Board of Directors Minutes - 6/10/2009

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

Absent: Ed Mehew

Members/Others: 4 guests

I. Open

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

B. Treasurer's Report:

Jan: $26,403
Feb: $25,369
Mar: $25,948
April: $25,794
May: $25,659

C. Membership Report:

Jan: 924 + 186 Associates = 1,110
Feb: 936 + 189 Associates = 1,125
Mar: 942 + 196 Associates = 1,138
April: 929 + 193 Associates = 1,122
May: 939 + 193 Associates = 1,132

II. Speakers

June: Twitter
July:
Aug:
Sept:

III. Old Business:

A. Resource Center: Mike & Bonnie Swann will clean on Sunday. Tom Kiehl has found a security system for $500. Yes = 7, No = 0.
B. Monthly Meeting: No problems.
C. Publicity Committee: No report.
D. Seminars: Doc’s Place and several others are live.
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: No change.
G. New Media: We are planning SIGs and General Meeting programs.
H. Media Center: No new concerns.
I. SIG stuff: Virginia Chilcote will be the SIG leader for a Mac group. Bill deLucia is gone and Dale Atchison will sub for the summer.
J. Classes: Jim Boynton will do 3 classes on eBay in June.

IV. New Business:

A. There has been a request for a way to keep their purses off the floors. Frank Bucca 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.
C. We need to have a new computer for the monthly meetings. We will purchase a projector for the monthly meeting for no more than $700. Yes = 8, N = 0.

Meeting adjourned.

Respectfully Submitted,
Lynne Robertson, Secretary