ILR BOARD MINUTES

November 20, 2007
8:07 pm, EST

The ILR Board of Directors teleconference meeting was called to order by President, Karen Baum, at 7:07 PM, EST. Present: Kristy Brown, Kathi McKinney, Mark Smith, Sally Taylor and Jan Wassink, Registrar.

The next teleconference meeting will be December 11, 2007 at 7:00 PM, EST.

Mark Smith, motion: Approve minutes of the Annual Meeting held in Lincoln, NE, October 25, 2007. Second: Kristy Brown. 3 Ayes. Kristy will send the October 16, 2007 minutes by e-mail for approval.

Computer Programming Updates
Show Module: The programmer who has been working on the design of the show module (ShowManager) is finishing up the necessary programming to complete the show module project. Jan expects the show module will be available by January for test runs at a few winter shows. The feedback has been quite positive.

Registry Manager: Allen Schott will have the final version ready for testing between Christmas and the first of the New Year. The RegistryManager program will be used by the office staff and will streamline the office procedures.

Financials: Jan answered questions about the financials.

Membership: Membership notices will go out early next week.

Nominations Committee: The board discussed the nominations committee and will suggest names of ILR members to ask to serve on the committee.

USAHA: Karen Conyngham attended USAHA again this year. Karen submitted a very detailed report to ILR regarding the USAHA annual meeting. Karen’s expenses this year to attend USAHA totaled $901.00. Unfortunately only a total of $262.00 was donated to the Government Relations fund this year and our commitment to Karen is to pay as much as has been donated through the year. Motion: Kristy Brown: Pay $262.00 toward Karen’s USAHA expenses. Second: Mark Smith. 5 Ayes.

Face-to-Face/Annual Meeting: There was discussion about where to hold the face-to-face meeting as well as the Annual Meeting for 2008. The board felt it was important to continue to have a presence at a well-attended llama conference or meeting and to use that time for our Annual Meeting. Board members will check their schedule to see what dates might work for the face-to-face in June in Kalispell.

Universal Awards Program: Mark described the format of the North American International Livestock Show (NAILS) which is held in Louisville, Kentucky each November. He outlined the possibilities that the NAILS might hold for ILR and a llama show. He suggested that this could be the place to have the awards banquet for the UAP. Showcasing llamas in this venue would be a win-win situation for breeders because it would introduce so many livestock owners to llamas. Mark and Darrell Anderson have attended many shows at the NAILS event and would be willing to work on a proposal to present to the ILR.

Jan presented information for the awards program as outlined to him by the Universal Awards Program (UAP) Advisory Group. He put a lot of the material down on paper so the board could discuss it all and take the time to understand all of the intricacies of the program.

Meeting adjourned at 10:30 PM EST.

Respectfully submitted,

Sally Taylor
Secretary

Respectfully submitted,
Sally Taylor
Secretary