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2010-03-27 Annual Meeting Notes
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==Agenda== # 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 == # 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 # 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 #* 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 #* 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 #* 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 == * 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 [[Category:MeetingNotes]]
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