15AUG10

[allan]

1. Present:

Ace Shedd (Hobogato)- President
Eve Vialpando (Pennies2Cents)- Vice President
Sherri Ancira (Sherri)- Treasurer
Allan LaViers (allan)- Administrative Assistant
Jack Watkins (Txav8r)
Bill Streep (bstreep)
John Roescher (Jroescher)
Mike Dean (Mike)

2. Non-board members

Kristy Dean (Kristy)
Ross Vialpando (roscozman)
Christopher Bianco (cbianco)
Rueben Guerrero (J8SATX)
John Perry (Firewater)

Meeting Minutes

L*MAR:

Primary topic of discussion pertained primarily to the efforts to polish MAASTs reputation in the local community (Austin and Dallas associations).

Annual Elections:

Poll was taken of the current BOD to determine is up for reelection and if that member had an intent to run again if nominated.
Allan, one year term expires on 31-DEC-10, not running for reelection.
Bill, one year term expires on 31-DEC-10, not running for reelection.
Eve, one year term expires on 31-DEC-10, will be running for reelection.
ACE, one year term expires on 31-DEC-10, will be running for reelection.
Sherri, two year term expires on 31-DEC-11.
Jack, two year term expires on 31-DEC-11.
John, two year term expires on 31-DEC-11.
Mike, two year term expires on 31-DEC-11.

Non-Profit:

CPA indicated no problems, a message was left and the next communication will by Ace, our fearless leader.

Committees:

Education
Scholarship, $500 annual limit
Science Fair, $500 annual limit no more than $100 per individual student.
Motion made by Allan, Sherri second. Vote passed unanimously.

L*MAR:

General discussion as to supportability, and what may be needed for the vendors/speakers.

Marketing:

Business Cards and a Club Liaison to ensure that MAAST gets maximum exposure.

Moderating Committee:


Managing site.
Response Templates. This has been a success which provides a standard response to complaints and infractions of posting members.
The moderating team would like to validate current rules as soon as the NPS is concluded.

Newsletter:

The newsletter will be published on a quarterly basis to ensure a timely issue for the membership.
MAAST book.

POTM:

Topic of each month’s Picture Of The Month will be made available four months out to give the membership an opportunity to prepare for that money shot.

Sponsorship:

Effort to keep current sponsors and solicit new sponsors.

BOD member eligibility:

BOD membership should be clarified. Possible eligibility criteria would include criminal record as grounds for elimination or bar from election. The exact wording will be worked by thread online and not be effective until the NPS is awarded and changes to the bylaws can be initiated.

End of Year BOD meeting:

First weekend of December.

Online Election for new BOD:

Motion was made by Bill to allow this year’s vote for BOD members to be conducted online. 2nd by Eve, all voted yes.

Financial Statement:

$ 1,955.27 Checking Account

$ 3,427.29 Savings Account

$ 1,206.66 Pay Pal Account

$ 6,760.00 CD

$13,351.22 GRAND TOTAL

Motion for adjournment, motioned by John, seconded by Jack, all voted yea,

Meeting adjourned