The meeting room is upstairs above the food service area.
Arrive early to allow yourself time to eat before the meeting. Market of Choice has a variety of grab-and-go packaged dinners, deli items, weigh-and-pay hot food and salads, and made-to-order grill and kitchen items to choose from, in addition to the usual grocery store inventory.
In an effort to make it easier for our members to listen to club meetings, we have decided to start a conference call for each meeting. Someone at the meeting will dial in and place a phone set on speakerphone in the middle of the table. Members unable to attend may dial the conference number and be connected to the call. Please don't just call someone else at the meeting, as the people on multiple phones won't be able to hear each other that way.
Notes:
Dial-in and disconnect times and phone numbers are recorded by the conference call provider and will be provided to the secretary to make preparation of the minutes easier
Please call in on time - it is disruptive to have calls come in during the meeting. We'll try to start the call 5 minutes or so early.
Expect to be prompted to identify yourself when you dial in so we know who is there.
Understand that you are not technically attending the meeting - the AKC does not recognize telephone presence in meetings of regional clubs, so you don't count towards the Quorum of the meeting, and you are not able to vote. Physical presence at the meeting is always preferable.
The dial-in number is (515) 604-9900 - this may be toll from your phone, it is your responsibility to check or call from a phone with unlimited long distance. The conference access code is 803639.
These calls will be set up for all meetings, regular and board, for a trial period - if they work well, they will continue indefinitely.
