ILR BOARD MINUTES

July 16, 2007
8:05 pm, EST

The ILR Board of Directors teleconference meeting was called to order by President, Karen Baum, at 8:05 PM, EST. Present: Kristy Brown, Kathi McKinney, Mark Smith, Sally Taylor and Jan Wassink, Registrar.

Mark Smith, motion: Approve minutes of May 30 –June 3, 2007, face-to-face meeting. Second: Kathi McKinney. 4 Ayes. Motion: Kristy Brown: Approve Press Release regarding the screening. Second: Mark Smith. 4 Ayes.

The teleconference next meeting will be August 21, 2007, at 8:00 PM EDT.

Award Program:
There was discussion regarding a letter from Tami Lash with a proposal of ways to enthuse the llama community. She wanted to present thoughts on a universal awards program for llamas and was given time to join the call to give the board information on such a program.

Motion: Kathi McKinney. Set aside up to $500.00 to fund an advisory group to draft a proposal to establish a universal awards program for ILR. Second: Kristy Brown.

Registrar’s Report
Jan explained some changes in the office staff and led the discussion of the May & June financials, profit and loss and balance sheet. The Registry Manager is coming along well. The new format of the ILR-eport was very well received by members. Further discussion regarding member communication was brought up by Jan. A petition from a member was reviewed.

Screening Update:
Jan and the office staff are working on the instructions for applications for the screening of domestic llamas beginning January 1, 2008. Instructions for applications and photographs will be available soon.

DNA Testing:
Jan is working with UC Davis about the DNA analysis by rootballs. Updates will be available soon.

2009 Cruise:
Kathi will continue to follow up with Diane to look into cruise schedules for 2009 and get back to the board.

RFD-TV:
Jan is continuing to investigate the feasibility of using RFD-TV for llama sales and promotion. Mark shared his feedback from other breeders regarding the excitement of promoting llamas with RFD-TV.

Advisory Groups:
Kathi reported on one of the advisory groups communication with her. The board will review the article when submitted to ILR.

Camelid Community:
Kristy will attend the Camelid Community meeting at her own expense. Jan will put together an information packet for the meeting.

FFA:
Mark is working with other llama owners on the llama exhibit for the FFA convention in October in Indianapolis, IN.

Annual Meeting:
The ILR Annual Meeting is scheduled for Thursday, October 25, 2007, at 4:00 PM, CST at the ALSA Nationals in Omaha, NE.

SLA Balance:
SLA still has a past due balance. Jan will send a notice to all the SLA board members as a reminder of the past due amount.

Meeting adjourned at 10:50 PM, EDT.

Respectfully submitted,
Sally Taylor
Secretary