AGENDA for January 10, 2009 WILD ONES

1st QUARTER “A” 2008 MEETING

8:30AM CSTMeeting begins with phone roll-call (please provide your own roll)

8:33 AM Review and finalize agenda

A. OFFICERS REPORTS 8:35 – 8:45

Secretary's Report – Joe Powelka

9-20-08 meeting minutes [this will be tabled if minutes are not available at least 24 hours before the meeting]– Directors are asked to review minutes prior to meeting and offer comment only. All changes should be directed to Secretary prior to meeting. Minutes will be approved as distributed without prior review at meeting. Action Required

President’s Report – Carol Andrews

  • 2008 Annual Appealresults (SFE fundraiser)
  • Status of WO national committees

Vice President's Report – Bret Rappaport

ComCo-Journal - Maryann Whitman

Treasurer's Report – Marty Rice

B. EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR’S REPORT – Donna VanBuecken 8:45 – 9:00

- Membership update/Chapter health

- WILDCenter update (by Donna and Joe)

- Donna's general feel for how we're doing financially, including status of avoiding property taxes (the finance statement and proposed - 2009 budget will be discussed at a Q01 “B” meeting)

- Web site update

- E-Journal progress

- SFE 2008: a banner year?!!!!

C. COMMITTEE REPORTS9:00 – 9:10

1.SFE Committee Report (Mark Charles)

2.Committees related to communications

a.Marketing Committee –

- Results of first survey conducted at annual meeting/conference (Carol)

b. ComCo Web Update – Scott Woodbury

3.Other committee reports as requested by Committee Chairs

D. OLD BUSINESS 9:10 – 9:15

Re-visit decision re: purchase of additional “Wild about Wildflowers” DVDs to offer as membership premiums [Donna]

NEW BUSINESS 9:15 – 9:30

Issue review, brainstorming and plan of attack re: the following concern that Donna will explain:

Chapters are having more and more problems w/ consistent programming and staffing a full Board. Can we come up w/ something between PALs (members at large) and chapters, e.g., loosely grouped folks? Having less chapters reduces national dues reimbursement. That money could be spent to help organize an occasional conference, tours, etc. There are more and more programs and organizations being initiated now doing the same thing we are.If we're going to continue to grow, we need to make some important initiatives soon.

9:37 AMAdjourn

ENCLOSURES:

All back-up documentation will be available(hopefully!) on website at Chapter Guidebook Quarterly Meetings 2008

Meeting location: CONFERENCE CALL ONLY

CONFERENCE CALLING (The Conference Group):

1.Dial toll free phone # 3-5 min prior to scheduled conference start time. Within the USA dial: 800-377-8846 Within Canada, dial: 888-276-7715

2.When prompted, enter the following code: 21299226# (be sure to end with the # symbol)

3.When Donna or Carol enters, the conference will begin.