Minutes:            GDCCC GENERAL BOARD MEETING

Date:                November 23, 2004

Meeting Place:  Moody-Williams Printing Company

 

President, Art Thompson, called the meeting to order at 7:35 p.m.   There were 3 officers, 2 directors and 11 representatives present.

 

Handouts:

•          Minutes of the October 20, 2004 GDCCC meeting.   Motion accepted as read.

 

Officers’ Report:

•          Secretary: Minutes from the October 20, 2004 meeting were reviewed and approved.

•          Treasurer: $11,857.91 balance (approx.).  Postage for returning nature slides and prints yet to be paid.

 

Directors’ Report:

•          Prints: ALL prints have been judged and program completed for year-end awards.

•          Color Slide & 2-1/4 Slide: Year-end slides being judged on Nov. 24 in Windsor.     

•          Nature Slide: Year-end nature slides to be judged on the 14th of December.  Skip asked each club director to put more emphasis on making the names and titles more legible on their slides and entry forms.

•          Website: John Kroll reported all records are up-to-date and posted.                

 

Old Business:

•          Study Group for Photoshop: Project on hold.  More discussion to follow.

•          Updated Membership Lists: Another reminder to submit your updated membership list to Kathy Bolio at wbolio@bignet.net, or bring to the next GDCCC meeting.

•          Virtual Salon: Dennis Sauve explained in detail the mechanics of the program and advised database is up and running which will soon be added to the Council website.  He also suggested that members send him photos to Windsor’s website to test the program (www.windsorcameraclub.com/DISOP).

•          Digital Equipment: A motion was previously made for Council to consider purchasing their own laptop and digital projector.  However, it was suggested that the programs first be tested a couple times before attempting to purchase any equipment.

•          Prints: Art (and Judy) brought up the issue, again, about the style of mounting prints.  PLEASE pass on to your club the importance of using a single mat board  that would make the handling of all these prints easier.   Using foam board creates more bulk...thus more work is involved when transporting them...especially at year-end judging.

 

New Business:

•          Honor Nominations: To date, no nominations have been submitted.  Deadline is November 30.  If none are received, no honors will be awarded.

•          Office Nominations: Art advised he would stay on as President for another term.  Motion was made and seconded to elect the following officers for next term by acclamation:

o        1st VP               -           Mike Florian

o        2nd VP               -           Anita Weiner

o        Directors at Large  -       Larry Diggs and Ron Genaw

•          Inter-Club Competitions: There was some discussion about changing the method/formula for awarding ribbons because of low participation in some of the classes.

 

Revised Council Competition Rules: (As of January 2005, these changes will be in effect)

•          Commercial Prints: Because of continuing low entries in Commercial Prints, a motion was made to merge the Commercial Print Division into Color Print, and to combine black & white commercial prints into the Monochrome Division.   Motion accepted and passed by unanimous Council vote.

•          2-1/4 Slides: Entries have also continued to decline in the 2-1/4 Division and a motion was made to combine all classes into one group.  Accepted and passed by Council vote. 

           

Next Meeting: Wednesday, February 2, 2005.

 

Meeting adjourned at 9:00p.m.

 

 

Respectfully submitted,

Joann Snavley, Acting Secretary