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{{minutes approved|29 January 2007}}

;Present: Matthew Barr, Doug Hughes, Andrew Hume, Chris Palmer, David Parter, Pat Wilson (chair, note taker), Sam Albrecht

;Apologies: Tom Perrine, Trey Harris, Stephen Potter

;Opened: 20:06 Eastern Time

;Closed: 20:42 Eastern Time

== Consent Agenda ==
* '''Approve minutes of {{minutes link|8 January 2007}}'''

Passes.
== Action Items ==
=== Board Committees ===
* Development Committee (Wilson/Potter)
** Wilson - Coordinate sponsor renewal letters - '''DONE''' ''Biordi has sent them out''
** Wilson - Follow up on LISA discussion with BlueArc - '''in progress''' ''mail sent; no response''

* Partnership and Liason Committee (Perrine)
** Palmer - Contact local office of possible partner - '''in progress''' ''contact sent, awaiting reply''

* Leadership Committee (Esther Filderman)

* Policy Committee (Harris)

* Communications Committee
** Perrine - Follow up with SysAdmin Magazine regarding volunteers for online answer folks - '''no report'''
** Perrine - Send artwork for Sysadmin Magazine to Rich - '''no report'''
** Albrecht - ''[from 11/8]'' Contact listbroker regarding lateness in sending out email blast - '''no progress''' ''Albrecht will inform Board when there's news''

* Membership Committee
** Solanki - ''[from 11/8]'' Follow up on pending membership payments - '''DONE'''
** Hughes - Automate the renewal letter process - '''no progress'''

=== Program Committees ===

* Conference Planning Committee (Wilson/Perrine)
** Albrecht - Contact alternate event model company and request a presentation to the Board - '''DONE''' ''company will be happy to talk once reasonable numbers of attendees can be attracted''

* Technical (Online) Services (Hughes/Parter)

* Content Services Committee (Palmer/Potter)
''Palmer has a volunteer for the Book of the Month; just needs to be brought up to speed''

* Locals Committee (Perrine)
''Albrecht has some outstanding email to the newest local and will close the loop''

=== Non-Committee ===
* Financial
** Parter - Post 990 note and form to LOPSA governance site - '''not done'''

* Albrecht:
** Provide status on IRS 501.c.3 status - '''no progress'''
** Query insurance company regarding possible member insurance options [due 12/21] - '''postponed''' ''now due 2/1''
** Finalize pricing structure and bring back to the Board for JobTarget job board. - '''not done''' ''now due 1/22''

* Barr:

* Harris:
** Set up wiki for Resume Standards project [due 1/15] - '''no report'''
** Present draft financial policies for Board approval (low priority) - '''no report'''
** Gather material for Halprin request [due 2/1]

* Hughes:
** Work with Frisch, Chalup, Halprin, Barr on resume resources skeleton/framework (should have status by mid February) [due 2/1]

* Hume:
** Chat with SNIA regarding possible partnering - '''in progress''' ''waiting for reply''

* Palmer:

* Parter:

* Perrine:

* Potter:
** Reconvene Code of Ethics review committee (''Potter requests this be handed off'') - '''no report''' ''ACTION ITEM: Wilson to request project status report from Potter to facilitate handoff''
** Draft a new charter for the combined Development/Partnership committee - '''no report'''

* Wilson:

* All:

== Standing Reports ==

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

Report will be delivered via email before 1/22

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

Parter and Hume will schedule a call to discuss methods of calculating retention rates. A first start would be knowing how many of each kind of renewal (pre, at the moment, and post) letters are being sent.

''ACTION ITEM: Parter will send a note to the prospects gathered at LISA''

2006 year end drawing (new and renewing members) needs to be done; Parter and Hughes will implement this. The prize for the 2007Q1 drawing needs to be determined; the drawing should be announced in the Jan Memo.

''ACTION ITEM: Wilson to determine the Q1 drawing prize''

'''MOTION: by Palmer, seconded by Hume to allocate $100 for a drawing prize at Wilson's discretion'''. Passes

* Online report

* Sysadmin Days report
Organizing committee conference call is on Wednesday. AH is getting alternate venue/date options

* Development report

== Notes/announcements ==

Hume and Hughes are on the LISA 2007 program committee.

Albrecht has had recent success saving LOPSA thousands of dollars.

Wilson starts a new job on 1/16

== Adjournment ==

'''MOTION to adjourn by Palmer, seconded by Parter.''' Passes; adjourned at 20:42 ET

Board meeting Minutes/15 January 2007 - Revision history

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