February 2017 Ohio IX Meeting Minutes

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Attendees:  Tim Berelsman, Doug Payauys,   Marijan Adam, Kim Gerhart, Nancy Tiemeier, Brent Beatty, Luke Skidmore, Shelby Anderson,  Lynn Child, Brian Riley, Steve Steele

Roll Call

Membership Applications

Secretary Report

Treasurer’s Report

CTO Report

Governance Committee

Marketing Committee – The press release draft is done.

We discussed putting together a map showing our current member reach for the website, as well as a traffic graph in the future.

The marketing committee will be working with our web design group to automate the membership application process by moving it online.

Annual meeting will April 20th.  The meeting will start at 3:00 and the open house / refreshments will follow.  Nancy will follow up with Ice Miller to confirm the space availability.

Old Business

New Business

Next meeting – March 9th at 1:30 at Cologix.

Meeting Adjourned.

Respectfully submitted by Nancy Tiemeier

January 2017 Ohio IX Meeting Minutes

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Attendees:  Tim Berelsman, Doug Payauys,   Marijan Adam, Kim Gerhart, Nancy Tiemeier, Brent Beatty, Luke Skidmore, Shelby Anderson, Greg Dunn, Lynn Child, Brian Riley

Roll Call

Membership Applications – No new applications at this time.

Secretary Report – Minutes Approved

CTO Report – Customers that are turned up – IFN, Bresco, NetGain and OneIT.  We should have Horizon and CentraComm LOA’s this week.  We have sent an email to OARnet to ask about their LOA.  We are working on turning up CEC.

Discussed that everyone should be listed in peering.db.  Radb is another one we should like to join.

Governance Committee

Marketing Committee – We discussed the Press Release and when we want to send out.  The Marketing Committee will draft a press release for us to review.   Will have a draft for the next meeting.

Martini Media Group will talk at the beginning of the February meeting. They were the company that has helped us design our website.

Old Business –

  1. OARnet Request for turn-up
  2. Call for Progress Reports on Prior Business Items (Tim) – no update

New Business – It was brought up that we should do an annual meeting in April.  Hopefully this will help to get new members as well.  We discussed doing an open house to help with recruiting.  We are looking at OARnet or Ice Miller to hold the event.  Also discussed getting sponsors to help with the cost.

Next meeting – February 9th at 1:30 at Cologix.

Meeting Adjourned.

Respectfully submitted by Nancy Tiemeier