CM Pros Management Committee Minutes
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bobdoyle
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Meeting secretary: Scott Abel, Vice President, CM Pros
Date: May 9, 2006 Time: 11am EST - Noon EST
Attendees: Janus Boye, Heather Hedden, Scott Abel
Absent: Laura Walker, Rahel Bailie, Mollye Barrett, Bob Doyle, Theresa Regli
Agenda:
- Identify near-term priorities
- Establish 2006 goals by quarter
- Identify volunteer needs, by role
- Formalize 2006 Program of Work
Actions taken:
A quorum was not present. No official actions were taken. All agenda items to be moved to next meeting.
Discussion:
The following issues were identified during a discussion period:
- The need for strong management and oversight of the management committee
- The lack of leadership
- The need for a formal definition of each role and how various roles interact/relate to one another
- The need for a MC meeting date selection process that allows everyone who wants to to participate
- The lack of information available about the Next Generation website (progress, deadlines, deliverables)
- The need for a single point of contact to report progress of the team to the MC
- The need for a team of content creators whose role is to develop/maintain content on the current website
- The need for someone to coordinate our many smart, capable volunteers
- The need for a process for sharing information between MC roles -- Member Relations, Communication, Marketing, etc.
- Clear communication channels and repeatable processes or sharing information
- e.g. Discounts to conferences are member benefits, but they are also fodder for newsletter, marketing vehicles
Action items:
- Heather will organize face-to-face meeting at upcoming indexing event in Toronto
- Needs:
- Copy of CM Pros flyer
- Help publicizing the event through CM Pros marketing and communication vehicles
- Janus will promote CM Pros to German attendees at upcoming conference
Notices & Announcements:
- Heather Hedden announced her resignation from the MC
- Heather did agree to continue working on the indexing of the website with the help of volunteers
- Need to determine which MC member manages this role
Next Meeting: TBA
Scott Abel, Vice President
Content Management Professionals
vicepresident@cmpros.org
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