CALL TO ORDER
MINUTES OF July meeting
- — (Sent to all by Andy on 8/26)
PRESIDENT’S REPORT
- — Introduce two newcomers to board meeting: Khalil Garriott and Mollie Bloudoff-Indelicato.
- — Report on my outreach to individuals we thought might be interested in filling vacancies on board.
- — Circle of Excellence Award to chapter; filing quarterly report.
VICE PRESIDENT’S REPORT
- — Upcoming programs: what’s planned for next couple months and how we’re going to get the word to members.
- — Access Across America FOI program update? Date set? Co-Sponsor?
TREASURER’S REPORT
- — (Sent to all by Amy on 9/9)
OLD BUSINESS
- — Report on this year’s Dateline Awards contest (Joel)
- — Setting date for board retreat to discuss long-term planning for programs as well as review Dateline Awards process/calendar/categories to make improvements for the coming year; tackle any other issues that need more time than board meeting allows.
NEW BUSINESS
- — Filling board vacancies by board nomination and vote: recording secretary (candidate Steve Taylor), one two-year spot (candidate Khalil Garriott); one one-year spot (still seeking candidate).
- — Create assistant treasurer position for chapter (as discussed at summer board meeting –- in response to national SPJ board’s request that ALL chapters have in place a second person besides treasurer to confirm banking activities).
- — Situation of our chapter website; hacking incident and resolving it. (Bob)
- — Welcoming new chapter members: what process is in place to routinely and frequently go over the membership rosters (both electronic and paper); add people to the email and other distribution (Evite) lists; and generally how we retain members.
- — Ideas for how our chapter can get involved in community service project (Mollie)
- — Reserve date for 2013 Hall of Fame dinner –- at National Press Club?
- — Further discussion of what happened with attempt to award Helen Thomas scholarship (if anyone still has questions).
- — Convention issues for delegates to consider this year? (The delegates are Andy, Bill, Bob, Sue, Amy, Carol Bowers)
- — Assignments for next issue of Dateline. Could each delegate write at least one story??
- — Discussion of request by Andy that he be able to send one campaign email to our chapter members right before convention (Sept. 16, 17, or 18).
GOOD OF THE ORDER
ADJOURN