2024 04 15

[seanmcilroy29]

2024 04 15

Time 0930 PST / 1630 BST - See the time in your timezone https://everytimezone.com/s/a8399b00

• Chair – Chris Adams (The Green Web Foundation)
• Chair - Lisa.McNally (Thoughtworks)
• Chair - Michael Mueller (Re-cinq)
• Convener – Sean Mcilroy (Linux Foundation)

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Agenda

• Approve Agenda / previous minutes - Quorum not reached

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First 30 Mins

MOU Proposal

• Responsible Computing - Michael Linehan

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Second 30 Mins

Discussions

• [AI] NSF collaboration #75
• Policy Manual Project Proposal #74
• [PRESS RELEASE] SustainableIT.org Partnership #68
• Review and Close Issues

Sustainable Foundation LF Foundation Round Table Proposal - Sean

Discussions with fellow foundations to understand their primary focused areas.

• LF Energy ED meeting update
• Finos
• Finops
• CNCF
• Kubernetes

Looking to schedule a call for the 23rd Apr.

Policy Summit

Open Sustainability Policy Summit, May 2-3,

LF Energy has partnered with Johns Hopkins University to launch the Open Sustainability Policy Summit at the JHU Bloomberg Center in Washington, DC. This brand-new event will gather lawmakers, policymakers, electric utilities, automakers, technology vendors, researchers, and end users of energy to discuss the challenges and opportunities for an open-source model of building both technology and standards to accelerate the energy transition. The summit will focus on how policy and regulation can support this collaborative approach while ensuring communities are diverse and inclusive and that the benefits of this transition are shared equitably.

Next meeting

• 29th Apr

Adjourn

• Motion to adjourn

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[muemich]

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[chargao]

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[mrchrisadams]

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[noahcb]

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[lisamcnally]

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[seanmcilroy29]

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MoM

Chris opens the meeting at 0930 PST / 1630 BST

Collaboration with responsible computing, policy manual project update.
The group discussed the possibility of GSF and the RC working together to provide end-to-end bid management services for funding opportunities. Michael proposed the idea of matchmaking within GSF to leverage research and promote funding opportunities. The group then brainstormed various ways to effectively utilize existing research and support other organizations' grant proposals.

Aligning responsible computing initiatives with funding opportunities.
The GSF policy WG would need the steering committee's approval to take on new projects, and consensus among working group members is required for approval. Michael discussed the importance of demonstrating the effectiveness of funding in grant proposals. Michael suggested offering free consultations on funding opportunities to GSF members. Team members are working together on funding opportunities for clean energy projects. Chris and Michael discussed potential ways to support sustainability and technology in the US. Michael offered to be a point of call for further discussion and shared the details with the group.

AI research proposal for environmental impact.
Lisa: Tamara needs support for her research proposal on AI's environmental impact, and Sean provides an overview for the call participants. The group supports the research proposal for the Green AI Foundation. The Group also supports the grant proposal for Tamara’s research on AI ethics, transparency, and accountability. The group discussed the questions and the scope of research, including several organisations and industry types. Further discussion revolved around the proposal, acknowledging the limitations of the scope. Namrata suggests involving new members of the green AI committee to share hypotheses or theories.

Motion: Are there any objections to supporting the AI research proposal
No objections. Approved

Lisa proposes a timeline for moving forward with the project and suggests emailing the steering committee with no objections by Friday to move forward.

Creating a policy repository for GSF members.
During the meeting, Chris suggested the creation of a repository of policy recommendations that could be accessed by GSF members to provide support. Chris proposed drafting responses to ongoing policy discussions, like scope three reporting, to encourage software companies to report accurately. Meanwhile, organisations are monitoring the policy landscape for potential frameworks or plagiarism. To proceed with the project, Namrata requested clarity on the process for collecting information and data.

Sustainability partnership and collaboration.
Chris suggests clarifying the scope of the policy working group to ensure it aligns with the needs of those affected. The group discusses the potential for organisations providing training and consulting services to contribute to the industry. The group discusses potential collaboration with Josh, aiming to create a narrative and explore ways to collaborate. Sean and Chris discuss the upcoming meeting with the British Computer Society.

Action Items

• M Michael will continue developing a document outlining proposed steps and contributions from Responsible Computing and GSF for funding opportunities. He will share this with Lisa for feedback.
• Chris, Lisa and Sean will discuss the next steps for the policy manual project proposal, including clarifying the scope based on the discussion.
• Lisa will chair the next Policy Working Group meeting.
• Sean to start a review with the PWG to endorcing Tamra's research proposal before moving it forward to the SC for approval.