Minutes
Board Meeting
May 16, 1999

 

The meeting was conducted on NetMeeting for all but two Board Members and a guest who were connected via IRC and e-mail. 8 of the 11 Board members were in attendance, more than the quorum required - Clipper, Gerard, Jan, Michel, Nancy, Shirley, Roger, and Ron. All votes carried without opposition.

1. Report on Corporate Bank Account

- No questions from the Board, who were aware of the Resolution requiring a vote

 

2. Report on Corporate Accounting

- Treasurer supplied a Balance Sheet for the discussion

- Accounts Payable temporary, pending bank account being taken off hold

 

3. Report on Prototype Progress

- Progress has been made on all funded prototypes

- Prototype tasks approved but not yet funded are started where equipment/time available

4. Discussion/Vote on Video of Pole Shift

- Ron and Michel have established a good working relationship, via ICQ

- Geson and Michel have different tacks re a TV video: Geson brief, Michel lengthy

- Vote to split the video project into two approved

- TV video production, for 6 minute, will continue with Geson as Principal

- Streaming video or at cost video to the public, for 2 hours, with Michel and Ron as Principals

- Board requests an updated storyboard on both projects, for Board review

- TV storyboard from Geson will be his first proferring

- Streaming video storyboard will include Michel's prior work, expanded to survival techniques

- Equipment for development mostly at hand

- Michel has rendering, video editing, CD write, and Zip drive

- Michel lacks animation to video conversion, which Geson has and has offered

- Postage costs need to be covered

- Ron has video camera and digitizing capabilities, also Zip and Jaz drive

- Ron lacks video editing software, but could utilize Michel's, long distance

- Michel lacks a Jaz drive, and will price this for the Mac

- Aron, a member present as a guest, has offered to assist the streaming video team