Directors' Notes

March 10, 2003

A Regular Meeting of DACS’ Board of Directors was held on Monday, March 10, 2003 at the RC. Present were Messrs. Bovaird, Buoy, Cohen, Gallichotte, Keane, Ostergren, Powers, Scheef and Setaro. Also present was Don Pearson. President Scheef presided and Secretary Buoy kept the record of the meeting. The minutes of the last meeting held January 13, 2003, were approved.
Treasurer Charlie Bovaird reported combined postal and bank accounts of $18,055.40, plus postage on hand of $92.40, a total of $18,147.84. Also, he reported a liability representing prepaid dues of $7,452.00, leaving net cash assets of $10,695.84. Further, Charlie reported current membership of 461.

The opening discussion centered on the urgent need for presentations for General Meetings, there being no commitments for either April or May. Suggestions ranged from a panel discussion by DACS members on its history, a speaker from INET (International .NET Association) to U.S. Senator Christopher Dodd—all of which led to a commitment by Jeff Setaro to make a presentation on virus protection and firewalls at the April meeting.

The current use of posters to promote attendance at General Meetings was discussed briefly and the directors were urged to copy and distribute same. President Scheef then advised that he had submitted material on free or discounted magazines and merchandise for inclusion on the member benefits page on the DACS Web Site. Also briefly mentioned was the opportunity for the general membership to utilize the free business card advertising in dacs.doc available to them.

President Scheef advised that he had been requested to furnish a key (and keypad code) for entering the RC to the Danbury Housing Authority and that adherence to such request would be made.

Discussion then ensued regarding the suggested use of the server at the RC to establish a “permanent” email address for any member desiring same regardless of changes in his ISP. The directors were reminded that the current computer used as a Linux server would be impractical for such use, it being impossible to configure it so as to wake up after any power interruption. It was announced that a substitute machine was being sought and Frank Powers suggested that such machine be successfully converted to a server by one or more SIGs, including the required Sendmail software, before any further promotion of an email server be attempted.

After a brief discussion on the benefits of participation in any Danbury Chamber of Commerce activities, President Scheef advised that he had researched and submitted to Jeff Setaro for inclusion on the Web Site, and also distributed copies of, a form of disclaimer for any errors or omissions in copy available through the DACS Web Site as well as a Copyright Notice. It was agreed that such be attached to the Web Site. Also, it was agreed that a portion of the Copyright Notice subtitled “Reprints” be substituted for the current such notice included in the dacs.doc newsletter.

President Scheef then broached the subject of creating an employment-oriented site on Yahoo for members seeking or offering employment. It was generally concurred that the implications of same would not be acceptable to the general membership. Mr. Scheef also announced that he had been asked to serve on an advisory board at Naugatuck Valley Community College, but could not do so. It was the opinion of those at the meeting that this opportunity for DACS members to become involved in NVCC activities be passed on to the general membership.

Larry Buoy

March 10, 2003
A Regular Meeting of DACS’ Board of Directors was held on Monday, March 10, 2003 at the RC. Present were Messrs. Bovaird, Buoy, Cohen, Gallichotte, Keane, Ostergren, Powers, Scheef and Setaro. Also present was Don Pearson. President Scheef presided and Secretary Buoy kept the record of the meeting. The minutes of the last meeting held January 13, 2003, were approved. Treasurer Charlie Bovaird reported combined postal and bank accounts of $18,055.40, plus postage on hand of $92.40, a total of $18,147.84. Also, he reported a liability representing prepaid dues of $7,452.00, leaving net cash assets of $10,695.84. Further, Charlie reported current membership of 461. The opening discussion centered on the urgent need for presentations for General Meetings, there being no commitments for either April or May. Suggestions ranged from a panel discussion by DACS members on its history, a speaker from INET (International .NET Association) to U.S. Senator Christopher Dodd—all of which led to a commitment by Jeff Setaro to make a presentation on virus protection and firewalls at the April meeting. The current use of posters to promote attendance at General Meetings was discussed briefly and the directors were urged to copy and distribute same. President Scheef then advised that he had submitted material on free or discounted magazines and merchandise for inclusion on the member benefits page on the DACS Web Site. Also briefly mentioned was the opportunity for the general membership to utilize the free business card advertising in dacs.doc available to them. President Scheef advised that he had been requested to furnish a key (and keypad code) for entering the RC to the Danbury Housing Authority and that adherence to such request would be made. Discussion then ensued regarding the suggested use of the server at the RC to establish a “permanent” email address for any member desiring same regardless of changes in his ISP. The directors were reminded that the current computer used as a Linux server would be impractical for such use, it being impossible to configure it so as to wake up after any power interruption. It was announced that a substitute machine was being sought and Frank Powers suggested that such machine be successfully converted to a server by one or more SIGs, including the required Sendmail software, before any further promotion of an email server be attempted. After a brief discussion on the benefits of participation in any Danbury Chamber of Commerce activities, President Scheef advised that he had researched and submitted to Jeff Setaro for inclusion on the Web Site, and also distributed copies of, a form of disclaimer for any errors or omissions in copy available through the DACS Web Site as well as a Copyright Notice. It was agreed that such be attached to the Web Site. Also, it was agreed that a portion of the Copyright Notice subtitled “Reprints” be substituted for the current such notice included in the dacs.doc newsletter. President Scheef then broached the subject of creating an employment-oriented site on Yahoo for members seeking or offering employment. It was generally concurred that the implications of same would not be acceptable to the general membership. Mr. Scheef also announced that he had been asked to serve on an advisory board at Naugatuck Valley Community College, but could not do so. It was the opinion of those at the meeting that this opportunity for DACS members to become involved in NVCC activities be passed on to the general membership. Larry Buoy

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