Minutes of the Floating Zendo Business Meeting,
November 28, 2006 8:15-9:25p.m.

Present: Angie, Wendy, Dan, donnalynn, Britt, Lorne,
Jane, Carolyn.

Agenda:
1. Financial Summary
2. 2007 Floating Zendo Officers
3. Approval of Villa Angelica for 2007 Sesshin
4. Newsletter and Website Update
5. Open Discussion

1. Financial Summary
Sesshin expenses were approximately $560 greater than
income. However, FZ approved $1,000 to come from FZ
to pay the Tenzo.
Dan requires reimbursement for website expenses.
Angie’¡Çs 2006 copy expenses did not exceed the amount
advanced. She will submit an exact accounting in
early 2007.
FZ will discuss a travel fund for Angie in 2007.

2. 2007 Floating Zendo Officers
Jane will continue as FZ Coordinator, Britt as
Secretary. Dan will continue his work as Webmaster.
Wendy will act as Treasurer for 2007, leaving vacant
her previous position of Ino. Ino is the director of
the meditation hall. Ino liaises with the Friends,
whose meeting house we use as zendo, and recruits
volunteers for opening and doan. Samia has agreed to
fill the Ino role during January and February.

ACTION: FZ must secure an Ino for the remainder of
2007.

3. Approval of Villa Angelica
Villa Angelica was approved to be the site of the
August 2007 sesshin. Sesshin is planned to start
Friday, August 24, and end Thursday, August 30.

FZ will search for a site for the 2008 sesshin in
spring 2007. We hope that by searching early we will
gain greater choice in location. FZ plans to book the
2008 site by July 2007.

4. Newsletter and Website Update
The newsletter is on schedule and will be sent to the
copiers December 2.

Dan is working to improve the Google rank of
floatingzendo.org. FZ wants the website to appear on
the first page when one searches for ’¡ÈSan Jose’¡É & zen.
Assistance is welcome, especially from those who have
experience using a blog format.

In addition, Dan has proposed creating email addresses
using the floatingzendo domain for all administrative
roles. Then, the Secretary, for example, could always
be reached at secretary@floatingzendo.org regardless
of who is serving as secretary at the time. The
addresses proposed were coordinator@, treasurer@,
ino@, secretary@, communications@, and fz@.

5. Open Discussion
The FZ advertisement has not appeared in the Mercury
News Classifieds in some time.

ACTION: Jane will investigate the situation.

The FZ will not meet this New Years Eve. The event
has been dropped from the calendar.