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{{minutes approved|25 September 2018}} <br />
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Note: this page has minutes for both the last meeting of the old board, and the first meeting of the new board.<br />
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;Present: Andy Cowell (VP), Steve VanDevender, Aleksey Tsalolikhin (Secretary), Scott Suehle, Drew Adams<br />
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;Apologies: Brian Globerman (Treasurer)<br />
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;Guests: Andree Jacobson, Mark Lamourine, Branson Matheson<br />
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;Opened: 9:16 p.m. '''Eastern Time'''<br />
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;Closed: 10:16 p.m. '''Eastern Time'''<br />
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== Consent Agenda ==<br />
* '''Minutes of {{minutes link|14 August 2018}} were approved'''<br />
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== Close Previous Board ==<br />
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Andy thanked the outgoing board members, Scott and Steve.<br />
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== Adjournment ==<br />
''Scott'' Motioned for Adjournment<br />
''Steve'' Seconded<br />
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Adjourned at 9:18 PM Eastern.<br />
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== Open New Board ==<br />
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==== First meeting of the new board ====<br />
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Meeting opened at 9:20 p.m. Eastern.<br />
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Attendance:<br />
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* Andy Cowell<br />
* Andree Jacobson<br />
* Mark Lamourine<br />
* Branson Matheson<br />
* Aleksey Tsalolikhin<br />
* Drew Adams<br />
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Guest: Scott Suehle<br />
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== Aleksey Tsalolikhin resigned from board; Scott appointed to board ==<br />
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Aleksey resigned from LOPSA board effective end of September.<br />
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Andy asked if we want to reduce board size from 9 to 7; consensus was to keep board size at 9.<br />
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Andy motioned to appoint Scott Suehle to LOPSA board; Branson seconded.<br />
Motion carried unanimously.<br />
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== Officer Selection ==<br />
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Andy nominated Brian Globerman as Treasurer; Aleksey seconded; carried unanimously.<br />
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Scott nominated Andy Cowell for President; Drew seconded; carried unanimously.<br />
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Andy nominated Scott for Vice-President; Branson seconded; carried unanimously.<br />
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Scott nominated Andree for Secretary; Branson seconded; carried unanimously.<br />
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== Standing Reports ==<br />
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=== Treasurer's report (Globerman, Beech, Suehle) ===<br />
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Bank balance on 8/26/2018: $28,048.68 This represents a $388.48 decline since last reported balance on 8/12/2018<br />
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*[[Media:BalanceSheet_20180828.pdf | Balance Sheet August 26 2018]] (pdf)<br />
*[[Media:ProfitandLoss_20180828.pdf | Profit and Loss Statement August 26 2018]] (pdf)<br />
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=== Membership report (VanDevender) ===<br />
* Total active members: 644 (previous report: 641, change: 3, pending renewal: 9)<br />
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* Paying: 304 (6 new in last 30 days)<br />
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* Non-paying: 340 (8 new in last 30 days)<br />
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Paying members include Individual, Charter, Founding, and Lifetime memberships. Non-paying members include Student and Complimentary memberships.<br />
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Annual membership report: [[Media:Lopsa-members-2018.pdf]]<br />
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Open Document spreadsheet used to generate report: [[Media:Lopsa-members-2018.odp]]<br />
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Membership reports from prior years:<br />
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[[Media:Lopsa-members-2015.pdf]]<br />
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[[Media:Lopsa-members-2016.pdf]]<br />
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[[Media:Lopsa-members-2017.pdf]]<br />
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== Committee chair selection<br />
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Conferences/Events - Branson<br />
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Marketing/Communications - Drew<br />
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Technical Services - Danielle<br />
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Education, Training and Mentorship - Andy to chair; and Drew and Mark said they'd join the committee)<br />
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Recognition - Scott<br />
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Leadership - Scott<br />
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Local chapters - Mark<br />
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== Committee report: Education, Training and Mentorship (Cowell) ===<br />
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58 Total Users<br />
* Role breakdown:<br />
** 45 Protege<br />
** 13 Mentor<br />
* Registration status:<br />
** 22 have not completed their registration<br />
** 28 have completed their registration<br />
** 8 have completed their registration but are not approved (not members)<br />
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Currently paired:<br />
* 4 mentors<br />
* 5 mentees<br />
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== Goals/planning ===<br />
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Discussion followed on how we did on our goals for the past year and what we want to accomplish next year.<br />
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We'll have a LOPSA presence at DevConf (Mark has put our name in, and Branson's wife is co-organizing it https://devconf.info/us/).<br />
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We discussed re-branding (change name) and reaching out to other communities (e.g., DevOps/SRE). We agreed we'd have a separate meeting to brainstorm marketing (led / organized by Drew).<br />
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We discussed the ROI on the Community Manager; and overall viability of LOPSA finances. We need to reverse the current downtrend in paid memberships to get on a sustainable footing.<br />
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== Adjournment ==<br />
''Andy'' Motioned for Adjournment<br />
''Branson'' Seconded<br />
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Adjourned at 10:16 p.m. Eastern</div>Ajacobson