CA World Service Office Board Meeting
October 28, 1999
Approved minutes
PRESENT:
Scott Stevenson, Chairman
Tony Seaton, Director
Kevin Murphy, Secretary
Joy Hutcheson, Treasurer
Steve Edwards, Director-At-Large
Joe Stephens, Pacific South Trustee
Meredith Amos, World Service Trustee
Visitors: Robin C
Meeting called to order at 7:40pm.
Tony read the 9th Tradition;
Meredith read the 9th Concept.
Motion to suspend for item out of order. (Joy/Steve) Passed.
Motion to consider item out of order. (Joy/Steve) Passed.
ANNOUNCEMENT: Tony Seaton has been elected by the Trustees as a WSO director.
Minutes of 10/14/99
- Motion (Steve/Joe) to approve
- Approved as submitted.
OLD BUSINESS:
- Office Network
- Computers will be ordered 10/15/99 from Dell
- Internet Guidelines
- No action
- Conference Hotel Bill
- Radisson has sent us 4 separate bills, all with different amounts and in different formats. Very hard to reconcile. Many line items are clearly incorrect.
- MOTION: (Joe/Joy) Pay Radisson 9/23 invoice (faxed 9/23). $7,462.97.
- This is the clearest and smallest of the several choices.
- Passes with opposition.
- MOTION: (Joe/Joy) Pay Radisson 9/23 invoice (faxed 9/23). $7,462.97.
- Radisson has sent us 4 separate bills, all with different amounts and in different formats. Very hard to reconcile. Many line items are clearly incorrect.
- Meeting-In-A-Pocket
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- Need to add panel, most likely. Will cost more. Need to run past LCF Trustee.
Motion to suspend for item out of order. (Joy/Steve) Passed.
Motion to consider visitor’s items out of order. (Joy/Steve) Passed.
- Robin C (Visitor (Chair CALA)) gives Trustee a package that was handed out at a recent CA event that appears to contain advertising for various private businesses.
- Robin also passes along a bid on teleconferencing package that is substantially better than out current vendor.
- Attached.
OFFICER REPORTS:
Chair:
Written report attached.
Chair reports that Steve Edwards has been reelected as a director of WSO for another 2-conference term.
Vice Chair:
See new business.
Treasurer:
CAWSO operating: $12,000
CAWSO money market: $92,000
Secretary:
Sent Amy Beech a request for Cease and Desist letters in general, as well as a particular letter for a domain name issue.
Director-At-Large:
Newsgram: 4th Step/Tradition/Concept is topic. Working with many individuals regarding newsgram. Planning on larger print run on Newsgram. Need more items. Next issue will also contain abridged discussion of the “Book Survey” results.
World Service Trustee:
Finalized the Raddisson contract for CAWS2000 overflow
Suites at CAWS2001: $550/night
Suggests we may want to push the bidding for CAWS out a year.
Pacific South Trustee:
No report.
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World Service Office Trustee:
Not present.
Office Manager:
Not present. Ill. Written report attached.
(BREAK)
COMMITTEE REPORTS:
Webmaster:
Issue with a 3rd party listing of meeting locations.
Consensus is that we have no opinion.
Request that WSOB & WSBT review web site for likes and dislikes
New e-mail loop: wsbt@ca.org for all Trustees.
Structure and By-laws:
Logo issue unclear. Not known exactly what rights we have reserved with respect to the logo. Apparently the logo is covered in the US, Canada & Europe.
Convention:
CAWS2001: Still looking for common bank.
CAWS2000: Running just fine
Conference:
Contract ready for signing for Conference 2000.
NewsGram:
Announcing Storybook 2 in next NewsGram.
NEW BUSINESS:
Election of officers:
- Vice-chair vacant
- Nominations for Vice-Chair: Tony Seaton.
- Nominations closed.
- Tony Seaton elected Vice-Chair.
Motion to adjourn (Tony/Joe)
Next meeting 11/4/99
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Respectfully submitted,
Kevin Murphy
Secretary
CAWSO, Inc.
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