Board Meeting 087

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	==== New Membership Application: James Tordiff ====		==== New Membership Application: James Tordiff ====
	:* Approved via mailing list: Unanimous		:* Approved via mailing list: Unanimous
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		+	==== CEI Publicity support via Enterprise Canada ====
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		+	From Oct. 1 email from Bethany de Jong of CEI: "CEI has a relationship with Enterprise Canada, a leading national publicity firm with offices in Toronto, Ottawa and Niagara.  Enterprise Canada has is the agency of record for Waterloo Regional Tourism Marketing Corporation, and CEI has been able to secure a limited relationship that allows us to provide selected clientele with complimentary support for publicity.
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		+	"As part of our inaugural Investment Program CEI would like to extend the opportunity for you to work with Mike Kwiatkowski from Enterprise Canada to explore opportunities for Enterprise Canada to support you and your activities.  You will see Mike’s email address copied herein.  Please contact Mike at your earliest convenience to explore how Enterprise Canada might be of service in the coming days and months.    This opportunity will remain open to you through to you for the coming 12 months and I would encourage you to have an early conversation.
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		+	"In the near future CEI may be organizing some on-site training from Enterprise Canada and the members of the CEI Studio and welcome expressions of your interest to participate in that, as well."
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		+	==== CEI sponsored membership in the Greater K-W Chamber of Commerce ====
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		+	From Oct. 1 email from Bethany de Jong of CEI: "...receive access to all the Chamber programs and benefits, including group rates for health and dental insurance.    If you are currently netting 50K or less through your creative endeavours and have fewer than four full-time employees, you may be eligible to receive a complimentary membership into the KW Chamber of Commerce via Creative Enterprise Initiative.  For further information please contact Bethany De Jong.
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		+	"In the near future, CEI may be organizing some on-site training from the KW Chamber of Commerce, and would welcome expressions of your interest in attending this briefing session."
	=== Old Business ===		=== Old Business ===

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Revision as of 18:10, 10 October 2012

Board Meeting 087
Address	283 Duke St. W., Unit 106 Kitchener, Ontario Canada
Date	2012/10/11
Time	20:30
Meeting Type	Board Meeting
Minutes	[[Media:]]
Financial Report	[[Media:]]

Contents 1 Agenda 1.1 Call to Order 1.2 Approval of the Agenda 1.3 Approval of 10 September 2012 (Board_Meeting_086) Board Minutes 1.4 Report from the President 1.5 Report from the Treasurer 1.6 New Business 1.6.1 New Membership Application: Terre Chartrand 1.6.2 New Membership Application: James Tordiff 1.6.3 CEI Publicity support via Enterprise Canada 1.6.4 CEI sponsored membership in the Greater K-W Chamber of Commerce 1.7 Old Business 1.7.1 Kwartzlab Anniversary Party in October 1.7.2 Hacky Hallowe'en 1.7.3 Lapsing Memberships 1.7.4 Member space policing 1.7.5 Board Procedure: Approving Small Reimbursements Via Mailing List 1.7.6 Trillium Grants 1.7.7 Small Tool Acquisitions 1.7.8 Shop Status 1.8 Action item review 1.9 Adjournment 1.10 Director RSVP 1.10.1 Attending 1.10.2 Regrets 1.10.3 Unknown

Agenda

Call to Order

• Meeting called to order by Darcy Casselman at hh:mm

Approval of the Agenda

• Motion Forwarded:
• Seconded:

Approval of 10 September 2012 (Board_Meeting_086) Board Minutes

• Motion Forwarded:
• Motion Second:

Report from the President

Report from the Treasurer

New Business

New Membership Application: Terre Chartrand

• Approved via mailing list: Unanimous

New Membership Application: James Tordiff

• Approved via mailing list: Unanimous

CEI Publicity support via Enterprise Canada

From Oct. 1 email from Bethany de Jong of CEI: "CEI has a relationship with Enterprise Canada, a leading national publicity firm with offices in Toronto, Ottawa and Niagara. Enterprise Canada has is the agency of record for Waterloo Regional Tourism Marketing Corporation, and CEI has been able to secure a limited relationship that allows us to provide selected clientele with complimentary support for publicity.

"As part of our inaugural Investment Program CEI would like to extend the opportunity for you to work with Mike Kwiatkowski from Enterprise Canada to explore opportunities for Enterprise Canada to support you and your activities. You will see Mike’s email address copied herein. Please contact Mike at your earliest convenience to explore how Enterprise Canada might be of service in the coming days and months. This opportunity will remain open to you through to you for the coming 12 months and I would encourage you to have an early conversation.

"In the near future CEI may be organizing some on-site training from Enterprise Canada and the members of the CEI Studio and welcome expressions of your interest to participate in that, as well."

CEI sponsored membership in the Greater K-W Chamber of Commerce

From Oct. 1 email from Bethany de Jong of CEI: "...receive access to all the Chamber programs and benefits, including group rates for health and dental insurance. If you are currently netting 50K or less through your creative endeavours and have fewer than four full-time employees, you may be eligible to receive a complimentary membership into the KW Chamber of Commerce via Creative Enterprise Initiative. For further information please contact Bethany De Jong.

"In the near future, CEI may be organizing some on-site training from the KW Chamber of Commerce, and would welcome expressions of your interest in attending this briefing session."

Old Business

Kwartzlab Anniversary Party in October

• Ben to follow up with organization of this event. Slated for Oct. 19th, 2012

Hacky Hallowe'en

• Decision was made by board members unanimously to move forward with having Hacky Hallowe'en this year
• Action Items:

Lapsing Memberships

• Review of memberships not caught up requiring attention
• Action Item:

Member space policing

• Action Item: Alex Mackinnon and Syed to build new tables
• Action Item: Look into U of W surplus sale for cheap clean lab tables and possibly new chairs - Karl, Rob Gissing and Rob to visit the next sale (Sept) - Done

Board Procedure: Approving Small Reimbursements Via Mailing List

• Rob - Board procedure page to be updated for expense approval change

Trillium Grants

• Mark to provide board update on Trillium Grant application

Small Tool Acquisitions

• Tool committee and fund have been created - Karl and committee to work on priorities and communicate to the board

Shop Status

• High voltage circuit desired - Action Item: Ben to get quotes for 220V circuit installation

• Need to run a wire out to the boiler room for the exhaust fan. Action Item: Someone from the board to look into this

Action item review

Adjournment

• Darcy adjourned the meeting at hh:mm

Director RSVP

• A minimum of 4 Directors are needed to make quorum

Attending

Regrets

Unknown