Directors' Notes

 

February 7, 2005

 

A Regular Meeting of your Board of Directors was held at the Resource Center on February 7, 2005. Present were Messrs. Corzo, Keane, Preston, Scheef, Setaro and Yates. Also present was Larry Buoy.

President Jim Scheef presided and Secretary Larry Buoy kept the record. Minutes of the last meeting held on January 10, 2005 were approved.

In the absence of Treasurer Charles Bovaird, Jim Scheef quoted from a balance sheet prepared by Charlie with current cash assets of $15,259.77, consisting of total bank and postal accounts in the amount of $15,193.74 plus postage on hand of $66.03. Subtracting a liability of prepaid dues in the amount of $6,773.00 left a net equity of $8,486.77. He also reported current membership of 351.

With respect to programs for General Meetings, it was reported that Bruce Preston would make a presentation in March on Using Digital Images, followed in April by Bob Hughes of IBM (courtesy of John Patrick) on Voice-over Internet Protocol. These will be followed by the previously confirmed programs on Genealogy (Jack Scully) in May and on Astronomy (Parker Moreland) in June. Jeff Setaro announced that he was attempting to obtain a presentation on MacIntosh for July, after which there was open discussion on possible programs on Animation, phishing (FBI,) transcribing of analog signals to digital and Home Theater.

Jim Scheef advised that he and Howie Berger had scheduled a meeting with a representative of Science Horizons to determine if DACS could possibly recruit any judges for the forthcoming Science Horizons Fair.

Bill Keane briefly remarked on the new Hardware and Math SIGs initiated by Charlie Bovaird, reporting that the Hardware SIG had been well attended. Also briefly discussed was the possibility of DACS volunteering technical help to local non-profit organizations, with no considered approach to such activity being deemed workable.

Jim Scheef reminded those present that the Trenton Computer Festival was scheduled for April 16 and 17 at the College of New Jersey (formerly Trenton State College).

—Larry buoy


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