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Last Update 03/21/07 |
February 24, 2005 -- Dr. James J. O'Brien, Florida State Climatologist President Chris Bennett called the meeting to order at 7:35 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 35 members were present including the executive board. The meeting began with Chris opening the meeting with an overview and the announcement of officer nominations. Chris also mentioned a couple of fundraising events that the chapter will be participating in over the next couple of months. One is a possible par-3 golf tournament at Cross Creek in Tallahassee and the other fundraiser is selling magazines for ESPN. The ESPN fundraiser looks to be a great opportunity for the chapter to increase it's funds. Officer Nominations President Chris Bennett opened up the floor for any nominations for the 2005-2006 executive board. All nominations had to be seconded and accepted by the nominee. As of this meeting all nominees for each position are running unopposed. The nominees are as follows: President: Pat Taylor, Vice-President: Geoff Wagner, nominated by Clark Evans, Treasurer: Cerese Albers, self-nominated, Secretary: Michelle Stewart, Sci. Ed: Billy Veczko. Chris announced that nominations will be opened up again right before the elections at the March general meeting and the new executive board will be announced at the annual banquet in April. Treasurer's Report Treasurer Cerese Albers gave the current financial status of the chapter and made a few announcements about current and past membership committee meetings. The current amount in the chapter account is approximately $400 but the ESPN fundraiser should increase this amount in the next few months. The membership is currently 60 active members and this number may increase after some community outreach events planned for this year. The last meeting of the membership committee was Thursday, February 11 and the next meeting will be in approximately 2 weeks. Program Committee Update Vice-President Geoff Wagner told the chapter that the polo shirts that were supposed to be in for this meeting will not be available for another week or so. Also, he and his committee are organizing a Halo/NCAA XBOX tournament fundraiser to be held at the Love Building and the date is TBD. The GA Tech tailgate had a small turnout but it was still a fun event for the chapter. Geoff announced current, up to date banquet information including date and speaker. The date and location is Thursday, April 7 and it will be hosted at The Silver Slipper Restaurant. Ticket prices and on sale information will be coming up soon. The guest speaker for the banquet will be Paul Kocin, storm expert for The Weather Channel in Atlanta, GA. Report from Science & 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. Clark's newest outreach expedition is to help with a K-5 integrated weather program sponsored by Hewlett-Packard. WCTV Channel 6 and the chapter will be holding a community weather day sometime in late fall with more details to be announced soon. Also, Clark mentioned that science fair season is in late May so he will need plenty of volunteers to be judges. Featured Presentation -- Dr. James J. O'Brien, Florida State Climatologist Vice-President Geoff Wagner announced that our speaker tonight would be Dr. James J. O'Brien, director of the Center for Ocean-Atmospheric Prediction Studies and Robert O. Lawton distinguished professor of meteorology and oceanography at FSU. Dr. O'Brien gave an interesting talk of his passion, ENSO, and its effects on a wide range of issues from agriculture to hurricanes. Next Meeting Thursday, March 24, 2005 at 7:30PM in Room 353 Love Building. Adjournment The meeting was adjourned at 8:35PM. 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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