DRAFT
Meeting Minutes
Regular
Trustees Meeting
Austin Mars
Society
16 May 2004
- Meeting convened on sidewalk in
front of Steve's office (6:50pm) Attending
were Tina, Ed, John, James, Paul, and new face Jon Ribble
- Minutes from April approved
(@6:55pm)
- Tina filled us in on her research
into incorporating the chapter as a 501c3
non-profit. Fees are actually less than expected but filing is involved and usually requires legal assistance.
Further information to
follow. (@7:00pm)
- Outreach Updates (@7:10pm)
- ArmadilloCon - Ed has had no luck
contacting the organizing staff,
but has one last position to try. We assume at this point that they are not interested in our participation on panel
discussions. Also James mentions that to
proceed as planned in the dealer's area with Gunjan's t-shirt proposal will cost us an
additional $45 for electricity for the weekend. Final
decision for our participation level,
if at all, was tabled until the June meeting.
- UT - proceeding
- Political meet and greet party -
James has contacted the Austin Astro.
Society. They are interested in working with us, but noted that a boat is not the most stable place to set up a
telescope. We need to
find out if there
is available Terra Firma for the telescopes near the boat. Also need to firm up the date as soon as
possible for finalization.
- Political Updates - proceeding
- Open Discussion - items included
the President's agenda regarding space and
the Space Exploration Alliance. John presented two informational papers regarding exploration and development
of space. James suggested that we consider
dividing the meetings into business (monthly)
and informational (quarterly) to allow adequate time for presentations. (@7:25pm)
- Adjourn (@7:30pm)