Directors' Notes
Directors' Notes
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THE
MONTHLY MEETING of the DACS Board of Directors was held at the
Resource Center on Monday, July 13, 1998. Present were Messrs.
Bovaird, Buoy, Cohen, David, Heere, McIntyre, Ostergren, and
Setaro. Also present was Brad Altland. Chairman Wally David presided.
Secretary Larry Buoy kept the records of the meeting. Finance & MembershipTreasurer Charles Bovaird reported combined checking and postal account balances of $11,492.09 and postage on hand of $139.36, a total of $11,631.45, with current membership of 603. Meeting Reschedule & 2000 BugPresident Ostergren announced that the "Upgrade or Buy New" special meeting to be hosted by Ed Heere had been rescheduled to Wednesday, August 26, from 6:30 to 8:00 p.m., at the Danbury Library. Ed reported on his participation in a locally broadcast talk show discussing the "The Millennium Bug." New to ...Potential New to . . . programs were discussed with Windows 98 and viruses as subjects for September and October. ACSS & Nonprofit ProposalsPresident Ostergren reported a proposal by the Association of Computer Support Specialists (ACSS) to waive its own membership requirement for any DACS member enrolling in an ACSS course in return for an advertisement in dacs.doc at a reduced fee. Allan also asked for general authorization from the Board to negotiate with other nonprofit groups for agreements of mutual benefit, subject to approval by the Board. With Jeff Setaro abstaining, both actions were approved. New Server, HelpLine, Y2KAllan stated that, in the absence of Frances Owles, discussions of the procurement of a server to augment DACS' on-line presence using the Library's server should again be tabled. Larry Buoy reported on progress with updating the HelpLine. DACS involvement in the YR2K subject was discussed at length, the board agreeing that a special general meeting be planned for October in a panel format with moderator, bumping the New to ... program on viruses to November. NVHEC Program DirectorWally David said he had been contacted about help in finding a Program Director for a Naugatuck Valley Higher Education Center satellite program for high-technology imaging to be conducted at the Putnam Imaging Center. It was suggested that the NVHEC place an ad in dacs.doc and that the position be announced at a general meeting. A true record. ATTEST:
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