AVCNet Annual Meeting September 28, 1998 Lewiston Public Library, Lewiston, Maine Rick Speer called the meeting to order about 7:15. No minutes were taken at the August meeting. 1. Treasurer's Report Jim reported no changes since the last report. 2. Web Servers Sporadic lock-ups have been requiring hard reboots, on premise. Jim is researching the networking/server software problem. If the web server software needs to be replaced, it will require significant changes for some pages, especially Ne-Do-Ba, which uses a lot of embedded counter code. August statistics were discussed: the many hits from foreign countries and the traffic at Ne-Do-Ba, Kiwanis. 3. Web Pages It was noted that all memberships are due for renewal. In addition, the Kiwanis site has not been updated for an extended period, suggesting it may warrant removal. Some organizations elect not to place their pages in AVCNet space because they require their own domain name, which is not offered. Difficulties of making such an offering were discussed (pointing issues, server limitations, Internic maintenance concerns). 4. Nominating Committee Rick indicated his interest in stepping down as chair, offering that he could accomplish more for the group in a "worker-bee" role. He said AVCNet deserves the big-picture view, big ideas and big energy that new blood might provide. Ideas and suggestions are needed for involved persons. The Annual Meeting in October will demand resolution on this point. Rick will likely need to appoint a chair of a nominating committee. Regarding membership and involvement, Jim counts on Mail Lists as AVCNet's most attractive service. David suggested a trailer message on all AVCNet listserv traffic, pointing to other available AVCNet services. Implementation of two new lists (an LPL closed list and United Baptist Church) may provide initial traffic in numbers helpful to such a strategy. 5. Annual Meeting It was decided to hold the Annual Meeting in conjunction with the regular October Board Meeting, directing available energies to the Expo instead of a fall program. 6. Computer Expo (NCEE) Friday, October 9th, 9am-7pm Saturday, October 10th, 9am-5pm Central Maine Technical College campus, Auburn Costs of a booth with electrical power is unknown, but free space without power is available to User Groups. Friday staffing is difficult, but Jim will take a vacation day to be present. Bruce will cover Saturday with Lisa helping in morning, David in afternoon. Rick stressed the value of the event and Bruce felt attendance would be at least as good as last year. It was moved, seconded and approved to spend up to $75 for a booth. The back-up plan is to utilize the space allotted to User Groups to the best possible advantage. 7. Other business Timbuktu/web page maintenance delegation is pending resolution of various hardware/software issues. The meeting adjourned approximately 8:40 p.m.. Attending were board members Rick Speer, Jim Hart, Lisa Giguere, Bruce Hall, and David Sysko. The next board meeting will double as the Annual Meeting on Monday, October 26, 1998, at the Lewiston Public Library, Lisbon Street, Lewiston, Maine. Respectfully submitted, David Sysko, Secretary Please send corrections to davids@neokraft.com or call 786-2972. David Sysko, Secretary -- davids@neokraft.com Androscoggin Valley Community Network http://www.avcnet.org
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