Location: PICA Restaurant
Call to Order – Robert Clark 2:10pm
Roll Call – Alvina Quek noted attendance
Present Board Members:
Robert Belcham, Robert Clark, Scott Jaeger, Andrea Carlson, Alvina Quek, Karen Hamilton, Katharine Manson, Sid Cross, Barbara Finley
Approval of Board Minutes May 29, 2012 – Scott 1st, Robert 2nd
- Financial Report: Neil Wyles – no report
- AGM 2012:
- Approval of proposed date of September 25, 2012 – Robert 1st, Scott 2nd
- Agenda discussion tabled till next board meeting in August
- Website:Robert Belcham
- Officially launched on June 15th 2012.
- Membership has doubled since launch of site.
- “Find a Chef” section presented as a category for consideration to add to the website offerings
- CTS Partnerships & Sponsorships
- Call for candidates to chair this new committee
- Job description to be posted on website before AGM
- Spot Prawn Committee Report: Chris Whittaker
- Schedule of critical time-lines and milestones template shared with the board
- Canadian Chefs’ Congress
- Discussions about who best to represent the society at the congress was tabled till next board meeting in August
- Salmon Festival
- Society’s involvement was discussed and rejected due to:
- proximity to Labour Day and scheduling conflict with Chefs’ Congress
- the short turn around time of 2 months to coordinate and organize
- Society’s involvement was discussed and rejected due to:
- Marketing / Branding Committee: Robert Belcham
- Check list to engage all board members to be more active on the website presented and explained
- BELONGEARLY campaign – Invitation Letter presented and explained (for posting on kitchen bulletin boards etc..) to be emailed to all board members for active recruitment of membership from within the establishments they work at
- Explanation of the WALK IN group on website and the benefits of board members interacting more within that and other groups on the website to drive more traffic and engagement between membership and new potential members
- The Chefs’ Table Library Legacy Initiative was presented and discussed
- Project Chef
- $5,000 proposed and carried to support Project Chef. Scott 1st, Rob 2rd
- Willow Field Aquaculture – Andrea Carlson
- Company and their initiatives was presented
ACTION
- Alvina to work on draft of job description of Partnerships & Sponsorships Committee Chair Position
- Alvina to email job description of draft to review for posting on website
- Alvina to post approved Partnerships & Sponsorships Committee Chair Position on website
- Alvina to email board members check list of online engagement of CTS website
- Alvina to email BELONGEARLY campaign letters to board members
- Board members to sign up for membership on Society website by next board meeting
- Board members to execute online engagement steps as indicated on emailed online check list
- Board members to print and post BELONGEARLY campaign letter at the establishments where they work
- Board members to actively recruit new members within their work place
Meeting Adjourned at 3:10pm – Robert Clark