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October 18, 2005
The ILR Board of Directors teleconference meeting was called to order by President, Kathi McKinney, at 12:05 PM, EDT. Present: Karen Baum, Kathi McKinney, Sally Rucker, Mark Smith, Sally Taylor and Jan Wassink, Registrar. Motion: Karen Baum. Approve minutes the September 13, 2005 meeting. Second Mark Smith. 5 Ayes. The next teleconference meeting will be held November 8, 2005 at 12 Noon, EDT. Registrar's Report and Committee ReportsThe arbitrators for the ARI dispute have been chosen and the process has begun. Hopefully the first meeting will be set for early December. The Suri Llama Association work is progressing smoothly. The SLA is working on their certificate design and other projects that will be sent to the office soon. Sally Rucker suggested we make it clear in the minutes that the SLA has contracted with ILR to do their registry work and that all ILR will be doing is processing registrations. SLA will be operating under their own policies and will remain a separate entity from ILR. The New Zealand Registry is moving forward to hire ILR do its registry services as an independent contractor. Jan reported on the Animal Identification conference he attended last month in Chicago, IL. The proposal put forth by USDA is that any animal that moves for any reason from its home farm will be required to have permanent identification. Additional requirements could also involve premise identification. The ILR office is planning to serve as the AIN manager for camelids. Motion: Sally Taylor. Request Jan begin the developing the process for becoming the AIN manager for camelids including distribution of microchips or other forms of permanent identification as well gathering information of guidelines for premise identification to assist our members and other camelid owners. Second: Sally Rucker. 5 Ayes. The brochure for the ILR booth at the Future Farmers Association convention is being printed. Mark reported on the progress of the planning and organization for the meeting starting October 26, 2005, in Louisville, KY. The prospects for the convention and the participation of the llama community are very exciting. There was discussion about the membership drive for 2006. Karen Baum is working with Jan on the materials. They will be distributed for comments by the BOD in the next few days. Meeting adjourned at 2:00 PM, EDT Respectfully submitted, |