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Location: Blue Water Cafe
Call to Order: at 3pm
Roll Call: Mary McKay noted attendance
Present Board Members:  Robert C, Mary, Jack, Rob, Sid, Jamie, Patrick, Thomas
Absent: Sinclair, Vikram, Tiffany, Julian

1. Financial Report – Jack Everensel
   • Total liabilities and equity as of the September 12, 2006 balance sheet $49,154.45
   • Board put forth a motion to select September 30th as the fiscal year end, motion by Read More …
     

Location: Cactus Club
Call to Order: at 12:35pm
Roll Call: Mary McKay noted attendance
Present Board Members:  Vikram, Julian, Robert C., Mary, Jack, Tiffany
Absent: Robert F., Sid, Patrick, John, Sinclair, Jamie, Thomas

1. Website
   • The email for board members has been set up as board@chefstablesociety.ca, Julian to cancel gmail.
   • Forum is not being used.  Vikram has added a posting regarding a vegetable cart.  Board members need to start Read More …
     

Location: Thomas Haas Fine Chocolates & Patisserie
Call to Order: at 3pm
Roll Call: Mary McKay noted attendance
Present Board Members:  Vikram, Sid, Robert C., Thomas, Mary, Jack, Jamie, Tiffany
Absent with Regrets: Robert F., Julian, Patrick, John,
Absent: Sinclair

1. Website
   • Jamie will post material on the forum for members to read about sustainability
   • The email for board members has been set up as board@chefstablesociety.ca, Julian to cancel Read More …
     

Location: Vij’s Restaurant
Call to Order: at 3pm
Roll Call: Mary McKay noted attendance
Present Board Members:  Vikram, Sid, Julian, Robert C., Patrick, Thomas, John, Mary
Absent with Regrets: Jack, Jamie, Robert F.
Absent: Sinclair
Guests: Jeremy Gruman and Marilee

1. Planning for Vancouver Magazine Awards
   • Vikram will give a speech at the awards.  He will push to get members to sign up and to announce the website.
   • Board members will Read More …
     

Location: Vij’s Restaurant
Call to Order: at 2pm
Roll Call: Mary McKay noted attendance
Present Board Members:  Vikram, Robert F., Sid, Jamie, Robert C., Mary
Absent with Regrets: Jack, John, Julian, Thomas
Absent: Patrick, Sinclair
Guests: Tiffany Soper, Jeremy Gruman and Marilee

1. Website
   • Board reviewed colour palettes for the website.  The board voted on the “pumpkin colour palette.  Also asked for more colours to choose from.  Jeremy will send Read More …
     

Location: Vij’s Restaurant
Call to Order: at 3pm
Roll Call: Mary McKay noted attendance
Present Board Members: Robert C., Vikram, Julian, Thomas, Sid, Jamie, John and Mary
Absent with Regrets: Robert F., Patrick, Jack, Sinclair

1. Presentation – Dinnerworks
   • Chris Roscoe president of Dinnerworks made a proposal to the board.  Please read the attached proposal.
   • Chef’s Table Society member chef to provide a recipe to be used by Dinnerworks Read More …
     

Location: Terra Breads, 53 West 5th Avenue
Call to Order: at 3pm
Roll Call: Mary McKay noted attendance
Present Board Members: Robert C., Patrick, Julian, Jack and Mary
Absent with Regrets: Vikram, Robert F., Sid, Jamie, Sinclair
Absent: Thomas, John

1. Website
   • All members on the forum must log in using a user name that consists of first and last name, example: marymackay
   • Member profiles can be customized
   • Public will view a headline Read More …
     

Location: Vij’s Restaurant
Call to Order – Vikram Vij at 3pm
Roll Call – Mark McKay noted attendance
Present Board Members: Robert C., Vikram and Mary

1. Networking – Website 
   • Jeremy Gruman attending the meeting and reviewed what was covered on the January 10th website meeting.
   • Discussed the direction of the website.
   • Jamie Maw is working on a logo for the chefs table society, this logo will be used on the website.
   • Jeremy Read More …
     

Location: Nu Restaurant
Call to Order – Vikram Vij at 3pm
Roll Call – Mark McKay noted attendance
Present Board Members: Robert C., Julian, Mary and Jeremy Gruman

1. Reviewed other food related websites
   • Waiterblog.ca
   • Planitvancouver.ca
   • Crfa
   • Les dames international
   • E-Gullet
2. Society Registration
   
   • Jeremy will register chefstablesociety.com
   • Felt that we should not use vancouverchefs.com as it may be confusing, the society name would be better.
   • Need to design a logo that will be used Read More …
     

Location: Vij’s Restaurant
Call to Order:  Vikram Vij at 3pm
Roll Call: Mark McKay noted attendance
Present Board Members: Robert C., John, Patrick, Jack, Vikram, Sid, Julian and Mary

1. Networking – Website
   • Will move forward with Jeremy Gruman on website design.  Vikram will see if cost of design could be lowered.
   • Jamie to prepare copy for web home page as well as provide logo and photos. Read More …
     

Location: Vij’s Restaurant
Call to Order: Vikram Vij at 2pm
Roll Call – Mark McKay noted attendance
Present Board Members: Vikram, Jack, Sid, John, Julian and Mary
Absent: Robert C., Thomas, Patrick, Jamie Maw, Sinclair and Robert F.

1. Networking – Website
   • Formed a sub committee consisting of Sid, Vikram, Jamie and Julian with Julian as chair of the committee.
   • Jaime Maw recommended the board meet with Terra Bell Read More …
     

Location: Culinaria restaurant at the Art Institute of Vancouver, 609 Granville Street, Vancouver
Call to Order: Vikram Vij at 5:05pm
Roll Call : Mark McKay noted attendance
Present Board Members: Vikram, Robert C., Jamie, Sid, Robert F., Patrick, Thomas, Julian and Mary

1. Director’s Report
   • Board reviewed the final draft of mission statement that was revised by Jack and everyone voted to accept this copy. Read More …
     

Location: Vij’s Restaurant
Roll Call – Mark McKay noted attendance
Present Board Members: Vikram, Jack, Robert C., Julian and Mary

1. Director’s Report
   • Robert motioned to accept 1st draft of Mission statement, Julian 2nd the motion.
   • Mary and Jack would still like to have Jamie Maw’s feedback
   • Statement can be revised at a later date.

   • Mission Statement

     To gather a community of local food, beverage Read More …

Vikram Vij called the meeting to order at 2:00 pm.
Present Board Members: Vikram, Jack, Robert C. and Mary

1. Presentation of Financial Statement 
   • 2 term deposits established
   • more money coming from the book publisher
2. Membership
   
   • Mary to establish a board member contact list for better communication
   • Vikram to contact board members who are not present at meeting to see if they will continue to hold a Read More …