Wednesday, March 13, 2002
SeaTac Airport Doubletree Hotel

Present:  Dawn Duddleson, Sue Eipert, Conrad Kartanas, Anna Little, Chris Mulready, Jean Sansobrino, Linda Shippert, Sharon Tang, Becky Withington

The meeting was called to order at 5:00 PM

Minutes Approval and Confirmation of Email Board Votes
The minutes for the December 10, 2001 Board Meeting were approved.  The email vote to award an annual student SLA membership to a student in attendance at the February 7 Chapter meeting passed unanimously and was confirmed..

Conference Travel Stipends
It was proposed that the Chapter provide $500 travel stipends for the 2002 Annual Convention (Los Angeles) for the following officers: President (Chris Mulready); President-elect (Becky Withington); Treasurer (Anna Little).  The motion passed unanimously.  Becky reported that she had not used the stipend provided for the Midwinter Conference and hoped not to use the stipend for the Annual Conference either.

Program Planning
The possibility of creating a Program Planning Chair or Program Coordinator was discussed at length.  This position could be responsible for gathering information about venues and prices, and for logistics for each meeting.  The person could either work with a Committee or coordinate with different people for each particular meeting.  This would leave the President-elect, who is currently responsible for setting up Chapter meetings, more time to focus on leadership training, supporting the President, and lining up speakers.  It might also make it easier to recruit people for the President's position, since the job currently requires a tremendous commitment of time and energy.

Twinning Program
Chris proposed that our Chapter participate in SLA's Twinning Program, in which Chapters sponsor international SLA members from developing countries.  He proposed that the Chapter pay for one membership for two years, at a total cost of $274.  The motion passed unanimously.  The Membership Chair will work on putting together a list of candidates for the Chapter membership to select from at the May meeting.

Treasurer's Report
Anna reported that of the last four or five meetings, only one has been (minimally) profitable and that sponsorships have been coming in slowly.  Costs for the March meeting were spread over four organizations, but we lost a lot of money on the Student Night meeting.  She has learned that we have a separate fund that earns a higher interest rate, and she will look into whether it's meant for something in particular.  The Board confirmed that the Chapter has enough money for the cost items approved earlier in the meeting.

The meeting was adjourned at 5:45 PM.   
Minutes submitted by Dawn Duddleson.