Secretary Report for 4 March 2003
Andrew Slusar, Secretary

The meeting was called to order by the President at approximately 7:05PM. It was determined that sufficient representation of the executive board was present for a quorum for voting on issues raised.

Secretary’s report:
Andrew Slusar, Secretary
The February 2003 minutes were reviewed and accepted.

Treasurer’s Report:
Henry McQueen, Treasurer
The Treasurer's report was presented by Henry McQueen. Both income and expenses are up from the previous year. The largest increase in expenses this year is associated with the publication of the newsletter. This increase is due to the newsletter being published monthly this year versus every other month last year.

Membership Committee:
Curt Stauffer, Chairman
Current membership stood at 326 members. The Membership Chairperson reported receiving 14 requests for electronic delivery of the newsletter in lieu of hardcopy delivery. The pros and cons of electronic delivery were discussed which included the potential problems of versions of PDF (Adobe Inc. Portable Document Format) and possible impacts on revenue. The Membership Chairperson reported that logo number 9 submitted by Don Hollway won the Logo Contest. Full results of the voting will be provided in the next newsletter. A discussion of the prize to award to the winner was held and Don Hollway, in attendance, requested that the prize be software for the web site to enable discussion forums vice a personal reward. A motion to authorize the purchase of the software was offered and passed. A discussion followed regarding producing novelty items with the new logo such as shirts, hats and mugs. Suggestions on items will be brought up at a future meeting. The Membership Chairperson reported that the new member luncheon date has not been set yet but should be scheduled by the next meeting.

Social Committee:
Ed Kriens, Chairman
He reported that 25 members had signed up for the German Party and 37 seats had been reserved for the New York City bus trip. The location of the annual holiday party was discussed. The West Shore Country Club could provide a dinner on Friday, Dec 19th, for approximately half the cost to the club as last year's party. A motion was offered and passed to authorize the Social Committee chairperson to make reservations and negotiate the menu and any other associated details.

Website/Newsletter:
Don Hollway, Webmeister/Editor
He reported a couple more advertisers signed up for banner ads on the web site. Some discussion followed on efforts to bring more advertisers to the web site. There was a discussion regarding advertiser inserts into the newsletter. A motion was offered and passed to permit advertisers to include an insert into the newsletter not to exceed 4 pages four times per year on a cost plus basis on a first come, first served basis.

Tech Committee:
Scott Hoaglund, Chairman
He is in the process of obtaining safety by-laws from PCA National to insure the club is in compliance. Event guidelines and insurance information were passed to Mark Bolt, the Autocross Chairperson. He reported that forms must be faxed to PCA National for insurance coverage for the upcoming tech session. The forms are available via the internet. Preparations for the March 15th tech session are complete and 12 members have volunteered to bring their Porsches to the event for public viewing. A request for ideas/locations for the fall tech session was made and will continue to be investigated.

Autocross Committee:
Steve Baun, Chairman
Investigation into the possibility of using the Harrisburg East Mall parking lot has revealed that the facility is not well suited for autocross events. However, the facility may be suitable for Driver's Ed events. A prospective sponsor for the autocross events has been identified and efforts to secure the sponsor will continue. A discussion regarding the need to upgrade the timing equipment for autocross events followed but no motions were put forth at this time.

Driver's Ed:
Steve Baun, Chairman
Investigation of the feasibility of using the Harrisburg East Mall parking lot for driver's ed events is taking place. Of the 15 available spaces for the Watkins Glen event, only 5 spaces remain. The Northeast Region will lock in spots for events by strict rules which will be further outlined in a subsequent meeting.

Driving Events:
Joe Rausa
The 356 Registry is planning a caravan to Summit Point.

Swap Meet:
Steve Baun, Chairman
Mobil Oil will be a sponsor of this year's swap meet and will bring one of their demonstration trailers. AIC has also returned as a sponsor of the event. A total of 223 vendor booths have been reserved which is slightly below last year's total. Volunteers are still needed to assist with parking and other matters. A discussion regarding running a shuttle service between the Swap Meet and the Hershey Hill Climb was held. A motion was offered and passed to fund a trolley service between the Swap Meet and the Hill Climb events.

Vice President's report:
Joe Rausa, VP
PCA National is holding a contest for the best regional web site 6 to 8 weeks prior to Parade.

Unfinished business:
By-laws: A discussion of the work being done to review the club's by-laws was held. Henry McQueen and Joe Rausa have been performing an in-depth review of the by-laws and will be providing proposed modifications to the executive board in the near future.
Manny Alban discussed some of the advanced planning and meetings being performed for the 2005 Porsche Parade which will be hosted by the Central PA Region at Hershey.

The meeting was adjourned at approximately 9:40PM.