Minutes of the Computers Club Board Meeting January 25, 2018 Computer Classroom Room

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1 Minutes of the Computers Club Board Meeting January 25, 2018 Computer Classroom Room Meeting Called to Order at 10:30 am by Club President Gloria Young. Board members attending: Dan Wallen, Vice President; Marie Frasca, Education Director; Martha McGill, Membership Director; Ira Simmons, Immediate Past President; Joey delaconcepcion, Monitor Director; Maryjon Endicott, Secretary, Nancy Collins, Treasurer. Absent was Ted Gray, Tech Director. Also attending was Joe Scanlan, Social Committee. Quorum Present. Interested members present: Ray Fagan, Bill and Donna Koca, Richard Vick, Leon Chapman and Joe Parla, A motion made to approve the Minutes of the December 21, 2017 meeting was approved. Gloria Young reported on the January General Meeting and the Presidents Club Meeting. She reported that the Election Team had accepted the Computers Club offer to assist all SCG members needing help with online voting for the SCG Board of Directors. It was agreed the Computers Club would schedule time and assistants the afternoon of February 5 th and the morning of February 13 th. (President s Report Attached) Nancy Collins gave the Treasurer s Report: $17, in Checking; $33, in Savings includes $25,000 reserve. Conversation ensued concerning continued problems with our bank. This discussion will be tabled to the February meeting following Gloria and Nancy s visit to the bank for another request of corrective action. Membership Report from Director, Martha McGill. (Attached) Revised New members from 147 to 156 and renewals from 870 to 891 in the last two days. Education Report from Marie Frasca. (Attached) Total of 94 classes. Marie thanked Joyce Klonz for her help in training. Marie is working on creating a pool of volunteer class assistants. Report by Monitor Director, Joey delaconcepcion (Attached) The SIG reports had been submitted by and are attached. Joe Scanlon gave the Social Committee s report. Total of 94 Computers Club members who qualified for the volunteer dinner have signed up to attend. Joe expects over 100 people will attend. The entertainment will be provided by Cooper State Music DJ. The

2 dinner will be catered by Amuse Bouche. The dinner will be held in the Agua Fria room which is not large enough for a dance floor. Board will reward volunteers for work done in the past year. New Business and Updates: Monitor Purchase: Larry Larsen reported the New Monitor will be installed on February 1, from 6 am to 8 am. Gloria will notify the Members that the Open Use Room will be closed in the morning and will reopen at 12:30 pm. Discussion ensued concerning the sale of unused equipment at the Club. A motion was made and approved to sell this equipment based on notification to and acceptance by CAM. A plan on how to dispose of equipment will follow. Gloria Young opened for discussion the need for more information and visibility of Tech Helpers on the website and the desire to give them a means to provide their input. Dan Wallen will meet with Tech Helpers to discuss suggestions. A motion was approved by the Board to request webmaster, Bob Crawford, to create a Tech Help tab on Computers Club website plus add additional information to be determined following the meeting. Due to the lack of space within the club, there was discussion to modify and improve the procedures for Tech Help Tuesday. Based on strong interest shown by members at the General Meeting for a place on the Club s website for timely information on options to consider when buying technical devices, a motion was made to request our webmaster, Bob Crawford to set up a link on our website to provide information accessible to our members. Motion approved. Gloria Young moved that we have a suggestion box for the Club for one year. Motion approved. Gloria Young discussed the need for artwork. She has contacted the SCG Art Club to ask if they had members interested in displaying large art pieces on our walls. Another alternative would be to purchase from a retailer. Gloria will contact CAM to determine if the Club or CAM would pay the cost. Gloria Young reported that the Club needs presenters for the April and May General Meeting. Ira Simmons will make arrangements. Joe Scanlon will change the sign on the front door of the Club and add the summer hours. The Club will pay $30 for a table at the Arts and Craft Faire which will be held Saturday, March 10, 2018, 9 am to 2 pm.

3 Dan Wallen volunteered to work at the Newcomers meeting, Tuesday April 3. Information was shared on a Long-Range Planning Committee Meeting on Feb. 1 and Dr. Hultsman s meetings Feb 6, 20, 27 and on February 7, 8, 14, 15 & 22. A working group will be held March 21 in the Ballroom and requires a 3-hour commitment 1 to 4 pm. Ira Simmons, Dan Wallen and Nancy Collins volunteered to attend. The following agenda items will be continued at the Feb. board meeting: Need for a Publicity Committee Options to Simplify Technical Director s Equipment Purchases Revisions to Chapters 12 and 13 of CC Policies and Procedures Meeting adjourned at 12:50 p.m. Maryjon Endicott, Secretary

4 Attachments: President s Report General Meeting 1/3/18P - Attendance: 74 members, 16 guests for a total 90 - Membership approval given for $5,000 on new monitor - Getting-To-Know-You - Marie- Guest Speaker, presented an overview of classes President s Club Meeting - Charter Club Policies & Rules - Art Faire - Dancing with the Starts - Reports due: Independent Contractors Used in 2017 Financial Statement New Officer Form New Resource Guide

5 Membership Report REVISED TO: FROM: RE: 25, 2018 January 22, SCG Computer Club Board Members and SIG Leaders Martha McGill, Membership Director MEMBERSHIP REPORT FOR BOARD MEETING ON JANUARY GRAND COMPUTERS BOARD MEETING MEMBERSHIP REPORT January 25, 2018 MEMBER COUNT (As of January 22, ) PC Users Mac Users Total Paid Members % % PayPal Paid Users % Member Count Since , , , , , , , , , , , ,047 (September 1, 2017 January 22, ) NEW RENEWALS REVISION TO REPORT SUBMITTED ON JANUARY 22 (New Membership Data as of end of day on Wednesday, January 22)

6 We have gained new members and renewals in January and the month is not yet over! On December 19, we had 733 active members so we have picked up an additional 284 members in just a month. The announcement of Winter classes created the flurry of renewals and it is gratifying to note the number of new members to Sun City Grand Computers Club. It would probably be overly optimistic to think we will reach the 1,491 total membership that we enjoyed in since the Club was closed for the better part of six months. Tech Help Tuesday almost always brings both new and renewal memberships. That said, it is exciting to see the membership once again enjoying all the amenities provided and to observe the enthusiastic response we are receiving. Martha McGill Membership Director/Grand Computers Education Reports January 2018 By Marie Frasca From January 15 through January there were the following invoices 333 invoices for a total of $6, Of the 333 invoices: 113 used the club green envelopes 220 used PayPal 19 Open and 2 sent The Wait List currently has the following: Windows 10 Intermediate 1 ipad/iphone Camera Photo Sharing 2 The Cloud Explained 2 Photos for Mac 2 TOTAL 7 Monday January 8, first day of registration, there were some delays caused by people paying for their membership and registering for class at the same time and members forgetting their password to log in to the GCC Website. Passwords had to be reset. Thank you to all who came and helped.

7 As of January 8 there were 24 PC classes; 22 Mac classes and 36 other classes for a total of 82 classes Since classes began we have added 12 classes for a total of 94 classes. Some are: Photos for Mac; Pages for Mac; Legacy Family Tree 9; Apple Backup; Google Photos, Google Chrome Essentials, Windows 10 Photo App Some of our instructors are ill and want to thank the instructors who filled in the last minute. We would have had to cancel two classes. Thank you.

8 Grand Computers Class Attendance from Jan 15, 2018 through Jan 19, 2018 Week Of Sessions Enrolled Attended Percent 1/14/ Grand Computers Class Attendance from Jan 15, 2018 through Jan 19, 2018 Class Start Title Enrolled Attendance 1/15/2018 8:00 IPad/iPhone I Own One-Now What? /15/ :30 Windows 10 Overview Latest Version 7 7 1/15/ :00 Mac 1: An Introduction to the Mac /16/ :30 Windows 10 Beginners to Computers /16/ :30 ipad/iphone Basic Setup Workshop 7 3 1/17/ :30 Windows 10 Basic /17/ :00 Elements Basics 7 5 1/17/ :30 icloud for Mac & PC /18/ :00 Mac 2: Mac Features Grand Computers Assistant Service from Jan 15, 2018 through Jan 19, 2018 Assistant JoeAnn Posey 2 Martha McGill 1 Jane Connors 2 Marlene 2 Number of Classes

9 Williamson Jan Beatty 1 Susan Lucas 1 Pam Kostel 1 Charles Grayson 1 Bonnie Green 1 TOTAL 12 Thank you to Joyce Kloncz for all her help in guiding me through the process. Marie Frasca, Education Director Monitor s Report January Monitor Sessions. 1. Sessions for January: Monitor participation: Monitors' Total (yearly) participation: 43 out of a total of 96. (19 have not yet renewed.) In-active Monitors: 14 Support members; 17 have not monitored in the last year; 19 expired memberships. New Monitors: Donna Koca, Kandace Ellis, Marilyn Carlson. January Monitor of the Month: It looks like it's going to be Richard Vick. Monitor of the Year, 2017: Richard Vick. Monitor Refresher: One-on-one training is available upon request. Send to: monitor@grandcomputers.org Address change: The Monitor Director's e-address has been changed to: monitor@grandcomputers.org. Note: 'monitor' without the 's'.

10 SIG Reports for January 2018 The Apple SIG met on Monday, January 22, at 4:30 PM in the Hopi Room. There were 65 in attendance - with 57 active members and 8 guests. Art McCall did a presentation on "macos: Nooks and Crannies." He covered such topics as Disk Utility, Graph, Grapher, Time Machine Options and Preview. Thanks to Gretel Coursel for covering for Gale McCall, while in Guatamala, and Gretel's daughter Maddie for assistance. Joe Parla and Ted Gray also helped get the sound and projector system going for us in our new Hopi room. Joyce Kloncz Apple SIG Facilitator apple@grandcomputers.org Compose Yourself Writing Group met Tuesday, Jan 2 with ten members present and again on Monday, Jan 15 with only five members present. Not sure if flu season had an impact on our Monday number. Stories were read and discussed at both meetings. Our February meetings will be held Feb. 6th and 19th in the Palm Center. Gloria Young Co-Facilitator of CY The Devices SIG met on January 16, 2018 with 12 club members in attendance. Following my club update which included suggestions for finding apps that are now free, Arnie Gelb gave a presentation on an alternative to normal cell phone subscriptions, utilizing Google s Project Fi. The next Devices SIG meeting is scheduled for February 20, 2018, topic to be determined. Ira Simmons Devices SIG Facilitator

11 Digital Scrapbook SIG Jan 8 14 Jan Jan 22 9 Total 34 JoeAnn Posey GCC Financial Education SIG January 2018 Monthly SIG Meetings January 26th Attendance: TBD Avoiding Estate Planning Errors Presented by: David Eastman, Attorney, Morris Hall PLLC February 23th Wells Fargo Outlook 2018 Presented by: Sean McCarthy CFA, Regional Chief Investment Officer Income Investing Sub-Group Meetings: 1/15/2018 Attendance: 9 Total, 0 Guests Technical Analysis Sub-Group Meetings: 1/18/2018 Attendance: 8 Total, 0 Guests 1/4/2018 Attendance: 8 Total, 0 Guests Richard Gabel, facilitator financial@grandcomputers.org Flight Simulator SIG is finally back up and running after a very long sabbatical. The simulator is operable, but still has a few bugs to be worked out. Ted Gray has been working tirelessly to solve all the little problems. We have advised our members to start signing up again to fly. We had our monthly meeting January 19, Our guest speaker was Mr. Ron Lansing who gave a great presentation his hobby - UFO s. He gave a powerpoint presentation on his background, his equipment, and numerous pictures of what he has photographed in his backyard.

12 It was a great and fun presentation. We had 36 attendies. Respectfully, William Homewood Flight SIG Leader Genealogy SIG Report January 4, 2018 The Genealogy SIG met on 4 January The topic and speakers were: Hands-On with Legacy Hints: MyHeritage Matching Mike Mansfield & Geoff Rasmussen. There were 17 attendees with 16 members and 1 guest. The next meetings will be as follows: DATE Feb 1, 2018 Mar 1, 2018 Apr 5, 2018 MEETINGS Researching bring laptops Dr. Leon Chapman Picture This: Images You Can Freely Use Judy G. Russell, JD, CG, CGL Watch Geoff Live: Cemeteries Geoff Rasmussen Leon D. Chapman Facilitator Genealogy SIG

13 January Graphics Sig was cancelled due to the Moderator s jury duty. Will resume in February. Rita The Ham Radio SIG met on January 8, 2018 with 18 club members, 10 guests, in attendance. Following a presentation on Digital Radio Modes, there were comments and questions about the SIG organizational process. The next Ham Radio SIG meeting is February 12, 2018, topic will be the SIG organizational process with the possible development of a Mission Statement. April Kramer Ham SIG Facilitator The New Technologies SIG meeting was held on Thursday, January 18. The topic was Home Entertainment We discussed the latest trends in home entertainment and the new products announced at the 2018 Consumers Electronics Show held last week in Las Vegas. We demonstrated the club's new sound system. Some of the Club's home entertainment equipment has not been installed since the Chaparral Center renovation. There were 9 members, and 3 guests for a total for 12 attendees. Some late arrivals made my count 20 total. The monthly newsletter is posted and archived on the NT SIG web page. The slides from most previous meetings are posted there as well. Our next meeting will be Thursday February 15, 2018 at 3:30pm in the Grand Computers Club classroom. The topic will be Cloud Storage Services. We will discuss the most popular services, offers of free and additional storage and a few strategies on how to build a cloud storage plan that suits your needs. Joe "We're not here for a long time, we're here for a good time!