Board of Directors Minutes - 9/9/2009

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

Absent:

Members/Others: 3 guests

I. Open

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

B. Treasurer's Report:

April: $25,794
May: $25,659
June: $24,242
July: $24,407
Aug: $23,710

C. Membership Report:

April: 929 + 193 Associates = 1,122
May: 939 + 193 Associates = 1,132
June: 947 + 194 Associates = 1,141
July: 965 + 196 Associates = 1,161
Aug: 977 + 193 Associates = 1,170

II. Speakers

Sept: John Pecore
Oct: Motaz ben
Nov: Nanotechnology
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. It will be installed next month. North light is out again. Lynne Robertson will call. George David will check the A/C. Lynne will remove broken chair until it can be fixed.
B. Monthly Meeting: No problems.
C. Publicity Committee: Posters for the RAK/Open house have been made and are being distributed. Doc has publicity that will be in several media outlets.
D. Seminars: No problems.
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: No change.
H. Media Center: No problems.
I. SIG Stuff: Virginia Chilcote is the SIG leader.
J. Classes: Phil Sullivan will start on Sept 13 & 14. Chuck Oppermann will have a class for Windows 7.
K. Plans are complete for “Kindness Day and RAK” Sept 11.
L. Chuck Oppermann will take over the Bulletin.
M. An e-mail vote approved $144 for 2 Meetups at the Computer Center and $200 to Sponsor 4 Meetups in Tampa. The money will be dispensed at Doc’s discretion.

New Business:

A. Printer: It was decided to discontinue allowing members use the printer in the lab.
B. It was suggested that we have an installation fair where our people show members how to install Windows 7.
C. The nominating committee: Lynne Robertson and 2 more volunteers. Stan Ashbrook, Jim Boynton, Jim Cook, Dave Dockery and Chuck Vroman are finishing a two-year term.

Meeting adjourned.

Respectfully submitted,
Lynne Robertson, Secretary