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#* Lost 3 | #* Lost 3 | ||
# Financial status | # Financial status | ||
| − | + | #* John C. is the best timed payee | |
| − | + | #* Taxes are being filed, a full report will be coming | |
# Say hello to the vice-president | # Say hello to the vice-president | ||
| − | + | #* He says hello back to the group | |
# Review the amount, payment period, due date and acceptable methods for collection of dues | # Review the amount, payment period, due date and acceptable methods for collection of dues | ||
| − | + | #* Mark suggests that we add Paypal, consensus is no | |
| − | + | #* Jon suggests that we do subscriptions | |
| − | + | #* Vote to offer Google Subscriptions at $50 and the Node would cover the Google Checkout fee | |
| − | + | #** Vote approved | |
| − | + | #* Vote to offer Supporting Member rate at $10 which does not bestow a key or voting rights but does grant the Support Member member rates at workshops | |
| − | + | #** Vote Approved | |
# Review the time, location, and frequency of regular meetings | # Review the time, location, and frequency of regular meetings | ||
| − | + | #* Vote to move meetings to The Second Tuesday of each month at 7:30pm | |
| − | + | #** Vote Approved | |
# Review standing rules and policies (Dues policy, key policy, membership process) | # Review standing rules and policies (Dues policy, key policy, membership process) | ||
| − | + | #* Key Policy - We're not happy about it | |
| − | + | #** Vote to spend $60 on 4 new keys for a 'Key Cache' | |
| − | + | #*** Vote approved | |
| − | + | #* Membership Policy - Already discussed in the 'Supporting Member' discussion | |
# Set goals for the organization for the coming year | # Set goals for the organization for the coming year | ||
| − | + | #* More Community Outreach | |
| − | + | #** Open houses that target specific groups | |
| − | + | #** Metrics: How many organizations, how many meaningful interactions have we had | |
| − | + | #* Node Awesome Grants | |
| − | + | #** Using them as the lubricant to make projects happen | |
| − | + | #** Goal to give out 3-5 | |
| − | + | #* Open Hacks booked for every Thursday night | |
| − | + | #** We're going to put it on the VP to make sure people are signed up for the Open Hack | |
| − | + | #*** Votes Approved | |
| − | + | #* More space organization | |
| − | + | #** Metric is people are able to find what they need when they needed and there is more spots to work | |
| − | + | #* More events | |
| − | + | #** Goal of x events per month | |
| − | + | #** Goal of x parties per month | |
| − | + | #** Develop a framework that helps people execute workshops/events | |
| − | + | #* Goal of more publicity | |
| − | + | #** Increase documentation of projects by all members at all times across all forms | |
| − | + | #* Develop a framework for maintaing an inventory of parts | |
| − | + | #* Build a board of advisors | |
# Additional Motions from members present | # Additional Motions from members present | ||
| − | + | #* None | |
# Officer elections | # Officer elections | ||
| − | + | #* Jon gave a run down of how the votes go down | |
| − | + | #* There are no nominations for absent members for any position | |
| − | + | #* President | |
| − | + | #** Nominations | |
| − | + | #*** Adam nominates Jon and Jon declines | |
| − | + | #*** Jon nominates Matt Forr for President | |
| − | + | #*** Sepideh nominates Alan Grover and he declines | |
| − | + | #** Candidates: Matt Forr | |
| − | + | #*** Winner is Matt Forr | |
| − | + | #* Vice-President | |
| − | + | #** Nominations | |
| − | + | #*** Adam nominates Kelly | |
| − | + | #*** Jon nominates Mark | |
| − | + | #*** Sepideh nominates Alan | |
| − | + | #** Candidates: Mark Huson, Alan Baumbusch, Kelly Egan | |
| − | + | #** Winner is Mark Huson | |
| − | + | #* Treasurer | |
| − | + | #** Nominations | |
| − | + | #*** Jon nominates himself | |
| − | + | #*** Jon nominates Kelly and he declines | |
| − | + | #** Candidates: Jon Lesser | |
| − | + | #*** Winner is Jon Lesser | |
| − | + | #* Secretary | |
| − | + | #** Nominations | |
| − | + | #*** Adam nominates himself | |
| − | + | #*** Jon nominates Alan | |
| − | + | #*** Jon nominates Kelly and he declines | |
| − | + | #*** Mark nominates Sylvia and she declines | |
| − | + | #** Candidates: Adam Bachman and Alan Baumbusch | |
| − | + | #*** Winner is Adam Bachman | |
| − | + | #* Board discussion and elections | |
| − | + | #** Adam spoke about how the board can bring high-level people in to give us support or be a member at large that will act on behalf of the Node to help achieve our goals | |
| − | + | #** Jon spoke about how the board can help mentor us as an organization and help actualize our goals | |
| − | + | #** Vote to empower Justin to do all the things he stated in his email without being a Board Member - Vote approved | |
| − | + | #** Conclusion is that we will build an advisory board, see goals. | |
== Members Present == | == Members Present == | ||
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* Sylvia Chi | * Sylvia Chi | ||
* John C. | * John C. | ||
| − | * Joe | + | * Joe A |
| − | ** Left early and left on a | + | ** Left early and left on a prestigiously enlightening note |
* Alan Baumbusch | * Alan Baumbusch | ||
* Adam Bachman | * Adam Bachman | ||
* Matthew Forr | * Matthew Forr | ||
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Latest revision as of 15:54, 20 September 2010
Agenda[edit | edit source]
- Why are we here?
- Membership status (Matt)
- Financial status (Mark)
- Say hello to the vice-president
- Review the amount, payment period, due date and acceptable methods for collection of dues
- Review the time, location, and frequency of regular meetings
- Review standing rules and policies (Dues policy, key policy, membership process)
- Set goals for the organization for the coming year
- Additional Motions from members present
- Officer elections
Minutes[edit | edit source]
- Why are we here?
- Membership status
- Initial 17
- Gained 6
- Lost 3
- Financial status
- John C. is the best timed payee
- Taxes are being filed, a full report will be coming
- Say hello to the vice-president
- He says hello back to the group
- Review the amount, payment period, due date and acceptable methods for collection of dues
- Mark suggests that we add Paypal, consensus is no
- Jon suggests that we do subscriptions
- Vote to offer Google Subscriptions at $50 and the Node would cover the Google Checkout fee
- Vote approved
- Vote to offer Supporting Member rate at $10 which does not bestow a key or voting rights but does grant the Support Member member rates at workshops
- Vote Approved
- Review the time, location, and frequency of regular meetings
- Vote to move meetings to The Second Tuesday of each month at 7:30pm
- Vote Approved
- Vote to move meetings to The Second Tuesday of each month at 7:30pm
- Review standing rules and policies (Dues policy, key policy, membership process)
- Key Policy - We're not happy about it
- Vote to spend $60 on 4 new keys for a 'Key Cache'
- Vote approved
- Vote to spend $60 on 4 new keys for a 'Key Cache'
- Membership Policy - Already discussed in the 'Supporting Member' discussion
- Key Policy - We're not happy about it
- Set goals for the organization for the coming year
- More Community Outreach
- Open houses that target specific groups
- Metrics: How many organizations, how many meaningful interactions have we had
- Node Awesome Grants
- Using them as the lubricant to make projects happen
- Goal to give out 3-5
- Open Hacks booked for every Thursday night
- We're going to put it on the VP to make sure people are signed up for the Open Hack
- Votes Approved
- We're going to put it on the VP to make sure people are signed up for the Open Hack
- More space organization
- Metric is people are able to find what they need when they needed and there is more spots to work
- More events
- Goal of x events per month
- Goal of x parties per month
- Develop a framework that helps people execute workshops/events
- Goal of more publicity
- Increase documentation of projects by all members at all times across all forms
- Develop a framework for maintaing an inventory of parts
- Build a board of advisors
- More Community Outreach
- Additional Motions from members present
- None
- Officer elections
- Jon gave a run down of how the votes go down
- There are no nominations for absent members for any position
- President
- Nominations
- Adam nominates Jon and Jon declines
- Jon nominates Matt Forr for President
- Sepideh nominates Alan Grover and he declines
- Candidates: Matt Forr
- Winner is Matt Forr
- Nominations
- Vice-President
- Nominations
- Adam nominates Kelly
- Jon nominates Mark
- Sepideh nominates Alan
- Candidates: Mark Huson, Alan Baumbusch, Kelly Egan
- Winner is Mark Huson
- Nominations
- Treasurer
- Nominations
- Jon nominates himself
- Jon nominates Kelly and he declines
- Candidates: Jon Lesser
- Winner is Jon Lesser
- Nominations
- Secretary
- Nominations
- Adam nominates himself
- Jon nominates Alan
- Jon nominates Kelly and he declines
- Mark nominates Sylvia and she declines
- Candidates: Adam Bachman and Alan Baumbusch
- Winner is Adam Bachman
- Nominations
- Board discussion and elections
- Adam spoke about how the board can bring high-level people in to give us support or be a member at large that will act on behalf of the Node to help achieve our goals
- Jon spoke about how the board can help mentor us as an organization and help actualize our goals
- Vote to empower Justin to do all the things he stated in his email without being a Board Member - Vote approved
- Conclusion is that we will build an advisory board, see goals.
Members Present[edit | edit source]
- Jon Lesser
- Mark Huson
- Alan Grover
- Sepideh Miller
- Todd Miller
- Kelly Egan
- Sylvia Chi
- John C.
- Joe A
- Left early and left on a prestigiously enlightening note
- Alan Baumbusch
- Adam Bachman
- Matthew Forr
