This is the *draft* resolution, it might be slightly different in the [ASF board minutes][1] once it appears there, in the minutes of the September 19th meeting. X. Establish the Apache Stanbol Project WHEREAS, the Board of Directors deems it to be in the best interests of the Foundation and consistent with the Foundation's purpose to establish a Project Management Committee charged with the creation and maintenance of open-source software related to a set of reusable components for semantic content management for distribution at no charge to the public. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that a Project Management Committee (PMC), to be known as the "Apache Stanbol Project", be and hereby is established pursuant to Bylaws of the Foundation; and be it further RESOLVED, that the Apache Stanbol Project be and hereby is responsible for the creation and maintenance of software related to a set of reusable components for semantic content management; and be it further RESOLVED, that the office of "Vice President, Apache Stanbol" be and hereby is created, the person holding such office to serve at the direction of the Board of Directors as the chair of the Apache Stanbol Project, and to have primary responsibility for management of the projects within the scope of responsibility of the Apache Stanbol Project; and be it further RESOLVED, that the persons listed immediately below be and hereby are appointed to serve as the initial members of the Apache Stanbol Project: * Alessandro Adamou * Ali Anil Sinaci * Andrea Nuzzolese * Andreas Gruber * Andreas Kuckartz * Benjamin Nagel * Bertrand Delacretaz * Cihan Cimen * Concetto Bonafede * Enrico Daga * Fabian Christ * Florent André * Olivier Grisel * Ozgur Kilic * Reto Bachmann-Gmür * Rupert Westenthaler * Suat Gonul * Szaby Grünwald * Tommaso Teofili * Valentina Presutti * Walter Kasper NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that Fabian Christ be appointed to the office of Vice President, Apache Stanbol, to serve in accordance with and subject to the direction of the Board of Directors and the Bylaws of the Foundation until death, resignation, retirement, removal or disqualification, or until a successor is appointed; and be it further RESOLVED, that the initial Apache Stanbol PMC be and hereby is tasked with the creation of a set of bylaws intended to encourage open development and increased participation in the Apache Stanbol Project; and be it further RESOLVED, that the Apache Stanbol Project be and hereby is tasked with the migration and rationalization of the Apache Incubator Stanbol podling; and be it further RESOLVED, that all responsibilities pertaining to the Apache Incubator Stanbol podling encumbered upon the Apache Incubator Project are hereafter discharged. [1]: http://www.apache.org/foundation/board/calendar.html