Directors' Notes
Directors' Notes
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A Regular Meeting of the DACS Board was held at the RC at 7:30pm on January 8, 2001. Present were Messrs. Buoy, Bovaird, Cohen, Neary, Pearson, Preston and Setaro and Mrs. Gaberel. Also present were Mrs. Nancy Greger and Mr. James Scheef. In the absence of the President, Vice President Setaro presided; Secretary Larry Buoy kept the records of the meeting. The minutes of the meeting held on December 11, 2000 were approved. Treasurer Bovaird reported total checking account balance, Certificates of Deposit (in the amount of $10,310.52) and postage on hand of $22,548.19, less prepaid dues of $7,452.00, for a net of $4,785.67. He also reported current membership of 537. After discussing the potential obsolescence of the CD-ROM collection of freeware, shareware and trial software obtained from APCUG, it was agreed to label same "DACS" and offer it free to any member desiring it at future general meetings. There being no new developments regarding the upgrading of the computer at the RC, further discussion thereof was tabled. Don Neary presented a list of questions regarding DACS relationships with other user groups and with vendors, including APCUG and regional user group cooperatives to pool vendor presentations. It was the general consensus that such initiatives had minimal results at best. Presentation possibilities discussed included navigating eBay, portable computing devices, including laptops and wireless or hand-held, virus protection and the Linux operating system. The board was advised that Rachel Clarke of Words+ cannot make the scheduled presentation on Assistive Technology scheduled at the February general meeting, but that David Goldberg, President and Service Representative of Health Science, organizer of the planned presentation, would handle the entire program. With Mrs. Greger standing in for Director Matthew Greger, unable to attend this meeting, various observations were made, regarding accessibility and responsibilities for the RC, as well as the equipment therein. Mr. Greger also proposed seeking other venues for a Resource Center and possible partnering or sharing space with compatible organizations. Following a short discussion of the disposition of the annual Jerry Award of $750.00 by APCUG to DACS in recognition of its public service, it was unanimously resolved that it be passed on to Voice for Joanie at the February general meeting on Assistive Technology. A true record. ATTEST:
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