AITP Southwest Florida Chapter Meeting
Minutes

January 12, 1999 6:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
Rooftop Restaurant Banquet Room, Bonita Springs

Members Present
Sharon Ardrey and husband Barry
Chris St. Aubin
Don Cole and wife
Madeline Denison and husband
Rob Hainsworth and wife
Scott Hendrickson
Sue Johns and husband
David Johnson and wife
Tim Jones and wife
Elvira Lauer and husband
Tammie McElory and guest
Kazuo Nakatani
Mary Reimer
Dave Rice
Walter Rodriguez
Dave Shapiro
Paul Sikkenga
Brian Stewart
Susan Wolff
Guest Speaker
Dr. Gene Landrum

Dr. Landrum is a high-tech startup specialist turned author, lecturer, professor, and consultant. After years of interacting with creative and innovative people at National Semi Conductor, Atari, and other corporations in Silicon Valley, California he decided to study the personality characteristics of creative and entrepreneurial genius which resulted in his doctoral dissertation - The Innovator Personality.

Dr. Landrum currently teaches Marketing, Management, Organizational Behavior, and Leadership at International College. He has spoken at the U.S. Capital, Mensa groups, the Florida Bar, U.S. Inventors and for numerous corporate organizations. He has also appeared on many radio and TV talk shows.
Topics Discussed
    • Welcome and Introductions by David Johnson.
    • Election of new president, secretary, treasurer, liaison, and board of directors.

      • President: David Johnson (re-elected)
      Secretary/Treasurer: Kazuo Nakatani (re-elected)
      Liaison: Rob Hainsworth
      Board of Directors: Paul Sikkenga (newly elected), Don Cole (continue), David Shapiro (continue), Brian Stewart (continue)
    • Financial Report by Kazuo Nakatani
AITP Southwest Florida Chapter Financial Report
January 1, 1998 to December 31, 1998
Date
Transaction Descriptions
Income
Expenses
Balance
6/15/98
 Local chapter dues from AITP National
412.00
412.00
6/24/98
 Opening P.O. Box
20.00
392.00
7/22/98
 Local chapter dues from AITP National
32.00
424.00
7/23/98
 P.O. Box renewal
40.00
384.00
10/20/98
 Refreshment for September Meeting
13.21
370.79
10/20/98
 Refreshment for October Meeting
12.51
358.28
10/20/98
 Gift Certificate for Membership Drive
25.00
333.28
10/20/98
 Local chapter dues from AITP National
20.00
353.28
11/16/98
 Refreshment for November Meeting
16.52
336.76
12/7/98
 Fundraising from Y2K seminar
490.00
826.76
12/18/98
 Stamps
11.84
814.92
12/31/98
 1998 Year End Balance
814.92

Presentation: 

Dr. Landrum discussed the derivations of success in any discipline. His talk was based on the seventy-eight eminent people he had researched for his six published books on genius and the creative process, the latest being Eight Keys to Greatness.

Scenes from the meeting: 
Picture 1, Picture 2, Picture 3, Picture 4, Picture 5 (David Johnson), Picture 6 (Dr. Landrum), Picture 7 (Dr. Landrum)