07 Dec 2000, 22:00

WHAT:   Minutes of December 2000 ORCNET Meeting 
WHEN:   Thursday, December 7th, 2000
WHERE:  Carrows, in Tigard

18:30 - Gathering began: chat, eat
	There are 8 Members and 1 Guest present.
	There is no Presentation scheduled for this evening.

19:30 - Call to Order & announcements
	1.	We discussed Concentration Banking.  General agreement
            that we'll lose, or risk losing, control of our funds.
	2.	It was noted that we have never received any of the
		funds promised us by Bill Anderson as an inducement
		to become affiliated with the IEEE as an "Affinity
		Group".
	3.	It was noted that the Bylaws of the Oregon Section of
		the IEEE contain no language regarding "Affinity
		Groups".  They have not added us to their structure.
	4.	It was noted that the Oregon IEEE has, or will soon
		posess, our funds, but that they will not automatically
		forward them to us; we must "apply" all over again.
	5.	It was noted that our Bylaws permit our Treasurer to
		set our membership fees to any appropriate value.
	5.	It was suggested that we reduce the annual membership
   		fee to $0, thus accumulating fewer funds in the future.
	6.	It was suggested that we use our present funds to
		purchase an educational course for the Members.
	7.	It was agreed that, even though the Concentration
            Banking Scheme, and our continued affiliation are issues, 
		we should send out the annual renewal notification to 
		all Members.
	8.	It was noted that we should post our Bylaws on the web.
	9.	Our next meeting was scheduled for the 4th Thursday
 		in January 2001.

21:30 - Adjourn

Submitted for your approval by: Pat Barrett, ORCNET 2000 Chair, pbarrett@ieee.org