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.