BVID General Meeting

January 22, 2002

Meeting was called to order at 7:12 PM

Quorum was established.

The minutes from the November 8, 2001 BVID Board Meeting were approved.

Reports:

President: See written report

Vice Pres.: See written report

Treasurer: current balance- $2041

Parl.: no report

Old Business:

• Web Page upkeep: Joyce Tipton has done an outstanding job keeping our web page current. She is unable to continue as BVID web-master. A volunteer for this job was requested. Since there were no volunteers, Sherri will talk to Ginny about taking on this assignment. In the meantime, Sherri will get with Michael Moore and try to learn how to update the calendar page.

New Business:

• Only one proposal was received for a BVID spring workshop. That Proposal was from Diana North and Sherri Roberts. This proposal has been reviewed by the board and is presented to the membership for action. Both Sherri and Diana abstained from the discussion of this proposal except to answer questions. President Stephanie Everett accepted the sole proposal for the Spring Workshop on behalf of BVID.
• Motion #1: (Barbara Robinson, Diana North) move that the executive board determine the date, location, budget, and details for the BVID spring workshop. Motion PASSED

• All Social event ideas and inquiries will be referred to Paige Abshire as she was appointed Social Event Coordinator
• The date for the next BVID general meeting was determined to be April 25^th at 7:00 Pm at the Brazos Valley Council of Government building. The BVID board will meet at 6:30PM on Feb 21, 2002 at 1501 Glade and again on April 25 at 6 PM at the BVCoG.
• BVID’s Silent Auction donation for the 2002 TSID Conference was discussed. Michael Moore was appointed to chair a committee that will purchase BVID’s donation to the TSID 2002 Conference Silent Auction.
• Motion #2: (Diana North, Sherri Roberts) move that the silent auction committee be allowed to spend up to $50 on the silent auction item for TSID 2002 conference. PASSED

• BVID board suggests that BVID volunteer for the responsibility of selecting presenters for the TSID 2003 Conference to be held in Dallas.
• Motion #3: (Diana North, Barbara Robinson) move that the BVID rep volunteer BVID to serve as the committee to select presenters for the TSID 2003 conference. PASSED

• The Deaf Council Project Proposal was reviewed. Stephanie Everett will send a letter to the Deaf Council describing the feedback from BVID members to this proposal.

Announcement:

Diana North is now a certified childbirth educator. Congratulations, Diana!

Next meeting: April 25, 2002, 7 PM at the BVCoG conference room.

Meeting adjourned at 7:40 PM

In the absence of the secretary, Sherri Roberts took the minutes of this meeting.