Attending: Ted Atchison, Fred Granville, Dick Hodgman, Khalid Medhat, Dale Rummer, Mrs. Rummer, Russ Trimble (new member), Donald Wolf, Cale Yates (new member)

I. Passed out membership applications

a. New applicants gave applications to Fred Granville. Fred will input applicant information into system via web.

b. All attendees paid membership dues for 2005.

II. Reports

a. Secretary: report passed out for members to read. The report can also be found on the website.

b. Treasurer: Dick Hodgman provided us with the 2004 Preliminary Results Worksheet. Our total/net worth for 2004 is $750.92

III. Election of Officers

a. Question was asked on how to proceed with officers for 2005

b. Motion to nominate the 2004 officers for 2005 was put forward.

c. Motion to retain the same officers was accepted.

IV. Old Business

a. Recap of 2004 activities by Fred Granville:
i. Luncheon Meeting: Speaker was Elizabeth Usovicz. Fifteen meals at meeting.
ii. November Meeting: Speaker was Danielle Rodenbough. Approximately 40 attendees and 19 meals.
iii. Picked up two new members this year through the above mentioned meetings

b. Policy for mid-year membership dues: new members joining at mid-year will pay the full membership dues of $5.

c. Network Lunches:
i. Changed meeting time from the 1st Wednesday of every month to the 1st Thursday of every month.
ii. Agreed to leave the meeting location the same, i.e. at Allie's American Grille for now (at least for the January 6 meeting), until we have an alternate location.

d. Affinity Group funding from National:
i. Affinity groups are entitled to money from national. The money is passed to the section, which then passes the money on to the Affinity group. However, our section is different and doesn't give us money unless we need/justify.
ii. Agreed to ask for $200 Honoraria for two events in 2005 ($100 each).
iii. Possible other projects: agreed to ask for $100.
iv. Will ask for other funding on an as needed basis (i.e. if we run a deficit).

V. New Business

a. Year End Report:
i. Fred and Khalid will file L31 report
ii. Dick Hodgman will file treasurer report
iii. Fred will file new officers report

b. June 2005 IEEE Section Meeting:
i. Possible/Suggested June Section Meeting Topics discussed:
1. Computer Security and specifically Wireless Network Security. Ted Atchison will look for a speaker. Fred Granville is a possible speaker.
2. Forensic Engineering
3. Computer/Data Privacy

ii. Establish June meeting by February
1. Ted Atchison to provide update on speaker during January Networking Lunch.

c. Other Consultants Network Events:
i. Agreed that we will also schedule a second event/meeting for the fall. Targeting the 1st Thursday of October. This will be a Luncheon meeting.
ii. Possible/Suggested Fall Event Topics discussed:
1. Left Brain/Right Brain. Khalid Medhat will get speakers name and contact info.
2. Job Applications by Richard Bowles
3. Marketing Yourself (Duct Tape Marketing). Fred Granville to look into getting the speaker.
iii. Solidify the date, speaker, etc. by March.
iv. One additional suggestion for the Fall Event is a panel discussion.

d. Other New Business:
i. Send meeting minutes to group for ratification
ii. Send document in .rtf