Uniting the Unisys Community
2009 September 9, 16, 23, 30 Board Minutes

APPROVED
Telephonic Board of Directors Meeting
September 9, 16, 23, 30, 2009

September 9, 2009 Board of Directors Meeting

Present
George Gray, Secretary/Treasurer
George E. McGowan, Jr., Chairman of the Board
Catherine Murphy, Director Conference Planning
Marian Ritland, Vice Chairman of the Board
Greg Schweizer, Director User Advocacy
Kenn LeFever, Conference Planning Vice Chair
Mary Lou Regan, Chief Operating Officer 

Absent
Ed Phillips, Unisys Liaison

Guests
F. Guy Bonney, MGS, Inc.
Tom Renolds, Phoenix Police
Jim Shelton, Global Companies, LLC
Lynn Lovelace, UNITE Business Office 

Chairman George E. McGowan, Jr. called the Board of Directors Meeting to order at 2:05 p.m. ET on September 9, 2009.

Old Business

No old business items were discussed at this meeting.

New Business 

George Gray presented the UNITE Future Business Models assigned to him – Model 1: Traditional Sessions without an Expo and Model 1A: Traditional Sessions with a Mini-Expo. The meeting was then opened for discussion 

Chairman McGowan called for Good of the Order. 

Chairman McGowan recessed the Board of Directors Meeting at 2:55 p.m. 

September 16, 2009 Board of Directors Meeting 

Chairman McGowan reconvened the Board of Directors Meeting at 2:04 p.m. on September 16, 2009.

Present
George Gray, Secretary/Treasurer
George E. McGowan, Jr., Chairman of the Boar
Catherine Murphy, Director Conference Planning
Marian Ritland, Vice Chairman of the Board
Greg Schweizer, Director User Advocacy
Kenn LeFever, Conference Planning Vice Chair
Ed Phillips, Unisys Liaison
Mary Lou Regan, Chief Operating Officer 

Guests
F. Guy Bonney, MGS, Inc.
Jim Shelton, Global Companies, LLC
Lynn Lovelace, UNITE Business Office  

New Business 

Greg Schweizer presented the UNITE Future Business Model assigned to him – Contract out Business Office and Volunteers. The meeting was then opened for discussion. 

Chairman McGowan recessed the Board of Directors Meeting at 2:43 p.m. 

September 23, 2009 Board of Directors Meeting

Chairman McGowan reconvened the Board of Directors Meeting at 2:36 p.m. on September 23, 2009.

Present
George Gray, Secretary/Treasurer
George E. McGowan, Jr., Chairman of the Board
Catherine Murphy, Director Conference Planning
Marian Ritland, Vice Chairman of the Board
Greg Schweizer, Director User Advocacy
Kenn LeFever, Conference Planning Vice Chair
Mary Lou Regan, Chief Operating Officer 

Absent
Ed Phillips, Unisys Liaison

Guests
F. Guy Bonney, MGS, Inc.
Tom Renolds, Phoenix Police
Jim Shelton, Global Companies, LLC
Lynn Lovelace, UNITE Business Office 

New Business 

Marian Ritland presented the UNITE Future Business Model assigned to her – UUA Organizational Structure. The meeting was then opened for discussion. 

Chairman McGowan recessed the Board of Directors Meeting at 3:11 p.m. 

September 30, 2009 Board of Directors Meeting 

Chairman McGowan reconvened the Board of Directors Meeting at 2:35 p.m. on September 30, 2009. 

Present
George E. McGowan, Jr., Chairman of the Board
Catherine Murphy, Director Conference Planning
Marian Ritland, Vice Chairman of the Board
Kenn LeFever, Conference Planning Vice Chair
Ed Phillips, Unisys Liaison
Mary Lou Regan, Chief Operating Officer 

Absent
George Gray, Secretary/Treasurer
Greg Schweizer, Director User Advocacy 

Guests
F. Guy Bonney, MGS, Inc.
Tom Renolds, Phoenix Police
Jim Shelton, Global Companies, LLC
Lynn Lovelace, UNITE Business Office 

New Business 

Catherine Murphy presented the UNITE Future Business Model assigned to her – Restructure Current Business Model. The meeting was then opened for discussion. 

Chairman McGowan informed the Board that he prepared a spreadsheet detailing the individual models containing three tabs – overviews, budgets, and advantages/disadvantages. Chairman McGowan asked each Board Member to update their information only for their specific models. He continued by saying that the purpose of this document was to layout the models in order to do a comparison and to go forward with a decision. Mary Lou Regan will maintain the master spreadsheet and forward to the Board for their model’s completion. The Board will discuss the models in detail at the October 15, 2009 Board of Directors Meeting. 

Chairman McGowan said the agenda items for the October 15, 2009 Board of Directors Meeting would include the Future Business Models, the 2010 contract with the San Antonio Grand Hyatt and any other necessary business. 

Chairman McGowan called for Good of the Order. 

Marian Ritland moved to close the Board of Directors Meeting. Seconded by Catherine Murphy. The motion passed unanimously. There being no further business, Chairman McGowan adjourned the Board of Directors Meeting at 3:15 p.m. 

Respectfully submitted by,
Mary Lou Regan
Chief Operating Officer 

Attested by,
George Gray
Secretary/Treasurer