ILR BOARD MINUTES

January 11, 2007
12:05 pm, EDT

The ILR Board of Directors teleconference meeting was called to order by President, Kathi McKinney, at 12:05 PM, EST. Present: Kathi McKinney, Karen Baum, Mark Smith, Sally Taylor and Jan Wassink, Registrar.

Next board call will be Tuesday, February 20, 2007 at 12:00 PM, EST.

Kevin Ochsner, the motivational speaker hired by ILR to present the main program at the ILR Lamaribbean Conference Cruise, joined the call to discuss the plans for the upcoming cruise. Dar Wassink said that there were 73 conference attendees and about 100 people signed up for the cruise. There was discussion of scheduling for the program and the logistics of how to manage the topics and programming. Diane McGillis joined the call to talk about the layout of the ship and how best to use the rooms assigned to our group.

The board reviewed topics that would generate interest for the group attending the cruise. Kevin reminded the board how important personal relationships are in building an industry. He pointed out that a high comfort level in relationships among members helps build enthusiasm and promotes confidence, which in turn encourages success.

There was lengthy discussion about the outstanding balance owed ILR by Suri Llama Association (SLA). Jan will send a letter to Vicki Miller, SLA President, regarding payment of the account.

Jan has received a bid for a format for on-line sales of llamas. The format would allow the owner to provide the information of the sale animals on line, which would be linked to the animal's genealogy in the ILR data base. There would be a monthly fee for the service. There will be further discussion regarding the fees and rules for listing animals for sale.

Motion: Karen Baum. Approve the payment for the programming of the sale module to be used on the ILR webiste. Second: Mark Smith. 3 Ayes.

Meeting adjourned at 2:45 PM, EST.

Respectfully submitted,
Sally Taylor
Secretary