ATTENDANCE:
Present were; Bryan Adams, Spencer Bauer, Dan Burkett, John Burkhart, Jim Dalton, Nancy Fitzgerald by proxy, Shelly Friedman, Jim Gates, Chris Harlambakis, Len Jacobsen, Chris Kalivas, Wayne Kauffman, Jeanne Innis-Olson by proxy, Dave Murphy, Walter Meares, John Reynolds, Scott Roybal, Steve Scott (Harris), Yvonne Sheets by proxy, Bob Skloss by proxy, Bob Smith by proxy, Linda Taylor, Jan Thomis, and Don Tomajan.

CALL TO ORDER:
Jim Dalton welcomed the Board and the meeting was called to order at 12:04 PM by John Burkhart.

HOST COMPANY BRIEFING:
John extended appreciation on behalf of the Board to Jim Dalton for hosting the meeting. A host briefing is not part of the Annual Meeting agenda.

COMPANY HIGHLIGHTS:
Company reports were deferred until the next Board meeting in September since there will be an Officers meeting in August.

PRESIDENT’S REMARKS:
John Burkhart reflected on good news regarding the Chapter’s successful year just completed. He stated the events/activities exceeded expectations and generated $15K for the Chapter.
The West Coast Dinner was a great success with 63 tables sold. John extended thanks to all who participated. John stated that next year he wants to resume regular executive breakfasts.
The golf tournament went well and generated proceeds in the amount of $2,257. Thanks were extended to Bob Smith. Chapter disbursements are at $12.5K out of the $20K objective, but there is a good plan for additional donations in the near term.
John expressed that over the last year, SMC events and interaction has been terrific.
The only bad news is that the Board lost some key contributors, Bob Peterson, Bob Gessner and Rick Randall. John then extended recognition awards to past officers and presented gestures to Wayne Kauffman, Bob Peterson and Bob Skloss in appreciation for their personal, significant support for the West Coast Dinner, serving as Board President and the Executive Breakfast, respectively. The annual Board election was completed and the following individuals have been elected to a term ending 2007:

• Bob Abernathy Consultant
• Bryan Adams Northrop Grumman-Space Technology
• Spencer Bauer SAIC
• Linda Brill The Aerospace Corp.
• John Burkhart SAIC
• Bob Conger Microcosm
• Nancy FitzGerald Honeywell
• Shelly Friedman Northrop Grumman
• John Gaines BAE
• Jim Grace L-3 Communications
• Jeanne Innis-Olson Northrop Grumman-Information Technology
• Loren Kaddick ARINC
• Chris Kalivas Pratt & Whitney
• Steve Scott Raytheon
• Deborah Westphal Toffler Associates

The balance of the Board composition issues will be taken up at Officers meeting in August and reported to the Board in September.

SECRETARY’S REPORT:
Jeanne Innis-Olson was unable to attend so Steve Scott distributed the roster for attendance and update. The minutes from June were reviewed and approved.

TREASURER’S REPORT:
Dan Burkett reported that the audit is complete, handoff complete. No detailed report until the next Board meeting.

COMMITTEE REPORTS:

Disbursements:
Walter Meares reported that several telecons had recently transpired. He stated that D.A.R.E. support may be too broad as a rule, but the committee would like to provide $1,000 this year. He also indicated that the South East Academy had identified educational materials needed for their aerospace program amounting to $1,000. The other idea considered was Space Camp on the Queen Mary for underprivileged kids at $649/week/kid, where it was recommended to sponsor 5 kids for a total of $3245. All three of the disbursements were approved and the Board recommended the committee identify a POC for each donation. Walter stated that the committee will endeavor to revisit focus/charter for the future in the near-term.

Web Site:
A splinter meeting was held recently. A lot of history was shared. Walter Meares plans to put content from the old site on the new site, then use that as a baseline to go forward with Board oversight. He expects an active membership review process.

Membership:
There are about 1,500 members. A membership roster arrives the third week of each month. The annual election report was detailed in the President’s remarks earlier.

West Coast Dinner:
Jan Thomis is soliciting bids from prospective host hotels due to last year’s treatment. Date reserved at Beverly Hilton for February 25th.

Publicity:
Linda Taylor would like photos at all events. Needs help from Board.

SMC Interaction:
Don Tomajan met with Bob Krilowicz and his team. They are starting to get organized and anticipate four types of programs. Each of the working groups will review various contracting activities with industry. There will be a status meeting in 60 days.

Golf:
Summary of activity and financials were reported earlier by Bob Smith and Jim Burkhart.

SPECIAL ACTIVITIES:

Bob Hope Foundation:
Don Tomajan reported on an inquiry to NDIA National (Molly Flanagan) from the Ms. Linda Hope, of Hope Enterprises, Inc. Don communicated with Hope representative Nancy Warnke regarding the kind of information Hope Enterprises wants to receive. A letter with an attached questionnaire entitled “Bob Hope Trademark Form” was received, and Don briefly covered the status of the Board response to Ms. Hope. Don will check with National to determine if their attorney wants to review. The information request concerns the Bob Hope Distinguished Citizen Award presented each year at the NDIA WCD. John Burkhart, et. al., will review before the package is sent.

SMC Industry Day:
John Burkhart will meet with other Presidents of the professional organizations with respect to the donation of proceeds. John solicited recommendations from the Board.


OLD BUSINESS:
John Burkhart reviewed actions items from the last meeting summarized as follows:
• Identify the individuals and implement an e-mail election of Board Members replacing those with term the ending in July ’04. Identify and implement an e-mail election of Officers for the next two-year term. Action – John, Len, and Wayne
• Call Michelle Leigh, (310) 500-9563 and extend the Board’s appreciation for her support, then follow up with a thank you card and a check for $250.00. Action – John
• Gather more $ data for better resolution of expense/revenue/net for each major event. Action – John and Dan
• Since audit has been completed, transfer treasurer responsibility before next activity starts. Action – John and Dan
• Treasurer to consider ‘check request’ process for future. Action – Dan
• Review fiscal year accounting and operations with Board at next meeting. Action – John and Dan
• Discuss potential for FY ’05 financial forecast at the next Board meeting. Action – John and Dan
• E-mail Board and solicit suggestions for WCD honorees and guest speakers. Action – Steve
• Coordinate a single ‘industry speaker’ (Kauffman selected by NDIA) with other professional organization leaders for the Cooning bon voyage party on 6/3. Action – Steve
All tasks have been completed except philosophical issues which will be worked in ensuing meetings.

NEW BUSINESS:
There is an SY Conference and Golf event being planned for early August. AFCEA is supporting.

WRAP UP:
The Chapter Officers will meet in August; no regular Board meeting is planned. The next Board meeting will be in September at L3 Com in Anaheim.

ADJOURNMENT:
The meeting was adjourned at 1:05.