Minutes of the Meeting

NECSI

Board of Directors

12/6/06 Conference Call

 

The following members of the board were in attendance:  Bob Pentico, Garry Laxdal, Kevin Brennan, Maureen Gaynor, Suzanne Sherrod and Barry Simons. Seated with the board was Dave Heuman.

 

Absent: Tim Lenox, and Drew Regan

 

President, Barry Simons, called meeting to order at 8:10am PST

 

 

Election of 2007 Officers: 

President:  Barry Simons (motion Bob Pentico, second Gary Laxdal)

Vice President: Bob Pentico (motion Maureen Gaynor, second Suzanne Sherrod)

Treasurer: Gary Laxdal (motion Maureen Gaynor, second Bob Pentico)

Secretary: Maureen Gaynor (motion Bob Pentico, Second Gary Laxdal)

 

Follow Up from NEC Meeting last week: 

Excellent meeting with NEC regarding product direction. Momentum has begun but more focus from NEC is needed on applications, versus handsets. A large problem is the inadequate OAI interface across the product line.

 

There is currently an opportunity window for NECSI to drive product messages.

 

ACTION ITEMS:

●      Barry will contact Larry Levenberg to offer additional product demos such as Shoretel in order to reinforce our message of current market drivers.

●      Barry will work with NEC on the NECSI portal.

●      Barry to ask NEC about the schedule of the NEC product focus group.

●      Barry to ask NEC about “deliverable” actions as a direct result of the NECSI surveys.

●      Bob Pentico will lead a group of dealer engineers to work with NEC on the desired merger of the product line focusing on the top 5 items to turn the tables.

●      Gary Laxdal will work on the demo program with Frank Viola and Paul Lopez.

Communication back to NECSI Membership:

●      Barry will write a summary of the Dallas meeting to broadcast to members and post in Member only area of nec-si website.

 

 

Next Survey:

 

Garner Frank Viola’s involvement on questions. NECSI needs a deliverable from the last survey for the membership.

 

Next NECSI Meeting Date:

 

Barry will coordinate possible dates with NEC for February 28 – March 2nd 2007 in Florida.

 

Meeting adjourned 9:20am and will reconvene at a date to be determined.