SAN FRANCISCO SECTION COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES
TUESDAY, 7th March 2000
12 members Attending: Steve Jaeger, Roger Martinez, Larry Chien, Norman Bergrun,
Dan Stuart, Seth Kurasaki, Rick Kwan, Gano Chatterji, Corky Lakin, Mike Etz,
Matt Jardin, Morgan Bracken
-Ate pizza. Matt noted that Tony and Alba's was a bit pricey. Suggested we look
around for an alternative next time.
-Chair handed out copies of old bylaws for the council to review and come back
with comments for the chair.
ACTION ITEM: everyone, Read bylaws, send comments to Steve.
ACTION ITEM: everyone, send in national ballots TODAY!
ACTION ITEM: everyone, start preparing for annual reports.
Committee Reports
-Newsletter (Morgan)
Morgan's first NL out the door! Typo: April meeting date is wrong, should be
Thursday 4/20.
ACTION ITEM: Tsung-Chou, Roger, send out E-mail and notice to members and those
registering for April meeting.
Morgan will be in DC to attend Congressional Visits Day. House will be in
session, but Senate will be out. Morgan also attended Public Policy colloquium:
major CVD issue is R&D funding.
ACTION ITEM: Morgan, save chairman's career! =8-)
-Career (none)
Kay Jain is out for the count. Mike has mysteriously agreed to take on
duties as acting Career director.
ACTION ITEM: Mike, come up with action items.
-Honors and awards (Srini not present)
No Engineer of the Year nominations received!
Special Service award to go to Srini at March meeting
Fellows and Associate fellows nominations due
ACTION ITEM: someone, come up with ways to generate E. of the Year nominations,
ASAP!
-Membership (Dan)
Section has 1369 members. Dan gave list of drops to chair for call up
campaign.
ACTION ITEM: as soon as chair can grind through extensive work obligations, he
will find time to initiate call up campaign.
-On-line (Corky)
Debated what should go on main page and who should take care of it. Matt's
been doing it but says he's not doing a good job. (gee, Matt, in some
institutions that will get you promoted.) Corky will take main page again.
Rick has been updating dinner page.
ACTION ITEM: Matt, look into script for updating main page.
ACTION ITEM: Someone, investigate putting Newsletters on web.
ACTION ITEM: Put up Pat Ryan article.
ACTION ITEM: incoming chair and council, plan for eventual all on-line
newsletter.
Discussed getting permission to store Section Archives at NASA.
-Finance (Seth)
Post Office Audit completed.
Expenses are in-line but deficit around corner. There will be $4000 left over
after the newsletter. Must last until late October. Made money on last two
dinner meetings!
ACTION ITEM: Chair convenes immediate budget meeting with officers. Done.
Paid $600 bill to Tsung-chou for web service.
(Concern that Tsung-chou is not a current member but he does such an incredible
job that we decided to make him an honorary SF section member.)
ACTION ITEM: Steve, contact Juanita reg. essay money and other Pre-college
bills. Done.
ACTION ITEM: Matt, decide on and purchase new software.
-public policy (Roger, Norm)
Most of it covered in Morgan's report.
-Nomination/election (Matt)
"I have my best man on it"
Nominations due 3/31/00
-Young Toughs (Matt)
Yet Another Fermented Fluids Forum held at Pockets. Group from SJSU showed
up for Feb meeting. Discussed expenditures like whether to pay for 1 or 2
pitchers and how to keep up attendance. April topic: Mars Society? Possible
topic on Graduate School.
-Pre-college outreach (Juanita not present but sent report via e-mail.)
I just spoke with Gary Chesney at Space Systems/Loral. He is committed to
find me $2500 in funding for the essay contest. It takes about $3000, but I'll
see about cutting corners this year. He'll get back to me in 48 hours to
confirm.
Last Saturday's workshop went well although not all 30 teachers
"showed". Over 200 students attended the conference. Astronaut Steve
Smith was inspiring with his message to students. (It tooks him 5 tries and 10
years
before NASA accepted his application!) Three NASA scientists also presented, so
you may have received the NASA press release last week.
Expenses to date for Mars Day in December and last week-end's workshop should
not total more than $250. I have a workshop scheduled for March 25, but Roche
Pharmaceuticals is providing total funding.
So . . . .
Essay Contest $250 (approx)
Workshop Reimbursement $250 (approx)
Science Fairs** $300
** AIAA members, John Lee and Paul Zakian, have volunteered to
serve as head judges for the Santa Clara and the San
Francisco Bay area science fairs, respectively.
At this time I don't forsee any other expenses this year.
-Dinner programs (Roger)
Chair sent thank you letters out to most of the past speakers.
Excellent February meeting "Mars on Earth"
March - Scott Miller, "The World of Secret Flight"
April - Chris Hoeber, Chief Engineer of Space Systems/Loral ** Note error in
Newsletter** should be 4/20/2000
May - Galileo awards dinner, Industrial Light & Magic confirmed.
June - Dava Newman "Human Space flight", Awards meeting
July - still open (think kids), essay winners
ACTION ITEM: Roger, bring response cards to next meeting.
ACTION ITEM: everyone, find speaker for July meeting.
-Technical (Gano)
30 to 40 people attended Feb Patent forum at Ames,
March 23rd: Mark Ardema, "Airships, Past and Future"
Gano attended TC meeting in DC. Trip and discussion constitutes Public Policy
outreach by section. Need details.
-Evolution of Flight (Steve)
Article on Ray Kelly in NL. Tentative interview with Seth Anderson.
Soliciting suggestions for other interviewees.