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VII. Generally approved to acknowledge Franz Zeyringer, Gunter Ojstersek, and Karen Tuttle as Honorary Lifetime Members of the AVS. The AVS Board and Officers would like to recognize Hirschmugl, Irvine, Kosmala, and Ryan for their outstand ing and dedicated service to the AVS during their tenure as hoard members. Annual Board Meeting of the American Viola Society Saturday, 3 June 2000 Oberlin College School of Music Room 238 Oberlin, Ohio 10:00 am-12:30 pm Officers present: Slowik (Pres), Preucil (Vice Pres), Forbes (Secretary), Tatton (Past Pres) Officers unable to attend: Rose (Treasurer) Board Members Present: Clark, Fielding, Rutledge, Ryan, Steely, White-Smith, Zeitlin Board Members unable to attend: Chiang, Coletti, Graham, Hamilton, Irvine, Ritscher Advisors to the Board Present: Dalton (Pres IVS, Past Pres AVS), Pounds (Special Consultant to the Board) Meeting called to order by Pres Slowik 10:00 am. I. Slowik presented revised budget. Moved (Preucil), seconded (Fielding) and unanimously approved to increase the proposed amount of AVS financial support for travel expenses to 29th International Viola Congress April 2001 from $1000 to $1500. Meeting adjourned 10:00 pm.

Moved (Preucil), seconded (Ryan) and unanimously approved to accept revised projected budget 2000. II. Steely presented JAVS Editor's Report. Introduced AVS National Teacher Directory. Generally approved that The American Viola Society: A History and Reference, second edition by Dwight Pounds be offered as a gift to all newly elected board members. Moved (Rutledge), seconded (Fielding) and unanimously agreed to purchase a domain name for the AVS in the event that viola.com is no longer available. IV. Slowik and Pounds presented 3 plans for tenure ofAVS elected officers: PlanA Plan B Plan C Pres Elect: 2 3 President: 4 4 3 Past Pres: 4 2 (3) vote results: 1 2 7 Generally agreed that plan C is the plan of choice for now, pending IVS deci sions to elect their officers for coordina tion of elections. V. Pounds delivered report on Gardner commrss10n. Meeting adjourned 12:30 pm. III. Fielding presented Website Report.

Peter Slowik President

Catherine Forbes Secretary