CALL TO ORDER
PRESENT CHECK FOR NPC LIBRARY (when Fickling arrives)
APPROVE FEBRUARY MINUTES
PRESIDENT'S REPORT
- – movement to change decision on Thomas award
- – MOE awards judging finished
- – price quote for online awards contest system – SmalltownPapers.com from Washington state
- – quarterly report – scheduled to be sent to Brian Eckert on Monday
- – full slate for election: Julie Asher for president, Jenn Rowell for VP, Amy Fickling for treasurer, Sue Kopen Katcef for corresponding secretary, Sherrell Williams for recording secretary;
- – two membership errors among board members/candidates
- – national membership drive – D.C. won two free convention registrations – top three among large chapters were Chicago, D.C., New York
VICE PRESIDENT'S REPORT
- – third and final session of "The Press & The Public" ethics series
- – other events
- possibilities we have discussed: a Nats baseball game, Radio and Television Museum, Ethics Hold' Em, WikiLeaks, lunch with Nancy Trejos, something with National Gay and Lesbian Journalists Association
TREASURER'S REPORT
HALL OF FAME DINNER
- – update – Tim/Garth
- – HoF/DSA choices – Steve
DATELINE AWARDS
- – final count
DATELINE
- – February issue probably will be mailed on Monday
- – next issue will be in April
FACEBOOK PAGE (as of 2/28/11)
- 146 monthly active users (-1 from previous week)
- 239 people like this (+1 from previous week)
- 2 wall posts and comments this week (-2 from previous week)
- 88 visits this week (-119 from previous week)
- As of 3/7/11: 241 people like the page
TWITTER FEED (as of 3/7/11)
- 1,224 tweets (up from 1, 112 last month)
- 157 followers (up from 151 followers last month)
REGIONAL
- – silent auction items wanted – an appeal from Brian Eckert
- – conference update – Steve
OLD BUSINESS
- – D.C. open government/FOI – Bob B.
- – web site stats – Bob B.
- – possible George Wash. U. chapter – Tim – Interested student was going to attend February board meeting, but couldn't. Will attend tonight's meeting instead.
- – Checking with Brian Eckert to see if there's anything new on effort to revive Md. Pro chapter
NEW BUSINESS
- – nominations for national awards
- – candidate for Scripps Leadership Program – June 4-6 – deadline to apply is March 16
FOR THE GOOD OF THE ORDER
ADJOURN