November meeting minutes (#175)

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+title: Board Meeting Minutes
+date: "2024-11-13"
+excerpt: November crunch
+tags: meeting
+author: MonoGame Foundation
+image: /images/blog/cover/monogame_foundation.png
+ogImage: /images/blog/cover/monogame_foundation.png
+---
+
+## Attendee's
+
+- Dean Ellis - President
+- Dominique Louis - Treasurer
+- Simon Jackson - Corporate Secretary
+- Tom Spilman - Banking Matters
+- Marko Jeremic - Board Chairman
+
+## Agenda
+
+- Separation of the larger MonoGame project templates
+- Discussion around 3.8.3 maintenance release for December
+- Revision/refresh of the community tutorial page
+- Open Hours for November
+- Bounty updates
+
+## Outcomes
+
+- Larger MonoGame templates to move to the MonoGame.Samples repository, no downturn effect on users who will still use `dotnet new` from the CLI.
+- 3.8.3 release is on track for maintenance fixes in November.
+- Tutorials page to be revised to organize older content (with warning) lower, with current/valid tutorials to the top.
+- Call for new content to submit to the community tutorials page.
+- Open Hours for November will focus on the Vulkan/DX 12 native update, with Q&A.
+- All bounties are progressing, although not at a pace that was expected.  Used for lessons learned in future bounties.
+- Year-in-review post to be published.
+- Renewed focus to prioritize content for active Patreons and drive value to contributors.
+- New swag showcased, we finally found a good printer.
+
+
+## Get Involved
+
+[Contributions are welcome through:](https://monogame.net/donate/)
+
+- Code.
+- Help in the [Community discord](https://discord.gg/monogame) and beyond (we also love blog posts).
+- [Patreon](https://www.patreon.com/bePatron?u=3142012), several tiers are available.
+- The MonoGame store (coming soon) with MonoGame branded gear and merchandise.