https://governance.lopsa.org/index.php?action=history&feed=atom&title=Board_meeting_Minutes%2F11_September_2006Board meeting Minutes/11 September 2006 - Revision history2026-07-02T22:49:12ZRevision history for this page on the wikiMediaWiki 1.35.10https://governance.lopsa.org/index.php?title=Board_meeting_Minutes/11_September_2006&diff=2627&oldid=prevPat at 23:32, 17 November 20062006-11-17T23:32:22Z<p></p>
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{{minutes approved|18 September 2006}}<br />
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;Present: Tom Perrine (chair), Matthew Barr, Doug Hughes, Chris Palmer, Stephen Potter, Pat Wilson (note taker), Sam Albrecht <br />
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;Apologies: Trey Harris<br />
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;Opened: 20:05 <b>Eastern Time</b><br />
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;Closed: 20:07 <b>Eastern Time</b><br />
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== Consent Agenda ==<br />
* '''Approve minutes of {{minutes link|21 August 2006}}''' ''from 20 August meeting''<br />
* '''Approve minutes of {{minutes link|28 August 2006}}'''<br />
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Passed.<br />
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== Action Items ==<br />
=== Board Committees ===<br />
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* Development Committee (Wilson/Potter)<br />
** Albrecht - Develop sponsorship strategy and report to board - '''in progress'''<br />
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* Partnership and Liason Committee (Perrine)<br />
** Palmer - Contact local office of possible partner - '''in progress''' ''next due 10/16''<br />
** Perrine - Write Sysadmin Day thank you letter for volunteers - '''in progress'''<br />
** Perrine, Parter, Palmer - Designate which appreciations go to which Sysadmin Day volunteers - '''DONE'''<br />
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* Leadership Committee (Greg Rose)<br />
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* Policy Committee (Harris)<br />
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* Communications Committee<br />
** Palmer - Discuss possible member survey methodologies with Chavez - '''no action'''<br />
** Albrecht - Select current sponsor to use regarding possible ad mockup - '''no action'''<br />
** Palmer - ontact Albrecht to verify the Board's understanding of the trademark/DBA issue - '''DONE'''<br />
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* Membership Committee<br />
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=== Program Committees ===<br />
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* Conference Planning Committee (Wilson/Perrine)<br />
** Wilson - Contact Parter regarding Training Event questions (primarily dates) - '''DONE'''<br />
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* Technical (Online) Services (Hughes/Parter)<br />
** Parter - Mailing lists/online forum - '''no report'''<br />
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* Content Services Committee (Palmer/Potter)<br />
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=== Non-Committee ===<br />
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* Financial<br />
** Hume - Prepare statement about AH payment [due 6/26] - '''no report'''<br />
** Hume - prepare annual financial report [due 6/26] - '''no report'''<br />
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* Albrecht: <br />
** Touch base with IRS [due 8/28] - '''no action'''<br />
''ACTION ITEM: Albrecht to check with State of NJ regarding article changes''<br />
** Query insurance company regarding possible member insurance options [due 8/28] - '''in progress'''<br />
''ACTION ITEM: Hughes to generate a list of member consultants to directly query regarding possible offerings.''<br />
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* Barr:<br />
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* Harris: <br />
** Restart Resume Standards project - '''no report'''<br />
** Present draft financial policies for Board approval (low priority) - '''no report'''<br />
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* Hughes:<br />
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* Hume:<br />
** Chat with the SNIA Chief Scientist regarding possible partnering [due 9/11] - '''no report'''<br />
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* Palmer:<br />
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* Parter: <br />
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* Perrine:<br />
** Contact Leadership Committee regarding next (summer 2007) election [due 9/18] <br />
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* Potter:<br />
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* Wilson:<br />
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* All:<br />
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== Standing Reports ==<br />
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* Treasurer's report ''(first meeting of the month only)''<br />
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''no report''<br />
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* Membership report<br />
** See the report online for this week's status<br />
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''ACTION ITEM: Hughes, Palmer to send out letters to non-memeber website accounts''<br />
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* Online report<br />
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Hughes has been working on automating more of the jobs board, and filtering spam. <br />
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''[Perrine joins at 20:31]''<br />
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Albrecht has chatted with a couple of organizations which might do this professionally for us. Hughes has a volunteer who is willing to investigate the options.<br />
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* Training event report <br />
**see the web site<br />
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No official report; progress is being made. Dates, location, prices are confirmed.<br />
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* Development report<br />
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''[Perrine leaves at 20:39]''<br />
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== Resume standards project update ==<br />
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''Harris unavailable; moved to next meeting''<br />
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== Member survey ==<br />
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''ACTION ITEM: Wilson to concretize this agenda item for next meeting''<br />
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== In person meeting ==<br />
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Too many principals missing for a decision. Will be raised again next meeting.<br />
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''ACTION ITEM: Wilson to query board about (a) does it work (b) when? ''<br />
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== LISA booth update ==<br />
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LOPSA will have a .org booth at LISA.<br />
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''ACTION ITEM: Wilson to form a committee to plan LOPSA's LISA presence''<br />
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''ACTION ITEM: Barr to look into procuring a LOPSA suite at LISA''<br />
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== New Business ==<br />
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=== Ohio Linux Conference ===<br />
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The OLC is approaching. Potter requests the conference kit be shipped to him ASAP.<br />
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=== LOPSA shirts ===<br />
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Albrecht will send mail to Parter regarding the re-order, and get the inventory straightened out. Albrecht will email those with orders still unfulfilled regarding the situation.<br />
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== Adjournment ==<br />
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'''MOTION to adjourn by Barr, seconded by Hughes.''' Passes. Adjourned at 20:57ET.</div>Pat