Chapter 54 Meeting Notes: December 2006

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Chapter 54 Meeting Notes: December 2006

Date: December 14, 2006

Time: 1:00 PM

Location: WHRO Studios, Norfolk, VA

Meeting called to order at 1:02 PM by Chairman Chris Gunnufsen

Self-Introductions

November minutes were read by Secretary Donna Porter

Committee Reports(s):

Treasurer: Russell Taylor reported the following:
Checking: $2,915.54
Certificate of Deposit: $1,790.75
Petty Cash: $282.74
Disbursements: Received at total $144.00 in cash from the November lunch collection. Check 1089 in the amount of $214.55 written to WHRO for November lunch. Received check from the Whitlock Group for $268.24 for October's lunch.
Total Chapter Assets: $4,989.03

SBE National: Ted Hand will be attending the SBE executive meeting in Las Vegas in January.

EAS: Keith O’Malley was not present. Authorized to extend EOC. L3 Communications planning something in May.

Certification: Bill Swartz was not present. December 29th is the closing date for the February Exam.

Web: Ted Hand was not present. Updated the website's certification page.

Frequency Coordination: Nothing to report.

Membership: Richard Dyer was present. Nothing to report.

Digital Transition: Will begin sometime next year, possibly in Feb. Differences in audio levels and dialnorm settings still exist among digital TV stations in the market.

Program: Craig Kosinski from Camplex discussed camera adapter systems that extend the operating distance from a control location to the camera.

Meeting adjourned at 1:47 pm.