JAVS Fall 2002

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VoL. 18 No. 2 & 3

jOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN VIOLA SOCIETY

Advisors to the Board present: Dalton (Past President IVS, Past President AVS), Frederking (CVS) Meeting called to order by President Slowik at 3:02p.m. I. Announcements: • 2003 Congress: June 11-13, Kronberg, Ger many • 2003 Primrose Competition/BoardMeetings May 17-19, Birmingham, AL • 2004 Congress: US (TBA). Four sites have expressed an interest in hosting. Call for proposals extended. II. Further discussion of Dillon Associates management proposal. III. Discussion of chapter issues with regard to dues collection and the requirement to be national member in conjunction with local membership. IV. Further discussion regarding cost effectiveness of producing journal issues. Moved (Goldsmith) and seconded (Ritscher) that the AVS produces two printed issues of ]AVS each year and one internet issue accessible to the pub lic at large. Further discussion. Motion amended (Kruse) and seconded (Gold smith) to include a separate newsletter along with the General Membership/National Teacher Directory and membership renewal application. Motion carried. Steely appointed to notify libraries, by way of let ter, regarding publication changes. Moved (Rutledge), seconded (Kruse), and unani mously approved that dues be raised as follows: Regular to $42, Student to $21, Emeritus to $21, International to $47, International Student to $30 and Institutional to $42 with Joint AVS/CVS dues to be decided in consultation with CVS. Resolution that in lieu of chapter rebates AVS will increase pool of grant monies available for chap ter activities. V. Committee assignments made by Fielding for 2002-03. Meeting adjourned at 5:40 p.m. Friday, June 21, 2002 University ofWashington School of Music Seattle, Washington 3:00-4:00 p.m.

Officers present: Slowik (President), Preucil (Vice President), Tatton (Past President) Officers unable to attend: Forbes (Secretary), Rose (Treasurer) Board members present: Coletti, Fielding, Gold smith, Ritscher, Rutledge, Steely, White-Smith Board members unable to attend: Chiang, Clark, Graham, Hamilton, Zeitlin New officers and board members present: Kruse, Palumbo, Pounds Meeting called to order by President Slowik at 3:08 p.m. Moved (Kruse), seconded (Goldsmith), and unan imously approved that at least for the next year we eliminate the rebates and, in lieu of this, increase the chapter grant monies to a pool of at least $2000 to be distributed under guidelines to be established by the AVS board. Next board meeting AVS proposes to pay local expenses (hotel, etc.) and each member be respon sible for his or her own travel. Not a precedent, but a one-time occurrence in light of the current budget issues and the venture to employ profes sional management services. Moved (Tatton), seconded (Rutledge), and unan imously approved to accept the Dillon Manage ment Associates proposal for professional man agement of AVS, contingent upon negotiation by President and Treasurer and ratification by final Board vote. Suggestion to begin management services by August 1, 2002. In future, manage ment would run on the AVS year of July 1 to June 30 of the following year. Moved {White-Smith), seconded (Goldsmith), and unanimously approved to accept the pro posed AVS budget as revised by Slowik. Tatton and Board acknowledged and recognized Peter Slowik's tremendous job as President. Meeting adjourned at 3:41 p.m. Peter Slowik President Juliet White-Smith Acting Secretary