APPROVED
Telephonic Board of Directors Meeting
February 11, 2010                                                             

Present
Guy Bonney, Vice Chairman & Secretary/Treasurer
Catherine Murphy, Director
Marian Ritland, Director
Greg Schweizer, Director
Jim Shelton, Chairman of the Board
Kenn LeFever, Conference Planning Vice Chair
Ed Phillips, Unisys Liaison
Mary Lou Regan, Chief Operating Officer

Guest
Lynn Lovelace, UNITE Business Office

Chairman Shelton called the Board of Directors Meeting to order at 1:34 p.m. ET on February 11, 2010.

The Board of Directors reviewed the Minutes of the January 29-30, 2010 Board of Directors Meeting. Guy Bonney moved to approve the Minutes of the January 29-30, 2010 Board of Directors Meeting as amended. Seconded by Greg Schweizer. The motion passed unanimously.

Old Business

Guy Bonney reviewed with the Board the preliminary 2010 Annual Budget. The Board discussed it in detail. Marian Ritland moved to set the preliminary conference registration fees as approved to date contingent on the approval of the final budget. Seconded by Greg Schweizer. The motion passed unanimously. Guy will continue to finalize the budget and will present it to the Board for review and approval at the March 4, 2010 Board of Directors Meeting. Mary Lou Regan was asked to update the 2010 conference registration form and to publish it on UNITE website.

The Board discussed recommended amendments to the UNITE Bylaws. Guy Bonney moved that the Board approve the proposed Bylaws amendments for the purpose of submitting to the UNITE membership for balloting as soon as possible. Seconded by Greg Schweizer. The motion passed unanimously. Jim Shelton will update the Bylaws based on the additional changes suggested by the Board. He will prepare a synopsis of the amendments and a ballot for the Board’s review.

Ed Phillips left the meeting.

Chairman Shelton called for additional new business.

New Business

Marian Ritland recommended the current policies regarding exhibitor badges remain in effect for the 2010 conference. The board agreed. 

Greg Schweizer informed the Board that he spoke with Paul Kimpel from Paradigm Corporation about a source code repository session at the 2010 conference. Greg suggested a committee be formed to define policies for source code repository. He also suggested a session be scheduled at the 2010 conference inviting conference delegates to participate in the meeting to formulate the policies. Greg was asked to write an abstract and submit it in the ICE system. Chairman Shelton appointed Greg Schweizer as the chair of the "Source Code Repository Policy Generation" Committee for the purpose of establishing appropriate policies.

Chairman Shelton called for Good of the Order.

Greg Schweizer moved to close the Board of Directors Meeting. Seconded by Guy Bonney. The motion passed unanimously. There being no further business, Chairman Shelton adjourned the Board of Directors Meeting at 2:31 p.m. ET.

Respectfully submitted by,
Mary Lou Regan
Chief Operating Officer

Attested by,
Guy Bonney
Secretary/Treasurer