TORCH MEETING MINUTES for May 10, 2012
Notes taken by: Amy Oberg
Attendees: Jim Baumbach, Al Button, Bill Kelly, Donna Weiss, Dwight Easty, Janet Wullner-Faiss Cloak , Maria Debbink, Dave Debbink, Jan Smith, Amy Oberg, Peter Thiel, Bob Swain, Scott Valitchka, Richard Schoenbohm.
Guest: Bernadine Dorn.
BUSINESS MEETING
- Call to order.
- Approval of the minutes from the last meeting. Motion passed.
3. Treasurer’s report from Barb: Approved.
Balance as of 4/5/2012 |
$4427.03 |
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Payments |
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*4/25: Amy |
($100.00) |
Bus reserve for trip |
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*5/2: Fox Cities On Line |
($15.00 |
Domain name registration |
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Receipts: |
0 |
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Balance as of 5/3/2012 |
$4312.03 |
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- Torch Convention: still time to register. Discounts are available until May 15; rooms will be held until May 21.
- The Magical Mystery Tour will be Saturday, May 12th. Still room for one or two additional people. (Meet at the Atlas Coffee Mill a 8 am to board the bus. Lunch and dinner will be on the road. Expect to return to Atlas by about 8 pm).
- Scott: we need ideas for the Sept meeting discussion.
- Summer gathering: likely at Bill and Barb’s.
- Speaking roster for next year: ideas and speakers ~
(Note: We are trying to avoid TBDs on the schedule!).
Bill: Ethics of Wilderness Rescue
Jan: Glass: Industry to Art
Amy: Women as Terrorists
Jim: The Rise and Fall of German Luftwaffe; or The Future of Memory
Donna: ?
Peter: Nature’s Most Important Gift to Mankind (water)
Richard: Politics of Water; or Rise and Fall of Honey Bees
Al: Healthcare
Dave: Tapping Unused HydroPower; or Why We Need to Build More Railroads
Marcia: Planned Community Development: Pros and Cons
Bob: John Birch; or Crisis in Public Lawyers
Janet: Writings of Diane Ackerman; or Natural History of the Senses
Dwight: Unconventional Wisdom; or Effects of Low Level Radiation
Scott: Ecology and Politics of Scarcity
9. Business meeting adjourned.
Program
Dwight: Evidence Based Medicine: The Patient’s Perspective