ILR BOARD MINUTES

ILR Board of Directors Conference
February 17, 2004
12:05 PM EDT

The ILR Board of Directors teleconference meeting was called to order by Vice President, Art Kennel at 12:05 PM , EDT.   Present:  Karen Baum, Art Kennel , Sally Rucker, Sally Taylor and Jan Wassink , Registrar.

The next teleconference call will be held March 10, 2004 at 12 Noon , EST.

Motion:  Karen Baum.  Approve minutes of January 20, 2004 meeting.  Second: Sally Rucker.  4 Ayes

Motion:  Sally Rucker.  Approval of minutes of the joint ILR/LANA call shall be made by e-mail when the LANA BOD has had time to respond with any additions or corrections.  Second.  Art Kennel .  4 Ayes (with approval of LANA)

Registrar’s Report:  Jan led the discussion of the monthly Registrar’s Report.

1.      Monthly, yearly and “Kalispell-to-date” financial reports were discussed by the BOD.  Jan explained the changes in the hours worked by the staff due to ARI leaving the office and projects underway at this time.

2.      Government Relations Financial Report:  Some donations were received but we need to promote the concept of the two funds designated to support Government Relations issues, particularly the expenses of USAHA representation.

3.      Software:  The programming assistance from Rob Schrull has had a positive result and the end is finally in sight for the completion of software.

4.      Jan explained some possible additional revenue sources for ILR would be to provide registration services, specifically doing contract work for other lama related groups and registries.

5.      Jan has had very positive response to his contacts with folks regarding the focus groups for the 2004 Annual Meeting in Kalispell.  He reported the enthusiasm was very encouraging.  He asked for volunteers from the BOD to help with the calling. 

6.      There was discussion regarding how many events could be attended by Jan or a member of the ILR BOD .  This needs to be addressed on a case-by-case basis.  Motion:  Sally Taylor.  Ask Jan to attend the Celebrity Sale to make contacts for ILR.  Second:  Sally Rucker.  4 Ayes

Committee Reports:

1.      The membership drive is being completed by the office staff and will be mailed out next week.  The membership packets will be sent to lama owners who were active in the past but have not joined as members or conducted business with the Registry in the past few years.

2.      Art worked on the wording of the Strategic Plan to make the document more consistent with “camelid” or “lama” instead of just llama so that the plan can cover alpacas and guanacos as well as llamas.

3.      The Llama Medical Management educational brochure is ready for review by the BOD and will be discussed at the next meeting.

4.      Sally Rucker relayed information she got in a phone call from a representative of the Canadian Llama Registry.

5.      Sally Rucker and Jan will work on a Press Release to be sent out to llama groups.

ILR 2004 Annual Meeting:  Jan will look into rates for hotels and meeting room space for the Annual Meeting in Kalispell and report back to the BOD next month.

Motion:  Sally Taylor.  Adjourn meeting.  Second.  Art Kennel .  4 Ayes

Meeting adjourned 2:55, PM, EST.

Respectfully submitted,
Sally Taylor
Secretary