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<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b>AAS Space Flight
Mechanics Committee<o:p></o:p></b></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'>Minutes of the <span
style='layout-grid-mode:line'>February 14, 2001 </span>meeting</p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span
style='layout-grid-mode:line'>Santa Barbara, California<span
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>(AAS Space Flight Mechanics Conference)</span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'>Presiding:<span
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Dr. Felix R. Hoots, Chair</p>
<p class=MsoNormal><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b>Attendance</b><span style='font-weight:normal'>:</span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><u>Members present</u>:</p>
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<p class=MsoList><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'>Terry
Alfriend<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoList><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'>Yoaz
Bar-Sever<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoList><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'>Paul
Cefola<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoList><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'>Scott
Dahlke<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoList><span lang=FR style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";
mso-ansi-language:FR'>Jean DeLafontaine<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoList><span lang=FR style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";
mso-ansi-language:FR'>Louis D�Amario<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoList><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'>Christopher
Hall<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoList><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'>Felix
Hoots (chair)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoList><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'>Craig
Kluever<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoList><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'>Kim
Luu<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoList><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'>Don
Mackison<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoList><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'>Robert
Melton<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoList><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'>Arun
Misra<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoList><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'>Ron
Proulx<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoList><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'>Karen
Richon<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoList><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'>David
Rubenstein<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoList><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'>Daniel
Scheeres<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoList><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'>Malcolm
Shuster<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoList><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'>Mark
Soyka<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoList><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'>David
Spencer<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>David Vallado</p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>Guests:</p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>Lester Sackett (AAS Feb 2001 Tech Chair)<span
style='layout-grid-mode:line'>)</span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><u>Members Absent</u>:</p>
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<p class=MsoList><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'>David
Goldstein<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoList><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'>Shannon
Coffey<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoList><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'>Bobby
Williams<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoList><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'>Michael
Zedd<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoList><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'>James
McAdams<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoList><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'>James
Campbell<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoList><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'>Bill
Craig<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoList><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'>Berne
Kaufman<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoList><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'>Serdar
Kalycioglu<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoList><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'>Bob
Culp<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoList><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'>Paul
Schumacher<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.25in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l13 level1 lfo11;
tab-stops:list .25in'><![if !supportLists]><span style='layout-grid-mode:line'><b>1.<span
style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></b></span><![endif]><b>Opening
remarks</b><span style='font-weight:normal'> - Felix Hoots called the meeting
to order at 11:45 and circulated a page asking for address/email changes.<span
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Please note that the full committee
roster is available on the website (<a href="http://www.space-flight.org)/">http://www.space-flight.org)</a>.<span
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Felix welcomed the new committee
members present at the meeting, and explained some of the policy and procedures
to the group.<span style='layout-grid-mode:line'> <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='layout-grid-mode:line'><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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tab-stops:list .25in'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Times New Roman"'><b>2.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></b></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'><b>Minutes
of the August 2000 meeting</b></span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:
"Times New Roman"'> - Because everyone had received the minutes via email, we
did not read the minutes. Rather, David Vallado read the interim minutes that
had transpired since the August meeting, given below.<span style="mso-spacerun:
yes"> </span>These will be made a part of the committee
records.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoList2 style='margin-left:.25in;text-align:justify;text-indent:0in'><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoList2 style='margin-left:.25in;text-align:justify;text-indent:0in'><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'>The Space Flight
Mechanics committee voted by email (28 for, 1 against) to petition the AAS to
grant the authority for selection of the Brouwer Award to the Space Flight<span
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Mechanics committee.<span
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Following is the petition sent to the
Board.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'>The Space Flight
Mechanics committee petitions the AAS Board of Directors for sole
responsibility to select individuals for the AAS Dirk Brouwer award.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoList2 style='margin-left:.25in;text-align:justify;text-indent:0in'><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'>"The Space Flight
Mechanics Committee requests that the AAS Dirk Brower Award be presented to the
recipient at one of two locations, the annual AAS Space Flight Mechanics
meeting, or the AAS national Meeting, with the location specified by the
recipient."<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoList2 style='margin-left:.25in;text-align:justify;text-indent:0in'><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'>The AAS Board approved
the resolution on 16 November 2000.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoList2 style='margin-left:.25in;text-align:justify;text-indent:0in'><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'>We also announced that
Dr Paul Cefola was elected the new chair for the committee. He will begin
serving in 2002 for a 2-year term. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'>Finally, David Vallado
was elected to the position of secretary, and he will begin immediately as
there was no previous secretary.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoList2 style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Times New Roman"'>The minutes and addendums were approved without
change.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoList2 style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Times New Roman"'><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoList2 style='margin-left:.25in;text-align:justify;mso-list:l13 level1 lfo11;
tab-stops:list .25in'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Times New Roman"'><b>3.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></b></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'><b>Treasurer�s
Report</b></span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'>
- a spreadsheet showing debits and credits for recent meetings was
distributed.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Shannon Coffey was
not at the meeting, so a written description was presented.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoList2 style='margin-left:0in;text-align:justify;text-indent:0in'><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoList2 style='margin-left:.25in;text-align:justify;mso-list:l13 level1 lfo11;
tab-stops:list .25in'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Times New Roman"'><b>4.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></b></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'><b>Report
on Summer 2000 AIAA Astrodynamics Specialist Conference, Denver, Colorado
(Shuster/Vallado) -</b></span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'>
Malcolm Shuster and David Vallado reported that since it was an AIAA conference,
there was little information we had to report about the conference statistics.
Malcolm has subsequently provided the following information from the Denver
conference. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoList2 style='margin-left:0in;text-align:justify;text-indent:0in'><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoList2 style='margin-left:2.0in;text-indent:0in'><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'>Full Conference<span
style='mso-tab-count:1'> </span>=
150<br>
Block <span style='mso-tab-count:3'> </span>=
11<br>
Students/Retired <span style='mso-tab-count:1'> </span>=
21<br>
Complimentary <span style='mso-tab-count:1'> </span>=
6<br>
Corporate Member <span style='mso-tab-count:1'> </span>=
7<br>
Total Attendance <span style='mso-tab-count:1'> </span>=
150<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoList2 style='margin-left:0in;text-align:justify;text-indent:0in'><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoList2 style='margin-left:.25in;text-align:justify;mso-list:l13 level1 lfo11;
tab-stops:list .25in'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Times New Roman"'><b>5.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></b></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'><b>Report
on Winter 2001 Spaceflight Mechanics Meeting, Santa Barbara, California
(Scheeres/D�Amario) -</b></span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'>
Dan Scheeres reported that we had 176 registered attendees, broken down as 26
students, 49 non-members, and 101 members. He expects the conference to break
even, and maybe have a small profit. 33 copies of the proceedings were sold,
and Bob Jacobs (AAS), who was on site during the conference, said this was a
good showing. There was not enough food for Tuesday night, but the event wasn�t
planned as a full dinner. A discussion ensued on what rates we should charge
for the conferences, and how we should treat new/non-members, etc. An action
was given as follows. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoList2 style='margin-left:0in;text-align:justify;text-indent:0in'><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoList2 style='margin-left:.25in;text-align:justify;text-indent:0in'><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'>Terry Afriend, Bob
Melton, Karen Richon, and David Spencer will examine the rates and make
recommendations to the committee at the August conference. They will examine:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoList2 style='margin-left:.25in;text-align:justify;text-indent:0in'><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoList2 style='margin-left:.75in;text-align:justify'><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'>How to do new
memberships? At the conference, afterwards, etc. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoList2 style='margin-left:.75in;text-align:justify'><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'>How much should we
charge?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoList2 style='margin-left:.75in;text-align:justify'><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'>Should there be a
retired fee structure?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoList2 style='margin-left:.75in;text-align:justify'><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'>Should there be a 1-day
attendance fee?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoList2 style='margin-left:.75in;text-align:justify'><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'>Other options?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoList2 style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Times New Roman"'><span style='mso-tab-count:1'> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoList2 style='margin-left:.25in;text-align:justify;text-indent:0in'><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'>Lou D�Amario mentioned
that by the abstract deadline, 104 abstracts were in. By Oct 15<sup>th</sup>,
155 were in, thus a 4<sup>th</sup> day was needed. 4 were rejected, 11
withdrawals before the program, 3 withdrawn after the program, and 5 were
withdrawn at the conference. The final PDF program was available on the website
2 weeks ahead of the conference. Recommendations included using electronic
submissions for the abstracts, perhaps WORD for the short form, and PDF for the
long form. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoList2 style='margin-left:.25in;text-align:justify;text-indent:.25in'><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoList2 style='margin-left:.25in;text-align:justify;mso-list:l13 level1 lfo11;
tab-stops:list .25in'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Times New Roman"'><b>6.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></b></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'><b>Planning
for Summer 2001 Astrodynamics Conference, Quebec City, Canada (Misra/Spencer) -</b></span><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'> Arun Misra reported
that the conference is set for July 30-August 2 2001 meeting date at the
Hilton. There will be a dinner on Tuesday night, and a reception on Sunday
night. The 1-800 number seems to have problems, but the toll number works fine.
Arun indicated the rooms would be about $120 (US), with some more expensive
rooms also available. The price will be good for � 1 day from the conference
dates. Smaller rooms may be available for even less � you may want to bargain
when you make your reservation. David Spencer noted that the call for papers
was extended until March 2<sup>nd</sup>. He will try to keep just 3 concurrent
sessions.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoList2 style='margin-left:0in;text-align:justify;text-indent:0in'><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoList2 style='margin-left:.25in;text-align:justify;mso-list:l13 level1 lfo11;
tab-stops:list .25in'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Times New Roman"'><b>7.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></b></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'><b>Planning
for Winter 2002, San Antonio, Texas (Luu) -</b></span><span style='font-size:
12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'> Kim Luu noted that the contract is
signed for the Adams Mark hotel. The government rate (today) of $91 is
confirmed, it may go up some by the conference date, and it�s good � 2 days
around the conference. The dates are 27-31 Jan 2002 (The Breckenridge GN Ski
conference is 6-10 Feb).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>There was
some confusion on the dates for solidifying the numbers of sessions, and the
abstracts. Kim will check this out. The committee voted and recommended a reception
on Sunday night, and a dinner on Tuesday night. Malcolm Shuster suggested a
short course before the conference. We discussed the possibility, and Malcolm
took the action to explore the options and present a recommendation to the
committee at the August conference. This would include rates, numbers,
logistics, etc.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoList2 style='margin-left:0in;text-align:justify;text-indent:0in'><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoList2 style='margin-left:.25in;text-align:justify;mso-list:l13 level1 lfo11;
tab-stops:list .25in'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Times New Roman"'><b>8.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></b></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'><b>Planning
for Summer 2002 AIAA, Monterey, California (Hall). This is an AIAA led
conference -</b></span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'>
Craig McLaughlin and Lauri Newman are the AIAA chairs, and Chris Hall and Jim
McAdams are the AAS general and technical chairs, respectively. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoList2 style='margin-left:0in;text-align:justify;text-indent:0in'><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoList2 style='margin-left:.25in;text-align:justify;mso-list:l13 level1 lfo11;
tab-stops:list .25in'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Times New Roman"'><b>9.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></b></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'><b>Discussion
of meeting site for Winter 2003 AIAA (Hoots) -</b></span><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'> Arun Misra, Kim Luu,
and David Vallado discussed information about the possible sites from our last
meeting. We conducted two votes (in parenthesis) to narrow the field, and the
results were Charleston SC (14/7), and Lake Placid New York (13/7). All three
volunteered to continue work on the site selection.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoList2 style='margin-left:0in;text-align:justify;text-indent:0in'><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoList2 style='margin-left:.25in;text-align:justify;mso-list:l13 level1 lfo11;
tab-stops:list .25in'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Times New Roman"'><b>10.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></b></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'><b>Discussion
of meeting site for Summer 2003 Astrodynamics conference (Hoots) -</b></span><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'> We suggested Big Sky
Montana, a Colorado Ski town, and Taos/Santa Fe as possible options. Mark Soyka
and Karen Richon will gather information on these areas for the next meeting. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoList2 style='margin-left:0in;text-align:justify;text-indent:0in'><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoList2 style='margin-left:.25in;text-align:justify;mso-list:l13 level1 lfo11;
tab-stops:list .25in'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Times New Roman"'><b>11.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></b></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'><b>Breakwell
Student Travel Award (Hall) -</b></span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Times New Roman"'> Chris Hall reported that there were 5
applicants for the award, which is actually not too bad. He recommended that
the students submit their papers instead of just an abstract, and that we could
begin this with the next conference.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoList2 style='margin-left:0in;text-align:justify;text-indent:0in'><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoList2 style='margin-left:.25in;text-align:justify;mso-list:l13 level1 lfo11;
tab-stops:list .25in'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Times New Roman"'><b>12.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></b></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'><b>Dirk
Brouwer Award (Mackison, Misra, Alfriend, Culp) - </b></span><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'>Don Mackison provided a
handout concerning the new policies (which followed the addendums to the
minutes above). Due to the great deal of confusion of the process from last
year, the committee suggested that clear guidelines be provided so we can
implement the new procedures for this years nomination. Terry Alfreind and Don
Mackison will work on this and send out information as soon as possible.<span
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoList2 style='margin-left:0in;text-align:justify;text-indent:0in'><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoList2 style='margin-left:.25in;text-align:justify;mso-list:l13 level1 lfo11;
tab-stops:list .25in'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Times New Roman"'><b>13.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></b></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'><b>Policies
and Procedures</b></span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'>
- no discussion<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoList2 style='margin-left:0in;text-align:justify;text-indent:0in'><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoList2 style='margin-left:.25in;text-align:justify;mso-list:l13 level1 lfo11;
tab-stops:list .25in'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Times New Roman"'><b>14.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></b></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'><b>Adjournment
- </b></span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'>The
meeting adjourned about 2:00 pm.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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