Board of Directors Minutes - 12/8/2009
Present: Stan Ashbrook, Jim Boynton, Frank Bucca, Jim Cook, Dave Dockery, Lynne Robertson and Howard Smith
Absent: Ed Mehew, Chuck Vroman
Members/Others: 10 guests
I. Open
A. Approved Minutes of November meeting - Yes=7, No=0.
B. Treasurer's Report:
July: $24,407
Aug: $23,710
Sept: $24,439
Oct: $25,136
Nov: $26,160
C. Membership Report:
July: 965 + 196 Associates = 1,161
Aug: 977 + 193 Associates = 1,170
Sept: 993 + 196 Associates = 1,189
Oct: 1011 + 196 Associates = 1,207
Nov: 1013 + 197 Associates = 1,210
II. Speakers
Dec: Election, Thank you & 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 starting in January.
H. Media Center: No problems.
I. SIG Stuff: Spreadsheet – Peter Summers will be leader. Chuck will start a new SIG on the first Wednesday called
J. Classes: Phil Sullivan will start on Beginners XP on Jan 5 & Beginners Vista on Feb 1. 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.
N. We will have an Open house on Jan 30. Hours: 9 AM - 3 PM.
O. The nominating committee: Candidates will be Stan Ashbrook, Rudy Crawford, Dave Dockery, Chuck Oppermann and Chuck Vroman.
New Business:
A. The decision to alter our insurance was tabled.
Meeting adjourned.
Respectfully submitted,
Lynne Robertson, Secretary