Agenda — May 2, 2011

May 2, 2011

CALL TO ORDER
MARCH MINUTES
APRIL MINUTES
PRESIDENT'S REPORT

– membership total for D.C. Pro/number of convention delegates
– screening of Arab hip-hop documentary
– national SPJ essay judging
– election is near

VICE PRESIDENT'S REPORT (Asher will be absent)

– no plans yet for third ethics session
– summer picnic at Radio/TV Museum uncertain

TREASURER'S REPORT
HALL OF FAME DINNER

updates on dinner (Tim):
– invitations (mailed by May 1st)
– business/org outreach for ticket sales
– program assistance
– charges to date/reimbursements
updates on HoF/DSA honorees (Steve):
– press release was distributed
– introducers

DATELINE AWARDS

– update

DATELINE

– May issue done – about to be distributed

FACEBOOK PAGE (as of 4/26/11)

155 monthly active users (-1 from previous week)
252 people like this (same as last week – still at that level on May 2)
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60 visits this week (-43 from previous week)

TWITTER FEED (as of 4/4/11)

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REGIONAL

– conference recap – Steve

OLD BUSINESS

– no luck donating a free SPJ convention registration – chapter received two for membership drive – Bill
– paying for SPJ membership for HoF/DSA honorees

NEW BUSINESS

– report on freelance committee – Bill
– recap on national board meeting – including news about national election – Bill
– one member/one vote effort failed – Bob B.

FOR THE GOOD OF THE ORDER
ADJOURN