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MINUTES OF 2007 MEETINGS 

July 16, 2007

The meeting was called to order by Joe Glynn at 7:05 PM

The minutes of the December 2006 meeting were read and approved

Treasurer's Report: None, because the treasurer was recovering from surgery.

Old Business: The liability issues with the wind farm tour have been worked out and this meeting will be scheduled for August or September.

New Business: Our domain registration for sbe2.org has expired. Because of a quirk with our registrar, it will cost us $40.00 to renew during the "grace period" but only $10.00 if we renew afterwards. Since it was unlikely that anyone would try to grab the domain, it was decided to wait until it can be renewed at $10.00. Until then, members can still access the web site at http://www.telcen.com/sbe.

Presentation: Chris Carpenter of Flash Technology gave a presentation on LED replacements for flashing red beacons and obstruction lamps, as well as a split module strobe system. pdf files describing the products and an Excel spread sheet for calculating energy savings and ROI are here

Respectfully submitted
Robert D. Reite
secretary, SBE chapter 2


August 21, 2007

The meeting was called to order by Joe Glynn at 1:10 PM

The minutes of the July 2007 meeting were read and approved

Treasurer's Report: The current balance is $888.54 after granting two scholarships at $250 each, paying for the Christmas dinner $279.20 and a $150 donation from Enco.

Old Business: The domain name for chapter two (sbe2.org) was renewed today. It should be working for everyone within 48 hours. Telecentral Electronics, Inc. is donating the cost of the two year registration.

New Business: Joe Tararid is a new SBE chapter 2 member.

Presentation: Johnny Gonzales gave a presentation of a UPS energy storage system using a carbon fiber flywheel instead of batteries.

Respectfully submitted
Robert D. Reite
secretary, SBE chapter 2


September 18, 2007

The meeting was called to order by Joe Glynn at 12:11 PM

The minutes of the August 2007 meeting were read and approved

Treasurer's Report: There was no financial activity since the last meeting, so the balance stands at $888.54.

Old Business: There was no old business.

New Business: The program for the next meeting in early October will be a tour of the new WVIA HDTV facilities.

Presentation: Mr. Todd Solliday, the Bear Creek Project Manager gave the chapter a tour of the Crystal Lake Wind Farm. Chapter members were able to see inside the base of one of the 2.5 megawatt turbines in operation.

Respectfully submitted
Robert D. Reite
secretary, SBE chapter 2


October 10, 2007

The meeting was called to order by Joe Glynn at 12:10 PM

The minutes of the September 2007 meeting were read and approved

Treasurer's Report: There was no financial activity since the last meeting, so the balance stands at $888.54.

Old Business: There was no old business.

New Business: The SBE Chapter 2 Christmas/Holiday party is scheduled for Wednesday December 12. Chuck Sakowski resigned as certification chair so Mark Rikowski has been appointed our new certification chairman. On motion duly made and seconded, the membership voted to raise our scholarships from $250 to #300 each.

Presentation: WVIAÕs Chief Engineer, Dan Mattern, gave a tour of the HDTV WVIA control rooms and Joe Glynn will conducted a tour of the new Theater studio.

Respectfully submitted
Robert D. Reite
secretary, SBE chapter 2


November 28, 2007

The meeting was called to order by Joe Glynn at 7:55 PM

The minutes of the October 2007 meeting were read and approved

Treasurer's Report: Expendures since last meeting. $16.20 for donuts for the October meeting. Income: $125 donation by Dielectric Commucitions giving a balance of $997.27

Old Business: There was no old business.

New Business: Jim Zarota informed the chapter that he is not renewing the Lucid sponsorship.

Presentation: Al Kornak gave a brief presentation on AZCAR, one of North America's largest television system integrators.

Respectfully submitted
Robert D. Reite
secretary, SBE chapter 2


December 12, 2007

The meeting was called to order by Joe Glynn at 7:10 PM

The minutes of the November 2007 meeting were read and approved

Treasurer's Report: The current balance is $997.27

Old Business: None

New Business: There were no items of new business.

The last item for the business portion of the meeting was the election of officers and appointment of chairpersons for 2007. There were no nominations for any offices other than the incumbants. By unanimous ballot, the following officers were elected for 2007:

The following appointed positions were made Since chapter two does not publish a newsletter, the position of Newsletter Editor is vacant.
Chapter two also does not have a Membership Chairman

Respectfully submitted
Robert D. Reite
secretary, SBE chapter 2


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