Agenda — May 12, 2009

CALL TO ORDER

 APPROVAL OF APRIL MINUTES

 TREASURER’S REPORT

 PRESIDENT’S REPORT

  • National high school essay results
  • Ethics town hall meeting
  • Ombud program recap
  • Chapter report

VICE PRESIDENT’S REPORT

  • Update on programs
  • – recap of happy hour – Tim
  • – Sen. Cardin’s bill – nonprofit status for newspapers
  • – Bowie Baysox – June?
  • – Summer event – pool party/picnic/? – July?
  • – others

REGIONAL DIRECTOR’S REPORT

 HALL OF FAME DINNER

  • Status report – Bill

 DATELINE AWARDS

  • Contest/Conn. judging update
  • – Ohio judging – Andy

DATELINE

  • April issue
  • May issue

OLD BUSINESS

  • Election
  • Reaction to VA seizing tape recorder from WAMU reporter
  • Coverage of Hall of Fame dinner – cell phone video (Qik.com)/Twitter – Dan
  • Delegates for 2009 national convention
  • Helen Thomas scholarship
  • 100th anniversary celebration

NEW BUSINESS

  • SDX-DC Kiplinger birthday lunch – Bill
  • Recap from April national board meeting – Bill or Ann or Sue

FOR THE GOOD OF THE ORDER

ADJOURN