diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in index 1ee7c97..b3f0cd5 100644 --- a/configure.in +++ b/configure.in @@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ AC_OUTPUT([ Makefile foundation.gnome.org/Makefile foundation.gnome.org/about/Makefile +foundation.gnome.org/about/advisoryboard/Makefile foundation.gnome.org/about/history/Makefile foundation.gnome.org/about/charter/Makefile foundation.gnome.org/contact/Makefile diff --git a/foundation.gnome.org/about/Makefile.am b/foundation.gnome.org/about/Makefile.am index de45867..ab0ac85 100644 --- a/foundation.gnome.org/about/Makefile.am +++ b/foundation.gnome.org/about/Makefile.am @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -SUBDIRS = history charter +SUBDIRS = advisoryboard history charter urlpath = /about diff --git a/foundation.gnome.org/about/advisoryboard/Makefile.am b/foundation.gnome.org/about/advisoryboard/Makefile.am new file mode 100644 index 0000000..6b97331 --- /dev/null +++ b/foundation.gnome.org/about/advisoryboard/Makefile.am @@ -0,0 +1,8 @@ +SUBDIRS = + +urlpath = /about/advisoryboard + +page_SCRIPTS = \ + index.html + +include $(top_srcdir)/rules.common diff --git a/foundation.gnome.org/about/advisoryboard/index.wml b/foundation.gnome.org/about/advisoryboard/index.wml new file mode 100644 index 0000000..64d4425 --- /dev/null +++ b/foundation.gnome.org/about/advisoryboard/index.wml @@ -0,0 +1,123 @@ +<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> +<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"> +<html> + + <head> + <title>About the GNOME Foundation Advisory Board</title> + <meta name="cvsdate" content="$Date$" /> + <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" /> + </head> + + <body> + <h1>About the GNOME Foundation Advisory Board</h1> + + <p> + The Advisory Board is made up of organizations and companies that support + GNOME. The Advisory Board has no decision-making authority but provides a + vehicle for its members to communicate with the Board of Directors and + help the Directors guide the overall direction of GNOME and the GNOME + Foundation. + </p> + + <p> + Current Advisory Board members are listed in our <a + href="/about/">about</a> page. + </p> + + <h2>Joining the Advisory Board</h2> + + <p> + If your organization or company is interested in joining the Advisory + Board, please <a href="/contact/">contact</a> the Board of Directors. + </p> + + <h2>Annual Fee</h2> + + <p> + Advisory Board member companies pay an annual fee which helps finance + the operations of the GNOME foundation. The <a + href="/reports/">reports</a> that are published by the Foundation show + how this money is used to help the GNOME project.</p> + + <p>There are two levels for commerical companies:</p> + + <ul> + <li>Small company: 1-49 employees. $5,000 / year</li> + <li>Medium and large company: 50 or more employees. $10,000 / year</li> + </ul> + + <p> + No fee is paid by the invited non-profit organizations that are part + of the Advisory Board. + </p> + + <h2>Roles and Responsibilities of Advisory Board Members</h2> + + <ul> + + <li> + Represents and advises on the needs of the primary downstream partners + served by GNOME. + </li> + + <li> + Receives and actively provides input and discussion on topics sent to + the Advisory Board list or discussed at Advisory Board meetings. Topics + include things like financial reports, project status, and event + planning. + </li> + + <li> + Promotes GNOME. The GNOME Foundation and Advisory Board members often + work together to promote GNOME, and members are expected to work with + the GNOME Foundation to promote GNOME when opportunities arise. For + example, by speaking about GNOME at industry events or at company or + government meetings where people are not familiar with GNOME. + </li> + + <li> + Identifies/presents opportunities for collaboration and alerts GNOME to + significant relevant developments within other industries or working + groups. This can include things like suggesting a GNOME presence at an + established event or pointing out opportunities for partnership and + making introductions to other companies and organizations. + </li> + + <li> + Helps the GNOME Foundation grow and improve as an organization. + Identifying services that the GNOME Foundation can provide for GNOME + Foundation members, Advisory Board members and GNOME users. This can + include things like suggesting a local event or project shortfalls + (documentation, integration, support) that could be addressed by GNOME + Foundation resources. + </li> + + <li> + Provides mentorship and advice to community members working on projects + like marketing, finance and fundraising. Mentorship can be provided + directly by the Advisory Board member or by others in their company. + </li> + + <li> + Ensures that their company is involved and engaged with upstream + discussion and events where relevant. For example, ensure that the + appropriate people are subscribed to the right forums and involved with + upstream decisions. + </li> + + <li> + Attends and sponsors GNOME events that align with the Advisory Board + member's needs. + </li> + + <li> + Offers guidance, advice and resources. This guidance can include not + only opportunities for how to acquire money but other ways to solve + problems. Examples include helping to solve our system administration + shortage, planning representation at events, etc. + </li> + + </ul> + + </body> +</html> diff --git a/foundation.gnome.org/about/index.wml b/foundation.gnome.org/about/index.wml index 6235715..884404e 100644 --- a/foundation.gnome.org/about/index.wml +++ b/foundation.gnome.org/about/index.wml @@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ help the Directors guide the overall direction of GNOME and the GNOME Foundation. </p> - + <p> The Advisory Board consists of representatives from the following GNOME Foundation member corporations and projects: @@ -121,20 +121,6 @@ <li>Sun Microsystems</li> </ul> - <p> - Advisory board member companies pay an annual fee which helps finance - the operations of the GNOME foundation. There are two levels for - commerical companies. - </p> - <ul> - <li>Small company: 1-49 employees. $5,000 / year</li> - <li>Medium and large company: 50 or more employees. $10,000 / year</li> - </ul> - <p> - No fee is paid by the invited non-profit organizations that are part - of the advisory board. - </p> - <h2>GNOME Foundation Membership</h2> <p>