Minutes of Board Meeting, February 7, 2000

Minutes of 2^nd Board Meeting, February 7, 2000

Attendance: Lynn Usury, Carolyn Merry, Max Egenhofer, Art Getis, Barbara Buttenfield, Greg Elmes, Stephen Hirtle, David Mark, Suzy Jampoler, Karen Kemp (secretary), William Huxhold (chair)

Meeting began at 4:05pm.

1. Welcome to the new member, Stephen Hirtle

2. Grant administration

ACTION - Jampoler to contact someone in NSF about how the organization should negotiate indirect or direct costs.

3. Agenda for tomorrow

4. Distribution of posters

ACTION - sell on the web with aggressive advertising, sell at member organization conferences, and give away as gifts whenever possible. (Jampoler)

4. Awards

ACTION - President to create ad hoc Awards Committee to prepare a proposal on a UCGIS awards program for the Board to vote on at the Summer Assembly. Stephen Hirtle to be appointed to chair committee.

5. Schedule for meetings

Summer meeting to occur between June 15 and August 15.
Winter meeting to occur between January 20 and February 10.
Program for summer assembly to be agreed upon at previous summer's meeting with some flexibility to make changes at the winter meeting.

6. Communications with University administration

ACTION - President to send letter regarding activities and participation at this Winter meeting, information about the Summer meeting with student participation, invitation to bid on 2002 and 2003 meetings and information about value of UCGIS.

Meeting adjourned 5:01pm.