Board of Directors Minutes - 11/11/2009

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

Absent:

Members/Others: 6 guests

I. Open

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

B. Treasurer's Report:

June: $24,242
July: $24,407
Aug: $23,710
Sept: $24,439
Oct: $25,136

C. Membership Report:

June: 947 + 194 Associates = 1,141
July: 965 + 196 Associates = 1,161
Aug: 977 + 193 Associates = 1,170
Sept: 993 + 196 Associates = 1,189
Oct: 1011 + 196 Associates = 1,207

II. Speakers

Nov: Motaz
Dec: Election & Doc’s & Chuck’s fun stuff
Jan: Gene Barlow
Feb:
Future: Howard T Smith, Stan Ashbrook

III. Old Business:

A. Resource Center: $500 was approved for a security system Tom Kiehl will install. It will be installed next month. Doc will have his friend check the A/C.
B. Monthly Meeting: A new contract has been renegotiated for 30-day notice pending the availability of Suite ‘L’. The December meeting will be Dec 15, the third Tuesday.
C. Publicity Committee: Lynne will talk to them about the Windows 7 open house.
D. Seminars: No problems.
E. Website Updates: Tom Lembke will do the updates on the website until the new website is up and running. We may continue on U Stream. Chuck Oppermann will design new website. SmugMug will continue to be linked.
F. Alternative Uses of Center: No change.
G. New Media: Will be once a month.
H. Media Center: No problems.
I. SIG Stuff: SBI has been canceled.
J. Classes: Phil Sullivan will start on Beginners XP on Nov 30 & Beginners Vista on Dec l. Chuck Oppermann will have a class for Windows 7 beginning Nov 13 for 5 weeks and repeat in January.
K. We have secured Windows 7 Home Premium software from techsoup.
L. Chuck Oppermann will take over the writing of 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 spent at Doc’s discretion.

New Business:

A. We will have a Windows 7 Party for our people to show members how the software works and to install it. Hours: 9 AM - 3 PM. Overview sessions 9-11 AM & 1-3 PM with installation session from 11 AM to 1 PM.
B. The nominating committee: Candidates will be Stan Ashbrook, Rudy Crawford, Dave Dockery, Chuck Oppermann and Chuck Vroman.
C. We decided to rent Unit ‘L’. Yes = 9, No = 0.
D. The decision to raise membership fees was tabled.
E. The decision to alter our insurance was tabled.
F. It was decided that a disclaimer would be added to the sign-in sheet for the Clinic to avoid liability claims from members who have problems after their computers are repaired.
G. The decision to establish reserve funding for catastrophes was tabled.

Meeting adjourned.

Respectfully submitted,
Lynne Robertson, Secretary