This month’s good news comes in the form of Robert West, who stepped forward at last month’s general meeting to fill the vacant and very necessary meeting recorder position. I met Robert for the first time last month when, in desperation, I gently called out to the small crowd that had gathered in front of the volunteer table, “Would anyone like to fill one of our empty volunteer positions?” Robert paused, and then fearlessly stepped up to the table where I was setting up information materials. We discussed the job, and then introduced him to Larry Clark and Frank Leonard for a briefing on job responsibilities and requirements. Mary Lint helped by showing Robert how to setup and use the equipment to be ready to go before the meeting started. All in all, it was a great volunteer effort by everyone involved—thanks for your assistance.
    Edwin Holloway has taken over the position of lead meeting reporter. Not to be confused with the meeting recorder, the lead meeting reporter silently roams through the meeting rooms before, during and after our general meeting looking for SPCUG news and vendor information. He then compiles that data, and the finished product appears in Sacra Blue and eBlue. At the last meeting, I found Edwin seriously taking notes at the volunteer table.
    Brian Lavender has joined the volunteer force by becoming our new Linux SIG. Brian has also joined the Trade Show Committee—his first project will be helping man our booth at the Government Technology Conference next month.
    We are still looking for a new Sacra Blue editor to take over where Eric Butow is leaving off. Eric has been doing an excellent job for over two years now, but is growing weary and needs a replacement on board so he can train his replacement to take over in July. Please ask your friends if they have any experience in newsletter production—this can be a very good opportunity for someone looking for valuable writing and editing experience. Also, we still need an associate editor and several meeting reporters. Please help us out with these, if you have some time!
    I am sure you will find volunteer work for the group very rewarding, and it could even create some interesting opportunities for you. You may be surprised how little time is involved in some of the positions that hold great benefit for the group. Please take a look at the job openings below. If you think you can help the group, give me a call at 916-921-6414 or drop me e-mail at hawk@ardennet.com, and let’s talk.

Sacra Blue Editor: Our newsletter editor puts together the newsletter every month under a strict production cycle. This includes acquiring articles, artwork, and photos, editing the final layout of the newsletter, supervising the proofreading and editing process, printing out the master copy of the newsletter, delivering the master copy to the printer, and preparing copy for eBlue.

Sacra Blue Associate Editor: The newsletter’s associate editor performs newsletter duties delegated by the editor to make the editor’s life a little easier.