Date: April 9, 2014
Time: 11:00 A.M.
Location: Old Overton Club
Member Companies: Representative(s): Attended:
ACTEK No Representative No
American Cast Iron Pipe Company Donald Cano No
Birmingham Water Works Board No Representative No
Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Alabama Blake LeCroy Yes
Cardinal Health No Representative No
City of Birmingham Tammy High Yes
Compass Bank Kore Basava No
Drummond Company Kevin Stone No
Energen Vernandi Greene No
Jacksonville State University Alan Wallace No
Jefferson County No Representative No
Liberty National Life Insurance Barbara Shook Yes
Motion Industries No Representative No
O’Neal Steel No Representative No
Regions Financial Corporation Mike Terry Yes
Samford University Angeline Jackson No
Southern Progress No Representative No
Southern Company/ Alabama Power No Representative No
University of Alabama Birmingham Bill Laughlin Yes
Shelby County Winston Estes No
Next Meeting: May 14, 2014
11:00 a.m.
Location: Old Overton Club – Monthly Meeting Location
Directions Attached
Calendar Year 2014 Meeting Schedule (Second Wednesday)
January 8, 2014
February 12, 2014
March 12, 2014
April 9, 2014
May 14, 2014
June 11, 2014
July 9, 2014
August 13, 2014
September 10, 2014
October 8, 2014
November 12, 2014
December 10, 2014
Attachments: BLUG Class Schedule
Minutes
Barbara Shook (Liberty National Life Insurance) presided over the meeting.
Michael Terry (Regions) was the meeting recorder.
The next meeting will be held on Wednesday, May 14th, 2014 at 11:00 a.m., at Old Overton Club.
OLD BUSINESS
· A request was made for SQL Reporting Services. Bill may have 4 interested and Mike will check to see if he has any at Regions.
o Bill stated he will pursue setting this up. Mike will check whether Regions has the software needed to conduct the class at a Regions location as well as an available room. (Open)
· Mike Terry will look into the availability of a classroom to hold a DB2 class.
o Update (nothing available at this time.) (Open)
· Bill Laughlin has received a request for a REXX class. Membership will poll their companies to see if they have a need. (Open)
· Mike Terry asked about the possibility of putting a membership contact list behind the login area of the web page.
o Bill Laughlin will create the space and Mike Terry will add the content.
o Bill has assigned the web page to a new developer. (Open)
NEW BUSINESS
· Bill stated he now a list of possible vendors for HTML5 and UAB has a need for 2 full classes.
o Membership will ask if there is a need within their companies.
· Barbara asked if anyone has a need for DBA in Sequel Server training.
o Membership will ask if there is a need within their companies.
· The T-SQL class scheduled for 4/17-18/14 has been cancelled due to insufficient enrollment.
The meeting was adjourned.
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