February 2009

Written by Diane George

February 21, 2009

The meeting was called to order at: 2:22 P.M.

Members present: Chuck Horner, Paul Cooper, Sid Jordan, Jan Fagerholm, Diane George.

Approve the minutes of the January 2009 meeting: approved by consensus.

President’s Report - Chuck Horner:

Chuck welcomed new Executive Vice President Paul Cooper to the E.C. Chuck will miss the March Main Meeting. Paul will fill in.

Executive Vice President - Paul Cooper:

Discussed conduct of Main Meeting, which he will M.C. as Chuck will be absent.

Treasurer - Tom Smith:

As of February 21, 2009: (Tom Smith not present)

$ 6,324.30 Checking account
$ 3,340.38 CD
$ 9,664.68 Total

Secretary - Bayle Emlein:

Absent. Jan Fagerholm will take minutes.

VP Clubhouse - Sid Jordan:

Clubhouse closures for March? None. Sid related getting 15 computers from Soulciety without hard drives through a contact of Chuck’s. Sid obtained the hard drives to complete them. Hayward Adult School (HAS) has “adopted” the PCC membership form and created a small flier to promote the clubhouse through HAS. Sid submitted 3 membership renewals and $100 cash to be turned over to the Treasurer.

VP Marketing - Open:

Chuck reiterated progress on the tri-fold brochure and the business cards. Paul suggested printing many to be handed out to members for distribution to friends. Paul suggested central e-mail address for contact. Diane will set up generic PCC e-mail addresses for E.C. and BoD members. Diane will set up a general inquiry e-mail address on the Web site for info@pcc.org. Paul will check incoming mail on this address. Chuck discussed distribution of newsletters for promotion.

VP Membership - Jan Fagerholm:

Member count as of February 21, 2009:

Type	Number	Percent
Regular	50	49.02
Senior	47	46.08
Student	1	0.98
Associate	4	3.92
	Totals	102

   
VP Newsletter - Elsie Smith:

Submissions schedule:

February 20, Saturday midnight, March Newsletter submission deadline.
March 21, Saturday midnight, April Newsletter submission deadline.
April 18, Saturday midnight, May Newsletter submission deadline.

Programs: For the March Main Meeting, we will learn about netbooks, then we will have mini-SIGs. Bring your netbook if you’re willing to show it off and share information about it so the membership can compare. For the mini-SIGs, Dan Dolgin will do the Mobile Computing, Jan Fagerholm will do Linux, Bill George may do Genealogy in lieu of Carl Webb, and Del Parton will be asked to do a Hardware SIG table. Diane will follow up on netbook questions at another table, and Sid may do a Clubhouse table.

Sid suggested a “stumper” PC question to be handed out at beginning of meeting and perhaps a prize for best answer. (First possible question: what is virtual memory and what do you do when Windows complains about it?) Sid suggested bare computer components connected and working for curious people, perhaps at Del’s Hardware SIG table.

Diane proposed a list of questions she got from SW APCUG that could be used to produce presentations for the Main Meeting. Paul suggested a topic he saw, “Fifty Questions a Computer Geek Should Know.”

The Qik social networking program people are invited for the April Main Meeting, but are presently unconfirmed. Would anyone be interested in a general presentation of social networking sites? Would the membership be interested in a demonstration of poker sites?

Raffle: Either a Click-Free 160 GB backup drive, or a Epson Stylus NX400 Inkjet

Multifunction printer. Diane will select after checking availability.

VP Special Projects - Bayle Emlein:

The Clubhouse computer donations were on a reduced scale last month. Sid related that the Clubhouse now has 30 units available for refurbishing.

Webmaster - Diane George:

Diane has developed a content management system which can be found at pcc.org/joomla152. Members are invited to look at it, though presently only E.C. members can edit content.

Calendar: See the Web site for the latest updates and meeting changes.

The Clubhouse will have its monthly cookout on the first Saturday of the month.

Old Business:

Jan gave Chuck a list of members whose membership will expire in the coming month. Chuck will send them letters reminding them to renew.
Propose projector for purchase: Epson PowerLite 1735W: the specification sheet was passed around for review. The E.C. Confirmed this projector for purchase at the $1500 budget previously approved.

New Business:

Strategies for increasing membership were discussed – can we do more community projects and promote the accomplishments? Can we put a slide on the TV community channel? It was proposed to enlist a person to contact the Hayward Daily Review community calendar and provide monthly updates on Main Meeting presentations. Another users group reported doubling their membership in a year’s time by this single promotion.

Date and Time of Next Meeting:
Saturday, March 21, 2009 at 2:00 P.M., 28924 Ruus Road, Hayward. The following EC meeting will be held on April 18th, 2009 at 2:00 P.M.

Meeting adjourned at 4:00 P.M.
Respectfully submitted by Jan Fagerholm for Bayle Emlein, Secretary

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