Participants: Ileana Balcu, Carla Berg, Nick Dawson, Nancy Finn, John Grohol, Sarah Krug, Danny Sands, Josh Seidman

Minutes from September 23 and October 7 approved
Board Retreat: Action Items
We formed groups to come back to the Board with recommendations as follows:
Revised Mission: Carla Berg and Michael Millenson due Nov. 30.
Initiatives: Sarah Krug, Danny Sands, Nancy Finn, Jonathan Wald, Joshua Seidman, Carla Berg, due Jan 5.
Value Proposition: Nancy Finn, Sarah Krug, Carla Berg, Michael Millenson, Danny Sands, Jon Waldman, due Jan 15.
SPM Standing Committees:
We are in the process of circulating committee descriptions with the names of those individuals who have agreed to chair or co-chair these committees.  We will send this list to the full membership of SPM asking for volunteers to join these committees and get involved.
Conflict of Interest & Board Responsibilities
Our newly elected President, Josh Seidman is putting together a policy for the Board that will outline the parameters of board member responsibility regarding conflict of interest issues.
Changes to Member Profiles
Our membership chairperson Ileana is creating additions to the current fields to expand our member database so that we can identify the professional roles and responsibilities of our members.
Corporate Relationships
We discussed our relationship and involvement with HIMSS at their upcoming conference to be held in February in Orlando.
Director of Development
Nick Dawson has interviewed several potential candidates for the position and will continue with additional interviews.  We will also post this job opportunity wherever possible to seek additional candidates.
Member Insights
Guidelines for our listserve and forums will be circulated to the executive committee for review and then released to the general membership.