Cliff Monroe called the meeting to order at 7:00 PM, as Dave Licata is absent. He also had good news that Dave is recovering well. Dave thanked Cliff and everyone at SVEC for the thoughts and prayers through his illness.
The attendance sheet is on the page following these minutes.
Nabil Ibrihim reported on the meeting with Jay Pinson and Sam Haddad as the Advisory Committee. He stated that they all felt SVEC must go to a different level, changing in scale and in kind. They asked why SVEC should exist, and identified that SVEC should have a clear mission and vision with long term goals. It should relate to the Silicon Valley and the organizations represented, in a framework which adds value. We need to excite and inspire the community. We need to define goals that are needed and supported. We need to move into companies and societies that want to invest in us, as we will need major resources and funds, about $300,000 for stability. He identified that we need a paid staff of President and Secretary, as a minimum, and a regular office. We need a business plan. He wishes to do this with the new president, and could put together such a plan over the next six months to one year.
Nabil indicated he needs our approval to proceed. Without making any formal motion or allocating any funds, we agreed and provided that approval. He also needs one or two of us to work with them. He identified that the three committees, Fund Raising, Strategic Planning, Advisory Board need to work closely on this. Of primary importance, SVEC needs clear
A motion was made by Felicita to change SVEC's vision statement to:
This motion was amended to read:
" SVEC is the alliance for engineering leaders in the Silicon Valley".
The amendment was accepted by Felicita and the motion carried 6-4.
Rendee discussed a meeting to present the AT Kearney report in the fall, with September 26 being identified as a potential date.
A date of October 26 was targeted for the "Technology Transfer for Non-Profits" joint society symposium being chaired by David Himmelblau.
A motion was made to allocate $2000 for SVEC to sponsor a training course in Grantwriting with CompassPoint in the Fall. The motion carried unanimously.
The meeting was adjourned at 9:20 PM.
Minutes submitted by Larry Bethel, June 11, 2001.
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