[Eenc-board] next meeting

[Lois Nixon]

I think the key to setting a meeting date is to set it farther in advance.  Then we get it on the calendar, and it doesn't get bumped for other things that come up.

For example, I don't know what I've told you before, but the only one of those dates you mentioned that I can do now is May 23 (maybe), and I really, really prefer Saturdays.  I don't think going into June would be a bad idea either--might help the teachers who are new to our Board.  In fact, at this point, I think June is a great idea!  In summer, the teachers might be able to do weekdays, too.

I think we need to hold the meeting on a date when all of the new people can attend, otherwise they will never really get into their jobs!  That's my two cents....

Lois

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Diane Silver" <eenc-business at diane-silver.com>
To: "EENC Board" <eenc-board at rtpnet.org>
Sent: Thursday, April 03, 2008 3:32 PM
Subject: [Eenc-board] next meeting


> Dear Everyone --
> 
> I share everyone's frustration in the extreme difficulty we seem to have 
> in finding a date for our next meeting.  UGH!
> 
> Based on the feedback, it appears that more people cannot make it on 
> Saturdays than Fridays.  I still need to hear from 5 people (whom I have 
> contacted separately), and that is a significant enough number to change 
> the balance. 
> 
> At the moment, it is looking like April 11, April 18, May 9, or May 23.  
> I have asked the remaining 5 to respond immediately, so I have high 
> hopes of letting you know the final date in the next day or so.   Sarah 
> & Jackie -- I know you are not available most of those dates.  I don't 
> what else we can do.  There is NO date when everyone is available.
> 
> It looks like everyone is agreed on Aug. 16 for the summer meeting, so 
> Dee, please go ahead and see if the site is available for us on that 
> date.  If not, I will review the responses to determine a 2nd choice for 
> a summer date.
> 
> For those who missed our first meeting, your predecessors were asked to 
> contact you and meet with you separately to provide you with your Board 
> handbook, and to help get you up to speed on what you should be doing.  
> If that has not happened, please let me know one-on-one (don't reply to 
> the whole list), and we will work on getting you more plugged in.
> 
> Although this meeting business has been less organized than I would have 
> wished, huge kudos to all of you for the good work accomplished in the 
> last couple months:
> - Thanks to Elizabeth and Lynn for another terrific issue of our 
> newsletter!!
> - Thanks to the whole crew who are representing EENC at the various 
> Earthday events, and coordinating among yourselves to get materials and 
> literature handed off.
> - Thanks to Sarah for moving forward on the regional display boards, and 
> everyone who gave input.  
> - Thanks to Dee for the great organization and big-picture leadership on 
> the conference -- we've had some valuable discussions that are going to 
> make the conference better than ever. 
> - Thanks to folks who have helped on lobbying for EE funding and NCLI.   
> On the national level, the letters to the Appropriations Chairs for 
> restoring the EPA funding for the Office of EE secured good levels of 
> support, and NAAEE leaders are feeling positive that that funding will 
> be restored.  We did our part!
> 
> I will let you know the final date for our next meeting before the end 
> of this week (what a process!).  Please submit Board reports to Yazmin, 
> and hours of service to Shelby.  Remember to correlate items on your 
> Board report to items in our strategic plan as much as possible.   The 
> Strategic Plan is in your handbook.
> 
> If you have any questions, please contact me.   Man, things are moving 
> fast!!!  We have a great team.
> 
> -- Diane
> ****************************
> Diane Silver
> 2008 President
> Environmental Educators of North Carolina
> 
> 828 298 7084
> eenc-business at diane-silver.com
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