[Iabs-talk] Minutes from IABS Board Meeting 8/5/07

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Please find proposed minutes from the August 5, 2007 IABS Board Meeting  
below.  Please read through it in advance of the meeting and be prepared to  make 
suggestions for amendments when the question is called.  
 
 
IABS Meeting Minutes 
August 5, 2007 

The meeting was called to order at 8:05 pm. 
Ronza updated everyone on David Harlo and  Tiffany Joliff.   
A nomination was made for Alison Slaughter to be named as treasurer.  She 
accepted the nomination and a vote  was held.  Alyson won the vote  unanimously.  
Michelle Wesley was nominated for the position of Board member, and she  was 
voted in unanimously. 
The Board discussed Meet the blind month and decided it  would take place at 
Northern Illinois University.   Ronza, Rob, and Debbie all agreed  to attend 
pending the dates which are available for the college.   
Discussion was then held about the Shwan fundraiser.  Ronza reassured 
everyone that they do  deliver to Chicago.   
Convention Topics 
Fundraising-  shot glasses were discussed and a motion  was proposed to keep 
the shot glasses and not invest in a new product and was  approved by the 
majority vote.  Michelle agreed to chair the shot glasses project.   
Raffle  Tickets-  It was determined that  people who still had raffle tickets 
had enough for state convention.  Over three hundred tickets were guessed  to 
remain. A motion was proposed and approved by the majority to sell the  
tickets at state convention.  Bruce  Paul volunteered to chair the raffle ticket 
project.   
The sale of snack packs and water was discussed.  A motion was proposed and 
was approved  by the majority not to sell these items at state convention.    
IABS  Idol-  Alison was put in charge  of IABS Idol.  Julia Chang was  
nominated to be the third judge, but has yet to accept her nomination.   
IABS Outing: Lori was put in charge of the outing  committee.   
IABS Workshop:  Meghan agreed to chair project where a workshop would be 
given  on meeting and working with the  press.   
Student Luncheon: Rob Hobson will chair this event.  The scholarship and 
internship winners  will speak for a few minutes, and the Teaching Excellence 
Award will be  given. 
IABS Breakfast: Ronza will coordinate this, as it will be a General  Business 
Meeting. 
Ronza then discussed the NABS representatives.  We still do not know which 
one out of  the five will be the representative.   
New business 
Discussion was held about the leadership seminar which  will take place in 
Louisiana.   
A motion was proposed on the nomination for the IABS  service award.  The 
motion was  carried.   
There was discussion of the IABS treasury.  There is money in the treasury, 
but  serious fundraising needs to occur for IABS to sustain a strong balance.   
The meeting ended at 9:12 pm.   




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Please find proposed minutes from the August 5, 2007 IABS Board Meeting below.  Please read through it in advance of the meeting and be prepared to make suggestions for amendments when the question is called. 
 
IABS Meeting Minutes
August 5, 2007
 
The meeting was called to order at 8:05 pm.
Ronza updated everyone on David Harlo and Tiffany Joliff.
 
A nomination was made for Alison Slaughter to be named as treasurer.
 
She accepted the nomination and a vote was held.
 
Alyson won the vote unanimously.
Michelle Wesley was nominated for the position of Board member, and she was voted in unanimously.
The Board discussed Meet the blind month and decided it would take place at Northern Illinois University.
  
Ronza, Rob, and Debbie all agreed to attend pending the dates which are available for the college.
 
Discussion was then held about the Shwan fundraiser.
 
Ronza reassured everyone that they do deliver to Chicago.
 
 
Convention Topics
 
Fundraising
-
 
shot glasses were discussed and a motion was proposed to keep the shot glasses and not invest in a new product and was approved by the majority vote.
 
Michelle agreed to chair the shot glasses project.
 
 
Raffle Tickets
-
 
It was determined that people who still had raffle tickets had enough for state convention.
 
Over three hundred tickets were guessed to remain. A motion was proposed and approved by the majority to sell the tickets at state convention.
 
Bruce Paul volunteered to chair the raffle ticket project.
 
 
The sale of snack packs and water was discussed.
 
A motion was proposed and was approved by the majority not to sell these items at state convention.
  
 
IABS Idol
-
 
Alison was put in charge of IABS Idol.
 
Julia Chang was nominated to be the third judge, but has yet to accept her nomination.
 
 
IABS Outing: Lori was put in charge of the outing committee.
 
 
IABS Workshop:
 
Meghan agreed to chair project where a workshop would be given
 
on meeting and working with the press.
 
 
Student Luncheon: Rob Hobson will chair this event.
 
The scholarship and internship winners will speak for a few minutes, and the Teaching Excellence Award will be given.
 
IABS Breakfast: Ronza will coordinate this, as it will be a General Business Meeting.
 
Ronza then discussed the NABS representatives.
 
We still do not know which one out of the five will be the representative.
 
 
New business
 
Discussion was held about the leadership seminar which will take place in Louisiana.
 
 
A motion was proposed on the nomination for the IABS service award.
 
The motion was carried.
 
 
There was discussion of the IABS treasury.
 
There is money in the treasury, but serious fundraising needs to occur for IABS to sustain a strong balance.
 
 
The meeting ended at 9:12 pm.
 
 
 
 
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