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Last Update 03/21/07 |
January 20, 2005 -- San Diego AMS Conference President Chris Bennett called the meeting to order at 7:30 p.m. The following executive members were present: President: Chris Bennett, Vice-President: Geoff Wagner, Treasurer: Cerese Albers, Secretary: Robert Banks, and Past-President: Clark Evans. Approximately 20 members were present including the executive board. The meeting began with Chris opening the meeting with an overview. Treasurer's Report Treasurer Cerese Albers gave a report on the current financial status of the chapter and encouraged members to pay their dues as soon as possible in order to be eligible for officer election. She announced her committee’s next meeting time which is Wednesday, January 26th at 6:00pm. She noted that several fundraisers are planned to help defer the costs of tickets for the annual banquet in April. If you have any questions you can stop by her office or email her at northflams@gmail.com. Program Committee Update Vice-President Geoff Wagner gave a brief but informative update of the program committee. Banquet speakers are currently being discussed but will be kept unreleased for the time being. The possible venues for the event are either The Silver Slipper or The University Club and costs are going to be deferred by fundraising activities in the coming months. Polo shirts will go on sale immediately. They are royal blue with the chapter logo on the front. Cost for a shirt is $18 before January 31st and $20 after the 31st. A social event is planned for February 20th from 11am-1pm and will be confirmed by email soon. It will be a tailgating event form the FSU basketball game and will take place near the love building like the last tailgate. March - Outreach Month President Bennett announced that the chapter is deeming March 2005, another outreach month where the chapter really gets out and lends a helping hand to the community. This month is generally the most active for science fairs, etc. so the chapter plans to get out and help with all that. He expresses that the entire chapter will be needed to make this month a success. Report from Science and Education Committee Past-President Clark Evans gave a brief synopsis of what occurred at his last committee meeting. Clark’s committee has set Tuesdays and Wednesdays every week as the days for visiting schools on a regular basis. Contact Clark Evans at acevans@met.fsu.edu if you would like to participate. A few of the upcoming presentations are teaching disabled children at Madison County, a science Olympiad training at Fairview Middle, and a possible Chiles High school presentation. The K-12 AMS local chapter is almost off the ground and the paperwork should be finished by next week. A website is in the making for this new AMS chapter. Featured Presentation -- 85th Annual AMS Conference Attendees President Chris Bennett announced that our speaker tonight would be a group forum discussing experiences from the recent annual meeting in San Diego, CA. Each of the officers gave a synopsis of their experiences and showed photos. After the officers spoke, the floor was opened up to the chapter to ask questions, share experiences, or show photos. The general thought from the AMS meeting was that networking was the most important aspect of the meeting. Next Meeting Thursday, February 17, 2005 at 7:30 PM in Room 353 Love Building. Adjournment The meeting was adjourned at 8:30 PM. The above minutes are a true and correct reflection of the January 20, 2005 meeting. For More Information: Chris Bennett, northflams@gmail.com. Minutes submitted by Robert Banks, Secretary. |
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