Directors' Notes
Directors' Notes
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The monthly Board of Directors' meeting was held at the Resource Center on April 12, 1999. Present were Messrs. Bovaird, Buoy, Cohen, David, Gingras, Heere, Ostergren, Preston, and Setaro. Chairman David presided and Secretary Buoy kept the minutes. Minutes of the March meeting were approved with minor corrections. Finance and membershipTreasurer Bovaird reported current cash position of $15,463.39 with no outstanding liabilities. Election of officersThe first order of business was the election of officers to serve for the coming year. President Allan Ostergren, in the absence of Nominating Committee Chairman Tom McIntyre, announced that all current officers had offered to continue in their current positions. There being no nominations from the floor, the incumbent officers were reelected by unanimous vote: Chairman of the Board: Wally David; President: Allan Ostergren; Vice Presidents: Marlene Gaberel, Gene Minasi, Frances Owles, and Jeff Setaro; Treasurer: Charles Bovaird, and Secretary: Larry Buoy. Resource Center computerEd Heere reported that the computer at the Resource Center was in the process of being fitted with a warranty replacement of the original hard drive, additional hard drive, and reconfiguration of both, as well as installation of a SCSI card supported by the recently installed Microsoft NT operating system. Also discussed were suspect long -distance calls from the Resource Center's phone. COC GatheringPresident Ostergren reminded the Board of the Danbury Chamber of Commerce's invitation to participate in its "gathering" to be held at the Danbury Mariott Residence Inn on April 29, from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. DACS would be provided with a table on which to display literature. The need for updating was discussed, and Dick Gingras agreed to update the membership application form. Y2K SymposiumEd Heere reported that he was preparing an agenda for the May 4 Y2K symposium and that a panel was committed, subject to expansion. He also noted that the latest membership mailing of the Danbury Chamber of Commerce included notice of the symposium and that he had plugged the event on a radio talk show. Venue for the symposium will be the Danbury Hospital's auditorium and any overflow audience can be accommodated in linked classrooms where the proceedings can be viewed and heard, but from which participation in any question and answer period will not be possible. Ed also mentioned additional opportunities to plug the event in radio talk shows, and Wally David advised that WINE/WRKI had promised an announcement. President Ostergren advised that Mr. Benson of the Ancell School of Business was distributing notices and flyers for the symposium within WCSU. Mac SIG equipmentA short discussion of the initial appearances of the DACS Q&A column appearing in the High Tech pages of the News-Times included the number of and quality of questions being generated and the advisability of offering dacs.doc material for publication. Additional discussion was held regarding the request of the Macintosh SIG for equipment for its use at the Resource Center with the conclusion that more specific requirements must be available before any further consideration could be productive. APCUG advertising schemeBriefly considered was the advertising in user-group newsletters by national clients arranged through APCUG. Newsletter postal problemConsideration was given to a suggestion that dacs.doc be mailed first class instead of bulk. Mr. Bovaird commented on current operations and contemplated changes within the post office as well as the increased cost of first-class mailing. It was concluded that the subject be tabled until the effect of the planned changes in the post office operations can be evaluated. PC ExpoJeff Setaro reported that space for user groups, etc., at the upcoming PCExpo would not be allotted this year until all paying participants had been accommodated. DACS participation in and representation at the various meetings and events of the APCUG and Intergalactic Users Group Officers Conference, June 18 through 21 (preceding PCExpo) was affirmed, including submission of selected issues of dacs.doc for award judging A true record. ATTEST:
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