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Last Update 03/21/07 |
January 22, 2004 General Meeting President Clark Evans called the meeting to order at 7:15 p.m. The following executive members were present: President: Clark Evans, Vice –President: Joe Marzen, Treasurer: Ariel Rodriguez, and Secretary: Robert Banks. Officer-at-Large Richie Schwerdt was not present because he is currently out of town. Approximately 30 members were present including the executive board. The meeting began with President Clark Evans discussing what will be addressed in the meeting. He also announced that there will be an informal survey given out during the meeting for members to give input on how they think we are doing as a chapter. This will give all members the chance to give suggestions for improvements or to just compliment on how well we are doing. Minutes from the Last Meeting Secretary Robert Banks quickly went over the minutes from the November 20, 2003 general meeting and he reminded the membership that the minutes are now available online at www.northflams.org. Treasurer's Report Treasurer Ariel Rodriguez gave the membership a status of the current financial standing of the chapter. He noted that there were expenditures for the chapter website (a yearly fee) and for the refreshments for the meeting. Program Subcommittee Report Vice-President Joe Marzen, chair of the Program Subcommittee, announced a few chapter fundraisers and events for the coming months. The first fundraiser was the sale of chapter t-shirts. The shirt proof was available for viewing, along with the prices for each type of shirt and the final ordering date. T-shirts will be ready for distribution at the February meeting. The next fundraiser Joe announced was the Pizza Hut pizza card promotion. These are cards good for free pizza and are only $10 each. Joe said that any profits made from these fundraisers would be used towards the Inaugural Chapter Banquet in April to help lower attendance costs. Chapter Website President Clark Evans showed the membership several examples from the new chapter website, www.northflams.org. Clark had a laptop computer ready and was able to introduce the membership to the new website, offering a lot of information to members and the community. Some of the information available on the website includes past meeting reports, a photo gallery and an administrative catalog. Upcoming Officer Elections President Evans announced that new officer elections will be held at the March general meeting. A formal call for nominations will be held at the February general meeting and will be followed by "Robert’s Rules of Order." To run for an office, current dues must be paid and active chapter membership must have been maintained. The offices available are President, Vice-President, Treasurer and Secretary. Featured Presentation - Experiences from the 2004 AMS Conference Vice-President Joe Marzen introduced tonight’s presentation. This presentation included photo slideshows and experiences from some of the members that were at the AMS Annual Conference in Seattle, WA. Some of the members that presented were Clark Evans, Joe Marzen, Robert Banks, Matt Sitkowski, Amanda Barth and others. Overall, there were approximately 20-25 students present in Seattle from FSU. Next Meeting The next meeting will be held on Thursday, February 19 at 7:15 PM in Room 353 Love Building. Speakers will be Paul Duval from NWS-Tallahassee and Mike McCall from WCTV Channel 6. Adjournment The meeting was adjourned at 8:25 PM. |
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