Board meeting Minutes/18 February 2008

Prior: 4 February 2008

Board meeting Minutes

Next: 3 March 2008

Minutes approved: 31 March 2008

Present

Subject to verification Philip Kizer (chair), David Parter, Jesse Trucks, Bob Apthorpe, Derek Balling, Trey Harris, Deepa Solanki

Apologies

Stephen Potter, Chris Palmer, Matthew Barr.

Opened

<8.06pm> Eastern Time

Recessed for Business Meeting

<8:30pm> Eastern Time

Closed

<9:26pm> Eastern Time

Harris has no voice due to laryngitis and Kizer chairs.

Consent Agenda

• Approve minutes of 21 January 2008
• Approve minutes of 4 February 2008
• Amend minutes of 7 January 2008 to record apologies from Chris Palmer (not present).

Action Items

• Trucks
  • Draft policy on use of @lopsa.org email addresses— deferred to next meeting.
• Potter:
  • Update meeting minutes on public governance pages

Standing Reports

• Executive Director's report
  • Membership card graphics received. Template approved. Will be uploaded for printing.
  • Membership Brochures - working to purchase mailing list. Budget will need to be updated before proceeding with project.
  • Job Target - In discussion with contact.

• Treasurer's report (second meeting of the month only)
  • Sample membership cards have been uploaded. Will order 2,500 quantity.

• Membership report
  • working on mailer for SysAdmin magazine list
  • final of new cards approved
  • see PDF at File:Memcard08 final.pdf
  • with text, looks like [memcard08_front_guide.pdf]

• Technical services report
  • IRC transition went very smooth - considering adding cloaks for everyone since not many members use IRC
  • Some Tech Team members have tech-team cloaks so members can find them quickly
  • Site upgrade is ramping up and the early R&D is underway.

• Conference/events activities report
  • Nothing to report

• Development report (Meeting focus at first meeting of the month)

• Upcoming MtM (last meeting of the month only)
  • February edition late.
  • ACTION ITEM: Set up template for February

• MOTION; Motion (made by Trucks), seconded and unanimously approved to authorize an additional $4K spending for executive direcotor to send membership drive mailing to the Sysadmin mailing list.

Adjournment

Board adjourns early to have a program planning meeting.