Initial Version(*)
June 21, 2004 OSI (US) BOARD TELECONFERENCE MEETING MINUTES
CONVENED BY: Peggy Holman 12:30 p.m. -- 01:30 p.m. Pacific Daylight Time
OTHER MEMBERS PRESENT: Michael Herman, John Engle, and Leon De King
ABSENT MEMBERS:  Lisa Heft, Gabriel Shirley, Kerry Napuk,  Mikk Sarv
OTHERS PRESENT: Douglas Germann, Sr.,

CHECK-INs WERE ACCOMPLISHED

The BIN for 6-21-04
1) (Michael) Request for funding for OST training and conference in
Katmandu, Nepal.
2) (Peggy) Donating 1st edition PoP books.
3) (Michael) Putting OSI(US) Board minutes on Wiki as "Showcase of OSI(US)
Board Practice".
4) (Kerry) search page.
5) (Michael) A U.S. National OSonOS.
6) (Kerry) What about a worldwide Open Space "Space Corps" (like the
U.S. Peace Corps).
7) (Peg) How to handle OSI(US) income earned from provision of fiduciary
responsibilities [See 4-22-04 Proceedings items B, C, and D .]

NEW  ITEMS: 
8) (Doug) Doug's idea for US outreach
9) (Peg) Officer selection, confirmation of directors for official annual
report
10) (Peg) GOA OSonOS requests for funding (if there are any!)
11) (Peg) Approval of Access Queen proposal.


                        PROCEEDINGS
A) (Peggy) OSI(US) 2004/05 Officer Selection.  Following persons agreed to
serve and were elected
    PRESIDENT:  Peg Holman            TREASURER:  Peg Holman
    VICE PRESIDENT: Lisa Heft(*)      RECORDING SECRETARY;  Leon De King
    DIRECTORS:  Peg Holman, John Engle, Michael Herman, Kerry Napuk(*),
                          Douglas Germann, Sr., Lisa Heft(*), Gabriel
Shirley(*), and
                          Mikk Sarv(*)
      (*)  Peg volunteered to contact Kerry, Lisa, Gabriel and Mikk to
solicit their acceptance of their elections.

B) (Peg) GOA OSonOS requests for funding.
    1) Raffi Aftandelianıs (Russia) request for $800 Moscow <--> Goa airfare
was unanimously approved.   Leon agreed to advise Mr. Aftandelian a) of his
award and b) to contact our Treasurer to arrange  the transfer of funds.

C) (Michael) Request for funding for OST training and conference in
Katmandu, Nepal.  
    $1500--$1700 was unanimously approved.
        Commitments to Raffi and Michael leave about $8000 in our budget.

D) (Peg) Access Queen Proposal  DONE.

E) (Michael) Putting OSI(US) Board minutes on Wiki as "Showcase of OSI(US)
Board Practice".  DONE.

F) (Michael) A U.S. National OSonOS.
    1) John, Michael and Doug agreed to consider this idea and to report
back.
    TO THE BIN

G) (Peggy) Donating remaining 180 1st edition PoP books.  TO THE BIN

H) (Kerry) search page.  TO THE BIN

I) (Kerry) What about a worldwide Open Space "Space Corps" (like the
U.S. Peace Corps).   TO THE BIN

J) (Peg) How to handle OSI(US) income earned from provision of fiduciary
responsibilities [See 4-22-04 Proceedings items B, C, and D .]   TO THE BIN

K) Doug's idea for US OST outreach.   TO THE BIN

NEXT MEETING(*):  Friday, July 23, 2004 at 11:00 a.m. Pacific Daylight Time.
(858) 400-4040    Access Code = 092 355#
       (*) Please reserve 11:00 a.m.-- 12:00 p.m.(PDT) of last fridays of
remaining 
    2004 months for OSI(US) Board Teleconference Meetings.


CHECK-OUTs WERE ACCOMPLISHED

The BIN for 07-23-04
1) (Peggy) Donating remaining 180 1st edition PoP books.
2) (Kerry) search page.
3) (Kerry) What about a worldwide Open Space "Space Corps" (like the U.S.
Peace Corps).   
4) (Peg) How to handle OSI(US) income earned from provision of fiduciary
responsibilities [See 4-22-04 Proceedings items B, C, and D ].
5) (Doug) Doug's idea for US OST outreach.
6)    (John) CIRCLES OF CHANGE video distribution.


Respectfully Submitted,



________________
Leon R. De King, Recorder
(*) Corrections appreciated.