https://governance.lopsa.org/index.php?title=Board_meeting_Minutes/14_May_2007&feed=atom&action=historyBoard meeting Minutes/14 May 2007 - Revision history2024-03-29T13:57:58ZRevision history for this page on the wikiMediaWiki 1.35.10https://governance.lopsa.org/index.php?title=Board_meeting_Minutes/14_May_2007&diff=2687&oldid=prevPat at 01:42, 12 June 20072007-06-12T01:42:31Z<p></p>
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{{minutes approved|21 May 2007}}<br />
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;Present: Tom Perrine (chair), Trey Harris, Doug Hughes, Andrew Hume, David Parter (note taker), Sam Albrecht <br />
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;Apologies: Pat Wilson, Chris Palmer, Stephen Potter<br />
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;Opened: 8:07 <b>Eastern Time</b><br />
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;Closed: 8:52 <b>Eastern Time</b><br />
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== Consent Agenda ==<br />
* '''Approve minutes of {{minutes link|7 May 2007}}''' '''PASSED'''<br />
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== Action Items ==<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 - '''DONE'''<br />
*** Albrecht recommends approval to partner with SCALE<br />
'''MOTION: Albrecht will pursue agreement with SCALE'''<br />
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* Leadership Committee (Esther Filderman) <br />
** Wilson - Query Committee regarding election logistics (how involved does the LC want to be in that?) - '''DONE'''<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] <br />
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* Membership Committee<br />
** Parter - Set up retention-rate report - Due 5/28<br />
** Albrecht - Refresh conversion letter <br />
** Wilson - Look into quarterly member drawing prizes - '''not 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 -- nothing to report, this week? <br />
** Perrine - Turn his lopsa-discuss posting on the CFV for Sysadmin Day into a post for the web page -- this week?<br />
** Barr - Follow up on tech-team php-list(?) mailer integration into Drupal <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 5/7] (try for next week)<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. Hume produced draft, minor revisions will be made by Hume and Perinne.<br />
* Albrecht: <br />
** Provide status on IRS 501.c.3 status [due 4/9] - ''still waiting for update from IRS''<br />
** Enquire whether SoCoSA would be interested in pursuing Chapter status<br />
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* Barr:<br />
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* Harris: <br />
** Present draft financial policies for Board approval (low priority) <br />
** Gather material for Halprin request [2/26] <br />
(Harris phone not working)<br />
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* Hughes:<br />
** Work with Frisch, Chalup, Halprin, Barr on consultant resources skeleton/framework [due 4/1] <br />
** Contact Gilbert Wilson about work-pay ideas -- had a discussion, he will submit some ideas<br />
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* Hume:<br />
** Reconvene Code of Ethics review committee - '''[in progress; invite sent out; 2 replies so far]'''<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 <br />
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* Potter:<br />
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* Wilson:<br />
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* All:<br />
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== Standing Reports ==<br />
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* Treasurer's report ''(second meeting of the month only)''<br />
* Membership report<br />
** See the report online for this week's status<br />
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* Online report<br />
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* Sysadmin Days report<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 Mag ad topic ''(fourth meeting of the month only)''<br />
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== Nickels letter ==<br />
Free software from Micros$ft!!<br />
Weeeee!!!!<br />
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''Albrecht to forward letter to SASAG and inform MS''<br />
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== New Business ==<br />
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=== Elections ===<br />
* can host candidate statements and forum on lopsa.org<br />
* candidates need to sign the NDA<br />
* offer conference call for candidates and board<br />
* tenative in-person board meeting in NJ sunday before or wed after Sysadmin Days<br />
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== Notes/announcements ==<br />
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== Adjournment ==</div>Pat