Pat at 01:42, 12 June 2007

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{{minutes approved|21 May 2007}}

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

;Apologies: Pat Wilson, Chris Palmer, Stephen Potter

;Opened: 8:07 <b>Eastern Time</b>

;Closed: 8:52 <b>Eastern Time</b>

== Consent Agenda ==
* '''Approve minutes of {{minutes link|7 May 2007}}''' '''PASSED'''

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

* Development Committee (Wilson/Potter)

* Partnership and Liason Committee (Perrine)
** Albrecht - Contact SCALE regarding future cooperation - '''DONE'''
*** Albrecht recommends approval to partner with SCALE
'''MOTION: Albrecht will pursue agreement with SCALE'''

* Leadership Committee (Esther Filderman)
** Wilson - Query Committee regarding election logistics (how involved does the LC want to be in that?) - '''DONE'''

* Policy Committee (Harris)

* Communications Committee
** Perrine - Follow up with SysAdmin Magazine regarding volunteers for online answer folks [due 3/20]

* Membership Committee
** Parter - Set up retention-rate report - Due 5/28
** Albrecht - Refresh conversion letter
** Wilson - Look into quarterly member drawing prizes - '''not done'''

=== Program Committees ===

* Conference Planning Committee (Wilson/Perrine)

* Technical (Online) Services (Hughes/Parter)
** Perrine - Organize Sysadmin Day 2007 site update -- nothing to report, this week?
** Perrine - Turn his lopsa-discuss posting on the CFV for Sysadmin Day into a post for the web page -- this week?
** Barr - Follow up on tech-team php-list(?) mailer integration into Drupal

* 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 5/7] (try for next week)

=== Non-Committee ===
* Financial
** Hume - Provide at Dec 2006 Treasurer's report writeup for the Board and for the web site. Hume produced draft, minor revisions will be made by Hume and Perinne.
* Albrecht:
** Provide status on IRS 501.c.3 status [due 4/9] - ''still waiting for update from IRS''
** Enquire whether SoCoSA would be interested in pursuing Chapter status

* Barr:

* Harris:
** Present draft financial policies for Board approval (low priority)
** Gather material for Halprin request [2/26]
(Harris phone not working)

* Hughes:
** Work with Frisch, Chalup, Halprin, Barr on consultant resources skeleton/framework [due 4/1]
** Contact Gilbert Wilson about work-pay ideas -- had a discussion, he will submit some ideas

* Hume:
** Reconvene Code of Ethics review committee - '''[in progress; invite sent out; 2 replies so far]'''

* Palmer:

* Parter:

* Perrine:
** Perrine will work with Sam and Michele on "CONVERSION" of visitors to members

* Potter:

* Wilson:

* All:

== Standing Reports ==

* Treasurer's report ''(second meeting of the month only)''
* Membership report
** See the report online for this week's status

* Online report

* Sysadmin Days report

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

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

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

== Nickels letter ==
Free software from Micros$ft!!
Weeeee!!!!

''Albrecht to forward letter to SASAG and inform MS''

== New Business ==

=== Elections ===
* can host candidate statements and forum on lopsa.org
* candidates need to sign the NDA
* offer conference call for candidates and board
* tenative in-person board meeting in NJ sunday before or wed after Sysadmin Days

== Notes/announcements ==

== Adjournment ==

Board meeting Minutes/14 May 2007 - Revision history

Pat at 01:42, 12 June 2007