May 2003 BOD Meeting Minutes
This meeting was held electronically on May 14, 2003 at 9:00 PM EST
BOD Present:
Charles Scannell (President/Internet Promotion)
Nancy Swart (Past President, Treasurer)
John Brandt (MAC/USCRTF Representative)
Lee Morey (Director of Public Relations/Membership)
Jennifer Myerscough (Secretary)
Tom Walsh (Vice President & Director of Fundraising/Scholarship)
Members Present
Steve Robinson (AMDA)
John Link (Reef Central)
Shane Graber (reefs.org)
Kelly Jedlicki (LMAS)
Merrill Gable (Corporate Member)
Darren Gale (Boston Reefers Society)
Robin, Upstate Reef
Bill Grimlan (reefs.org) BOD Absent:
Sandy Shoup (Newsletter Editor) Call to order 9:16 PM 1) Moved by Jenn to accept minutes as published. Motion tabled, minutes distributed via email to BOD. 2) Vice President's Report (Tom Walsh):
I have nothing new to report, no new donations since the last report. 3) President's Report (Charles Scannell):
Banners for MACNA XV have gone to the bulletin board services. We have one official MACNA XVI bid, received by fax. This bid will be faxed to the remainder of the BOD and be published to the website before the vote. 4) Treasurer's Report (Nancy Swart)
May 2003 Treasurer's Report:
Income
$ 60.00 - Dues
Total Income = $60.00
Expenses
$ 72.67 Newsletter
$ 59.85 Website (3 mos)
$102.05 Merchant Acct. (Includes $75.00 Annual Fee)
Total Expenses = $234.57 Net Income = ($174.57) Balance as of 4/30/03 = $2,288.12
(May income to date = $280.00 minus bank fees) Filed 990EZ Income Tax Return for 2002 Web Report:
Routine Updates
5) Membership (Lee Morey)
Membership totals are as follows:
Honorary: 15, unchanged
Complimentary: 9, unchanged
Individual: 72, includes 31 new members of Boston Reefers Society
Corporate: 9, unchanged
Clubs: 18, unchanged
Right now individual memberships are only $10. it is a great time for people to try MASNA
6) MAC/USCRTF (John Brandt)
There is no news to report from the United States Coral Reef Task Force.
News from MAC is the release of a briefing on the progress of the Cyanide Detection Test as it relates to certification. This brief can be viewed on the MASNA website. I was interviewed for an article about reef conservation, aquarium industry reform, MAC, marine hobbyists, it was related to the upcoming release of the Disney-Pixar film, "Finding Nemo." This film will portray a clownfish who is caught from the sea and taken to be kept in an aquarium. Nemo has some pretty nasty things to say about being kept in a tank, so it is newsworthy in that respect. Expect lots of kids to want their own little Nemo! 7) AMDA (Steve Robinson) 8) MACNA XV (Kelly Jedlicki)
Still waiting on the IRS. Dealing with a disgruntled hobbyist who invited a speaker without consulting or asking LMAS. He is not and has never been a member nor ever planned a MACNA. He HAS been a MACNA supporter, but not ever involved in the planning or organizing. He never approached us until after all the plans for the speaker had been made. He assumes that we will cancel or rearrange speakers to fit his speaker in. 9) Vice President & Director of Fundraising/Scholarship (Tom Walsh)
I got the donations; don't know how the raffle will work! I think that's what we need to discuss. Ideas,anyone? We solicited items for MASANA to auction off and had a good number of responses.
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