Toronto IT Subgroup Meeting, March 26, 2025
Present:
Karla Yelland (President) Nuşin Brown (Secretary) Bill Sukloff
Andrea Agh (Treasurer) Mathan Mahalingam Roy Philip
Dave Darling
Absent: Yvonne Snaddon, Judy Chow, Faron Moses, Robert Mertens
Virtual Meeting called to order at 5:35 pm by Karla
Approval of Meeting Minutes: January 2025 minutes were reviewed and approved.
Finance Review: Coffee events that were held came under budget.
Portfolios Review and respective Updates:
Rand Recruitment: The Rand message was approved. Will be sent out to rand members soon.
Action Item: Andrea to follow-up with PIPSC.
Member Engagement: A coffee social event was held at 200 TCC for ESDC members on February 20th.
Newsletter: The Fall newsletter was sent out. The Winter edition has been delayed. It was supposed to be quarterly. It will span two pages and contain photos from recent events. We may include a couple of commonly asked questions.
Action Items: Bill to come up with simple questions for the newsletter. Karla to review the draft.
Visibility Items: Andrea made a motion to purchase 125 retractable lanyards, Bill seconded. Motion carried. Bill made a motion to purchase up to 24 Canadian made caps, Karla seconded. Motion carried. Motion to purchase 100 pens with the Toronto IT subgroup logo and not exceeding $XXX, Andrea seconded. Motion carried.
Action Items: Andrea to investigate cost of retractable lanyards. Karla to find the contact information on ordering Canadian made caps.
Sub-group Social Events: We received quotes from bowling locations at Woodbridge and Scarborough. The event will be held in May.
Karla attended the IT Subgroup President’s meeting March 15th in Ottawa. Updates were provided. Some subgroups offered retirement planning sessions to their members.
Roundtable Discussion: By-law review regarding subgroup boundaries to be done at the next meeting.
Adjournment: The meeting was adjourned at 7:40 pm. Next meeting to be held May 28th, location TBA.