Agenda — September 13, 2011

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