Minutes of the Javamug Board Meeting for
Old Business
Vice President Gil Hansen
opened the meeting. Minutes of the previous meeting were approved.
Treasurers Report
As of
Audit was conducted by Bob
Byron he has been requested to provide a written report of the audit.
A motion was made by David
Dietz and seconded by Erik Weibust that the first time guest speakers be given
a plaque unless they request an alternative of a gift certificate and Java Mug
certificate. Repeat speakers will be given a choice between the two previous
options. Motion passes unanimously.
New Business
Suresh Shah is to prepare the
agenda for the meeting of
At the end of the SIG listing
presentation, the person assigned by the president will collect the calling
card basket.
A motion was made by Stuart
Yarus to have the bank cards updated by next week.
Motion seconded by Jim Burke.
Neelan Chocsi presented $200
dollar donation to Java Mug on behalf of SolarMetric.
Adea Solutions has offered to
sponsor the Java Mug meetings for six months at an approximate cost $300
dollars per meeting. Promotions director Barbara DeVries suggested in lieu of
sponsorship, door prizes worth approximately $100 dollars and cash contribution
of approximately $200 dollars to club kitty be considered.
Person responsible for scheduling
speakers for future meetings shall have cell phone numbers made available.
For all future meetings,
directional signs to Java Mug meeting room shall be placed in lobby area.
Bios and Abstracts for
speakers for next six months shall be posted on website by Erik Weibust.
E-mail reminders shall be
sent to Java Mug members on the Friday and Tuesday prior to Wednesday meeting.
SIG Coordinator Jim Burke is
to make PowerPoint template for SIG group meetings.
Barbara DeVries suggested
that travel expenses for guest speakers be continued.
Barbara DeVries proposed alternative
Java Mug logo contest.
Stuart Yarus made a motion
that a minimum of $5000 dollars be kept in bank account for emergency and
motion seconded by Erik Weibust.
Emergency is to be defined by board members. The motion was tabled.
A motion was made by David
Deitz and seconded by Erik Weibust to conduct a discussion meeting during the
fourth week of each month. Motion passes with only one opposition.
A motion was made by David
Deitz and seconded by Gill Hansen to provide name tags for all board members.
Motion passes unanimously.
For another club to be
included on the SIG list, they must meet the following criteria:
1) Must be JAVA related or as decided on case by
case by JaveMug Board.
2) Must meet in the DFW area.
3) They are willing to
announce our group at their meeting.