Minutes of Sept. 27, 2001 Business Meeting for ORCNET
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A business meeting of ORCNET, the Oregon IEEE
Consultant's Network, was held at Denny's Restaurant,
30175 SW Parkway Ave. Wilsonville Oregon, on
Sept. 27, 2001.

Quorum was attained, and members present were=20
Patrick H. Barrett(chair), H. Joe Tabor (Treas./Sec.),
Keith Lofstrom (Webmaster), Ed Ritz, Henri Joyaux, and
Don Kozicki. =20

Business Meeting Called to Order at 7:30 PM by Chair.

ORDER OF BUSINESS:
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READING OF MINUTES:
No Minutes were read.

  A. TREASURER'S REPORT

No Treasurer activity, no spending.  However, did send
requested bank statements to Marj Dyrnes.

Not a part of the report, but the Treasurer did accept
a $25 prorated membership check from Don Kozikci to
renew his membership for this year.

  B. SECRETARY'S REPORT

Secretary reports looking for alternative meeting places
(restaurants) with meeting rooms.

 C. WEBMASTER'S REPORT

ORCNET Webmaster is having trouble contacting Oregon IEEE
Webmaster.  Still working on EECONSULT.ORG site.

 D. MISC. REPORTS

H. Joe Tabor reported on Northcon.

OLD BUSINESS:

Discussed need for Program Coordinator.
Henri Joyaux agreed to take this position.  Thank you Henri.

DISCUSSIONS:

Regarding future programs, Joe suggested invited speaker
topics of Environmental Testing, ESD, EM Testing, and the
artistic side of Web pages.

Interesting Discussion initiated by Keith Loftstrom on=20
Linux, including issues on installation, malicious
hacker countermeasures, K Office, Gimp.  Seemingly
Linux isn't quite ready for a lot of engineering=20
applications, but is moving rapidly forward.=20

Valuable Discussion on marketing tools to help the
group at large, such as customized business card
holders and ORCNET brochures.  A group logo was
suggested.  Personal pens suggested.  It is suggested
that the ORCNET web site is still most important, but
these other tools are desired as well.

We are all encouraged to create a new logo for ORCNET.

The Denny's restaurant was not entirely satisfactory,
as it is a smoking facility, and opening the door to
allow ventilation brings in all the highway noise of
interstate I5.  Members are all urged for suggestions
of better locations.  We considered a center of mass
location.  We considered Hwy 26 location.

NEW BUSINESS:

Nominations are needed (ALREADY!) for Chair, Treasurer,
Secretary, and Webmaster.  We need to make nominations
by next meeting (October) so that we can elect our
officers in final yearly meeting this December.

A new meeting place is needed.

Next location chosen to be same Denny's restaurant on
4th Thursday of October.  This will be October 25, 2001.

ADJOURN

Wemaster makes motion to Adjourn.  ***Meeting adjourned at
9:00PM.***

Submitted for approval by H. Joe Tabor, Secretary