14/11/12 Public Meeting Minutes
Attendance
Board of Directors:
Kevin Erickson: Vice President
Roger Vitco: Secretary
Angie Charpenter: Treasurer
Chris Hinsley: Web Master
Members:
Frank Watters
Steve Low
Donny My
Rich Hogan
Josh Solomon
Meeting Call to order
• Kevin calls to open meeting
• Chris Hinsley seconds meeting opening
Kevin Erickson reports for President, Vice President, and Membership:
MACNA update: 899 room nights booked
744 full conferences pass sold
Price to rise 11/1/14
Higher sales at discounted rates may indicate lower revenue but a highly attended MACNA
65% of showroom floor sold
DC group working on electronic schedule tool
8 speakers signed to date plus others not announced yet
Rich Hogan asks how parking will work and price
Chris Hinsley asks where room block capacity is, Kevin Erickson estimates 40 to 60% of the room block
sold already
MASNA Speaks Funding
Kevin Erickson asks if MASNA is looking for more sponsors
Angie Charpenter states Reed Mariculture will donate $300 per month plus money from MACNA can
support 2 club meetings per month
Frank Watters asks about adding a speaker to the speaker list, Angie Charpenter states the list was updated
three months ago and speaker can fill out a form on MASNA website
Josh Solomon asks via messenger to Kevin Erickson if speakers need to be paid members of MASNA, the
answer is no they do not
PIJAC Funding
Dave Barrick has tried to contact major forums about advertising the MASNA donation matching. The
emails have gone unanswered
Rich Hogan states it’s going to take a lot of money to fight the legislation
Chris Hinsley states the social media has not been used for a month to advertise the matching program
Angie Charpenter had asked Tony Vargus to give the program a shout out
Steve Low will reach out to his organization about donating
Rich Hogans asks how he can turn in the moneys his club collected
Kevin reads a statement from Roger Vitko about donations stalling due to holidays and hobbyist’s fear of
the issue has worn off. He will post on Tunze social media
Angie Charpenter Treasurer report:
PayPal $5830.55, PNC Checking $37713.13, PNC Savings $36032.28, Total $79575.96
Outgoing payables PIJAC $6396, CRF $7000
Kevin Erickson asks for a timeline on checks going out, Angie Charpenter states by the end of the year for
PIJAC and three weeks for CRF
Kevin asks if MASNA Scholorship checks went out, Angie Charpenter states 3 weeks ago
Kevin Erickson asks if Dave Barrick has been reimbursed, Angie Charpenter states checks went out and
were lost in the mail, she then sent the reimbursement electronically
Kevin Erickson asks for a volunteer for MASNA PR work, Chris Hinsely volunteers
Rich Hogan asks if website is complete, Kevin Erickson says no
Kevin Erickson talks about Australia’s first Marine Aquarium Conference and explains the 2 day experience
Kevin Erickson moves to close
Chris Hinsley seconds