Business Meeting Agenda
Business Meeting Sessions:
Wednesday, June 7, 12:45pm – 2pm
Friday, June 9, 8:45am-11:15am
Friday, June 9, 4:00pm-5:30pm
Welcome and Official Commencement [10 minutes]
● Board Introduction
● Quorum
● Appoint a Parliamentarian
● First time Attendees Announcement
● Approval of Minutes from the 48th Annual Meeting, Cleveland, Ohio, printed in the September 2016 Newsletter, no. 142
● Call for additions to the Agenda
Officer Reports [40 minutes]
● Secretary - Esther Jackson
● Treasurer - Bill Musser
Standing Committee Reports [65 minutes]
● Annual Literature Award Committee - Brian Thompson [5 minutes]
● Charles Robert Long Award Committee - Stacy Stoldt [5 minutes]
● Electronic Communications Committee - Tracy Mehlin and Celine Arseneault for Leora Siegel [15 minutes]
● Financial Advisory Committee - Bill Musser for Brandy Kuhl [5 minutes]
● Founders Fund Travel Fellowship Award Committee - Amy Kasameyer [5 minutes]
● Membership Committee - Elizabeth Fite [5 minutes]
● Nominating Committee - Kathy Crosby [5 minutes]
● Preservation and Access Committee - Chuck Tancin [5 minutes]
● Public Relations: Rita Hassert [5 minutes]
● Publications Committee - Mariah Lewis [5 minutes]
● Steering Committee - Susan Eubank [5 minutes]
Ad Hoc Committee Reports [70 minutes]
● Strategic Planning (Note: Committee Report will be first item presented during the Friday morning business meeting session)
● Future Conferences
Future Annual Meetings [20 minutes]
● 2018 50th Anniversary Meeting - New York Botanical Garden/Brooklyn Botanic Garden -- Stephen Sinon and Kathy Crosby
● 2019 Desert Botanical Garden, Phoenix, Arizona -- Beth Brand
● Invitation from Denver Botanic Gardens for 2022 - Allaina Wallace
Unfinished Business [10 minutes]
● Online Voting Update
New Business [15 minutes]
● Newsletter
Announcements [5 minutes]
Closing of the Annual Meeting [10 minutes]
● Presentation to Annual Meeting Hosts
● Recognition of Outgoing/Incoming Officers
● Passing of the Gavel
● Vote for Adjournment