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

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