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{{minutes approved|23 July 2007}}

;Present: Matthew Barr, Chris Palmer, David Parter, Stephen Potter, Pat Wilson (chair, note taker), Sam Albrecht

;Apologies: Trey Harris, Doug Hughes, Tom Perrine

;Opened: 20:06 <b>Eastern Time</b>

;Closed: 20:46 <b>Eastern Time</b>

== Consent Agenda ==
* '''Approve minutes of {{minutes link|9 July 2007}}'''

Consent agenda passes.

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

* Development Committee (Wilson/Potter)
** Albrecht: Delegate to staff to make a list of potential sponsors from targeted resources - '''DONE'''

* Partnership and Liason Committee (Perrine)

* Leadership Committee (Esther Filderman)

* Policy Committee (Harris)

* Communications Committee

* Membership Committee
** Hughes - Set up retention-rate report - '''no report'''
** Hughes - Send conversion letter - '''DONE'''
** Hughes, Parter - Implement an appropriate opt-out mechanism for member opt-out policy - '''not done'''

=== Program Committees ===

* Conference Planning Committee (Wilson/Perrine)

* Technical (Online) Services (Hughes/Parter)
** Perrine - Organize Sysadmin Day 2007 site update - '''in progress''' ''Palmer reports that things are coming together, and he'll put the press release up on the web site, add a banner for Sysadmin Days to the Appreciation Day page, and mention the Day in the upcoming Memo to Members''

* 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 progress''' ''will defer this to the new Board''
** Albrecht - Contact Pomeranz to see if there are any other leads on CMP site content. - '''in progress'''

=== Non-Committee ===
* Financial

* Albrecht:
** Provide status on IRS 501(c)(3) status. - '''in progress''' ''back to phone tag''

* Barr:

* Harris:
** Present draft financial policies for Board approval (low priority) - '''no report'''

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

* Hume:
** Reconvene Code of Ethics review committee - '''no report'''

* Palmer:

* Parter:

* Perrine:

* Potter:

* Wilson:

* All:

== Standing Reports ==

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

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

Google adwords seems to be a useful tool.

* Online report

Work on the website revamp continues - Palmer hopes to have the new look'n'feel upgrade by the end of the month.

* Sysadmin Days report

SNIA has been asked to put out an announcement to local groups. Registrations continue to come in.

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

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

== Certificate of Amendment ==

Palmer will generate an email motion regarding the recommended Certificate of Amendment.

== Adjournment ==

'''MOTION to adjourn by Palmer, seconded by Parter''' Passes. Adjourned at 20:46 ET

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