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- At the last VIVO Leadership Group meeting, we discussed VIVO creating a Conflict of Interest Policy
for governance members. (Bruce, 5 min)
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1h5zTJKqbJ_i8zbIS5dBRgCOWKySQfHl-Hlw76-iuJu4/edit?usp=sharing
The statement will be reviewed and voted on, if appropriate.
Some discussion / clarification about working with other open source community. Could the line would be is if VIVO is financially impacted either positively or negatively by other projects. Potentially get more specifics from Laurie and examples.
Need clarification on what this means or could mean for our participation in other projects:
A VIVO Governance Member is a member of the governing body of another organization with competing or dependent aims that may be affected, directly or indirectly, by decisions made by VIVO (e.g., another open-source software project). - Vote on VIVO-Lyrasis MOU It is in the VIVO leadership group area for review if needed.. (Bruce, 5 mins) Per Laurie, no this is not Voted on since the MOU is already signed.
Is there any need for discussion on the state of VIVO-Lyrasis collaboration? Do we need to improve the relationship in anyway? If not, then we can sign the MOU (current MOU is attached)
Overall the general consensus is that everything is working well / positive. Bruce made the rounds and all those present had positive / neutral comments. - Discussion of group Licenses for the VIVO products (Dragan, Christian, 5-10 mins).
At the moment copyright owner is the Cornell University, we should discuss whether it is possible to change that, i.e. to define that the VIVO group is copyright owner. We will try to define some actions in this direction.
Current license is outdated expired 2021. How can we transfer the copyright from Cornell to the VIVO Group. Who do we talk too. Also various components licensed various ways.
Attached is email thread Terrie had with Dean Krafft - Report from the Ontology Group (Any comments Christian?, X Mins)
People from Ontology IG met with Jan Dvorak (CERIF leader from euroCRIS) and Dragan to advance with the CERIF2VIVO mapping.
Slow but steady progress. Next meeting or few can present on progress. - Report of the Communications & Marketing Team (Anna & Ann, 15 mins)
Anna did a small presentation on updates.
Julia talked mentioned how the group was working well.
Promote news items / conferences / etc. - Quarterly financial report and creation of additional funding steams (Terrie & Bruce, 10 mins)
- Quarterly financial report. It is in the VIVO leadership group area for review if needed.
- We are slightly under revenue expectations but also underspent in expenses
- We have $ 15,965 in this year’s net assets to date
- We can review and discuss a proposed FY22-23 VIVO budget at the May Leadership
meeting
- Discuss option for credit card payments for $ contributions to VIVO from individuals via website
No real opposition to it as long as it will be somewhat cost neutral. - Request institutional one-time funding targeting specific projects
- Quarterly financial report. It is in the VIVO leadership group area for review if needed.
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