The board meet at the Analytics Services building at 350 Voyager Way. The following persons were present: Gloria Stover (president), George Houk (board member at large), John Hightower (treasurer), Rhonda Williams (programs chair and acting communications chair), and Cindy Dodd (membership chair).

No minutes were prepared from the last meeting. We haven't been able to get minutes from the January meeting.

John presented the treasurer's report, noting that the expenses of chapter meetings are exceeding the amount collected at the meetings. John gave everyone a copy of the bank statements for the past 2 years. He recommended that the board at least review the deposit amounts and checks to make sure that they were signed properly. John cautioned the board about its fiduciary responsibilities in making sure that chapter funds are collected and spent properly.

Cindy reported that we have 53 members, 20 of which are both local and national members. During the past month, we had four renewals and three new members.

Rhonda reported that she would be sending out post cards and e-mail messages about the next meeting. The board discussed having John send out the e-mail messages about the programs, but Rhonda indicated she would prefer to continue that responsibility for the time being. John was assigned an action item to send out an e-mail message about needing a communications chair.

Rhonda reported that the March program would be Lori King-Taylor doing a presentation on rapid needs assessment. The showcase is coming up in April. In resolving issues about the showcase scheduling, John agreed to do the May program on preventing death by PowerPoint. At least two suggestions were made about "field trips": the Botanical Gardens, the Occupational Health Group, and Huntsville Utilities.

George presented the results of the chapter meeting evaluation.

The board discussed getting messages to the Huntsville Times about meetings. John indicated he would make sure the announcements were sent.

Gloria reported that she had put out meeting announcements at the last meeting of the North Alabama chapter meeting of the Society or Human Resource Management (SHRM). This apparently resulted in at least two visitors to the last chapter meeting. The board concurred that his was an excellent idea and urged that it be repeated.

The board discussed various aspects of the showcase. The board approved the prices for people to attend the showcase, as follows:

For members of ASTD or SHRM:

Full day: $40

Lunch only: $20

For nonmembers:

Full day: $50

Lunch only: $25

The board approved the flyer that Rhonda had prepared.

The board agreed to put links for exhibitors and presents on our web-page discussion of the showcase.

Cindy and George agreed to look at what would be necessary to having lanyards and name tags at the showcase. Cindy offered to donate Corr Wireless lanyards.

The board discussed about how to conduct the chapter survey. The board agreed that the best way was to use Survey Monkey on the web. George had already done some preliminary work on its availability. George was to complete the survey, sign up the chapter for participation, and John was to send out an e-mail message about participation.

The board discussed doing chapter meeting announcements by handout instead of having everyone talk.

The board did not discuss website links to training resources.

John passed out draft copies of a new set of bylaws for the chapter. No action was taken on the bylaws, except that John suggested board members and other chapter officers should review them. John noted that the current bylaws don't reflect how the chapter is operating.

The following action items were identified:

ALL: Review the bank statements for the past 2 years.

ALL: Review the draft bylaws.

ALL: Prepare articles for the next edition of the chapter newsletter. Send them to Rhonda.

GEORGE: Complete the chapter survey on Survey Moneky.

JOHN: Send out e-mail message about chapter survey.

JOHN: Send out e-mail message about communications chair needed.

JOHN: Make sure newspaper gets meeting announcements.

GLORIA: Call Glenda Waller about possibly doing program and tour of Huntsville Utilities training center.

CINDY and GEORGE: Check on lanyards and name tags for Showcase.

The next board meeting was scheduled for Thursday, April 13, from 11:30 a.m. to12:30 p.m., at ADTRAN.