Board of Directors Minutes
March 2008

by Lisa Leifels

A regular meeting of your Board of Directors was held at the Resource Center on Monday, March 10, 2008, at 7:00 p.m. Directors in attendance included Howard Berger, Charles Bovaird, Anna Collens, Richard Corzo, John Gallichotte, Sean Henderson, John Lansdale, Rob Limbaugh and Jeff Setaro. Also present were Lisa Leifels and Chris Novell. President Rob Limbaugh presided and Secretary Lisa Leifels kept the record. Minutes of the last meeting held on February 11, 2008, were presented and approved.

Treasurer Charles Bovaird reported current cash assets of $6,991.64, consisting of total bank and postal accounts in the amount of $6,966.08 plus postage on hand of $25.56. Subtracting a liability of prepaid dues in the amount of $1,990.00 left a net equity of $5,001.64. He also reported that the current membership is at 256, 94 of which are electronic.

Jeff Setaro will be the featured speaker in April to discuss ‘Secure Computing in the Internet Age’. Network Support Solutions will present the remote desktop at the General Meeting in May. Provided that a speaker is available, HDTV/DVD/Home Theater will be the topic for June and digital photography is scheduled for July.

Rob reviewed a PowerPoint presentation which summarized the attendance at the General Meetings along with the financial data over the past decade in a number of different graphs. He also outlined the top twenty topics that were attended overall and for both members and visitors. He noted that the actual attendance is likely to be higher, since not everyone signs in or registers at each meeting. Looking back to see what proved successful in the past for DACS may also work in the future.

Rob suggested the idea of finding someone to fill a membership services role to help highlight the benefits of being a member of DACS. It may also be useful to create a new membership package to be handed out to all new members. Another possibility for the future would be to create membership cards.

As for the election of officers, John Lansdale nominated Rob Limbaugh for President, and with a show of hands the board voted and elected him to a second term. Anna Collens offered to be the new Secretary and Charles Bovaird stated that he will continue to be the Treasurer. The new officers are elected for the term of one year, until their successor is duly elected.

Due to a lack of time, the Vice President of Programs and Vice President of Public Relations officer positions will be voted on at the April board meeting.