Board of Directors Minutes - 4/8/2009

Present: Stan Ashbrook, Jim Boynton, Frank Bucca, Jim Cook, Dave Dockery, Lynne Robertson, Howard Smith and Chuck Vroman

Absent: Ed Mehew

Members/Others: 5 guests

I. Open

A. Approved Minutes of March meeting - Yes= 7, No= 0.

B. Treasurer's Report:

Nov: $24,212
Dec: $23,988
Jan: $26,403
Feb: $25,369
Mar: $25,948

C. Membership Report:

Nov: 921 + 179 Associates = 1,100
Dec: 917 + 178 Associates = 1,095
Jan: 924 + 186 Associates = 1,110
Feb: 936 + 189 Associates = 1,125
Mar: 942 + 196 Associates = 1,138

II. Speakers

Apr: Verizon -
May:
June:
July:
Aug:

III. Old Business:

A. Resource Center: drain problem fixed.
B. Monthly Meeting: No problems
C. Publicity Committee: No report.
D. Seminars: Doc’s Place and several others are live. Tom Kiehl will have a seminar on the video camera and its accessories.
E. Website Updates: Tom Lembke will do the updates on the website. Tom Kiehl will work out a way to take info from several contributors and send out bulletin via email using HTML. We will continue on U Stream.
F. Alternative uses of Center: Doc’s Café & 2600 Club continue.
G. Social Networking Initiative: We are planning SIGs and General Meeting programs.
H. A/V Lab: Sylvia Gulkis will be the new Studio Director. We are looking for someone to speak to High School counselors to find students who would like to assist members. Chuck Vroman & Jim Boynton will make contacts.
I. SIG stuff: Virginia Chilcote will be the SIG leader for a Mac group.
J. Classes: Jim Boynton will do a seminar on eBay.
K. Financial audit committee: Chuck Vroman, Chm.
L. SmugMug: Stan Ashbrook will handle the website.
M. Ed Mehew has reinvestment $10,000 in a CD.

IV. New Business:

A. Meetup: Doc has been attending in Tampa.
B. Jim Boynton was elected the new director.

Meeting adjourned.

Respectfully Submitted,
Lynne Robertson, Secretary