NITA Board Meeting / November 08

Introduction / Call to Order

• Meeting was called to order at 6:20 p.m.

Report of Officers

• President’s report- done by email. No questions
• V.P. report- done by email. No questions
• Membership Committee Director- Yovanna Estep- All is ready for UNR Dec 3 meeting regarding room
• Need to get flyer to Anastasia- Tracy to do
• Need to double check with MariCarmen that flyer went to all members- Tracy to do (Yovanna did this week of 11/17)
• Treasurer / PR Director- Rossana Bertani-Roach- Sparks COC took brochures, no booth
• NASE, March presentation date TBD
• Sent flyers to NN Business Weekly
• Approved reimbursement amount to Yovanna for copies, Reimbursement check given to Yovanna at the same meeting.
• Renewal letter approved, to be signed by President/ Membership. Need to change to PDF format,(Karen) need to hard copy to everyone, and email to everyone. Waiting to see if Pay pal is up and running before send with that information.
• Treasurer needs to create line budget. Judy Jenner to email some samples to Rossanna.
• Ethics Committee Director- Alvaro Degives Más- Alvaro is to change web hosting to Lyphra.com
  It is difficult to get the board members to post information on the website, so please just send all information and possible information to Álvaro directly, and he will post on website. = content manager
• Judy Jenner- P.R. director- Judy to send a list of zip codes to ATA of NV, and then they will send us list of ATA members in NV. She will also put “NITA” on the translation blog.

Unfinished Business

• Logo- Board agreed upon the state of Nevada design, but without flags. Karen to send out new version with different fonts.

New Business

• With the resignation of Secretary MariCarmen Cresci, President appointed interim secretary of herself, Tracy Young until March, 2009. New Secretary will be elected at General Meeting in 2009.
• Nominating Committee Director- Tracy Young nominated and accepted the position.
• Remove MariCarmen and Marianne from all email communications, continue to cc’s the rest of the Board.
• Reminder to put deadlines of responses on all email communications, no response by deadline means agree with sender’s position.
• Future Meeting Dates Scheduled: Board Meetings are as follows: 6:00 p.m – 8:00 p.m. on the following dates: Dec 10th 2008, Jan 7th 2009, Feb 4th, March 4th, April 1st, May 6th, June 3rd, July 1st, August 5th, September 2nd, October 7th, November 4th, Dec 2nd. 2009. Member Meetings are as follows: 10:00 a.m.- 1:00 p.m. on the following dates: Dec 3rd 2008, March 7th, June 6th, September 12th, Dec 5th. (i.e. on the 1st Saturdays of each month)
• Tax Filling Status- 501 c 3 versus 501 c 6. Karen and Alvaro both to continue with more research. Discussion to continue via email.
• Rosanna: Requests that only one person perform the printing of flyers and documents. She volunteered herself. Approved.

Announcements

• Rossana- Reno International Science and Engineering Fair , ENTEL. Rossana is in contact with them and will work with them to gather volunteer interpreters for the event. Suggestion to have sign up sheet on NITA website when date approaches.
• Judy- Board Members need a bio profile on line. Judy to send template to members and members agreed to complete by 12/15/08.
• Discussion of Judy coming to a 2009 board meeting that possibly coincides with a Member Meeting or the General Meeting. March or June?
• Karen to email information regarding NITA becoming an affiliate of ATA.

Meeting adjourned

• Meeting is adjourned at 8:04 p.m.

Related posts:

1. NITA Board Meeting / November 09
2. NITA Board Meeting / March 09
3. NITA Board Meeting / January 09
4. NITA Board Meeting / April 09
5. NITA Board Meeting / December 08