Fred Sabin, Club President, opened the business portion of the meeting with a moment of silence to remember our departed Club member, Jim Russ. Fred announced that the Executive Committee had voted to change the name of the Club scholarship from the "New Jersey Computer Club Founders' Memorial Award Scholarship" to the "New Jersey Computer Club Memorial Award." The purpose of the change is to honor deceased members such as Jim Russ who, while not a Club founder, made outstanding contributions to the good of the Club and the community. Several people spoke about Jim's many kindnesses.

Fred Sabin announced that all elected officers were willing to run again for the coming year. Fred encouraged others to come forth to serve as new officers or as backups for officers. Doug Beck has agreed to continue to serve as Webmaster while at college. Doris Smith will serve as Librarian until the end of the year.

The Executive Committee has approved a motion to maintain NJCC dues at $36 a year with a reduction to $30 if dues are paid before the January 1st of the new year. All new members who give $30 will be paid-up through December 31, 2004.

The computer-oriented nature of  the Newsletter was discussed. Fred Sabin will seek to have a future edition(s) of the Newsletter include mention of key programs members feel every computer user should have.

Following the business portion of the meeting, Keith Ennis of Voice Factor gave an intriguing demonstration of the voice recognition software, Dragon Naturally Speaking. A computer Question and Answer session had preceded the business portion.