Director Attendance tracker is back

[Andrew van der Stock]

Hi all,

Thanks to Harold, the Director Attendance feature has been automated and is back in business. Please go to https://owasp.org/www-board/ and click on the Director Attendance tab. 

By Director (over the previous 9 meetings in calendar year 2020), the current attendance is as follows:

• Owen Pendlebury ( 88.89%)

• Sherif Mansour ( 77.78%)

• Vandana Verma ( 100.0%)

• Gary Robinson ( 100.0%)

• Martin Knobloch ( 100.0%)

• Richard Greenberg ( 88.89%)

• Grant Ongers ( 100.0%)

From the page: "The following reflects the board attendance to meetings as a percentage of regular meetings over the calendar year. Only regular meetings are used in the calculations. Attendance means that the individual was present for 90% of the meeting. Missing 10 minutes of a 1.5 hour meeting qualifies as being absent for said meeting. For more information, refer to the OWASP Foundation Bylaws"

Only regular board meetings are tracked, as our bylaws mandate attendance requirements for regular meetings, but not special meetings. If you want to change that, it will require a vote to make this bylaw section a stand alone section rather than under the regular meeting section:

"Attendance in person or virtually by board members is required at no less than 75% of the total meetings each year and shall be highly encouraged to meet in person at least once annually at a date to be announced and agreed upon. To be considered as “attended” the board member must attend at least 90% of the meeting, starting at the published scheduled time until the published end time or the meeting is adjourned (whichever is earlier). Attendance is tabulated by the Executive Director or delegate within seven days after every scheduled meeting for the purpose of determining if the 75% attendance requirement has been met, and the tabulation is based upon the entire calendar year. Cancelled meetings are considered attended for the purposes of the tabulation. Failure by a board member to meet the 75% attendance requirement after any tabulation will cause a mandatory vote of confidence by the remaining board members, whose votes will be publicly recorded. The vote of confidence is to take place within 21 days, but not sooner than 7 days, of notification by the Executive Director or delegate that a board member has not met the attendance threshold. During the first seven days, the board member in question will have an opportunity to make their case to their fellow board members. The vote of confidence will take place on the OWASP Board of Directors email list, unless the Board votes to review the matter at their next meeting, so long as the next meeting occurs within the 21­ day window. An overall vote of “no confidence” is recorded if more than half of the board members vote for it, which causes the board member in question to be instantly removed from their seat on the board. Vacancies on the board are handled as per SECTION 3.10."

thanks,

Andrew