Meeting of the Executive
October 13, 2005

EXECUTIVE MEMBERS

Secretary’s Report
Minutes were approved as corrected. Moved by Mike seconded by George. Passed

Treasurer’s Report
Total Balance as of October 12, $1,727.02
Acceptance of the report as corrected moved by George, seconded by Robert Passed

Membership Report
George reported 34 members. Attendance in October 24 and 2 visitors.

Newsletter Report
Don reported he printed Paul’s privacy report in the October newsletter. He still needs more input.

Anniversary Committee
Ray has been going through old newsletters. He found an article by Dave written in 1985. He handed a copy to each of the executive. It is titled “Why Help a Users Group” and is still relevant. The first meeting of BUG took place in June 1983 in the Blue Flame Room of Consumers Gas. Ray suggests making a time line with pertinent information for each year of the club.

Webmaster
Paul reported nothing new since last month. There are more and more people using the site. In regard to connecting links the PET users group has disappeared.

Vintage SIG
TPUG is still on the net.

PC SIG
Mike will approach the library in an attempt to restore a connection to the internet to the meeting rooms.
At the October meeting Ken Reese gave an interesting program on Genealogy. He demonstrated “Master Genealogist” the program he uses.
November - Paul will do 15 minutes on window tips and 15 minutes on creating a web site.
(He requested that he be given these times at each meeting)
The rest of the program will be on questions that have been asked such as how to transfer email files from an old program to a new one; how do you restore file associations etc.
Brian will do vintage cameras in February. Ken will assist.

Digital Imaging SIG Report
12 members attended the October meeting. Mike gave an introduction to creating a web site. “Word” can be used to put on the information. There are free programs which will help. November and December are to be a talk from Japan Camera if Melvina can organize it, and a demonstration using a scanner especially slide copying

Video SIG
Video SIG Participants are still engaged elsewhere. Ken hopes to arrange a meeting for next month.

Business Arising From Minutes
Paul will write a by-law regarding bereavement donations: It was agreed $50.00 will be donated in memory of a member in good standing. A sympathy card will be sent on the death of a family member. The practice is to be adopted immediately.

It was suggested the $500.00 from the Herb Nye fund be donated to the RVH’s Cancer Centre. Ken and Brian are to look into the method of donation. We might achieve some publicity for the Club.

It was moved by Dave and seconded by Paul that we make the Herb Nye Fund a donation to the RVH Cancer Centre. Passed

New Business
Ray found a computer club which received a grant from the Trillium Foundation. He suggested we look into criteria for a grant. He bought the prospectus of the Foundation. Ken said he would read it and see if we could qualify.

Ray suggested that we consider choosing a member each year for recognition of his/her contribution to the club. There was a discussion as to the form of recognition and whether the executive should be excluded from the choice. The subject was tabled for further discussion.

Robert is to bring the equipment for the Speaker System to the next DI meeting and will demonstrate it either before or after the meeting

Ken has a new email address: (hidden for security reasons).
His CAVE group is attempting to keep their space. They plan free evenings on Wednesdays. This is a Video group.

Motion to Adjourn
moved by Ray and seconded by George. Passed