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IJA Board Meeting- January 16, 20081. CALL TO ORDER: Chair Don Lewis called the meeting to order at 8:02 p.m. EST. 2. ROLL: 3. APPROVAL OF AGENDA: Kim Laird moved to approve the agenda for January 16, 2008 - agenda was approved by unanimous consent 4. PREVIOUS MINUTES: 5. REPORTS: 6. MOTIONS 6a. 6a. Kim Laird proposed a juggleship program. A limited number of Youth Jugglerships (an IJA sponsorship
for a young juggler) will be made available each year so that deserving
young people, who otherwise would not be able to afford it, can attend
the annual IJA Festival. The Youth Jugglerships will offer each chosen
young person an IJA Festival Event Package and a one-year IJA membership.
Transportation and lodging is the responsibility of the individual.
Youth Jugglerships are need-based and are intended for
young people ages 17 and under who would not otherwise be able to
attend the annual IJA Festival without outside assistance. The individual
must be 17 or younger during the festival dates. A sponsor must nominate
individuals. Individuals may not nominate themselves. Parents or family
members cannot serve as sponsors. Those being nominated may not have
attended any previous IJA Festivals. The sponsor should complete the Sponsor and Nominee
information requested below. They are also required to compose a letter
of referral-about 300 words-which includes the following: --How long have you known the young juggler? Email all information and referral letter to (insert
email address) no later than April 1. Notification of Nominees In addition, the nominee's parent(s) must send an email
confirming they have read their son or daughter's essay. To establish
that the Youth Jugglership is truly need-based, the parent(s) must
confirm that without the Jugglership, their son or daughter would
not be attending. Youth Jugglerships are not transferable and may not
be redeemed for cash. Notification of IJA Youth Jugglership Award Recipients
Motion is passed with unanimous consent.
Discussion: A question was asked about the reality
of changes being made to the bylaws within the next year. There is
a real possibility; most of the discussion is on the procedure to
review the bylaws. Most likely there will not be major changes to
the bylaws, just simplifying the bylaws to complement Roberts Rules
of Order. Kim Laird abstains from the vote.
Discussion: Don Lewis and David Landowne are
currently the moderators of the forum. This motion will have to be
assessed and re-assessed throughout the next couple of months. There
is question as to what is defined as a personal attack. The parliamentarian
at Winston-Salem mentioned this past summer that anytime a person's
name, principle, lifestyle or belief is referenced that can be considered
a personal attack. The motion applies to personal attacks on all forums
run by the IJA. The motion will be revised to say, the IJA will adopt
a zero-tolerance policy for personal attacks on all its forums. Personal
attacks are defined in Roberts Rules of Order that is one definition
that can be followed. The question was raised about the problem of
personal attacks on the forum. If a post was deleted, a new post will
be put up saying it was moderated until the board makes a decision
on the original post. Revised motion: Sandy Brown moves that, even though the IJA databases have not yet been synchronized, the IJA Open Discussion forum be made a members-only forum, requiring a member username and password to access. In addition, the IJA will adopt a zero-tolerance policy for personal attacks on all its forums. Posts containing personal attacks will be made invisible as soon as detected by a forum moderator. Posts that discuss IJA business in forums that do not require a login to post will be moved to the Open Discussion forum. The Board can, by vote of a majority of its current members, in a meeting or electronically, overrule a moderator's decision to move, to hide, to not move, or to not hide a post. Since members have already been notified about how to log in to the forums to access members-only portions, these changes should be implemented immediately or as soon as practicable. Roll Call Vote:
John Satriano's motion was tabled.
7a. Kim Laird talked about a juggle camp for
kids to attend. There will be more discussion in the future. 7b. Kim Laird mentioned commemorating Art Jennings
at the next IJA festival. She asked the board to start thinking of
ideas on how to do it. 8. NEXT MEETING: Next regular BOD meeting will be held on February 13, 2008 at 8:00 p.m. EST. 9. ADJOURNMENT: Sandy Brown moved to adjourn.
Meeting was adjourned at 9:36 p.m. EST by unanimous consent. Respectfully submitted by Janelle Hawley. |