ISA NorCal Board Meeting Minutes

July 10, 2003

Attendees

Meeting Location

Terry Molloy’s Residence, Novato CA. 2003-2004 Planning Meeting –Dinner afterwards Called to order at 3:40 PM

Agenda

•   Plan for Next year

•   Budget for next year

•   List of thing to DO

•   Status of PE Class

•   Nor-Cal Conference  May 2004

Financial Report /Budget /discussions

Spread Sheet distributed by Terry

Caution -beware of having too much cash over two years of operating expenses

Need to add item for May Conference

PE Class Canceled- remove item

Nor-Cal conference

Guru to review topic, presentations,

Some topics and presenters for SB were good

Plans to get 1000 attendance 30 booths @ $300k each generate ~10k

How much and if we pay for speakers

Management fees for conference

How to pay for participation

How to pay for standard work

More detailed planning next meeting

Herb pessimistic based on turnout for last nor cal Conference in ~1997, this was discussed and decided to go head based on new conditions in the chapter, industry and the economy

Ideas for and scheduled events

•   October Board meeting at DSD Controls

•   Good tours: Regale Company, Napa –innovative packaging, DST, Hayward-Instrument engineering, A-H Beer Plant or Genetech  in Fairfield, Sacramento Light Rail, Fairfield Canal Control

•   November 18 Tour Anchor Steam Brewery-Send Information to Glen to post

•   October 21-24 ISA Meeting, President’s Meeting three days before

•   April 20 Student Meeting

•   Herb to write Ideas and E-mail

•   March 16 -Valero Refinery

•   May Nor-Cal Convention

General discussion

•   $ for Hotel Mac Meeting (communications protocols) B

•   SB Meetings Keep list of Attendance –Bob,Ravi,Dave

•   SB Needs to break even next year-opposed, we spending rebate, but no rebate next year, all events must break even or generate modest revenue.

•   SB to become independent chapter?

•   Name tags for officers –Dave, Suzanne to give source

•   2003-04 Leadership List -Suzanne has Glen needs to post

PE Class Outline

Class Canceled but need to prepare for teaching in future

Develop Power Point Slides

Pay for teaching time

Training Courses

Basic PLC Class @ Maritime Academy Nov, Dec, Feb, April,

Control Valve basics, Sept 20

Basic PID, Nov

P&ID, Oct

CCST Review  Class for test mid Feb.

Golf Tournament

Brad & Tony Jim Noel working on

Green reserved

Need more vendors to supply prizes-Suzanne has some nice ones lined up

Three foursomes plus two more

Need more sponsors

Meeting adjourned after dinner ~8:20 PM

Next Planning Meeting Wed. August 22nd