Board of Directors Minutes - 8/12/2009

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

Absent: Dave Dockery, Ed Mehew,

Members/Others: 3 guests

I. Open

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

B. Treasurer's Report:

Mar: $25,948
April: $25,794
May: $25,659
June: $24,242
July: $24,407

C. Membership Report:

Mar: 942 + 196 Associates = 1,138
April: 929 + 193 Associates = 1,122
May: 939 + 193 Associates = 1,132
June: 947 + 194 Associates = 1,141
July: 965 + 196 Associates = 1,161

II. Speakers

Aug: Chuck Oppermann
Sept:
Oct:
Nov:
Dec: Election & Doc’s fun stuff
Jan: Gene Barlow

III. Old Business:

A. Resource Center: $500 was approved for a security system Tom Kiehl will install. Has not been installed. North light is out again. Lynne will call.
B. Monthly Meeting: No problems.
C. Publicity Committee: Posters for RAK have been made and are being distributed.
D. Seminars: Doc’s Place and several others having problems transmitting. Chuck Oppermann and Tom Kiehl will repair the problem.
E. Website Updates: Tom Lembke will do the updates on the website. We may 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 problems.
I. SIG stuff: Virginia Chilcote will be the SIG leader for a Mac group starting 8/17.
J. Classes: None scheduled for the summer.
K. Investigate ways to promote “Kindness Day and RAK” Sept 11 from 9 AM to 3 PM. There will be programs in the SIG room. Need to publicize food donations for snacks and lunch.

IV. New Business:

A. Bulletin needs to come out on Saturday.

B. Doc requested $144 to start 2 Meetups here and $200 to sponsor 4 Meetups in Tampa. There were many questions. We need to have a clearer explanation via email and a vote after questions have been answered. Several commented on our website needing to be improved.

C. Suggested we replace our color laser printer.

D. The refrigerator died so we bought a new Frigidaire refrigerator. Yes = 7 No = 0

E. Suggested SIG for installing Win 7 RC.

Meeting adjourned.

Respectfully Submitted,

Lynne Robertson, Secretary