Agenda 2014-12-13

Agenda for Board meeting at the University Centre, Granta Place, Mill Lane, Cambridge, CB2 1RU. Saturday and Sunday 13/14 December 2014.

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Saturday

Housekeeping (10:00)

Standing agenda items:

1. Apologies for absence
2. Approval of minutes of the previous meeting
3. Matters arising not on the agenda
4. Approval of agenda
5. Declarations of interest relevant to matters on the agenda

Board in camera session (10:15)

Attendees: board only

1. Board in camera session

Office in camera session (10:45)

Attendees: board and CEO

1. Chief Executive confidential reports
2. Any other confidential matters
3. New members

Wikimedia in context (11:30)

Attendees: board, CEO and some staff members

1. Workshop facilitated by CEO looking at priorities for the coming year

Board committee reports (2:30)

Attendees: board and CEO

1. Govcom report [none this time]
2. ARC report

Consent item (3:20)

• These items are hoped to be uncontroversial matters where little debate is needed

1. [none so far]

Sunday

Receive reports (10:00)

• Note: any requests for a board decision should come via the CEO and should be included in the CEO's report.

1. Technology Committee (latest minutes here)
2. Education Committee
3. GLAM Committee
4. Wales Organiser
5. Grants Committee
6. Chapman second follow-up governance audit report

Discussion on reporting to the board (10:15)

1. What format should reports take, and what does the board need to know?

Planning the year ahead (11:00)

1. Discussion of protocols for board/committee meetings and dates for the coming year (Board meetings#2015 Board meetings)

Discussion of permanent CEO recruitment (11:30)

1. What sort of CEO should the board be looking for, how will we know when we have found the right candidate?

Other (12:20)

Standing agenda items:

1. AOB
2. Date of next meeting

Board workshop (1:15)

Attendees: board and CEO.

1. Following the board meeting there will be a board governance workshop, facilitated by Rosie Chapman, our external governance auditor.