CALL TO ORDER
MINUTES OF JUNE MEETING/ AUG. meeting before picnic
- — No quorum at picnic, so couldn’t approve Ben’s June minutes; Andy took minutes at Aug. 14 meeting before picnic.
PRESIDENT’S REPORT
- — Report on this year’s summer picnic; attendance etc.
- — Newsletter status
VICE PRESIDENT’S REPORT
- — Idea for a joint Sept. event with military reporters assoc.
- — Plans for the third session of our grant-funded “Press & The Public” series; grant must be used by end of year; shooting for October date for that. About $1,400 left in grant money.
- — Joint programming — October media “mega mixer” with various journalism groups in DC, including ONA, local chapter of NAHJ, Asian journalists group.
TREASURER’S REPORT
- — Treasurer’s report for July and Aug.; but no quorum to approve them at Aug. meeting.
- — Besides the reports themselves, her email includes note about proceeds of Dateline awards banquet
OLD BUSINESS
- — SPJers at 9/11 baseball game
- — Recap who our convention delegates will be; use of the 4 comp registrations; response to Facebook posting that chapter has a free registration to giveaway to a chapter member, if there is any interest; deadline for responding Aug. 17. (How will we use free registration if no chapter member responds?)
- — Follow-up on Dateline awards banquet, including discussion of how we can contact folks who attended the dinner and are not members.
- — Schedule of dates for board meetings 2011-2012
NEW BUSINESS
- — Assigning SPJ national convention sessions to delegates to do stories for newsletter/chapter website
FOR THE GOOD OF THE ORDER
ADJOURN