ILR BOARD MINUTES

ILR Board of Directors Conference
July 21, 2004
8:30 AM MDT

The ILR Board of Directors teleconference meeting was called to order by President ,Karen Baum, at 12:09 PM , EDT. Present: Karen Baum, Art Kennel, Sally Rucker, Sally Taylor, Kathi McKinney and Jan Wassink, Registrar.

Motion: Kathi McKinney. Approve minutes of June 13-16, 2004 face-to-face meeting. Second: Sally Rucker. 5 Ayes.

The next teleconference meeting will be Thursday, August 26, 2004 , at 12 Noon EDT .  

Registrar’s Report:

1. Jan presented the registrar’s report including the financial reports for profit and loss, balance sheet and year to date figures.

2. There was discussion of the website additions with the focus group additions.

3. There is currently a rental vacancy in the ILR building and decisions need to be made regarding some renovation to attract a new tenant. Kathi McKinney and Sally Taylor will work with Jan to approve the changes necessary to upgrade the space.

4. There was discussion of the ARI non-payment for services. 

5. Jan is pleased with the progress on the programming and web development. The staffing is working well.

 Committee Reports:

1. The discussion resumed about the ILRe-port and the pros and cons of downloading the report versus having it mailed at a cost of $15.00/year.

2. Kathi and Sally Rucker will write a press release promoting the use of the ILR website to be submitted to the regional newsletters.

3. Art Kennel reported on the progress of the educational brochures.  The brochure on fiber has been completed and is published.
   The Medical Management brochure is in the final editing phase and will be ready soon.  Discussion followed on the pros and cons of a poisonous plants brochure. Motion: Karen Baum.  Pursue the development of a brochure for Poisonous Plants educational brochure.  Second:  Sally Rucker. 5 Ayes. 

4. Jan is working on the association module for use within the industry and the programming is being done now.

5. Kathi McKinney made a report of her attendance at the LANA Expo.  She explained the suggested change of location from Quincy , CA to Lake Tahoe , CA . The ILR BOD made a commitment earlier to attend the 2005 LANA Expo and the BOD will attend in either venue.

6. Jan will write to the traditional llama group to address their specific concerns.

7. The board discussed correspondence from some focus groups.  There will be further discussion on many of these points.

Motion:  Kathi McKinney. Adjourn meeting.  Second:  Karen Baum.  Meeting adjourned at 3:15 PM , EDT.

Respectfully submitted,
Sally Taylor
Secretary