AGENDA FOR EXEC MTG – June 5/06

                   5:30 pm   Soma Café, 2528 Main Street

                       

 

 

Drinks and Catching Up

 

I) PROGRAM PRIORITIES (30 mins)

 

          A) Membership scene (GL)- Genny needs packages for new members from Patrick. Genny is recommending ease of sign-up for new members on website. Selina has brochure and will send to all executive for updating.

 

B) Outreach

 

-         Website: updates on redesign process (JS)- Mike Rogers hired to redesign. Johan to chat with him Mon. June 5th and all will have opportunity to see shadow site, before it goes live, to give feedback.

Johan asking all to send pictures if you have any for website. Selina interested in taking a website construction course this summer to maintain website.

 

-         Ecolacy: visioning for 06-07 (SM)- lots of ideas, just needs time to implement.

 

          C) Finances (NM)- currently around $8000.00 after spending $1000.00 for members’ packages to EEBC (Green Teacher/Clearing)

 

 

II) FALL 06 CONFERENCE – planning (45 mins)

 

A.   Venue update (DZ)- Bowen Island is still a venue that David is exploring, however we are tempted to go with a local GVRD venue and connecting with Bruce Ford

 

B.   Program planning (All) – Genny says Bruce is keen to join us in offering a fall conference, possibly around Burnaby Lake. David to discuss further with him on Thurs., June 8th.

 

C.   Promotions (All)

 

III) Other business – Environmental Concepts in the Classroom is being rewritten by Rick Kool and David Zandvliet with greater expansion of ideas of direct experience and conceptual ideas of env. Curriculum.  Should be done by end of September. David will send executive an update of the this document. The acronym CARE chosen for complexity of systems, aesthetics, responsibility for the earth and environmental ethic.

 

IV) Next Meeting- Monday, July 3rd either at Point Roberts- Selina’s cabin or at Bowen Island- David’s place? (2 pm so we can go for a swim/hike)