Minutes:                                GDCCC GENERAL BOARD MEETING
Date:                                      January 20, 2009
Meeting Place:                     Judy Yaker’s home

President, Mike Florian, called the meeting to order at 7:30pm.  There were three officers, three directors, and four club representatives present:

Mike Florian                   President                                  Ron Genaw                     PhotoGuild delegate
Joann Snavley               Recording Sec.                       Ken Schang                    Director-at-Large
Beverly Wolf                  Director-at-Large                   Mike Lillis                       Digital DISP co-chairman                           
Judy Yaker                     Color slide/Print Dir.              Jim Paskiewicz               Pontiac delegate           
Skip Moody                    Nature Slide Dir.                     Jim Campbell                 Shutterbug delegate

Handouts:
•              Minutes from December 8, 2008 meeting.
•              Meeting Agenda..

Officers Report:
•              Secretary:              Minutes from the December 8, 2008 meeting were accepted as written.
•              Treasurer:              No report.  (Previous balance $15,281.82, plus $5,024 in PayPal.)

Directors’ Report:
•              Prints:     Banquet print stickers were distributed and reminded they should be put on the upper left hand  corner.
•              Color slides:                    No report.
•              Nature slides:                  No report.
•              Digital Projection:          No report.  (Dennis absent)
•              Website:                                                No news to report.

Old Business:
•              DISP Digital PSA Salon:
- Mike Lillis advised everything is ready to mail.  Just needs postage and custom forms filled out.  In the future, a mailing committee should be formed.  Bev has offered to do the mailing for this year.  Approximately 250-300 will be mailed out.
•              Bad Weather Plan:
- Mike Florian will email the latest version of the “bad weather emergency phone call list.”
•              2009 Competition Schedule has been finalized and distributed.

New Business:
•              Banquet: Mike Florian needs print racks from West Oakland.  Also, Bill Buchanan should be notified to bring the     projection screen, as well as follow up with him on door prizes.
Mike needs final count by Thursday.  A suggestion was made to change the 50/50 raffle to 50/30/20 to create more interest.  The entire amount will be raffled off and GDCCC will forego any of the proceeds.
•              Panoramic Images: Ken Schang submitted a proposal allowing stitched panoramic images in Color General.  Motion   was seconded and approved.  The approved change will now read as follows:  “Stitched panoramic images are allowed   in Nature & Color General.”
•              Distribution of GDCCC Treasury Monies:   A proposal was presented to award each club that currently participates in Council $1,000 from the GDCCC treasury.  Those clubs that do not need the money could use it to eliminate their dues for one year, or for any other function beneficial to their club.  Another suggestion was the treasury money could be    used to create a judging software program that would be very helpful and distributed to the clubs.  Mike Lillis will                 provide further information on its cost.  Tabled for further discussion.

Next meeting: Wednesday, March 4, 2009 (at Judy Yaker’s home)
Meeting adjourned at 8:50pm.                                                                                               Recorded by: Joann Snavley