MINUTES
AIPG-Northeast Section Executive Committee Meeting
Monday, July 15, 2002
Malcolm Pirnie, Inc.
104 Corporate Park Drive
White Plains, New York

I. Call to Order:
1615 hours Attendees: Dennis McGrath, Bob Stewart, Dan St. Germain, John Gavras, Len Rexrode, and Dean Herrick by phone; minutes by Tom West.

II. Secretary's Report:
Minutes of the May 15, 2002 meeting were reviewed. Dan St. Germain presented a motion to accept the minutes, it was seconded by John Gavras and approved with minor corrections.

III. Treasurer's Report:
The July 15, 2002 Treasurer's Report was reviewed and discussed. John Gavras presented a motion to accept the report, it was seconded by Tom West and approved by an Executive Committee vote.

IV. Correspondence:
Dennis McGrath provided a copy of an e-mail correspondence from Jeff Loney of the New York State Council of Professional Geologist (NYSCPG) requesting geologists to contact their local Assembly representatives for support in getting the Assembly Bill A05262-F (geology licensing bill) out on the floor for a vote.

V. Old Business:
· New York State Licensing Update: The e-mail from Jeff Loney indicated that the licensing bill may be re-introduced on the floor for a vote during a special assembly session on July 23-24.
· ATMGSTF (You Can Count on Me Fund Drive): The NE Section has received considerable donations in response to the "You Can Count on Me" fund drive. The approach was developed by Dick Young and appears to be highly effective reaching out to "new" contributors. Dennis indicated that he was planning on doing a third "You Can Count on Me" memo for the next newsletter.
· Fall Meeting 2002: The Executive Committee was in agreement that field trips are an important element of the fall meeting. Options discussed during the meeting included the pegmatite quarry in Portland, CT, the Newgate Prison in Granby, CT, and Lamont Doherty in New York. The dates for the fall meeting will be either October 9th or 23rd; Bob Stewart will follow-up on access to the pegmatite quarry, and Dennis McGrath will assist in lining up potential restaurants.

VI. 2004 National Meeting Update:
Dick Young provided the NE Section with a contact regarding event planning; currently the event planning has been left up to the Executive Committee. The contract with Gideon Putnam was executed using the Missouri and Colorado contracts as model. The first payment to the hotel is due in October 2002. Bob Stewart provided a spreadsheet of mandatory events that National would like to see incorporated into the meeting schedule. Available options were discussed including a possible sponsored golf tournament, harness racing, field trips, and short courses including licensed professional CEU or LSP/LEP credits. Len indicated that his firm, ADT would be willing to provide a drilling demonstration during the meeting. Finally, Dan St. Germain asked the question of whether we were at the point of naming chairs for the meeting. The Executive Committee agreed that we were. The concepts that need to be addressed in the immediate future include developing a theme for the meeting, developing a meeting budget and then identifying the committee chairs. Russ Slayback has expressed interest in co-chairing a committee with assistance from an enthusiastic member; Bob Blauvelt has offered to assist where most needed; Dennis McGrath is interested in chairing/co-chairing the committee to plan spousal events.

VII. Newsletter/Directory of Members Update:
Dennis reaffirmed a general guideline that the ExCom must allow the editors of the newsletter and the web site the final decision-making authority on what will be published in the newsletter and/or on the web site. The editors should not have to check with the ExCom on every publication decision.

VIII. New Business:
Election for 2003/2004 ExCom Officers and Members - Dennis indicated that the officers of the executive committee were up for re-election. Dennis and Lenny will work towards completing the ballot.

IX. Adjournment:
The Executive Committee meeting was adjourned at 1915 hours.