Massachusetts Society for Respiratory Care Board of Directors meeting minutes May 19, 2005

Attendance	Present:, Ken Volovick, Michael Jackson, Scott Munroe, Lauren Perlman, Bill Goding, Brenda Laurie
Call to order	The meeting was called to order by President-Elect Scott Munroe as delegated by President Stella Farquharson.
Minutes	The minutes of the April 2005 meeting were accepted unanimously without corrections.
Treasurer	Ken Volovick notes that: All MSRC bills are paid vendor registrations are rolling in Lauren Perlman suggests using accumulated money to improve MSRC functions Bill Goding suggests business model of having a years reserve for MSRC protection.
Delegates	The HOD meets in Orlando FL in July. There are no resolutions yet. AARC will not share e-mail listings with affiliates due to confidentiality concerns. They will send mail to our members for us. Michael Suggests sending e-mail to members through hyperlink as soon as the annual meeting agenda is posted. AARC continues to investigate various group discounts for membership. RT functions may overlap those of other care givers. The AARC is wary of how overlap may diminish our profession.
Membership	Gina Farquharson will assume the role of Membership Chair under mentorship of Scott Stanley. The AARC revenue sharing check has just arrived.
Nominations	We must nominate; one delegate, vice president, secretary, president, delegate & treasurer. Nominations go to the president-elect. Michael Bates nominated to become junior delegate. Nominations must be in by August 28^th. Returned ballots must be postmarked by 5 days before the annual meeting. The board must address these issues at their June meeting
Program & Education	No report
Scholarships	Brenda Laurie & Bill Goding debated the feasibility of allotting scholarships to each university. The university would determine which student received the award based upon set criteria.
Med. Dir.	No report.
MTS	no report
Pub. Rel.	· No report
Pneumonics	Brenda Laurie states that Pneumonics has been mailed out to the membership. .
PACT	Brenda Laurie submitted a report to the AARC regarding MSRC PACT activities. Brenda notes the importance of all members utilizing the “Capitol Connection” on-line communication system.
Neo. Pedi	Lauren Perlman continues to seek out resources to support Neo-Pedi meetings.
HP DP	· No report
Webmaster	Michael Jackson showed some of the usage data that is collected regarding our webpages.
Rehab.	No report
Budget & Audit	No report
Chapter Affairs	No report
By Laws	Bill Goding recommends that the current by-laws be sent with the annual BOD ballot for member approval. We may save mailing & paper costs if just the amendments are sent out.
Old Business	No report
New Business	The on-line CEU application form has been rebuilt by Scott Munroe and Michael Jackson. The new form will be presented to the board.
AARC	The AARC is offering a smoking cessation program The AARC is offering a review course for the CRT exam. The AARC Outstanding Affiliate Award is available.
Adjourn	President-Elect Munroe closed the meeting.