IT Users Group
of the Central PA Chamber of Commerce

Minutes: July 19, 2007
IT Users Group
Central PA Chamber of Commerce Conference Room
8:00 AM

Members Present:

Maria Culp, Max Foust, Daniel Gasteiger, Dale Moyer, Bruce Smith, Kari Walgran

Welcome:

The meeting was called to order at 8:05 a.m. by Max Foust.

Minutes:

Minutes from the June 21, 2007 meeting were reviewed.

Discussion:

Max Foust led the discussion, which centered on the issue of defining the group’s purpose. Maria C. expressed her concern that the Chamber of Commerce does not have the staff, budget or resources to act as the primary driving force of the group; she emphasized that the Chamber has interest, but its resources are limited.

Daniel G. suggested that the original proposal for an IT Users Group involved a sort of “umbrella” structure in which multiple organizations shared the work of the group. He distributed a sample kickoff meeting agenda and interest questionnaire, and suggested holding an initial open meeting focusing on free resources available to businesses, to see how many people register and to gauge interest levels in the area.

Daniel G. and Jim Baker’s original proposal for a group was reviewed, and language about the intended purpose of the group was examined. Through continued discussion, the group agreed to take the following steps:

• Distribute an email with a rough draft mission statement, requesting ideas and input from members about how the statement should read.
• Request input on the name of the group, as “IT Users Group” may be intimidating or too vague.
• Plan a kickoff meeting for September or October of 2007; the Chamber will take the lead on event planning, and we will see how many people come and what their interests seem to be.
• As the group takes form, some sort of steering/executive committee will most likely be needed to function as a “core” group.

It was agreed that, after input is gathered from group members about a name and mission statement, these can be formalized at the next meeting.

Adjourn

Next Meeting:

August 16, 2007, at 8:00a.m. in the Chamber of Commerce conference room.

Respectfully Submitted,
Kari Walgran
Central PA Chamber of Commerce

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