Toronto IT Subgroup Meeting - January 22, 2025
Present:
Karla Yelland (President) Judy Chow (VP) Nuşin Brown (Secretary)
Andrea Agh (Treasurer) Bill Sukloff Robert Mertens
Roy Philip Dave Darling
Absent: Yvonne Snaddon, Mathan Mahalingam, Faron Moses
Welcome by Karla Yelland at 6:20 pm.
Approval of Planning Meeting Minutes: Minutes were reviewed for accuracy and approved.
Finance Review: Funds that were approved for member engagement were reimbursed
Action Item: Signing authorities need to be updated. Andrea will obtain forms and bring them to the next meeting.
Portfolios Review and respective Updates:
Rand Recruitment: The Rand message has been written, translated, awaiting final approval. Will be sent out to Rand members soon.
Member Engagement: PIPSC will provide Robert with a contact name regarding a Service Plus presentation.
We participated in the SSC Annual Holiday event at 4900 in December by purchasing food with the approved funds and by helping with organizing and leading a few festive activities. The event was well attended and received by our members.
Newsletter: The Fall newsletter was sent out with a survey. There were not enough responses submitted. Only 24 English responses were received. Looking at expanding our member outreach methods.
Visibility Items: Bill contacted Pierre Touchette and got a contact for the company the National IT Group Executive uses. Based on survey feedback, items that got most responses are retractable ID lanyards, water bottles, pens, hats and t-shirts. Hats are the most expensive item at $XX each.
Items to be ordered will be discussed further among the Subgroup Executive.
Action Item: Andrea to investigate cost of retractable lanyards.
Sub-group Social Events: The most popular items voted through the survey were pub socials and bowling. Preferred locations were North York and downtown Toronto.
Robert held a PIPSC promotional Meet and Greet event at 4900 Yonge on December 12th. A second event will be held at 200 TCC at a future date for ESDC members.
Social Media Group Engagement: We need to increase our social media presence as another avenue to engage members.
Roundtable Discussion: There were no roundtable items.
Adjournment: The meeting was adjourned at 8:15 pm.