Executive Committee Meeting April 2010

The Executive Committee of the Dryad Consortium Board met at NESCent in Durham, NC, USA from April 7-8, 2010.

Participants: Marcel Holyoak, William Michener, Allen Moore, Mohamed Noor, Mike Whitlock (chair), Todd Vision (ex officio), Elena Feinstein (scribe)

Agenda

 * 1) Review of recommended strategic objectives and performance indicators from Charles Beagrie, Ltd. [1]
 * 2) Review of budget projections from Eakin-Richards [2]
 * 3) Review of supplementary cost results from survey of publishers and repositories [3]
 * 4) Drafting of proposal for sustainability to the full board [4]
 * 5) Drafting of prospectus [5]
 * 6) Review of repository improvements and development priorities (w/ Ryan Scherle)

Documents and Outcomes
[1] Draft Recommendations for Dryad's Sustainability Planning. submitted by Charles Beagrie, Ltd, April 2010. ([[Media:sustainability_recommendations_beagrie_April_2010.pdf|PDF]])

[2] Dryad Cost Model Report, submitted by Lorraine Eakins-Richards, February 2010 ([[Media:Cost_model_Eakins_Feb_2010.pdf|PDF]]). Note: The dynamic spreadsheet referenced in the report is available upon request.

[3] Not for public dissemination.

[4] See Beagrie N, Eakin-Richards L and Vision T (2010) Business Models and Cost Estimation: Dryad Repository Case Study, presented at iPRES, September 2010 in Vienna. [[Media:IPRES2010_Paper37.pdf|PDF]]

[5] See [[Media:Subscriptions20100422.pdf|April 2010 Prospectus]]