AWMA Board Meeting Minutes

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June 10 Board meeting minutes - No comments, Approved

none

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Federal Tax Reporting - No progress has been made in obtaining a Federal Tax Id or 501(c) Tax Exempt certification since Spring 2008. The Section’s 2007 Annual Report is needed to continue.

Mike Emery and Pat Martin requested the Annual Report from Pat Filey and will work on the application.

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Open positions on the Board – Technical Societies Council (TSC) representative and Historian

Randy R. will be our delegate to TSC. 

Mike E. will ask Elsa Schmidt about the Historian position.

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Chairman’s Objectives for 2008-09 - Mike shared nine objective for his term

Mike will include in the August newsletter

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Student Chapters - discussed what we could do to bring the student chapters back to life 

Bruce Wattle will ask his UB contacts for suggestions 

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Ontario Section - Diane Freeman of CRA is now the Ontario Section Representative to our Board

Mike will get her contact information

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Program -  Randy noted that the dinner meetings be held on the third Thursday of the month.  Randy reviewed the draft schedule. We should be able to give more PDH credits than previous years. Rich will create the meeting announcements with information Randy supplies.

Randy will include the proposed program in the newsletter.

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Treasury report - Checking-$14,833, CD-$8,846, Savings-$3,225 for a total of $26,904

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Membership – Mike Hinton will make some changes to the application, which will be available on our website. We will give a $5 discount for local members who register by the October 16 meeting. We will give a $25 discount to new International members, who also register by October 16, 2008.

Mike H or Mike E will announce the membership specials in the August newsletter

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Education - The committee is setting up for the Teach the Teacher program; Dates: 10/21 & 23; 3/10 & 17; Charlie Porter will help.  There will be minimal changes to the scholarship application. form. Connie LaPorte will continue to coordinate the DEC camp scholarships.

Bruce will confirm that Dave Copeland will take charge of the Earth Day Grants again.

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Seminar - The committee had a July meeting, and will hold another meeting in September. The seminar date will be 4/22/09.  Steve will be Chair again.

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Envirun - The race will be held on 4/25/09. We need to spend the proceeds from this year’s (2008) race.

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Newsletter - John will coordinate a 1-2 page monthly newsletter, starting in September; the newsletter will be distributed with the meeting notice.

Submit Chairman’s report, Program report and membership specials to John by August 28

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Chapter reports-

  -UB -No report
  -Buffalo State - No report
  -GFL - The Chapter has a new chairman

Mike E will get the new GFL Chairman’s contact information

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Website - Please send any updates to Dave Copeland

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Membership directory - Pat Filey will coordinate an updated membership directory with a publishing goal of 1/15/09

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Next Board meeting -  9/9/08 at 7 am at the Holiday Inn