Directors' Notes

November 13, 2000

A Regular Meeting of the DACS Board of Directors was held at the Resource Center on November 13, 2000. Present were Messrs. Bovaird, Buoy, Cohen, Gingras, Heere, Ostergren and Setaro. President Allan Ostergren presided, Secretary Larry Buoy kept the record of the meeting. The minutes of the October 9th meeting were approved. Treasurer Charlie Bovaird reported combined checking and postal balances of $21,196.38 plus postage on hand of $120.81, a total of $21,317.19, less prepaid dues of $7,331.25 for a net cash position of $13,985.94. He also reported current membership of 541. Continuing consideration of the upgrading or renewal of the computer at the Resource Center, Jeff Setaro presented a price breakdown of a major vendor’s equipment meeting the proposed specifications, including 5-year service contract, as a point of reference for further discussion. Such further discussion focused, in addition to the preparation of the newsletter, on preferred media for backup and archiving, as well as convenience of the various SIGs expected to use the equipment. With Messrs. Heere and Setaro abstaining, it was agreed that a quotation be prepared by Amsys Computer for further consideration. Following a report by the nominating committee, several suggestions were made for nominees for election as Director to fill vacancies that will exist as of the Annual Meeting of the Membership to be held at the December General Meeting. Potentials for the distribution and use of the CD-ROMs obtained from APCUG, some of which are at hand and have been screened for viruses, were discussed. It was agreed that these CDs be offered for sale to members at $5.00, as incentive to any member renewing membership, any new membership or any other promotional purpose deemed appropriate by this Board or, when expedient, any officer of DACS. President Ostergren announced that the planned presentation for the February General Meeting was Assistive Technology and that special effort should be made to promote same with regional educational and special needs services such as Datahr, hospitals, SeniorNet, etc. President Ostergren also advised the meeting that, in addition to a revival of the Mac SIG, he had received a proposal for a possible "Women in Computing" SIG. A true record. ATTEST: Lawrence Buoy Secretary

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