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November 1, 2017 Minutes

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CTAC   – Monthly Meeting Minutes – November 1, 2017
Meeting via Teleconference, remotely accessed 712-775-7031 Meeting # 494-172-659
Called to order @ 6:00 PM.

 

Members in attendance:
Tad Weinstein (West Haven), Chair
Peaches Quinn (New Haven) Vice-Chair
Johnes Ruta, (New Haven), Advisor, Acting Secretary – calling from Medford, Oregon.
Laurel Coleman (West Haven) , Advisor.
Ashley Sklar (New Haven Public Library System) Advisor.

1.   October CTAC Minutes (submitted via email by Johnes).   Peaches makes Motion to approve the October Minutes. Tad seconds. Vote carried.

  1. COMCAST Report, delivered via email PDF.
    Community Relations

 Comcast provided a sponsorship to the CT NAACP’s Annual Great Debate Event on October 20th    (Howard University v. Harvard University)

 

            Marketing

 On November 7, 2017, Weatherscan Local will no longer be available.

 On November 7, 2017, HSN2 will be moved from the Expanded Basic tier to the Limited Basic tier.

 On November 7, 2017, ESPN Classic will no longer be available.

 

 CSN New England, carried as part of the Expanded Basic service tier, has been renamed NBC Sports Boston and will continue to be available to all Comcast customers who subscribe to Expanded Basic service.

 

 RLTV, carried as part of the Digital Preferred service tier, has been renamed Newsy and will continue to be available to all Comcast customers who subscribe to Digital Preferred service.

  1. CTAC December meeting time is discussed. Determine that meeting will take place on Wednesday, November 29th. 6:00 PM, to be at Luce’ Restaurant, upper Whitney Avenue, Hamden near Mt. Carmel.4.   CTAC Video Contest status:
    Video Contest dates have been extended. Application forms must be submitted no later than Friday, December 31, 2017, 5:00 pm.

All entries must be uploaded and notification to CTAC emailed no later than Wednesday,
February 28, 2018, 5:00 pm.
Winners will be chosen by  Wednesday, April 4, 2018, 5:00 pm.
All winners will be notified directly no later than Friday, April 13, 2018, 5:00 pm.

Yvonne has created a nice poster for the Video Contest, which will be sent to CTAC
members to be distributed to the Press and to the eligible age-groups of the public,
schools, PTAs, etc. via e-blast.

CTAC teleconference meeting is adjourned at 6:26 PM EDT.

Minutes Submitted 11/15/2017 by Johnes Ruta, CTAC Acting Secretary, New Haven Rep #2