AITP Southwest Florida Chapter Meeting
Minutes

March 10, 1998 7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
Ben Hill Griffin Hall Room 114, FGCU


Members Present
Sharon Ardrey
Mike Berrios
Bobbie Buczyna
Michael Burrock
Donald Cole
Rob Hainsworth
David Johnson
Paul Johnson
Casey McKnew
Kazuo Nakatani
Sean McCarty
Glenn Roberts
Walter Rodriguez
Eric Schiffli
Paul Sikkenga
Gary Triplett
Gerry Wheeler
Danny Williams

Guest Speaker
Aaron Shepherd
Mark Shepherd

Topics Discussed
1. Mission statement was handed out to the memebers and approved. 

2. David Johnson annonced we will visit Media One facility in Naples for April Meeting. 

3. David Johnson annonced we will have a table discussion about Year 2000 at FGCU for May meeting. 

4. David Johnson annonced we will not have a meeting in June, July and August. 

5. Paul Sikkenga (Membership Committee Chair) discussed about strategies to increase members: 

  • Collect e-mail addresses of IT professionals (CIS Dept's database, etc.) 
  • Brochure should be mailed to potential members upon requests. 
  • A list of IT organizations was passed around to see if the current members know somebody in those orgaizaitons. 
  • Flyer should be prepared for meetings in advance and used to get attention from potential members. 
  • Utilize CIS department Web Board page to disseminate and collect information about potential members. 
Presentation:

"Paper Clips Cost Money" by Aaron and Mark Shepherd, Shepherd Worlds, Inc.  Click here for the outline (pdf file).