The meeting was called to order at 7:12pm by Dick Gingras.
In attendance were Richard Corzo, Dick Gingras (President), Lisa Leifels, Cathy Quaranta, Tom Zarecki. Linda Bourie was present as a guest, and the minutes were taken by Richard Teasdale.
- The Minutes of the 9/2/2015 Board Meeting were approved.
- The September Treasurer’s report was not available for the meeting.
- Given that several board members have resigned during 2015, and that Lisa will not be a candidate for re-election when her term expires in December, ideas for new board members were discussed. Dick will contact 2 potential candidates to ascertain their interest and availability.
- Dick proposed a motion to reduce the number of board members from 9 to 7. The motion was seconded by Richard, and carried unanimously.
- Dick provided an account of the APCUG conference in Las Vegas, which he attended immediately prior to the meeting.
- DACS won first place in both the website and the newsletter contests sponsored by APCUG.
- Several participants suggested that the DACS newsletter not be made immediately available to non-members – this practice is followed by other groups.
- Dick proposed a motion that the newsletter be e-mailed to DACS members, starting in November, and that the downloadable pdf copy be withheld from the website for 3 months. The motion was discussed at length, seconded by Richard, and carried by a vote of 4 in favor, 0 against, 1 abstained.
- Implementation of the new policy was discussed. Tom offered to write an article for the website and newsletter, to explain the new procedure to the membership. He will also send a press release concerning the APCUG awards.
- Linda has recently begun work as a Marketing intern for DACS. At Dick’s suggestion, the board agreed to award her a free 1-year membership of DACS.
Committee reports
- Program committee:
- Mike Walters is confirmed as the speaker for the November general meeting (topic: Amateur Radio,
Computers, and Digital Emergency). Andy Woodruff to write the Preview. Dick to confirm who will write Review. - Abby Stokes is planned as the speaker for the December general meeting. Dick to confirm with her.
- Tom volunteered to write all general meeting Reviews from December on.
- Mike Walters is confirmed as the speaker for the November general meeting (topic: Amateur Radio,
Other Business
- The status of renovation of the Resource Center was discussed, including options for floor treatment.
- The name of the new DACS Twitter account was discussed.
- Richard reported on the progress of updates to the DACS brochure.
The meeting was adjourned at 9:30pm.