Monthly Minutes – 2009 Archive
Meeting: 09th of April 2009
Present
- Tom Canon;President
- Ron Harrington; Past President
- Denise Beaver; Secretary
- Tracy Turner; Administrator
- Bill Eyler
Tammi Ledley
Bob Dorr
Bill Murphy
James German
- Matt Capece
Mark Ripper
Rich Waganer
Martin Pukownik
Isabel DeFeo
Kathy Anderson
Bob Cage
Jerry Tabeling
Paul Vorster
General Announcements
- Introductions
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Tom and Tracy welcomed everyone. Attendees introduced themselves.
- Program
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Paul Vorster, George Mason University discussed recent trends in HIV research.
- Carroll County Times Articles
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Tracy encouraged members who wanted to write articles to contact her. Future articles will also be solicited from speakers; articles should be 450-500 words and be on a topic of general interest to the public.
Tom announced that members are now open and encouraged to sign up to present a topic at a future member meeting.
Committee/Event Reports
Tom indicated that all committees are open for new members.
- Ambassador
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Jerry reminded all that the CTC After Hours is this afternoon at the Carroll County Chamber of Commerce office. New members Brian Kemp and Keir Knight were listed on the agenda. The CTC Summer Picnic will be held on August 5th 3-6 pm at Westminster Island Green. The cost is $10 member; $20 non-member.
- Business Roundtable
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Ron briefed the group on the roundtable, which is a members-only group that meets regularly on the 2nd and 4th Friday mornings at 8 am in Eldersburg at Martins. The group brainstorms about business challenges and shares business leads and opportunities. Contact Scott Adelman for more information.
- CompuKids
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Bobby Dorr reported that 21 computers were distributed last month. The next CompuKids Work Day is September 12th at 9:00AM and the next Donation Day is September 26th at 10 am. Contact Bobby Keller or Tracy to arrange to help.
- Education
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Current class offerings:
Marketing Applications of Illustrator June 18th 6:15 – 9:15 pmDenise remarked that course attendance has been light which may affect the course offerings. Some members suggested scheduling the courses further apart. Denise asked members to submit recommendations of future course offerings to her directly.
- Marketing
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Chair, Rich Waganer said the overall goal of the committee is to promote recognition and involvement of CTC in the “tech” community. Rich is researching if CTC can be a supplier in Technology Entertainment and Design (TED) website to share ideas, programs, and information. Rich reminded everyone that there is a CTC Linked In Group with about 40 members to also share ideas, conduct group discussions, make announcements, etc.
- Website
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Isabel said the website committee will be working with the Marketing committee with Jon Allen as the liaison between both committees. Please send technology and company news and events to Tracy, Isabel or Fran to be posted.
Bob Cage suggested researching Joomla, free open source content management and database web portal that every member can contribute.
- Events
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- Golf
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Ron reported that the tournament was held May 14th at The Links at Challedon in Mt. Airy. It was a very successful event and Ron thanked all who were involved. Next year’s tournament will be May 15th, 2010 at The Links at Challedon.
- Technically Speaking Dinner
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The new Chair is Jeff Selby. It will be held Saturday, November 14th at the Best Western Conference Center.
- Golf
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Save the Date - May 14, 2009 8:00 Registration; 8:30 am start at The Links at Challedon in Mt. Airy. Sponsors and golfers are needed.
- Member Announcements
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Ron Harrington visited the International Lighting show in New York and learned that LED tubes are now replacing fluorescent tubes – real technology advancement with easy replacement and a ROI 20% or more.
Tracy thanked CTC members for the cards and flowers in remembrance of her brother-in-law who recently passed away. Tracy also has four kittens available for adoption.
The Community Media Center is producing and archiving the Carroll County History Project - senior oral history interviews with a goal of 200 recorded interviews. See www.carrollhistory.org to view the interviews.
Bill Murphy said that the Bonds Meadow Rotary Club and other area Rotary Clubs sponsor the July 4th Fireworks at the Carroll County Farm Museum. The annual cost is about $20K, with only $4K collected to date. It is a major community event requiring 50-100 volunteers in coordination with the Farm Museum staff and local law enforcement. The Rotary groups are looking for a new group to sponsor the event as this will be the last year for them to sponsor the event.
Tom Canon graduated from Leadership Carroll on June 9th and spoke about his experiences learning about Carroll County. Tom highly recommends the program and Leadership Carroll program information is on the Carroll County Chamber of Commerce website.
Next Meeting
Next meeting is July 9th – speaker Tom Bethune from InfoPathways.
Minutes submitted by CTC Secretary Denise Beaver.
