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 = Foundation Updates =
+* Grants and related expenditures
+** The Mozilla Foundation made a [http://www.senecac.on.ca/cms/media/newsdetail.jsp?mediaID=136 $100,000 grant to Seneca College] to support Seneca's ongoing work with the Mozilla project and its creation of a curriculum for educating Mozilla and open source developers.
+** The GNOME Foundation announced that the [http://www.gnome.org/press/releases/2008-03-mofojoins.html Mozilla Foundation will be joining the GNOME advisory board].
+* CAs and related issues
+** Frank gave preliminary approval to applications from [http://www.mozilla.org/projects/security/certs/pending/#GeoTrust GeoTrust] ([https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=407168 bug 407168]) and [http://www.mozilla.org/projects/security/certs/pending/#Comodo Comodo]  ([https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=401587#c16 comment 16 of bug 401587]) to add new EV-capable roots.
+** Frank also worked on EV-related applications from [http://www.mozilla.org/projects/security/certs/pending/#VeriSign VeriSign] and [http://www.mozilla.org/projects/security/certs/pending/#thawte thawte].
+* Public communication
+** David continued worked on various www.mozilla.org-related tasks, and also posted a [http://davidwboswell.wordpress.com/2008/03/06/internet-by-the-people-for-the-people/ proposed new Mozilla T-shirt design].
+* Conferences and events
+** Zak published a number of blog posts from his attendance at SCALE; see the [http://zak.greant.com/scale-6x-hello-can-anyone-hear-me/ latest post] for links.
+** Frank worked on arrangements for [http://www.csun.edu/cod/conf/ CSUN].
+* Upcoming activities
+** Frank is planning to be in Mountain View on March 12 and at the [http://www.csun.edu/cod/conf/ CSUN conference] on March 13 in Los Angeles CA.
+** Frank is also planning to attend the [http://freedom-to-connect.net/ Freedom to Connect] conference March 31 and April 1, 2008 in Silver Spring MD, and (if possible) the [http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/berkat10/ Berkman@10] conference May 15-16 in Boston MA.
+** Zak will be speaking at the [http://conf.phpquebec.com/ PHP Quebec Conference] March 12-14, and other events later in 2008.
+For more information see the status reports from [http://davidwboswell.wordpress.com/ David], [http://blog.hecker.org/category/mozilla/ Frank], [http://www.mozillazine.org/weblogs/gerv/ Gerv], and [http://zak.greant.com/ Zak].
 = Roundtable =
 = Other Business =