Islandora AGM - July 21, 2016

[Melissa Anez]

The Islandora Foundation held its Annual General Meeting today, with representatives from just over half of our member institutions. The draft minutes are available here[1]. Some highlights include:

• Nick Ruest was elected as Treasurer for 2016 - 2018. He has served as acting Treasurer since Mark Leggott's resignation from the board earlier this year.

• Amendments to the Islandora Foundation by-laws[2] were approved, defining the Terms of Service for Directors and Officers of the Foundation and the role of the Vice Chair & Secretary as an ex-officio member of the Board of Directors.

• A set of Strategic Goals[3] for the Islandora Foundation were approved. For 2016 - 2017, the IF is committed to:
  

• Grow and sustain the Islandora Community.
• Retain and expand Islandora Foundation membership.
• Promote the use of Islandora in larger institutions.
• Promote and facilitate use of Islandora in library schools and related educational programs.
• Research and pursue grant opportunities and partnerships.
• Focus Islandora development resources on Islandora CLAW
• Produce a clear communication plan and messaging around Islandora CLAW and contributions needed.
• Hire a Technical Lead to focus on the technical direction of Islandora CLAW development. (editor's note: ✓)
• Continue Islandora CLAW development with Fedora 4 and Drupal 8.
• Support the Fedora 4 community and development efforts.
• Support the PCDM community.
• Continue to pursue open source repository interoperability, such as Hydra and Archivematica.
• Support legacy installations of Islandora
• Continue support for Islandora 7.x-1.x releases as long as needed by the community.
• Clarify and communicate Islandora Foundation Governance
• Review our governance and structure against peer organizations

[1] http://islandora.ca/sites/default/files/IslandoraAGM-July212016.pdf

[2] http://islandora.ca/if/governance

[3] http://islandora.ca/if/goals