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<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Courier'>AAS Space Flight Mechanics
Technical Committee<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Courier'>Minutes of the August 1998 Meeting<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Courier'>Date: August 12, 1998<span
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>11:30 p.m.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Courier'>Location:<span
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Boston, MA<span style="mso-spacerun:
yes"> </span>(AIAA/AAS Astrodynamics Conference)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Courier'>Presiding:<span
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Dr. Robert Melton, Chairman<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Courier'><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.5in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Courier'>I.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Courier'>Attendance<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:skip'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Courier'><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:skip'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Courier'>Members present:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:skip'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Courier'><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:skip'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Courier'>Kyle Alfriend<span style='mso-tab-count:5'> </span>Kathleen
Howell<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:skip'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Courier'>Peter Bainum<span style='mso-tab-count:5'> </span>Bernie
Kaufman<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:skip'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Courier'>Shannon Coffey<span style='mso-tab-count:4'> </span>Don
Mackison<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:skip'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Courier'>Victoria Coverstone-Carroll<span style='mso-tab-count:
3'> </span>Robert
Melton<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:skip'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Courier'>Louis D�Amario<span style='mso-tab-count:4'> </span>Arun
Misra<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:skip'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Courier'>Tony Hagar, Jr.<span style='mso-tab-count:4'> </span>Michael
Ross<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:skip'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Courier'>Christopher Hall<span style='mso-tab-count:4'> </span>Paul
Schumacher, Jr.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:skip'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Courier'>Kathy Hartman<span style='mso-tab-count:4'> </span>Malcom
Shuster<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:skip'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Courier'>Felix Hoots<span style='mso-tab-count:5'> </span>David
Spencer<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:skip'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Courier'>Michael Hough<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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font-family:Courier'><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:skip'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Courier'>Guests Present:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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font-family:Courier'><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:skip'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Courier'>Dennis Byrnes<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:skip'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Courier'>Jim McAdams<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:skip'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Courier'>Lester Sackett<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:skip'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Courier'><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:skip'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Courier'><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.5in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Courier'>II.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Courier'>Recap
of Meeting Flow<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Courier'><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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font-family:Courier'>1.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Courier'>Opening
Remarks/Introduction � Melton<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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font-family:Courier'><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:skip'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Courier'>Bob Melton began the meeting at 11:30 p.m.<span
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Attending members and guests introduced
themselves.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:skip'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Courier'><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:skip'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Courier'>Melton announced that Felix Hoots, Terry Alfriend and Bob
Bishop will remain on the AAS Technical Committee until after the Summer 1999
conference to retain continuity between upcoming conferences and the
committee.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Melton also announced
that the Breakwell Student Travel Award had been unanimously approved by ballot
and that the committee's nomination for the Dirk Brouwer Award would be George
Born.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Peter Bainum suggested that
in the future, nominations for the Dirk Brouwer Award come to a close by the
Winter meeting.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Melton informed
the committee that the minutes of this and subsequent meetings will be
distributed via e-mail instead of hard copies through the mail.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:skip'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Courier'><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.25in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2;
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font-family:Courier'>2.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Courier'>The
minutes of the February 1998 Committee Meeting were approved.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.25in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2;
tab-stops:list .25in'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Courier'>3.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Courier'>Treasurer�s
Report � Coffey<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:skip'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Courier'><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:skip'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Courier'>Shannon Coffey presented the current AAS Space Flight
Mechanics (SFM) Committee Financial Account report.<span style="mso-spacerun:
yes"> </span>He is still waiting to close out the Sun Valley account,
however the Monterey Conference accounting is complete.<span
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>A spreadsheet was distributed
indicating the debits/credits associated with these conferences as well as the
upcoming Breckenridge and Girdwood conferences.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:skip'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Courier'><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:skip'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Courier'>Shannon reported that the AAS SFM website is receiving
10-20 hits per day.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>The website
contains information for the next two conferences.<span style="mso-spacerun:
yes"> </span>Any member that has additions or corrections to the website
should please send these to Shannon in HTML format.<span style="mso-spacerun:
yes"> </span>The address of the site is:<span style="mso-spacerun:
yes"> </span><span class=MsoHyperlink><span style='color:blue'>WWW.SPACE-FLIGHT.ORG</span></span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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font-family:Courier'><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.25in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2;
tab-stops:list .25in'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Courier'>4.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Courier'>Subcommitee
Structure � Melton<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:skip'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Courier'><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:skip'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Courier'>Two subcommitees were formally announced and members
solicited.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>The commitees are the
Professional Awards Committee with chair Peter Bainum and members Arun Misra
and Don Mackison and the Breakwell Student Travel Award Committee with chair
Chris Hall and members Bernie Kaufman, Mike Ross and Dave Spencer.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:skip'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Courier'><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.25in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2;
tab-stops:list .25in'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Courier'>5.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Courier'>Breakwell
Student Travel Award � Hall<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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font-family:Courier'><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:skip'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Courier'>Christopher Hall reported that the new student award was
unanimously approved over the summer and will first be awarded for the Winter
Meeting in Breckenridge.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>The
announcement of the availability of the award will be made via e-mail and will
be included in the AAS SFM website and the future Call for Papers.<span
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>No more than $5000 will be awarded in
any given year.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:skip'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Courier'><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.25in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2;
tab-stops:list .25in'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Courier'>6.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Courier'>Nominations
for Chair-elect � All<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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font-family:Courier'><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:skip'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Courier'>The position of Chair-elect will begin serving summer 1999
and will become the Chair in the summer of 2000.<span style="mso-spacerun:
yes"> </span>Nominations for this position must be sent in writing to Bob
Melton before September 1, 1998.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>A
list of past chairs will be put on the website.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:skip'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Courier'><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.25in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2;
tab-stops:list .25in'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Courier'>7.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Courier'>Nominations
of new members � All<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:skip'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Courier'><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:skip'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Courier'>New member nominations were discussed.<span
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Committee members should send
Curriculum Vitae for potential new members to Bob Melton by Sept. 1, 1998.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:skip'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Courier'><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.25in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2;
tab-stops:list .25in'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Courier'>8.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Courier'>Report
on the Summer 1997 Astrodynamics Conference � Cefola<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:skip'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Courier'><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:skip'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Courier'>Paul Cefola, the general co-chair for this meeting,
reported that the conference was well attended (approximately 200 total
registrants), however the conference loss money.<span style="mso-spacerun:
yes"> </span>This was attributed to the low registration fee.<span
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Approximated 2300 conference papers
were sold at a price of $1.00 per paper.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:skip'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Courier'><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.25in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2;
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font-family:Courier'>9.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Courier'>Report
on the Winter 1998 Space Flight Mechanics Meeting � D�Amario/Sackett<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:skip'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Courier'>Louis D�Amario, the general co-chair for this meeting,
reported that there were a total of 146 paid attendees:<span
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>89 AAS and/or AIAA members, 40
non-members, and 17 students.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</span>Attendance was almost certainly adversely affected by the bad weather
and news reports of transportation problems in the Monterey area preceding the
conference.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Lester Sackett, AIAA
Technical Chair, summarized that 114 extended abstracts were received and 98
papers presented.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>A �Lessons
Learned� was distributed to members to aid in planning future meetings.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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font-family:Courier'><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Courier'>Report on the Summer 1998
Astrodynamics Conference � Hartman<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:skip'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Courier'>Kate Hartman reported that 85 extended abstracts were
received and 81 accepted.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Seven
papers withdrew before the beginning of the conference.<span
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Seven additional papers were no shows
and not presented.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>The remaining
67 papers were presented in 12 sessions.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</span>It was suggested that the early deadline for the abstracts may have
resulted in the low number of papers and that the concurrent Guidance,
Navigation and Control meeting may have drawn some papers away.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Courier'>Report on the Winter 1999 Space
Flight Mechanics Meeting � Mackison<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:skip'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Courier'>Don Mackison, the AIAA Technical Chairman, discussed the
upcoming conference in Breckenridge, Colorado.<span style="mso-spacerun:
yes"> </span>The meeting will be a three-day conference running from
February 7-10 immediately following the Guidance, Navigation and Control
meeting.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Participants that
register for both conferences will have the registration fee reduced by
$100.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>The meeting will run
sessions from 7-10 a.m. and 4-7 p.m. with the mid-day free.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Courier'>Report on the Summer 1999
Astrodynamics Conference � Alfriend/Kaufman<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:skip'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Courier'>Bernie Kaufman reported that this meeting will be held in
Girdwood, Alaska, 40 miles outside Anchorage.<span style="mso-spacerun:
yes"> </span>Two receptions and one dinner are planned.<span
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>The dates are August 16-18, 1999.<span
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>If any committee member�s company would
be willing to print the program for this meeting, please contact Bernie.<span
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>United Airlines will be the official
airline for this meeting and will offer reduced airfares.<span
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Kathleen Howell announced that the Call
for Papers is ready and that abstracts are due February 15, 1999.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Courier'>Report on the Winter 2000 Space
Flight Mechanics Meeting � Hagar<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:skip'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Courier'>Tony Hagar, the general chair for this meeting, discussed
candidate locations.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>The potential
sites are Jacksonville, St. Augustine, Ft. Walton Beach, Orlando, Tampa, St.
Petersburg/Clearwater and Sarasota.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</span>Tony will visit a majority of the locations and report to the committee
via e-mail prior to the February conference.<span style="mso-spacerun:
yes"> </span>Anyone interested in serving as technical chair should
contact Bob Melton.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Courier'>Report on the Summer 2000
Astrodynamics Conference � Melton<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:skip'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Courier'>Bob Melton reported that Richard Holdaway will serve as
the AIAA General Chair and Malcolm Schuster volunteered as the AAS General
Chair.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>This meeting will be held
in the Denver area.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Anyone
interested in serving as technical chair should contact Bob Melton.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Courier'>Other Business � All<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Courier'>The
quality of papers at this and previous meetings was discussed.<span
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>To ensure high quality papers, an
extended abstract with a minimum of 1000 words was recommended;<span
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>abstracts not meeting this requirement
should be rejected.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Courier'>More
nominations for awards are needed from members.<span style="mso-spacerun:
yes"> </span>Members are asked to recommend qualified candidates to Don
Mackison.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Courier'>The
meeting adjourned at 2:30 p.m.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Courier'>Respectfully
submitted,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Courier'>Victoria
Coverstone-Carroll<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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