
8. –18:00
   7. Any other business

   Florin Hasler introduces himself and wants to bring the working groups closer to the association again; four new ones are being set up: Democracy, Data Literacy, Data Management and Data Quality. Someone is wanted to look after the Prototype Fund. Questions about the Opendata Student Award (still open) and the Forum, which is to become more international.

   Florin HaslerGeschäftsleiter Opendata.ch