Organizing Committee

Meeting Date: 05/02/12Meeting time: 8:00 EasternLocation: web conference with Anymeeting and audio via telephone

5/2/12 Agenda

• Meeting information• Minute review • Business• Sharing the status of our work• Next steps

Meeting information

• Use hands up for questions or discussion• Use chat area if you’d like• Mute your phone when not speaking• *6 = Mute/Unmute - press once to mute, press again

to unmute• Webcam

Review of Minutes

• 4/18• Minutes Review and accept

Old Business• PnP vote• Launch update• Treasurer Update• Other subcommittee updates? • Liability insurance - Shawni to ask Justin how NE handles• 501c6 paperwork help

– IRS Form 1024 (Application for Recognition of Exemption Under Section 501(c)– User Fee for Exempt Organization IRS Form 8718

• Press releases, recording contacts made, more contacts• Final docs - make sure you're using these versions• New members, processing applications/packets• Online - getting "profile" filled out, everyone able to login/problems?• Conference recap - Mary B, Cindy, Christine, Sarah, Curtis, Kathy, Tim

“New” Business• 2 new board members• Email addresses - info and membership• 5/16:

– meeting– stop using uslavgroup@gmail– stop calling ourselves Organizing Committee– stop using uslav group facebook groups (current ones)– start using X@uslavender.org (email addresses to be set up)– start using new location/system for discussion - need to discuss!

• new committees:– Membership– Communication– Education/Research & Development– Website– Newsletter

Sharing our status

• What can we share with others• Consistent language

Next Steps• 5/16