https://governance.lopsa.org/index.php?action=history&feed=atom&title=Board_meeting_Minutes%2F30_April_2007Board meeting Minutes/30 April 2007 - Revision history2026-05-05T10:32:28ZRevision history for this page on the wikiMediaWiki 1.35.10https://governance.lopsa.org/index.php?title=Board_meeting_Minutes/30_April_2007&diff=2685&oldid=prevPat at 01:40, 12 June 20072007-06-12T01:40:16Z<p></p>
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{{minutes approved|7 May 2007}}<br />
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;Present: Matthew Barr, Trey Harris, Doug Hughes, Chris Palmer, David Parter, Stephen Potter, Pat Wilson (chair, note taker), Sam Albrecht <br />
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;Apologies: Tom Perrine<br />
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;Opened: 20:06 <b>Eastern Time</b><br />
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;Closed: 20:43 <b>Eastern Time</b><br />
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== Consent Agenda ==<br />
* '''Approve minutes of {{minutes link|23 April 2007}}'''<br />
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Passes<br />
== Action Items ==<br />
''[ Barr joins at 20:06 ET ]''<br />
=== Board Committees ===<br />
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* Development Committee (Wilson/Potter)<br />
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* Partnership and Liason Committee (Perrine)<br />
** Albrecht - Contact SCALE regarding future cooperation [due 2/26] - '''in progress'''<br />
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* Leadership Committee (Esther Filderman) <br />
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* Policy Committee (Harris)<br />
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* Communications Committee<br />
** Perrine - Follow up with SysAdmin Magazine regarding volunteers for online answer folks [due 3/20] - '''no report'''<br />
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* Membership Committee<br />
** Parter - Set up retention-rate report - '''not done'''<br />
** Hughes - Draw for 1st Q membership winner - '''DONE'''<br />
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=== Program Committees ===<br />
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* Conference Planning Committee (Wilson/Perrine)<br />
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* Technical (Online) Services (Hughes/Parter)<br />
** Perrine - Organize Sysadmin Day 2007 site update - '''no report'''<br />
** Perrine - Turn his lopsa-discuss posting on the CFV for Sysadmin Day into a post for the web page - '''no report'''<br />
** Barr - Follow up on tech-team php-list(?) mailer integration into Drupal - '''not done'''<br />
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* Content Services Committee (Palmer/Potter)<br />
** 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 4/30] - '''see below'''<br />
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=== Non-Committee ===<br />
* Financial<br />
** Hume - Provide at Dec 2006 Treasurer's report writeup for the Board and for the web site - '''no report'''<br />
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''[ Palmer joins at 20:10 ET]''<br />
* Albrecht: <br />
** Provide status on IRS 501.c.3 status [due 4/9] - '''in progress'''<br />
** Enquire whether SoCoSA would be interested in pursuing Chapter status - '''not done'''<br />
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* Barr:<br />
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* Harris: <br />
** Present draft financial policies for Board approval (low priority) - '''not done'''<br />
** Gather material for Halprin request [2/26] - '''not done'''<br />
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* Hughes:<br />
** Work with Frisch, Chalup, Halprin, Barr on consultant resources skeleton/framework [due 4/1] - '''not done'''<br />
** Contact Gilbert Wilson about work-pay ideas - '''not done'''<br />
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* Hume:<br />
** Reconvene Code of Ethics review committee - '''no report'''<br />
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* Palmer:<br />
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* Parter: <br />
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* Perrine:<br />
** Perrine will work with Sam and Michele on "CONVERSION" of visitors to members - '''no report'''<br />
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* Potter:<br />
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* Wilson:<br />
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* All:<br />
** Send Biordi 3 contact names by 6 April 2007 - '''DONE'''<br />
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== Standing Reports ==<br />
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* Treasurer's report ''(second meeting of the month only)''<br />
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* Membership report<br />
** See the report online for this week's status<br />
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It's time to push for members again. Hughes will find the old "conversion" nag letter and send to Albrecht for a quick refresh as a stopgap until Perrine's program gets going.<br />
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''ACTION ITEM: Hughes to find old website member conversion letter for Albrecht''<br />
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''ACTION ITEM: Albrecht to refresh conversion letter''<br />
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''ACTION ITEM: Wilson to look into quarterly member drawing prizes''<br />
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Elections are almost here. Need report from Leadership committee regarding timeline, slate, etc.<br />
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''ACTION ITEM: Albrecht to query Filderman regarding election details''<br />
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* Online report<br />
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* Sysadmin Days report<br />
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The program is online, and a press release is ready to go.<br />
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* Development report ''(Meeting focus at first meeting of the month)''<br />
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* Upcoming MtM ''(last meeting of the month only)''<br />
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Sysadmin Days, elections, 1st quarter drawing winner. Should go out May 3rd.<br />
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== Website content director (spp) ==<br />
''This discussion was postponed''<br />
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== Finance Committee ==<br />
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'''MOTION by Palmer, seconded by Parter to nominate Barr and Potter to the Finance Committee.''' Passes (Potter abstains).<br />
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The new Board should give some thought to writing an appropriate selection criterion for members of this committee (other than "whoever is interested").<br />
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== Adjournment ==<br />
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'''MOTION to adjourn by Potter, seconded by Hughes''' Passes. Adjourned at 20:43 ET</div>Pat