Meeting Minutes
4 Dec 2019 - 4 pm EST
Call to order and general welcome.
Present: @aggroed, @inthenow, @guiltyparties, @phage93, @snook, @transisto Regrets: @alexvan, @shadowspub
# Last Meeting Follow-up
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**Appoint Roles**
>**Due to the low number of applicants for the Board of Directors positions, there were fewer nominees then there were potential positions. The need for public elections was therefore bypassed.**
>Please see our [previous post](https://steemit.com/steemfoundation/@steemalliance/board-of-directors-nominees-biographies) for the biographies of all the new and returning Directors.
>**We also say goodbye to our Interim Chair @bluefinstudios and Interim Directors @eonwarped and @upheaver. Their contributions will be missed.**
**Agree to Community Standards**
**Main Objectives**
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# AGM (Annual General Meeting)
1. Draft of meeting minutes.
2. Discussion around taxes and reporting; the legal team will be consulted.
3. @guiltyparties will check on the process more in-depth.
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# Bank Account
1. The Board agreed that banking to be set up and operational by end of the calendar year.
2. @guiltyparties gave @aggroed links to Bank accounts which research was already done on for non-profit companies by the prior Board.
3. @aggroed will look into opening a bank account this week.
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# Appoint New Executive Board Members
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A merit-focused discussion around the Executive Board of Directors positions was had. A unanimous agreement was achieved.
### The Board of Directors has voted in favor of the following appointments:
1. **Chair** - @shadowspub will leave her former position of Secretary and assume the position of Chair.
2. **Vice-Chair** - @aggroed will be filling the position of Vice-Chair for a 2nd term.
3. **Secretary** - @snook will come into her 1st term as Secretary.
4. **Treasurer** - @alexvan will be filling the position of Treasurer for a 2nd term.
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# Discussion on Next Steps
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* The success of the Marketing Committee is **the** priority.
* Schedule another open meeting in ‘The Ramble’. Dates to be announced.
* Discussion about marketing in general; goals and definitions.
* @transisto came up with the 3 main marketing directions the Steem Foundation Marketing Committee should be focusing on:
A. Investors
B. DApps
C. Social Frontends (Content Creators)
* The next meeting the board will discuss in-depth how to market to the three different groups and will further develop the next open forum.
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Adjourn.
The next board meeting will take place on 11 December 2019 at 4 pm EST