Board of Directors Minutes - 5/13/2009

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

Absent:

Members/Others: 2 guests

I. Open

A. Approved Minutes of April meeting - Yes= 9, No= 0.

B. Treasurer's Report:

Dec: $23,988
Jan: $26,403
Feb: $25,369
Mar: $25,948
April: $25,794

C. Membership Report:

Dec: 917 + 178 Associates = 1,095
Jan: 924 + 186 Associates = 1,110
Feb: 936 + 189 Associates = 1,125
Mar: 942 + 196 Associates = 1,138
April: 929 + 193 Associates = 1,122

II. Speakers

May: New Media
June:
July:
Aug:
Sept:

III. Old Business:

A. Resource Center: Mike & Bonnie Swann will clean on Sunday. Heavier trash bags needed. Lynne Robertson will get them. Tom Kiehl is looking for a security system and report next month. There are security people from WorkNet.
B. Monthly Meeting: Vern Goheen will be responsible for drawings and prizes.
C. Publicity Committee: No report.
D. Seminars: Doc’s Place and several others are live. Video SIG will broadcast live.
Dave Gulkis will look into Net Meeting.
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. Sam Richardson will design new website. SmugMug will be linked.
F. Alternative uses of Center: Doc’s Café & 2600 Club continue.
G. New Media: 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 will make contacts. Dave Gulkis will donate Hi8 to DVD transfer machine.
I. SIG stuff: Virginia Chilcote will be the SIG leader for a Mac group. Bill deLucia is gone and Novice will go dark for the summer. Doc will start New Media SIG in June.
J. Classes: Jim Boynton will do a class on eBay if there is good attendance at seminar.
K. Financial audit committee: Chuck Vroman, Chm.
L. SmugMug: Stan Ashbrook will handle the website.
M. Ed Mehew has reinvestment the $10,000 from last month and another $5,000 in a Money Market Account rather than a CD.

IV. New Business:

A. There has been a request for a way to keep their purses off the floors. Frank and Jim Cook will get and install a hook.
B. Investigate ways to promote “Kindness”. Sept 11 – Take back 9/11. We will have a “Kindness Day”. Yes =9, No =0.

Meeting adjourned.

Respectfully Submitted,
Lynne Robertson, Secretary