Pat at 00:06, 1 August 2007

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{{minutes approved|18 June 2007}}

;Present: Tom Perrine (chair), Matthew Barr, Trey Harris, Doug Hughes, Andrew Hume, David Parter, Pat Wilson (note taker), Sam Albrecht

;Apologies:

;Opened: 20:08 <b>Eastern Time</b>

;Closed: 20:49 <b>Eastern Time</b>

== Consent Agenda ==
* '''Approve minutes of {{minutes link|4 June 2007}}'''

Passes.

== Action Items ==
=== Board Committees ===

''[ Harris joins at 20:09 ET ]''

* Development Committee (Wilson/Potter)

* Partnership and Liason Committee (Perrine)

* Leadership Committee (Esther Filderman)

* Policy Committee (Harris)

* Communications Committee
** Perrine - Follow up with SysAdmin Magazine regarding volunteers for online answer folks [due 3/20] - '''no action''' ''it was noted that the member subscriptions have not yet started - Albrecht will follow up''

* Membership Committee
** Parter - Set up retention-rate report [due 5/28] - '''no action'''
** Albrecht - Refresh conversion letter - '''in progress''' ''Albrecht and Perrine will confer during the week''
** Wilson - Look into quarterly member drawing prizes - '''in progress''' ''Nano has probably been overdone; will look for something else''

=== Program Committees ===

* Conference Planning Committee (Wilson/Perrine)

* Technical (Online) Services (Hughes/Parter)
** Perrine - Organize Sysadmin Day 2007 site update - '''in progress''' ''Albrecht reports press release just needs a tuneup''
** Perrine - Turn his lopsa-discuss posting on the CFV for Sysadmin Day into a post for the web page - '''no action'''

'' [ Barr joins at 20:15 ET ] ''

* Content Services Committee (Palmer/Potter)
** Palmer, Potter - Draft a plan regarding how a paid/compensated content director might help the website, and what sort of requirements we might make for that position [due 5/28] - '''no report'''

=== Non-Committee ===
* Financial

* Albrecht:
** Provide status on IRS 501(c)(3) status [due 4/9] - '''in progress''' ''waiting on IRS''
** Enquire whether SoCoSA would be interested in pursuing Chapter status [5/28] - '''no action'''

* Barr:

* Harris:
** Present draft financial policies for Board approval (low priority) - '''in progress'''
** Gather material for Halprin request [2/26] - '''overcome by events'''

* Hughes:
** Work with Frisch, Chalup, Halprin, Barr on consultant resources skeleton/framework [due 6/11] - '''no progress'''
** Contact Gilbert Wilson about work-pay ideas - '''no progress''' ''waiting on reply from Gilbert''

* Hume:
** Reconvene Code of Ethics review committee - '''in progress'''

* Palmer:

* Parter:

* Perrine:
** Perrine will work with Sam and Michele on "CONVERSION" of visitors to members - ''now duplicates Albrecht action item above; removed''

* Potter:

* Wilson:

* All:

== Standing Reports ==

* Treasurer's report ''(second meeting of the month only)''

April Financials and Hours report sent out by Albrecht.

* Membership report
** See the report online for this week's status

* Online report

* Sysadmin Days report

Still need more advertizing/buzz.

* Election report

Elections start on June 16th. There will be a #lopsa-live (TBD), too.

* Development report
''from 4 June''

Biordi has contacted pervious sponsors about Sysadmin Days opportunities.

* Upcoming MtM ''(last meeting of the month only)''

MtM in progress.

* Sysadmin Mag ad topic ''(fourth meeting of the month only)''

== New Business ==

=== Member services letter ===

The email that was sent out to non-renewing members was overzealous - a followup apology will be forthcoming.

== Adjournment ==

'''MOTION to adjourn by Hughes, seconded by Wilson.''' Passes. Adjourned at 20:49 ET

Board meeting Minutes/11 June 2007 - Revision history

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