Monthly Minutes – 2006 Archive
Meeting: 9th of November 2006
Present
- Ron Harrington; President
- Judy Stem; Vice President
- Lynn Karr; Director
- Alissa Harrington; Secretary
- Josh Kohn
- Scott Adelman
- Isabel Defeo
- Denise Beaver
- Dave Anderson
- Tom Canon
- Bobby Keller
- Richard Lord
- Mark Pallack
- Kevin Brown
- Mike Shelah
- Richard Wagner
- Inez Richardson
- Linda Gray-Niznik
- Bryan Paul
- Wally Brown
- Thom Bethune
- Doug Heck
- Steve Williams
- Ken Harris
- Wade Johansen
- Dale Chatfield
- Bruce Hall
- Eric Moore
- Blake Curry
- Frank Rochowiak
- Lorsi Pizza
- Rich Waganer
Introductions
Lynn Karr opened the meeting with member introductions.
Josh Kohn distributed the Board of Elections ballot to the members. Each member was instructed to select 5 Board members from the list of candidates. The ballots were collected and tabulated by the Nominating Committee members Josh and Isabel.
Alissa Harrington shared highlights and photos from the LAN Gaming Event. Lynn thanked Bobby Keller and Alissa for the roles that Keltech Computer and Carroll Community College played to make the event possible.
Committee Reports
- Ambassador
- Mark Pallack reminded new members to seek involvement though committees. Our newest member, Lorsi Pizza, with Cavalier Business Communications, introduced herself to the members. Her company can provide high-speed communications to area businesses, including T1 connectivity.
- Annual Event
- Richard Lord reminded members of the Nov 18th dinner event at the Best Western. Three video entries were submitted and will be presented during the event. Tickets for the event can be paid for online.
- CompuKids
- Bobby Keller recently picked up 80 machines from Montgomery County. Many of them are Pentium 4's. He reported that 70 families remain on the wait list and there is much work to be done. Assembly line help needed for the next CompuKids work day (TBA). Modems, speakers and RAM still needed. Lynn acknowledged Wade Johansen for his recent assistance with the CompuKids program.
- LOCATE
- Register your technology company with LOCATE. Denise reported that during the months of Sept-Oct, the homepage received 270 unique visits and over 500 page views. Locate is one of the top 5 pages visited on our site!
- Membership
- Welcome to our newest member Shoshana Abrams of ACN
- News Articles Series
- If you have an article of general technology interest, please submit it to Lynn. Articles must be 500-800 words.
- Technology Advisory Committee
- According to Ron Harrington, the mission of this committee is to keep the Tech Council informed of the latest technologies. Currently the committee is forming a communication workshop, focused on VOIP, to be delivered to local municipalities. The target date for this presentation will be Jan or Feb of 2007. Thom Bethune expressed the need for non-commercialized technology information among the municipalities.
- Website
- Isabel DeFeo reported that efforts to revamp the Tech Council's website continue. Membership payments and renewals can now be processed online.
- Westminster City Advisory Board
- Tom Canon announced that channel 23, the new municipality channel, recently launched. However, there is a growing need for software upgrades within the municipality.
Election Results
After a tabulation of the votes, Josh Kohn reported a tie between Tom Canon and David Shaffer. Josh redistributed ballots and requested members to cast a vote for either candidate.
Upon completion of the second tabulation, Ron Harrington announced the results of the Board Election:
- Scott Adelman
- David Anderson
- Dave Baxter
- Denise Beaver
- Tom Canon
Ron thanked the nominating committee for their efforts and coordination: Josh Kohn, Isabel DeFeo and Bob Cage.
Member Announcements
- Rich Waganer
- Rich proposed a free day of studio use to CTC members to record a web streaming message. More details to come.
- Denise Beaver
- Reminded members to take advantage of the Four partners for One Purpose courses. These are free courses for small business. Remaining topics include Hiring and Firing and Strategic Business Planning. Members can register for the training by calling Carroll Community College at 410-386-8012
- Denise also encouraged members to attend the Informatics MARYLAND conference on November 28th. Visit www.techcouncilmd.com for more information or call 240-453-6267
- Linda Gray Niznik
- The high School robotics team needs your support! Please plan to attend the basket bingo on Friday Dec 1, 2006 at the Pleasant Valley Fire Hall, 2030 S Pleasant Valley Rd. Starts 7 PM, doors open at 5:45 PM, early bird game at 6:45 PM. 3 cards for 20 games- $10 advance tickets, $12.00 at the door. Food, drinks, raffles and specials. Longaberger baskets filled with goodies! Call the CCCTC at 410-751-3669 for more information.
- Judy Stem
- Announced a holiday special on air purification systems. Please contact Judy at judystem@adelphia.net for more information.
- Dave Anderson
- Graybar is offering special pricing on cabling to Tech Council members through 12/31/06. See the Tech Council website for more information.
- Bobby Keller
- Has several Dell docking stations and port replicators, series C, which he will provide to members free of charge. Please contact Bobby if you are interested.
- Tom Canon
- Stated it was the best year ever for Fallfest. The committee will be distributing the proceeds next week. Currently, Fallfest is choosing partners for 2007.
- Ron Harrington
- Encouraged new members to attend Technically Speaking Dinner Event, as it will provide them an idea of what the Tech Council is all about.
- Lynn Karr
- Lynn announced that the CCTIMES will run an article about CTC's Tech Nite event, and will showcase the wining PSA video on their website the morning after our dinner.
- Invited members to attend the CTC Holiday Gathering at Kohn Creative on December 7th from 5-7pm. This event will be in lieu of our monthly member meeting.
