Board of Directors Minutes
February 12, 2007

A regular meeting of your Board of Directors was held at the Resource Center on Monday, February 12, 2007.  Present were Richard Corzo, Sean Henderson, John Lansdale, Lisa Leifels, Rob Limbaugh, Jeff Setaro and Jamie Yates.  President Jeff Setaro presided and Secretary Lisa Leifels kept the record.  Minutes of the last meeting held on January 8, 2007 were approved.   

      In the absence of the treasurer, President Jeff Setaro presented the financial and membership report.  The current cash assets are $11,444.79, consisting of total bank and postal accounts in the amount of $10,388.27 plus postage on hand of $56.52.  Subtracting a liability of prepaid dues in the amount of $6,733.00 left a net equity of $3,711.79.  He also reported that the current membership is at 284, of which 62 are electronic.  Sean Henderson suggested that it may be helpful to add the figures for one month ago and one year ago to the treasurer’s report for comparison purposes. 

      Jamie Yates reviewed the schedule for upcoming General Meetings.  In March, Dan O’Connor will talk about his experiences on MySpace.  In April, Jay Ferron will do a presentation on Microsoft Vista and Office 2007.  Smart Computing is interested in speaking at the May General Meeting. 

      Jamie also plans on talking to Best Buy and the Geek Squad.  He would like to have a presentation on HDTV, TiVo, Voice Over IP and other products that generate a lot of questions.  Rob Limbaugh suggested that Jamie may want to get in touch with someone from Firedog, the company that handles technical support at Circuit City.  Jeff Setaro thought Carston Stereo would also be worth looking into. 

      Sean Henderson offered to talk about SDF (Super Dimensional Fortress) during the “What’s News” segment of the April General Meeting.  Sean explained that the point of SDF is to preserve and promote a non-commercial internet.  Additional information on SDF can be found at their website sdf.lonestar.org. 

      Rob Limbaugh reported that the focus group sessions will be held on March 3^rd at the DACS Resource Center.  Rob and Sean Henderson are working towards getting six former members, six current members and six prospective members to attend the focus group.  Erik Olson is developing the questions to be asked. 

      Jeff Setaro reminded everyone that the election of officers will take place at the March Board Meeting.  A new president and a VP of Programs will need to be elected.  Jamie Yates has offered to continue to do the “What’s News” segment at the General Meeting, although he is no longer a Director and will be stepping down as VP of Programs.  He suggested that the write ups for the meetings and the meeting previews could be distributed among different volunteers.  

      Jeff Setaro reported that the new PayPal page is ready to be added to the DACS website, which will enable people to pay for their DACS membership over the internet.

      -Lisa Leifels