Attendees: Michelle Thompson, Karen Rucker, Ben Hilburn, Steve Conklin, Keith Wheeler
Date: 9/24/2020, 9 AM PT/10 AM MT
Approved minutes from last meeting in February – unanimous
Status on grants and fundraising:
Received grant money of $511,220,000 – deposited by Michelle at Wells Fargo
Took 14 months to obtain
Budget and proposal is still good
Actually 2 grants won in a single payment
3rd grant still in front of ARDC $140,000 (rent-a-geo)
Vision was to get more people to build microwave rx equipment for space
Board decided to hold on future fundraising efforts and concentrate on technical deliverables
Discussion of D&O insurance and legal considerations as a non-profit; might need to consider the legalities of having minor participants
Regulatory Updates:
ITAR/EAR:
Major win this summer with ITAR restrictions
Michelle has commissioned CCR for under EAR
Request board to authorize amount for commission and lawyers
Got a grant from ARDC to pay for CJ request (ITAR)
Ben made a motion to approve up to $10k for Dept of Commerce, Steve seconds, motion passes
Debris mitigation rules proposed to FCC
Rules will affect ORI’s spacecraft and potentially up cost of rideshares
Michelle proposes that we should file a comment – will send drafts ASAP
Expectation that we will indemnify
Other:
Paid for a booth at hamcation in Florida in February 2021
Steve proposes a motion to withdraw and ask for a refund due to ongoing COVID-19 complications, Karen seconds, motion passes
The technical meeting for FPGA team went well
Discussion of ORI board members’ involvement in GR Con 2020
Michelle proposes discussion on how we can improve our code of conduct
Action Items:
Need to update participant policies to reflect final determination with ITAR
Michelle to look into transferring the website over