Directors' Notes
Directors' Notes
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A Regular Meeting of the Board of Directors was held at the RC on December 10, 2001. Present were Messrs. Bovaird, Buoy, Greger, Neary, Ostergren, Pearson, Preston, Scheef and Setaro. Also present was William Keane. President Ostergren presided and Secretary Buoy kept the record. The minutes of the meeting of November 12 were presented and approved with corrections. Treasurer Charlie Bovaird reported total cash and bank accounts of $22,210.90, less prepaid dues of $8,243.00, a net of $13,967.90. He also reported current membership of 475. Charlie reviewed attendance records at general meetings for the month of November in each of the years 1999, 2000 and 2001 as reflected by the membership and visitor sign-in sheets as well as total membership at the time of each meeting. Considering the inaccuracies inherent due to family memberships or those not signing in, it was felt that the differences were not statistically significant. Discussed were incentives to improve the sign-in accuracy. Also discussed were alternatives to the current advertising initiatives and improvements to the DACS Web site, specifically sections or links within the site to be open to members only, links to intellectual property of members or networking within the membership. Also discussed was the availability of current education on computer subjects such as software programs and programming itself, displacing user groups as a primary source thereof. The possibility of renewing an incentive to develop a database of regional computer education sources on our Web site was also explored. It was suggested that the membership be surveyed as to areas of interest and what DACS could offer to make the computer experience easier and more productive. Jeff Setaro requested input for copy to use on the radio spots promoting the January General Meeting presentation by Dan Powers of IBM on Linux. Considered and agreed upon was the desirability of appointing a nominating committee, prior to the April meeting of this Board and election of officers for the ensuing year, to canvas the membership for individuals interested in becoming an officer of the corporation. Also considered desirable was a formalized description of the duties and responsibilities of the various offices. Secretary |
