Greenbelt
Internet Access Cooperative
Annual
Board Meeting – June 10, 1997
Conference
Room, Greenbelt Police Station
M
E E T I N G M I N U T E S
DIRECTORS: Ann
Andersen, Matt Elliott, Jim Heagy, Doug Love, Neil McLeod, Greg Meyer, Chris
Morris, Nancy Revis (Absent: Clement Lau)
MEMBERS: Dan
Macy, Dorian Winterfeld
=== PRELIMINARIES ===
The 1997 Annual Board Meeting immediately followed the:
1997
ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING
1. The meeting was
called to order at ~8:00pm, with Matt
Elliott presiding.
=== LEADERSHIP TRANSITION ===
2. Officer
Elections
·
The first order of
business was the election of new Officers. Two nominations for President were
made and seconded: Greg Meyer and Nancy Revis. Each made a short statement and
an open vote was taken, the result of which was a 4-4 tie. A motion to have a second
vote by secret ballot was made and seconded. The outcome was 5 in favor of
Nancy Revis and 3 in favor of Greg Meyer, making Nancy Revis the new
President of GIAC.
·
A motion was made to
continue with the election of remaining Officers. The motion was seconded.
·
Outcomes were as
follows:
Vice
President: Greg Meyer (uncontested)
Secretary:
Jim Heagy (uncontested)
Treasurer:
Chris Morris (uncontested)
3.
Transition Discussion
·
Jim Heagy brought up
the possibility of newly elected Directors and Officers to meet with outgoing
and remaining Directors and Officers for the purpose of discussing transition
issues. Dan Macy suggested a cookout at his house. A tentative date of Sunday June
29 was set.
·
Neil McLeod discussed
his willingness to stay on long enough to effect a smooth transition, but no
longer. He recommended that the Board make an effort to find a replacement for
his function as Website Manager.
·
Dan Macy added that
Chris Morris (the new Treasurer) and Neil McLeod get together ASAP to discuss
the transition.
·
Jim Heagy inquired
about the legal stewardship of GIAC and what issues were involved in effecting
this transition. Dan Macy advised that the Board should contact the Maryland
Corporation Commission to change the resident agent of GIAC from himself to
Nancy Revis.
·
Greg Meyer inquired
about the phone numbers of newly elected Officers. They were given out and are:
Nancy
Revis: 301-441-2771
Greg
Meyer: 301-345-5285
Jim
Heagy: 301-982-0279
Chris
Morris: 301-595-0026
=== OTHER BUSINESS ===
4.
Classes
·
Greg Meyer inquired
about the next Internet class. The class is to be held at the Greenbelt
Library, Wednesday, June 18, 1997, at 7:00pm. Doug Love said that he was going
to bring a computer and projector.
·
Matt Elliott brought
up the proposed Q&A session. It is intended to be less formal than a class
- sort of an open "bull session" on Internet topics. The Q&A
session is tentatively scheduled at 7:00pm on Monday, June 23, in the GATE
Office in the Greenbelt Community Center.
5.
Internet Service Provider
·
Greg Meyer raised the
issue of changing ISPs. Matt Elliott gave a brief history of previous efforts
to form a committee to study the issue. Nancy Revis asked whether such a
committee exists. Matt replied, "no", and added "DSI (the
current provider) was essentially forced down GIAC's throat." Matt also
said that he was willing to be on this committee, provided he is not THE
committee. He added that US.NET, who gave an earlier presentation to GIAC, has
yet to get back to GIAC.
·
Greg Meyer stated
that before any such changes were made, a clear proposal should be spelled out
and distributed to the membership.
·
Neil McLeod said that
the issue of ISP change has come up repeatedly, but GIAC has lacked the people
resources to give the matter the attention it deserves.
·
Doug Love proposed
that he would favor the creation of a second domain that is cross-linked to the
current one. He stated that this would ensure that one or the other domain
would be up over the weekend.
6.
President’s Remarks (Nancy Revis)
·
After the ISP
discussion, Nancy addressed the Board. She said that many new issues were
brought up, but expressed concern over the possibility of taking on too much
too soon. She (and others) emphasized the need to prioritize efforts.
·
Greg Meyer stated
that Dorian Winterfeld be approached to contribute to the ISP issue.
·
Ann Anderson offered
to help in the effort to seek a second provider, as she has collected much
information on the subject.
=== CONCLUSION ===
·
Matt Elliott
suggested that the next Board Meeting be scheduled before adjourning. He added
that traditionally the meetings are held the first Thursday of the month. Due
to the 4th of July holiday, it was agreed to meet instead at 7:00pm on
Thursday, July 10, in the GATE Office, and resume on the first Thursday of the
month thereafter.
·
Neil McLeod proposed
that the time of 7:00pm be universally adopted for Board Meetings. There was
general agreement.
·
NOTE: It was found out later that the GATE
Office is no longer available for meetings not connected with TV access. Konrad
Herling of GATE has volunteered to host the planned June 23 GIAC class, but the
July 10 and subsequent Board Meetings will have to be held elsewhere.
8.
The meeting was
adjourned at approximately 8:50pm. Casual "offline" discussions
continued after the meeting.
- 06/__/97 Posted
by Jim Heagy
- 05/15/00 Edited by Neil McLeod
- 09/01/05 Reformatted
by Neil McLeod