Minutes of the Board of Directors for the USGenWeb Census Project Meeting held 18 January 2001 via Internet using mIRC beginning at 18:51 CST and ending at 21:38 CST Present: Wayne Duncan, President Ron Eason, Vice-President Veda Mendoza, Secretary/Treasurer Ellen Horner, Membership Secretary Connie Burkett Jeri Shangle Sue Soden A quorum being present the meeting was called to order by Wayne Duncan. Minutes from the Board Meetings of January 11 and January 15, 2001 were approved as written, with no corrections or additions. There were no officer, board or standing committee reports. There were no special orders addressed. UNFINISHED BUSINESS: Discussion was held concerning the FTP problems. A decision was made that officers will report on this issue at each meeting until a pattern can be discovered or the problem is resolved. Additionally, Connie Burkett will discuss the problem with the USGenNet tech. The final design of the brochures to be handed out at the GenTech Conference (Conference) has been approved by all Board members. Approximately 600 brochures will be provided to hand out at the Conference. The meeting of State Coordinators was discussed. A motion (2001-02) was made to call a special meeting of the voting membership on Monday, January 21, 2001 for the purpose of discussing the recently passed Bylaws and the times and dates of additional meetings. The motion was passed by a vote of 5 yes and 1 no. Sue Soden, yes; Ellen Horner, yes; Jeri Shangle, no; Veda Mendoza, yes; Connie Burkett, yes; and Ron Eason, yes. Wayne Duncan will post the notice of the Special Meeting. The Board agreed that Wayne would not need to send a draft for prior approval before posting the notice. NEW BUSINESS: Jeri Shangle requested an update regarding the status of CART with respect to ncorporating the 1880 census into the program. Ron Eason will contact Phil Beshear and discuss the status. Jim Powell approached Board Member, Sue Soden, about providing census images online and providing the images to transcribers for the USGenWeb Census Project. Wayne Duncan and/or Sue Soden will make contact with Jim Powell and provide a report at the next Board Meeting. The meeting was adjourned at 21:38 CST.