MINUTES: GDCCC GENERAL BOARD MEETING

DATE: April 24, 2001

MEETING PLACE: MOODY-WILLIAMS PRINTING COMPANY

The President, Bill Buchanan, called the meeting to order at 7:30 p.m. There were 4 officers, 3 directors and 12 delegates present (2 of those 12 delegates were also officers or directors).

Handouts:

Agenda

Officer's Report:

Secretary: The minutes from the March 12, 2001 meeting were reviewed and approved.
Treasurer: No report.

Director's Reports:

Print (including Digital): The first competition was held March 26 at Photo Guild. Results have been posted to the GDCCC Web Site. The next competitions are Monday, April 30 at Motor City and Thursday, May 3 at Livonia.
Color Slide: All results from competitions to date have been posted to the GDCCC Web Site. The next competition will be Thursday, September 27 at West Oakland.
Nature Slide: Results from the March 15 competition have been posted to the GDCCC Web Site. The next competition is Monday, September 24 at Motor City.
2¼ Slide: All results from competitions to date have been posted to the GDCCC Web Site. The next competition will be Thursday, September 27 at West Oakland.
Digital Slides: All results from competitions to date have been posted to the GDCCC Web Site. The next competition will be Thursday, September 27 at West Oakland.
Newsletter: The next issue will be printed following the May 3 print competitions. A question was raised about fees for individuals who want to advertise equipment for sale or trade. Fees for advertising are only charged to businesses. Member notices are included at no charge.
Web Site: Access to the statistics on web-site hits has been added. It may also be possible to determine how many salon entry forms have been downloaded from the site.

2001 International Salon:

The 2001 International Salon will be held Sunday, September 16; however, the room needed for the stereo division may not be available. If that is the case, the stereo competition will be held on another date. It was noted that postage rates for foreign entries have increased by 121%. A club in San Antonio was granted permission from PSA to delay the return of report cards and non-accepted slides until the catalog was available and then send them together to reduce costs. Andy will check with Wade and PSA about GDCCC also obtaining permission to delay those same items. Jim Inkster and Ron Genaw have agreed to serve as Color Slide Director and Print Director in the year 2002.

Old Business:

Darrell Gulin: The seminar is set for May 18 & 19, 2002. The fee for participants has not yet been determined but will be set after all the costs have been analyzed. Judy and Anita have been researching possible sites for the show. Possible sites include:

Southfield Civic Center Parks and Recreation Department, which would include the use of a permanent screen, meeting room, and kitchen facilities for $400/day. Their scheduling book for 2002 will not be available until June.
VanDyke Place Hotel for $800/day.
Wayne State Extension for $300 for Saturday, but a higher rate for Sunday to pay time and a half for maintenance. Seats only 150.
MSU Extension for $970/day.
Adray Auditorium - Judy will talk with Gary at Adray's to see if they might consider sponsoring the seminar and allow the use of the auditorium.
Bill Buchanan will also contact Jim Lyons at Kodak about sponsorship.

Adray Photo Expo: May 18-20, 2001. John Slocum is not available to coordinate our table this year. Theresa Syzmanski from Avon agreed to line up volunteers to staff our table. All club presidents are to urge their members to sign up for a 1 to 2 hour shift. Volunteers may contact Theresa directly at 810-412-1150 or by email at atjmsjaz@aol.com. Please be sure to put "Adray's Photo Expo" in the subject line. Jonathan Warren will also help with set up. Judy will arrange to have Adray's projector at the show.
Council Promotion: Jonathan Warren reported that he is looking for a gallery venue to display 100 prints or 2 venues for 50 prints each. Each club would provide 10 prints to be displayed. Target date is mid-October 2001. Suggestions may be directed to Jonathan at jwarren@ppg.com..

New Business:

Joann Snavley submitted information about print racks for sale for $10 per section. Since storage is a problem and racks are available from Windsor no action will be taken.
Bill Buchanan found a web site someone is compiling that has extremely out-of-date information about club officers, meeting dates, etc. It is important that we keep our web site up-to-date. Please be sure to let John know if (or when) any officer, meeting dates or place information changes.
Bill Buchanan brought up discussion about rules for competition. Council rules state: "An image that is successful as a Monochrome Print, including Honorable Mention (HM), becomes ineligible for future Council competition in the Monochrome Print Division. Monochrome Prints that are so similar to a successful Monochrome Print by the same maker that a casual observer would think they are the same print are not allowed and will be disqualified. An image that is successful as a Color Print or a Commercial Print or an Electronic Imaging Print, including Honorable Mention (HM), becomes ineligible for future Council competition in the Color Print Division, the Commercial Print Division and the Electronic Imaging Print Division. Color Prints, Commercial Prints and Electronic Imaging Prints that are so similar to a successful Color Print, Commercial Print or Electronic Imaging Print by the same maker that a casual observer would think they are the same print are not allowed and will be disqualified.." Club directors should be careful to screen entries submitted for council competition since some club rules may read or be interpreted differently. In any case, the division director has the final authority to determine whether or not a print should be disqualified.

Next meeting: Tuesday, June 19^th at 7:30 p.m. for Board Officers and Directors only.

Meeting adjourned at 9:13 p.m.

Respectfully submitted,

Diane Kroll, GDCCC Secretary