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APPROVED
Telephonic Board of Directors Meeting
April 1, 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
Janis Cooper, Unisys Corporation
Joe DeFranza, Unisys Corporation|
Lynn Lovelace, UNITE
Vice Chairman Bonney called the Board of Directors Meeting to order at 1:35 p.m. ET on April 1, 2010.
The Board of Directors reviewed the Minutes of the March 4, 2010 Board of Directors Meeting. Greg Schweizer moved to approve the Minutes of the March 4, 2010 Board of Directors Meeting as amended. Seconded by Marian Ritland. The motion passed unanimously.
Old Business
Ed Phillips informed the Board that using a virtual environment for the lab sessions at the 2010 conference would not be possible. Desktops or laptops will be provided.
Vice Chairman Bonney called for additional new business.
New Business
Greg Schweizer moved the Board approve the membership list dated April 1, 2010 as submitted by the Chief Operating Officer for those members designated as renew or new with the exception of one organization in the process of being vetted. Seconded by Catherine Murphy. The motion passed unanimously.
Greg Schweizer reviewed with the Board the marketing e-mail schedule to date. He will send e-mails to the Working Group Officials reminding them of the deadline dates for their e-mail blasts.
Greg Schweizer reported that on March 30, 2010 Unisys cancelled the UNITE Best of Conference Webcast that was scheduled for March 31, 2010. The webcast was “Supporting the Olympics with ClearPath” presented by Jim Malnati from Unisys. The Board expressed their considerable disappointment. Janis Cooper relayed her apologies on behalf of Unisys. She explained the subject matter required the customer’s approval and Unisys had not received the customer’s agreement by the time the cancellation decision had to be made.
Ed Phillips asked the Board to develop a plan to help increase attendance for the Baltimore Conference. Marian Ritland said UNITE would send an e-mail notification to the UNITE members when the program agenda is posted on the UNITE website. In addition to this, regular e-mail blasts are sent promoting the conference. Ed said Unisys is promoting the conference and would continue to do so. Guy Bonney said the Working Group Officials would be asked to get in touch with people they know to help generate interest. He also said the Board would take a similar action. Joe DeFranza said Unisys is working on an internal program to help attract new attendees to the conference. The flyer announcing the program is expected to be sent next week. Greg Schweizer asked if the Board could get a copy of the flyer. Ed Phillips will forward a copy to the Board when it is finalized.
Catherine Murphy reported the conference sessions are finalized and meeting rooms assigned. She informed the Board on the number of sessions and labs in each working group track.
Ed Phillips said Unisys is working on obtaining a keynote speaker for the 2010 Conference. He will notify the Board as soon as the speaker is confirmed.
Mary Lou Regan reported on the sponsorship items. The pens and tote bags are sponsored items. To date, the lanyards and writing pads are not. Mary Lou suggested if the lanyards and writing pads are not sponsored by a certain date then the office would purchase them. The Board agreed to set a sponsorship deadline date of April 16, 2010.
Ed Phillips confirmed Unisys will sponsor the Monday Night Reception in the Exhibit Hall.
Ed Phillips was asked if Unisys would provide some “expert on demand” certificates as prize drawings. Ed said yes. He was also asked to give consideration on how the certificates could be used in the UNITE marketing campaign.
Jim Shelton joined the meeting. Guy Bonney turned the meeting over to Chairman Shelton.
Chairman Shelton informed the Board he will meet with Ira Kirsch and Ed Phillips to discuss any outstanding items relative to the conference. Jim will keep the Board informed.
The Board agreed to hold a Focus Group during the 2010 conference on Tuesday, May 25, 2010 during the luncheon period. Jim Shelton appointed Marian Ritland as the Focus Group Chair. Mary Lou Regan was asked to send Marian Ritland a list of conference attendees by May 7, 2010 so Marian could send out invitations.
Chairman Shelton suggested the points to cover with Unisys engineers and demo people could be handled between him and Ed Phillips. Jim asked the Board to send him points they want covered by April 16, 2010. No further action is required by the Board.
Chairman Shelton called for Good of the Order.
Guy Bonney moved to close the Board of Directors Meeting. Seconded by Catherine Murphy. 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 |
