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{{minutes box|before=12 March 2007|after=26 March 2007}}

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{{minutes approved|26 March 2007}}

;Present: Tom Perrine (chair), Matthew Barr, Trey Harris, Doug Hughes, Andrew Hume, Chris Palmer, Stephen Potter, Pat Wilson (note taker), Sam Albrecht

;Apologies: David Parter

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

;Closed: 20:58 <b>Eastern Time</b>

== Consent Agenda ==
* '''Approve minutes of {{minutes link|12 March 2007}}'''

Passes
== Action Items ==
=== Board Committees ===
* Development Committee (Wilson/Potter)

* Partnership and Liason Committee (Perrine)
** Palmer - Contact local office of possible partner - '''in progress''' ''still trying to arrange a meeting''
** Barr, Albrecht - Contact SCALE regarding future cooperation [due 2/26] - '''in progress'''

* 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 progress'''

* Membership Committee
** Hughes - Work on different instances of member renewal letters - '''in progress'''
** Hughes, Parter - Implement member opt-out of non-LOPSA mailings - '''DONE'''

=== Program Committees ===

* Conference Planning Committee (Wilson/Perrine)

* Technical (Online) Services (Hughes/Parter)

* 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 - '''no progress'''

=== Non-Committee ===
* Financial
** Hume - Provide at Dec 2006 Treasurer's report writeup for the Board and for the web site - '''not done'''

* Albrecht:
** Provide status on IRS 501.c.3 status [due 3/12] - '''in progress'''
** Query insurance company regarding possible member insurance options [due 2/12] - '''DONE'''
'''MOTION by Hume, seconded by Potter to have Ablrecht move forward and implement this program''' Passes

* Barr:
** php-list(?) mailer integration into Drupal - '''no progress'''

* Harris:
** Present draft financial policies for Board approval (low priority) - '''no progress'''
** Gather material for Halprin request [2/26] - '''no progress'''

* Hughes:
** Work with Frisch, Chalup, Halprin, Barr on resume resources skeleton/framework [due 4/1]
** Contact Gilbert Wilson about work-pay ideas. - '''no progress'''

* Hume:
** Chat with SNIA regarding possible partnering - '''no progress''' ''change to low priority''
** Reconvene Code of Ethics review committee - '''in progress'''

* Palmer:

* Parter:

* Perrine:
** Perrine will work with Sam and Michele on "CONVERSION" of visitors to members - '''no progress'''

* Potter:

* Wilson:
** Determine whether there's enough interest to staff a booth at Linuxfest Northwest - '''no progress'''

* All:

== Standing Reports ==

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

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

''ACTION ITEM: Parter to set up retention-rate report''

''ACTION ITEM: tech-team to instrument website for Google analytics''

* Online report

''ACTION ITEM: Perrine to organize Sysadmin Day 2007 site update''

* Sysadmin Days report

TIming of SD NJ might lend itself to combining with the new Board succession meeting

* Development report

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

== New LOPSA Chapter ==

Albrecht recommends approval of LOPSA - AUSTIN as a provisional chapter. They have met the initial requirements.

'''MOTION by Hume, seconded by Potter to approve LOPSA-AUSTIN as a provisional chapter.''' Passes.

== Adjournment ==

'''MOTION to adjourn by Wilson, seconded by Barr''' Passes; adjourned at 20:50 ET

Board meeting Minutes/19 March 2007 - Revision history

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