Agenda -- April 4, 2011

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CALL TO ORDER
INTRODUCTION OF GUESTS
MARCH MINUTES - tabled
PRESIDENT'S REPORT
  • - membership reminder for board members/candidates
  • - free convention registrations - two as four-star chapter, two for membership drive
  • - Taylor resigned from Government Relations Committee
  • - New Georgetown U. SPJ chapter
  • - new Md. Pro chapter officers/board
  • - thank you letter from National Press Club for library/archives donation
  • - documentary screening?
VICE PRESIDENT'S REPORT
  • - third and final session of "The Press & The Public" ethics series
  • - other events
    possibilities we have discussed: a Nats baseball game (Bill has possible dates), Radio and Television Museum, Ethics Hold' Em, WikiLeaks, lunch with Nancy Trejos, something with National Gay and Lesbian Journalists Association
  • - Author Steve Piacente wrote a novel, Bella
TREASURER'S REPORT
HALL OF FAME DINNER
  • - dinner update - Tim/Garth
  • - HoF/DSA update - Steve
DATELINE AWARDS
  • - update
DATELINE
  • - for April issue
  • • donation to National Press Club library/archives - Bill
  • • Hall of Fame/DSA honorees (with dinner details) - Steve
  • • this year's officer/board candidate bios - Dan
  • • upcoming programs? - Julie
  • • report on Region 2 conference - need a volunteer
  • • U. of Md. PIA battle - Danielle Lama
  • Deadline will be Sunday, April 17
FACEBOOK PAGE (as of 3/28/11)
  • 140 monthly active users (+5 from previous week)
  • 252 people like this (as of 4/4/11; +13 from one month ago)
  • 4 wall posts and comments this week (same as previous week)
  • 198 visits this week (+4 from previous week)
TWITTER FEED (as of 4/4/11)
  • 1,224 tweets (up from 1,224 last month)
  • 175 followers (up from 151 followers last month)
REGIONAL
  • - conference update - Steve
OLD BUSINESS
NEW BUSINESS
  • - Possibly pay for SPJ membership for HoF/DSA honorees - Bill
FOR THE GOOD OF THE ORDER
ADJOURN