GDCCC Minutes

GDCCC Board Meeting

Date: Nov. 3, 2010

Place: Judy Yaker's Home

Meeting was called to order by Mike Florian at 7:30pm. There were 5 Officers, 3 Directors, and 5 club representatives present:

Mike Florian, President Jim Campbell, Shutterbug delegate

Larry Diggs, 1^st Vice Pres. Ron Genaw, Photoguild delegate

Anita Weiner, 2^nd Vice Pres./Treas. Brent Russell, Toledo delegate

Judy Yaker, Print Director Doug Locke, W. Oakland delegate

Joann Snavley, Recording Secretary Susan Browne, Motor City delegate

Dennis Sauve, DPD Dir., Web Admin., Bill Buchanan, Director-at-Large

DISP Co-Chairman Bev Wolf, Director-at-Large

Handouts:

Minutes from Sept. 16 meeting; Meeting Agenda; Proposed Digital Rule Changes.

Officers Reports:

Secretary: Minutes from Sept. 16 were accepted as recorded.

Treasurer's Report:

Anita Weiner reported a current balance of $8,935.29....of which $500 was transferred from PayPal.

Director's Reports:

Prints: Year end judging was done on Nov. 2, 2010. Over 350 prints were submitted. Judges were Claudia Adams, Diane Kroll, and Roger Bajorek.

DPD: Currently preparing images for year-end judging.

Web Status: A few items still need to be updated. It was suggested to Dennis to delete the 2009 Salon information. Also, to link information on the Lightroom 3 program presented by Bill Buchanan to our website.

Salon: No report. Mike Lillis absent.

Old Business:

Proposed Color Creative & Color General Competition Rule Changes: A motion was made to change the DPD rules which would further explain what is acceptable and what is not. Mike Florian will prepare a draft which will be circulated to Board members for final approval to be effective January next year.

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November 3, 2010

Adam Jones Sept. 11 Program: Larry Diggs (Livonia), reported a profit was made of approx. $1,000.

New Business:

Banquet – Jan. 22, 2011: Susan Browne distributed tickets to the clubs.

Adobe Lightroom 3 Program: Bill Buchanan circulated info regarding the Program scheduled for November 13, 2010, and will contact Dennis to post it on our website. Many door prizes will be available. No refreshments will be furnished. Also, a $100 check for room rental needs to be forwarded to Bill.

Dues: Motion was made and approved to cancel next year's dues for all existing clubs.

Election of Officers: Mike Florian (President), Larry Diggs (1^st V.P.), and Anita Weiner (Treas.) were re-elected. Also, Beverly Wolf was elected to replace Anita as 2^nd V.P., as well as Bill Buchanan & Jim Campbell as Director's-at-Large.

Meeting adjourned at 9:10pm.

Next meeting January 20 (Thurs.), 2011 at Judy Yaker's Home.

Recorded by: Joann Snavley