VATSIMBoardofGovernors'

MeetestingMinu11thJuly2009I.
CalltoorderDavidKlaincalledtoordertheregularmeetingoftheVATSIMBoardofGovernors'at1400zon11thJuly,2009onlineviaTeamSpeak.
II.
RegisterStevenCullentookaregister.
Thefollowingpersonswerepresent:DavidKlainLucaBenelliRolandCollinsMikeEvansStevenCullenNormanBlackburn‐leftat1418zKyleRamseyFlorianHarmsMichaelZazula‐joinedat1435zGeorgePapanikolopoulosIII.
ApprovalofminutesfromlastmeetingPreviousminutesnottabled.
–Approvedanddistributed19/01/2009IV.
Openissuesa)MitreProjectUpdate(DaveK).
DaviddiscussedhisrecentinteractionwiththestaffofMITRE,andgaveasummaryoftheupcomingprojects.
(1)MSFSmissionbasedactivitieswithmembersoffline(2)CentreControllertooltohelpplanconflictresolution(3)UAV–seekingtoseehowstray/uncontrolledeffectTMAandcentreoperations.
FlorianislookingatfindingtheFinlandvACCstaffmemberforMITREsceneryintegration.
b)CentralAmericaRegion(DaveK,RolandC)RDpositionremainsunfilled,andhasbeenmaderedundant.
Talksheldwithaffecteddivisionshaveresultedinthemutuallyagreeablemovesaslisted.
Mexico–VATNACaribbean–VATNACentralAmerica–VATSAItisstressedthatdivisionswillremainintact,andthesemovesaretoalignthedivisionswitharegionforthepurposerepresentationattheEC.
WeloseaRDposition,nootherchangetooperations.
GeorgeMismakingtherequiredchangestotheCoRanditshouldbeavailableforvoteshortly.
c)VATSARD(NormanB,KyleR)Normanleftatthistime.
Kyleexplainedshortlisthadbeencompleted.
DiscussionscentredaroundcandidatewithsimplequeryregardingRDposition.
DebateheldoverforNorman'sreturn.
Normantomakecontactwithcandidatetoconfirminterest.
d)GlobalControllerRatingPolicyReviewUpdate(RolandC,KyleR)GRPstartedslow,pickinguppacenow.
S2approvalhasgoneahead.
RolandmeetingwithECtodiscuss.
GRP2isbeingacceptedbetterthanpreviousversionduetomemberinvolvementinreviewprocess.
MikeEvansstatedtheVATSIMsystemsarereadyfortherollout.
VotecalledforbyDavidKlaintohaveS2implementedbythedivisionswithin30daysfromreceiptofnotificationwiththerequirementtoreportbacktoVP–Regionsoncompletionoftheimplementation,secondedbyRolandCollins.
MichaelZazulaholdsNormanBlackburn'sproxyvote.
Polltaken10votesYES;0votesNO.
Motionpassedunanimously.
ThemeetingenteredEXECUTIVESESSIONat1445zExecutivesessionendedattime1512z1509z–NormanBlackburnreturnstomeeting.
e)NewVATSIMwebsiteUpdate(FlorianH,MikeE)Ontrackforrollout.
CurrenttargetdateendofAugust2009.
PointCreopened–NormantoemailcandidateandwillreaffirmmembersdesiretoapplyforRDposition.
f)RevisedSupervisorGuidelines(MichaelZ)Michaelexplainedhisreviseddocumentwasreadyforimplementation,andsoughtaBoGvoteonthenewSUPCoC.
RolandCollinsmentionedhethoughttherewasaclauseleftoverfromapreviousversionregardingDCRMandSUPconflictofinterest.
MZlefttocheckthedocument.
1530z–NormanBlackburnleftsessiong)PilotRatingsStatusReport(KyleR)KyleexplainedP1testwasalmostreadyonlyafewmoreweeks.
CurrentlyworkingonstructureofATO.
VATSIMtodefinewhatanATOis,maintainthequality/requirementsofratingandATOtocarryoutinstruction.
BuildingabankofP1100questions,60general,20FAA,20ICAO.
P1willbeapre‐requisiteforthehigherratings,butitisstressedthatnoratingwillbemandatory.
AnexpressionofthanksandappreciationwasputforwardbyFloriantoKyleforsteppinginandtakingcontrolofP1.
V.
Openissuesa)BoGVacancies(DaveK)‐NOTAMcallingforapplicationsforVP–Operations.
Hopetohavethepositionfilledbymonthend.
Votewithinthenext2weeks.
VP‐Developmentwillbeaclosedrecruitment.
VP–PilottrainingtobeadvertisedbyNOTAMafterVP‐Developmentfilled.
b)NetworkArchitecture/VATSIMTechnicalFlightplanUpdate(LucaB,MikeE)Serverissueshavebeenidentified.
GSMisinvolvedfromthefounders.
UKserverissueidentified,Lucaisworkingonit.
c)CERTUpgradeUpdate(MikeE)Certserverbackedupdaily.
StatsremovedfromCert.
Majorchangescoming,emailstobesenttoseewhatisneeded.
Databaseprojectshavebeenmarkedasbeingthemostimportanttasksathand.
AlltosupportMikeEvansinanymannerpossible.
d)VATSIMStatsReview(StevenC)TabledasuiteoftablesandgraphsshowingmemberactivityandnewregistrationsforthemonthofMay.
ThiswillbemadeavailabletoallVATSIMstaffeachmonth,startingonceJunedatacorrelated.
NormanBlackburnreturns–1607ze)FrenchPolynesiaBrief(DaveK)StartedthroughVATPAC.
Directorleftposition.
VATPACandvACCFranceworkingtogethertoreachcompromiseandformapartnership.
SpecialvisitingcontrollerconditionsforvACCFrance,VATNZandVATPACcontrollerstocontrolinpartnership.
Pointf)reopened–1617zvoteMichaelZazulacalledfortheacceptanceofthenewVATSIMSupervisorsCodeofConduct.
SecondedbyFlorianHarms.
Vote10YES;0NO.
Votepassedunanimously.
VI.
AdjournmentDavidKlaincalledtoadjournthemeeting,secondedbyStevenCullen.
Meetingadjournedat1623z.
ThenextquarterlymeetingisdueSeptember2009.
ItisplannedthatthemeetingwillbeheldonoraroundtheweekendofSeptember26,2009.
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