Date: 4/28/2012 Location: Gavin's home Present: Gavin Chan, Crystal Milton, Helios Tsoi, Alex Wong, Mandick Wong, Toni Ying Participated through email: Keith Cho, Peter Poon Directors - Alex, Crystal, Helios, Mandick, and Toni all expressed desire for retirement after current term is complete. - Will need to recruit potential directors more actively. - Constitution requires at least 6 directors. Annual dinner review - Food a lot worse than last year (can be considered awful) - Will not use the same location next year - Need to test food even if we have been there before - Some member question the price difference between price for event/cost of food. - Difference is for prizes - Aim is to have balanced budget - Net income ~$20 - Association can bear part of cost for events in the future. (Benefit of being a member) Bimonthly dinner - 5/19 Naan & Marsala - Self-served (pay and food is delivered) - Mandick has been there, and he enjoyed it - RSVP by 5/16 - Dinner at 6-9pm - No reservations required - Send email out as soon as possible - Will post on website after Mandick's return from vacation (5/9). - 7/21 Korean (Tentatively Bab Sing, Fremont) - Will send out save the date email only Summer Picnic - Possible locations - Lake Chabot - Familiar environment - Been there a few times in recent years - Have facilities that allow bringing food or cooking food there - Belmont Twin Pines Park - Convenient - Many picnic tables (some with small grills) - Reservations possible - Hakone Garden - Only a few picnic tables (no reservations allowed) - Free parking - Entrance Fees ($7, $5 for seniors/5-17) - Not very suitable as summer picnic location - Will consider for some other event - Kelly Park - $6 per car for parking - Small zoo (extra charge) - Japanese Garden available - Very crowded during summer weekends - Lake Elizabeth - Bigger location - Currently under construction - Will consider next time - Decided to go to Belmont Twin Pines Park - 8/11 - Will not make reservations since tables are plentiful - Catering (i.e. buy and bring food), no barbecue Finance - ~$9.5k right now ($7k from original CD, $2k from checking) - Expenses (from 3/18/12 to 4/28/12) - $41 Web hosting (6 months) - $10 Domain Name Service (1 year) Other - Joe Au's email requesting information on actuarial sciences. - Confirmed to be old student via QESOSA - Forwarded to members requesting for help - QESAAUSA Scholarship for members' children - Difficult to administer - Unlikely to avoid perception of favoritism - Decided against creating such scholarship Next Meeting: - 7/21 after bimonthly dinner (lunch) at nearby Starbucks/etc.