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<HTML> <HEAD> <TITLE>Minutes of 1998 Business Meeting</TITLE> </HEAD> <BODY BACKGROUND="carpet.gif" BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF"> <H2> MINUTES OF THE TOPICAL GROUP ON SHOCK COMPRESSION OF CONDENSED MATTER BUSINESS AND EXECUTIVE MEETING </H2> <H2> WEDNESDAY 18 MARCH, 1998 </H2> <P> The 1998 SCCM executive business meeting was called to order at 11:00 am by newly elected Chair Don Curran. <P> Fourteen persons attended the meeting in part or whole: Bob Cauble, Gerry Pangilinan, Datta Dandekar, Danita Boonchairsi, Donna Baudrau, Jim Johnson, Bill Nellis, Mike Furnish, Lalit Chhabildas, Bill Deal, Alita Roach, Don Curran, Michael Boteler, and Bill Anderson. <P> Don Curran and Donna Baudrau from APS discussed the scheduling conflict with the 1999 Centennial meeting. The SCCM abstract deadline remains December 15, 1998, however the author notification of acceptance will be toward the middle of March, 1999. This will permit APS to finish collating the APS general abstracts before beginning on the SCCM abstracts. Don Curran reconfirmed that SCCM will not officially participate in the Centennial meeting in Atlanta. <P> Lalit Chhabildas reported on the status of the 1999 Snowbird meeting. The Conference Committee will consist of : <P> R. S. Hixson, LANL, Conference Co-Chairman<BR> L. C. Chhabildas, SNL, Conference Co-Chairman<BR> J. M. Boteler, ARL, Conference Treasurer<BR> T. P. Russell, NRL, Assistant Treasurer<BR> M. D. Furnish, SNL, Publications Chairman<BR> S. C. Schmidt, LANL, Publications Vice-Chairman<BR> Alita Roach, LANL, Conference Coordinator<BR> Bill Deal, LANL, Conference Coordinator<BR> Leta Picklesimer, LANL, Conference Coordinator<BR> <P> The Schedule of Events is:<BR> <P> January, 1998 .... Technical Committee Established<BR> March, 1998 .... Announcement & First Call for Abstracts<BR> August, 1998 .... Second Call for Abstracts<BR> December 15, 1998 .... Abstracts Deadline<BR> March, 1999 .... Author Notification<BR> April, 1999 .... Manuscript Information Mailed<BR> May 27, 1999 .... Registration Deadline<BR> June 27- July 2, 1999 .... APS Topical Group Meeting<BR> <P> There will be approximately 20 students supported by APS for the Snowbird meeting. As for previous meetings, any Russian (or other non-US) support must be funded through individual organizations ...NOT APS. <P> The financial report was given by Mike Boteler. The general fund balance is approximately $45,914 and the award account $31,448. the proceedings will run $78.20 per copy including an accompanying CD-ROM. Minutes of the 30 July, 1997 Business and Executive Meeting were read (sort of) and approved. <P> Two motions were entertained by the executive committee. <P> Motion (1): Don Curran motioned to accept the offer of Naresh Thadhani & Yasuyuki Horie to host the 2001 SCCM meeting in Atlanta (actually Savannah) Georgia. This motion was seconded and approved. <P> Motion (2): A motion was made to appoint Bill Anderson Membership Committee Chairman. This motion was seconded and approved. <P> At 12:00 pm the meeting was adjourned. </BODY></HTML>