February 2026 Agenda/Minutes

Meeting Details

  • Date: 24 February 2026
  • Time: 12PM US Eastern Standard Time, UTC 1700 convert
  • Location: Remote
  • Call-in: Zoom Meeting

Agenda

CALL TO ORDER

Board Members

  • Ricardo Griffith
  • Steve Springett
  • Harold Blankenship
  • Sam Stepanyan
  • Ashwini Siddhi
  • Kelly Santalucia

Guests

  • Andrew van der Stock
  • Dawn Aitken
  • Starr Brown
  • Christian Capellan
  • Stacey Ebbs
  • Hayden Corry

CONFLICT OF INTEREST AND ANTI-TRUST STATEMENT

As the Board consists of individuals from many competing organizations, OWASP and its Board shall abide by all applicable anti-trust and competition laws. To avoid any perceived or actual conflict of interest, or anti-trust concerns under US federal, state, or regulations, only the published agenda shall be discussed or voted upon, or amended as below. If there are any conflicts of interest, Board members are expected to disclose the conflict of interest and must recuse themselves from discussion and voting.

CHANGES TO THE AGENDA

Changes to the agenda - unless otherwise prohibited by anti-trust or competition laws - including adding, altering, or tabling of motions is permitted by following Roberts Rules of Order (RONR 12th Ed) 41:63, which requires an affirmative two-thirds vote.

APPROVAL OF MINUTES

PRE-READING MATERIAL

To Do

  • Andrew to check with accounting for an explanation of the negative assets amounts on the report.
  • Andrew to send Board an e-vote to approve the 2026 budget.
  • Andrew to add a motion for next month’s Board meeting so the Board can vote on the changes for the Signatory policy.

New business

FOSDEM Update

Background A trip report from Steve Springett on his attendance at FOSDEM 2026, including any key takeaways, insights, or action items for the Board to consider.

Suggested time: 5 minutes

25th Anniversary Planning Update

Background An update on upcoming activities in the next 30 days for OWASP’s 25th anniversary, including any progress made since the last update, any challenges or issues that have arisen, and the timeline for completion.

Suggested time: 5 minutes

Impact Report Update

Background An update on the status of the OWASP Impact Report, including any progress made since the last update, any challenges or issues that have arisen, and the timeline for completion.

Suggested time: 5 minutes

Strategy Update

Background Stacey Ebbs will provide an update on the status of the OWASP Strategy, including any progress made since the last update, any challenges or issues that have arisen, and the timeline for completion.

Suggested time: 5 minutes

Update on status of policy reviews

Background A short discussion on the current status of the policy review process, including any outstanding policies that require attention and the timeline for completion.

Priorities

  • By-Laws - Andrew and Ricardo
  • Committee Policy - Harold
  • Community Review Process Policy (Exceptions caveat) - Ricardo
  • Code of Conduct / Board Code of Conduct - (Must review by Legal) - Marisa
  • Events Policy (Speaker/Training Agreement) (attendee code of conduct)- Marisa
  • Whistleblower Anti-retaliation Policy (defines Compliance Team) - Grant and Steve
  • AI Policy (new) - Andrew with Ricardo and Ashwini help
  • Social Media Policy - Ashwini

Lower priority, but still important:

  • Project Policy - Add AI language - Steve
  • Member Policy - Sam
  • Chapter Policy - Sam and Kelly
  • Signatory Policy - Harold

Suggested time: 10 minutes

Call for new committee leadership

Background Current status of committee leadership and a call for volunteers to lead or co-lead committees.

Suggested time: 10 minutes

Membership Policy amendment proposal

Background The Board will discuss a proposal to modify the Membership Policy to add specific benefits for Distinguished Lifetime Members. This change aims to recognize and reward long-term commitment and contributions to OWASP.

Summary:

  • Proposal: Distinguished Lifetime Members receive lifetime leader benefits, including leader discounts and access privileges.
  • Board voiced general support.

  • Sam will prepare a formal policy modification for next meeting.

  • Draft Membership Policy

Suggested discussion time: 10 minutes

To Do

  • Send the Distinguished Lifetime policy changes to the policy review team and community so the Board can vote on the changes next month.

Update on OWASP Leaders being an OWASP Member

Background An update and discussion on the status of OWASP Leaders being required to be an OWASP Member, including any challenges or issues that have arisen and potential solutions, including Leader annual declaration status in a proper e-signature system.

Suggested time: 5 minutes

Meetup and Website status update

Background An update on the status of OWASP Meetup migration and new website, including anything that would be helpful for the Board to know, and any support that the Board can provide. Also looking at the prior attendee data into MailChimp to ensure that Chapters can continue to communicate with their attendees.

Suggested time: 5 minutes

To Do

  • Andrew to give community at least one month notice of when the website will be live

Update on initiatives and action plans resulting from Amsterdam Board Summit

Background An update from Marisa and the wider Board on the initiatives and action plans resulting from the Amsterdam Board Summit, including any progress made since the last update, any challenges or issues that have arisen, and the timeline for completion.

Suggested time: 10 minutes

Update on OWASP Audit Board Committee

Background A quick update from Ricardo Griffith on the status of the OWASP Audit Board Committee, including any progress made since the last update, any challenges or issues that have arisen, and the timeline for completion.

Suggested time: 5 minutes

Executive Session

The Board will adjourn to executive session to discuss confidential matters. Only Board members and invited guests may attend executive session. The minutes of the executive session will be kept separately and will not be made public.

Suggested time: 20-30 minutes

COMMENTS, ANNOUNCEMENTS, AND OTHER BUSINESS

ADJOURNMENT

Adjournment motion

The next general Board meeting is on March 24, at 12 pm US Eastern Time.

“It is moved, and seconded to adjourn. Those in favor, say “aye””

Sponsor: Steve Springett Second: Harold Blankenship

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