Board of Directors Minutes
November 2008

A regular meeting of your Board of Directors was held at the Resource Center on Monday, November 10, 2008, at 7:00 p.m. Present were Howard Berger, Richard Corzo, Sean Henderson, Patrick Libert, Rob Limbaugh, Annette van Ommeren, and Jeff Setaro. President Rob Limbaugh presided and Secretary Anna van Ommeren kept the record. Minutes of the last meeting held October 13, 2008, were presented and approved.

Treasurer Charles Bovaird submitted his report to Rob by email, this reported current cash assets of $6773.78, consisting of total bank and postal accounts in the amount of $6686.13 plus postage on hand of $87.65 Subtracting a liability of prepaid dues in the amount of $2230.00 left a net equity of $4543.78. He also reported that the current membership is at 225 - 113 of which receive the mailed Dacs.doc newsletter.

Rob reminded the board that starting 2009, General Meetings are 'first Mondays': 1/5, 2/2, 3/2, 4/6, 5/4, 6/1, 7/6, 8/3, 9/7, 10/5, 11/2, 12/7. Regarding the booking of the foyer rooms he was in touch with the coordinator and learned that the hospital would not book the rooms more than 2 weeks in advance unless there is a certainty of over 50 people attending. Additional costs are $75 to set up the room unless DACS handles this task.

Rob mentioned he is working on the Virtual server through APCUG; he is planning to set up the necessary accounts, and install Drupal and MySql. He is also documenting the configuration process and settings in case they are needed later.

Patrick presented the tentative design for the “long-term” color poster. The board discussed text edits and perhaps using updated technology images. A goal for completion before the January meeting was set. Patrick also mentioned an alternate designer should be found as a backup for the newsletter layout.

On the subject of a “Playbook”, Rob suggested it be set up as a wiki as this would be readily accessible and simple to update as needed.

Regarding general meeting subjects for 2009 - from April onwards topics and presenters need to be determined. Rob mentioned Drew Kwashnak and James Ritterbusch volunteered to do a Linux presentation, and he is in contact with them regarding presentation options and subject matter. Suggestions for the features to be covered were discussed by the board. Jeff suggested contacting Red Hat or Novell, and Sean mentioned Debian. Richard suggested genealogy and backing up, and various other topics were debated.

Concerning available writers for the newsletter meeting previews and reviews, Rob volunteered to write the November review, Sean will cover December and the January review writer is undetermined at this time. Sean will write December’s preview and Rob will take on January.
The 2009 meeting topics are set as follows: Jan – Digital Cartography with Ed Hicks, February’s subject is Telephony presented by Paul Troisi, and March will be Home Server with Jay Ferron.

Sean brought up the December meeting presenter John Patrick, and the board discussed the best methods to promote the event, as well as possible ways to show the club’s gratitude for his generous presentation.

Richard mentioned the resource center projector requires a new bulb. The board discussed buying a new higher resolution projector, or just obtaining a replacement bulb for now. Howie suggested exploring hardware suppliers who offer nonprofit organizations better pricing. A final decision was to be made after the meeting.

Director Seats are up for election in December: Charles Bovaird, Richard Corzo, John Lansdale, Patrick Libert, Rob Limbaugh, and John Gallichotte. Richard Corzo, Patrick Libert, Rob Limbaugh will run again and interested individuals have been contacted to consider filling the empty seat left by John Gallichotte.

Regarding the bylaws, Rob mentioned there is no need to change these at this time.

Howie suggested the idea of establishing a DACS business-oriented group account in one of the social networks such as LinkedIn. He mentioned there appears to be a void in the Western CT area for technology groups to bridge the gap between companies seeking tech professionals and local area professionals. Limited to DACS members this would provide an opportunity to network and foster relationships. The board felt this is a direction DACS should pursue, and Howie offered to set up an account for testing.
Howie also mentioned researching possible group insurance benefits for DACS members.

Sean gave a report on his promotional efforts for DACS. Suggestions such as exploring outdoor signs (free through VistaPrint), researching nonprofit pricing for movie theatre ads, as well as other possible promotional methods were debated.

- Annette van Ommeren

 

 


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