AL News: Draft Council Agenda for Alcon 2004

To All Council, EC, and Committees,
Astronomical League:

Here's the first draft of our agenda for the Council meeting. Please let me
know if you have any other items to cover. See you soon in Berkeley,
California.

Regards,

Bob Gent
President, Astronomical league

DRAFT AGENDA:
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ASTRONOMICAL LEAGUE
NATIONAL COUNCIL AGENDA

AstroCon 2004
Berkeley, California

Thursday. July 22, 2004

PART I. CALL TO ORDER (9:00 am)

PART II. ROLL CALL (Schmude)

Council members or proxies should be present. Proxies must have written
or e-mail approval to represent a region or officer. Written and signed
proxies may
be submitted to the Executive Secretary at this time if they have not been
submitted already. No person may vote more than one proxy at Council. No
blank proxies may be accepted by the Executive Secretary or voted.

All persons holding a proxy serve as members of the board of directors of
the corporation and are bound to confidentiality in closed sessions of
Council in the same manner as elected Council members.

According to Bylaws III. 4., two-fifths (2/5ths) of the members of Council,
or 10 members, constitute a quorum.

PART III. READING AND APPROVAL OF 2003 COUNCIL MINUTES

PART IV. REPORTS (includes New Business)

A. President / Executive Committee Report
B. Vice-President
C. Secretary
D. Treasurer [Treasurer's Report - later in schedule]
E. Executive Secretary
F. National Office Report
G. Webmaster (Matt Ganis)
H. League Sales
1. 2003-04 sales report
2. On-Line and Catalog Sales

I. REFLECTOR
1. 2003-04 report
2. Future Plans
3. Budget
J. ISS-AT (Terry Mann)
1. Progress Report
2. Arizona Sky Village
K. Publications
L. Publicity (League press officer)
M. "Observe" Committee Reports
N. Astronomy Day Awards report
O. Awards and Recognition
1. Astronomical League Award
2. President's Award
3. Peltier Award
4. Wright Award
5. NYAA
6. Horkheimer Award
7. Sterns Award
8. Webmaster Award
P. Nominating Committee Report
1. Ballot counting meeting; appointment of counters
Q. Region Reports:
- Great Lakes
- MARS
- Mid-East
- Mid-States
- North Central
- Northeast
- Northwest
- Southeast
- Southwest
- Western
R. Book Service
S. Education Committee
T. IDA (Gent)
U. Future Conventions Proposals/Approval
1. 2005 - Kansas City (July 14-16, 2005)
2. Future ALCON Plans
V. Youth Activities Committee
1. Progress Report
2. Funding and Book Status
W. Other Committee Reports

PART V. TREASURER'S REPORT

A. Budget Proposal
B. Major Requests

PART VI. TRUST FUND REPORT

A. Financial report
B. Election of Trustee (Any elections needed?)

PART VII. OLD BUSINESS

A. Report of Bylaws Committee (Jim Fox)
B. EPO and ASP Liaison (Beaman)
C. Professional-Amateur Collaboration

PART VIII. NEW BUSINESS (not covered in other Reports)

A.. MAL Dues Increase
B. New "Observe" Award Proposals
1. Globular Clusters
2. Computer Assisted Messier Program
C. Council business by E-mail
D. Directors and Officer's Insurance
E. Charitable Donations to League and Deductions
F. Regional Boundaries
G. Logbooks and Permissions
H. Honorary Member Nominations

PART IX. APPROVAL OF BUDGET

PART X. ADJOURNMENT

PART VIII. NEW BUSINESS (not covered in other Reports)

A.. MAL Dues Increase

Yes, this caught us a bit by surprise (not just the increase, but the *amount*
of the increase: 43%). It means another dues increase to our members, and
that can be a tough pill to swallow. Hopefully, someone will bring this up at
the business meeting, because it *is* a significant issue.
--
David W. Knisely
Prairie Astronomy Club: http://www.prairieastronomyclub.org
Hyde Memorial Observatory: http://www.hydeobservatory.info/

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* Attend the 11th Annual NEBRASKA STAR PARTY *
* July 18-23, 2004, Merritt Reservoir *
* http://www.NebraskaStarParty.org *
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PART VIII. NEW BUSINESS (not covered in other Reports)

A.. MAL Dues Increase

Yes, this caught us a bit by surprise (not just the increase, but the *amount*
of the increase: 43%). It means another dues increase to our members, and
that can be a tough pill to swallow. Hopefully, someone will bring this up at
the business meeting, because it *is* a significant issue.
--
David W. Knisely
Prairie Astronomy Club: http://www.prairieastronomyclub.org
Hyde Memorial Observatory: http://www.hydeobservatory.info/

**********************************************
* Attend the 11th Annual NEBRASKA STAR PARTY *
* July 18-23, 2004, Merritt Reservoir *
* http://www.NebraskaStarParty.org *
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