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Last Update 03/21/07 |
November 20, 2003 General Meeting President Clark Evans called the meeting to order at 7:20 p.m. The following executive members were present: President: Clark Evans, Vice President: Joe Marzen, Treasurer: Ariel Rodriguez, Secretary: Robert Banks, and Officer-at-Large Richie Schwerdt. 40 members were present including the executive board. We saw a lot of new faces tonight and our membership is growing. The meeting began with President Clark Evans discussing what will be addressed in the meeting. Treasurer's Report Treasurer Ariel Rodriguez addressed to the chapter our current state of finances and urged every member to pay their dues before this year is out. He noted that dues are only $5.00 for students and $10.00 for non-students for a year's membership. Subcommittee Reports President Clark Evans ran down the list of subcommittees which are each headed by an officer and then each officer gave a report of how their subcommittee is coming along. Treasurer Ariel Rodriguez is the head of the membership subcommittee and he expressed that there is a need for more members in his subcommittee so they can encourage others from the community to join the chapter and in that way we can expand even further. Secretary Robert Banks is the head of the publicity subcommittee and he announced the current state of advertising for the chapter which includes an advertisement in the Tallahassee Democrat for meetings every month, fliers around the campus, and by word of mouth in order to promote a bigger and better chapter. Member-at-Large Richie Schwerdt is in charge of heading up our donations and community service activities along with the education subcommittee which is headed by senior undergraduate, Chris Bennett. Richie is currently helping us gather canned goods for the local food bank, ECHO, so they have enough food for the holidays. Chris Bennett, head of the science/education subcommittee, announced that the chapter is planning to help with the Alachua School Science Fair as volunteer judges. Also he mentioned the need for more speakers and help for school visits to educate younger individuals. Canned Food Drive Officer at Large Richie Schwerdt asked that if every member could bring a canned food to every event that we have if they remember to do so. He said that these would all be donated to ECHO food bank because they are in great need of them for the upcoming holiday season. Chapter Ideas President Clark Evans announced a few ideas to the members to try and get a feel of what they wanted to do. He talked about chapter expenditures for a chapter website and the idea of a flag football game for some social interaction. The football game is set to be on November 22 or 23 but it seemed that not many members had an interest. The website was a good idea and will be pursued further in the coming months. Also, Clark noted he will be going to the WIMSE program on December 1 to try and gather more interest from the outside community. 2004 Annual AMS Conference President Evans announced the winners from the AMS Assistantship/Scholarships for the AMS Conference to be held in January. Also, he said that department funds will be announced shortly. Featured Presentation - T.J. Turnage, Forecaster, NWS/Tallahassee Vice-President Joe Marzen introduced tonight’s guest speaker. He is T.J. Turnage of the National Weather Service. He is the director and instructor of the SKYWARN program which is an introductory course in training people to spot storms and other severe weather. Mr. Turnage gave an exciting and informative talk about different types of thunderstorms and tornadoes and how to spot them and report them to your local NWS. Next Meeting The next meeting is tentatively set for Thursday, January 15 at 7:15 PM in Room 353 Love Building but may be changed due to the number of people attending the AMS Annual Conference in Seattle. Adjournment The meeting was adjourned at 8:40 PM. |
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