Directors' Notes
Directors' Notes
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The monthly meeting of the DACS Board of Directors was held at the Resource Center on February 8, 1999. Present were Messrs. Bovaird, Buoy, David, Gingras, Heere, Ostergren, Preston, Setaro, and Mrs. Gaberel. Also present, at the invitation of Ed Heere, was Eugene Callahan. Chairman David presided, and Secretary Buoy kept the records of the meeting. The minutes of the January 11 meeting were approved as corrected. Finance & membershipTreasurer Charles Bovaird reported combined checking and postal balances of $15,073.63, postage on hand of $72.72, with no receivables or payables, for a total cash balance of $15,146.35. He also reported current membership of 575. Status of NTJeff Setaro reported that the Windows NT operating system was on hand and that he was waiting for CD-ROM versions (in lieu of downloading) of Service Packs before installing it on the Resource Center computer. Chamber of Commerce connectionPresident Ostergren informed the Board that a planned visit from Stephen Bull, President of the Danbury Chamber of Commerce, had been postponed to Thursday, February 18, at 7:00 p.m., at the Chamber's office (39 West Street). Representatives of our Board will attend to discuss coordination of activities with the Chamber. Several Board members expressed willingness to attend. Spring Y2K conferenceMr. Ostergren led a discussion on the progress of preparations for the Y2K conference in May. He asked for further suggestions for prospective panelists. Ed Heere agreed to preparation an agenda. VFJ awardMr. Ostergren suggested that, as previously discussed by the Board, a check to VFJ be given in the amount of the funds awarded ($500) to DACS by APCUG's Jerry Awards for its support of the VFJ program. It was further suggested that said check be presented to Shirley Fredlund at the March 2 general meeting in conjunction with the Microsoft presentation. (Microsoft donated a direct gift to VFJ.) After discussing adjunct activities and arrangements with the Ethan Allen Inn, a resolution was adopted to proceed. HelpLineA revised HelpLine listing for dacs.doc was reviewed, discussed, and, with some further revision, approved for inclusion in the newsletter. ISP support renewedWally David advised that mags.net had reversed its decision to end free Internet access to DACS. The ISP will provide a new account and address, password protected, at no cost to us. Computer for the Mac SIGThe Mac SIG has requested an iMac for use at the Resource Center. Following a discussion about its use, the Board agreed that President Ostergren will ask the Mac SIG leaders to work up a proposal for an acceptable used or new system that would meet their own needs as well as those of the newsletter committee for preparation of the newsletter and those of others interested in using the Mac. News-Times tech Q&AMark Langlois, Business Editor of the News-Times, addressed the Board about his paper's plans to introduce on March 1 a weekly series of specialty pages devoted to High Tech subjects. He said that a "Question and Answer" column had been proposed for each week, and that the Times would like DACS to organize a way to screen questions and provide answers. In promoting this feature before the initial appearance of the column, readers would be asked to submit questions to the paper, with the goal of stockpiling enough material to create an interesting department item. Promotion for the High Tech page and each Q&A feature would acknowledge DACS participation. President Ostergren proposed forming a committee of DACS members to screen the questions and pass them on to those qualified to provide answers. Chairman David agreed to form and manage this committee. Member skill surveyTreasurer Bovaird announced that he had planned for a forthcoming survey of the interests and skills of the membership. A true record. ATTEST:
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