Board of Directors Minutes 7/11/2007

Present: Stan Ashbrook, Frank Bucca, Dave Dockery, Vern Goheen, Millie Jones, Carol King, Lynne Robertson, & Howard Smith

Absent: Jim Boynton

Members/Others: Jacinthe Daigle-Dixon

I. Open

  1. Approved Minutes of June meeting - Yes=7, No=0
  2. Treasurer's Report:
    Mar: $33,574
    Apr
    : $31,712
    May: $27,806

    Jun: $27,751
  3. Membership Report:
    Mar: 886 + 172  Associates = 1,058
    Apr: 889 + 169  Associates = 1,058
    May: 887 + 166  Associates = 1,053
    Jun: 884 + 172  Associates = 1,056

II. Speakers

Jul Henry R. Elam: Voice Factor (computer & voice technologies)

III. Old Business

  1. Resource Center: The Town Hall meeting generated some volunteers.  Overall, the Resource Center is staying cleaner.  We do need a new vacuum cleaner.
  2. Committees: We have a Publicity Committee: Ed Watzel, Judy Schnepper, & Beverly Asselin!
  3. Seminars: Jan McNulty, Jim Boynton, June Hollister, and Stan Ashbrook continue to teach.
  4. Website Updates: http://snowbirdonline.com was created by Tom Lembke.  Now we'll tweak it.
  5. Equipment: Digital Video SIG requested better speakers on the SIG computer.  Frank Bucca will find some for us.
  6. Alternative uses of Center: Socrates Cafe delayed until fall.
  7. SIG Windows: We'll let members know they're available to hang pictures, etc.  Use poster putty please.
  8. How can we reward our volunteers? (Doc): Tabled

IV. New Business

  1. Fun Stuff CD (Doc): Dale Atchison is working on producing a CD that we can use for a fund-raiser.
  2. Add Office Space (Doc): It will cost roughly $280 / month to lease the rest of Suite K.  We voted to acquire the extra 300 sq. ft. in order to provide audio & video editing bays (as well as storage space for our repair clinic).  Yes=8, No=0
  3. Slide Copier (Doc): http://search.ebay.com/search/search.dll?from=R40&_trksid=m37&satitle=slide+copie  We may purchase one or more of these so members can use their digital cameras to copy their 35mm slides.

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