ILR BOARD MINUTES
August 21, 2008

The meeting was called to order at 8:01pm EDT – Board Members Karen Baum, Kathi McKinney, Mark Smith, Kristy Brown, Mary Jo Miller and Registrar Jan Wassink were present.

1. Approval of Minutes: The July minutes were approved. Motion by Kathi and seconded by Mary Jo.
    
2. The next board meeting will be will be tentatively held September 18, 2008 at a location to be determined in Cedar Rapids, Iowa at the Llama Futurity Association (LFA) event. The board will review their travel plans and contact the ILR office to confirm scheduling for the event.
    
3. Annual Meeting: The annual meeting for the ILR will be held at 5pm on Friday September 19, 2008 at the Llama Futurity Association (LFA) event in Cedar Rapids, IA. The board reviewed agenda items and Jan and the ILR staff will prepare hand out materials. E-mails will be sent to remind members about the event.
    
4. Investments: General discussion
    
5. Registrar: The board reviewed financial reports and office operations.
    
6. ILF Paperwork has been filed and we are awaiting copies of reports for our records.
    
7. Executive Session: The board went into executive session to discuss contracts for staff, office operations and a member petition.
    
8. Lamaribbean II 2009: The board confirmed the agenda and speakers for the conference. Kathy and Dar will develop additional press releases for the newsletter groups.
    
9. ILR IF (Incentive Fund) and ILR UAP (Universal Awards Program): The board reviewed enrollment for each program. ILR-IF nominated herd sires and enrolled/eligible cria are now designated on the ILR web site. Members can still sign up for the balance of the 2008 year. The Awards Advisory group will meet to discuss year end awards.
    
10. ShowManager: Show results that are submitted to the ILR office will be posted online. Several new shows have signed up on ShowManager.
     
11. RegistryManager: Final programming and editing are going will and we hope to meet the October 1, 2008 target for full function.
     
12. Llamas for Sale: The board discussed the additional of sale prices and buyers being uploaded for auctions using the sale site.
     
13. Domestic Screening: Two additional screening applications have been made and we are awaiting photos.

The meeting was adjourned at 9:33pm EDT.

Respectfully submitted,

Kristy J. Brown, Secretary