Directors' Notes

October 13, 2003

A Regular Meeting of your Board of Directors was held at the Regional Center on October 13, 2003, at 7:00pm. Present were Messrs. Bovaird, Buoy, Cohen, Gallichotte, Keane, Ostergren, Preston, Scheef and Setaro. Also present was Jamie Yates. Jim Scheef, President, presided. Larry Buoy, Secretary, kept the record. Minutes of the last meeting held on September 8, 2003 were presented and approved.

Treasurer Charlie Bovaird reported current cash assets of $17,527.65, consisting of bank and postal accounts of $17,408.61 plus postage on hand of $119.04. Subtracting liabilities of prepaid dues in the amount of $6,477.00 left a net of $11,050.65. He also reported current membership of 414, and remarked that response to the member survey solicited by email and printed in the September newsletter stood at 29.

Reopening discussion of possible future presentations for General Meetings resulted in suggestions of Assistive Technology, not limited to the requirements of the Voice for Joanie SIG, internet surfing of museum sites, computerized control of hobby and special skill activities (for example, embroidery), a program by Ed Heere, hacking tools, the use of Yahoo and/or eBay, possible government agency representatives and genealogy. The foregoing led to a lengthy discussion of determining what our membership (or potential membership) is seeking in DACS activities that could benefit their computer experience.

The establishment of a membership blog site was suggested by Jim Scheef and the pros and cons thereof were discussed, with no definitive action taken. Jeff Setaro reported that registration of DACS and its appropriate SIGs with Microsoft's Mindshare program had been confirmed.

President Scheef then reminded the meeting that, at the Annual Meeting of the Membership to be held in December, a slate of six directors must be elected for a two-year term and that terms expiring as of that meeting will be those of Messrs. Buoy, Cohen, Ostergren, Preston, Scheef and Setaro. Allan Ostergren announced that he would not stand for reelection, Marc Cohen that he would be willing to step down and Larry Buoy that he would appreciate being relieved of his Secretarial post and, concomitantly, directorship.

The meeting then considered a lengthy email message from Sherry Zorzi, APCUG Region 1 Advisor, regarding the success story of the Cajun Clickers Computer Club, particularly a recent “Open House” and how it was organized. A few points of interest were discussed before it became obvious that an in depth discussion would consume more time than available and the subject was tabled to allow more consideration of adapting the subject for DACS or in cooperation with other groups.

Jim Scheef advised the meeting that Resident Services, an ancillary organization of the Danbury Housing Authority, had requested DACS to sponsor a number of guests for its Christmas Dinner. The amount of each sponsorship was quoted at $20.00 and, after discussion, it was unanimously agreed to sponsor ten guests for such event.

October 13, 2003
A Regular Meeting of your Board of Directors was held at the Regional Center on October 13, 2003, at 7:00pm. Present were Messrs. Bovaird, Buoy, Cohen, Gallichotte, Keane, Ostergren, Preston, Scheef and Setaro. Also present was Jamie Yates. Jim Scheef, President, presided. Larry Buoy, Secretary, kept the record. Minutes of the last meeting held on September 8, 2003 were presented and approved. Treasurer Charlie Bovaird reported current cash assets of $17,527.65, consisting of bank and postal accounts of $17,408.61 plus postage on hand of $119.04. Subtracting liabilities of prepaid dues in the amount of $6,477.00 left a net of $11,050.65. He also reported current membership of 414, and remarked that response to the member survey solicited by email and printed in the September newsletter stood at 29. Reopening discussion of possible future presentations for General Meetings resulted in suggestions of Assistive Technology, not limited to the requirements of the Voice for Joanie SIG, internet surfing of museum sites, computerized control of hobby and special skill activities (for example, embroidery), a program by Ed Heere, hacking tools, the use of Yahoo and/or eBay, possible government agency representatives and genealogy. The foregoing led to a lengthy discussion of determining what our membership (or potential membership) is seeking in DACS activities that could benefit their computer experience. The establishment of a membership blog site was suggested by Jim Scheef and the pros and cons thereof were discussed, with no definitive action taken. Jeff Setaro reported that registration of DACS and its appropriate SIGs with Microsoft's Mindshare program had been confirmed. President Scheef then reminded the meeting that, at the Annual Meeting of the Membership to be held in December, a slate of six directors must be elected for a two-year term and that terms expiring as of that meeting will be those of Messrs. Buoy, Cohen, Ostergren, Preston, Scheef and Setaro. Allan Ostergren announced that he would not stand for reelection, Marc Cohen that he would be willing to step down and Larry Buoy that he would appreciate being relieved of his Secretarial post and, concomitantly, directorship. The meeting then considered a lengthy email message from Sherry Zorzi, APCUG Region 1 Advisor, regarding the success story of the Cajun Clickers Computer Club, particularly a recent “Open House” and how it was organized. A few points of interest were discussed before it became obvious that an in depth discussion would consume more time than available and the subject was tabled to allow more consideration of adapting the subject for DACS or in cooperation with other groups. Jim Scheef advised the meeting that Resident Services, an ancillary organization of the Danbury Housing Authority, had requested DACS to sponsor a number of guests for its Christmas Dinner. The amount of each sponsorship was quoted at $20.00 and, after discussion, it was unanimously agreed to sponsor ten guests for such event.

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