Present:

Dave Morrissette (President)

John Noack (First Vice-President)

Ron Bell (Second Vice-President)

Ed Kinney (Treasurer)

Jack Kennedy (Director of Local Chapters)
Glen Broman (Director, Foreign Liason)

David Von Almen (Journal Editor)

Mary Jane Kinney (Office Manager)

Bob Hester (Internet Coordinator)

1.  President Dave Morrissette:

A.  Transition of Pubs Directors to be handled in separate phone call – no major problems to report.

2.  First Vice President John Noack:

A.  Discussed appropriate locations for reviews. Agreed that we need to maintain a balance between reviews in Journal and on website. DM suggests that build articles placed on line could also be used in magazine as content for members who don’t access website.

3.  Second Vice President Ron Bell:

A. Kansas City and Minneapolis have both indicated an interest in bidding for next convention cycle.

4.  Treasurer Ed Kinney

A. Balances as follows:

Make and Take: $1335.20 Convention Fund: $14075.15 Operating Account: $22,333.44 Investment Funds: $102, 112.58

Convention issue cost approx. $10k, price was kept down by DVA doing color separations.

Dues increase is likely to be needed, driven primarily by mailing and paper cost increases along with anticipated hike in insurance rates.

Action: form a cost committee to review budgets and report back to Board. Committee members: Morrissette, Kinney(s), and Von Almen.

5.  Director of Local Chapters Jack Kennedy:

A. Three Re-Charters received as of today. Getting several requests for new chapter startup kits. Working to determine best Region for Philippines Chapter which wants to charter under US Branch.

 A. New Journal covers are printed. Success rate on requested articles from members contacted at OKC is less than stellar; only one article underway.

 A. Getting requests for SIG contacts.  Magazine exchange is going well.  Asked for a list of all known foreign branches so we can coordinate exchanges – DVA to provide.

 A. Suggests trying a contact note to members who have not renewed but remain in our database.  Cost approximately $400 if we sent a postcard to all.  DM suggests a trial run of the most recent 1000 lapsed members to get an idea of return rate before we expand to the entire list.

 A. Major focus is database development – taking more time than anticipated. Ready to offload some maintenance aspects of website if the appropriately skilled people can be found – will update us.