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involved.  Original errors, if any, are lovingly retained.  Additional errors
may have been introduced.

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Minn-STF Board of Directors - -minutes of November 13, 1989 at the Dave Dyer-Bennet
home.

Present:  Board:  David Dyer-Bennet, Rob Ihinger, Karen Johnson, Don Bailey
          Officers:  Twila Tuttle, Denny Lien
          Others:   David Cargo, Leslie Bates

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Meeting called to order at 8:00 PM.

Agenda:  Lecture series report
         Mailing list request
         Use of Directory as mailing list request
         Hot Line
         Fall Con Report & Discussion
         Einblatt
         "Whither MNSTF" discussion
         Chastisement
         Next meeting

Lecture Series Report: Sally Morem (phoned in)
     There was a lecture series and each lecturer showed up at their appointed times.
     There is no bill from the Minnesota Daily yet.  Ben Bova's hotel bill was below
     estimate. The reception was $54.40, coffee was estimated at $10, and $2 for the
     laser printing.  There is a program book in the Secretary's books.

     David Cargo promised that:
     a) He would like MNSTF to have an audio recording of the lectures.
     b) To have all the release forms for the lecturers ready at one time.  When the
        initial offer is made is when this should be done.
     c) If we allow anyone else to make recordings, do so with the provision that we
        receive a copy.
     d) He would like the Board to establish ground rules for the mechanics of running
        a lecture series.

Mailing List Request: Lee Pelton
     He has a non profit relaxacon and would like to use our mailing list.  The same as
     PR I.  He will use labels and won't keep the addresses and will reimburse us for
    the label costs.  Mark Richards is the liason and will contact him.  4 for, 0 against,
     1 absent.

Directory use request:
     The Libertarian Party of MInnesota would like to use our membership list to mail
     their newsletter out.
     Can a political party use our membership list?  Rob will research if we can or cannot
     release our list for a mailing and not endanger our non-profit status.  A decision
     was made that even if this is legal it is not necessarily a good idea and we are
     not releasing our list.  4 for, 0 against, 1 absent.

Hot Line:
     There was a sequence of problems.  A three year old child played with it and it
     needed unscrambling.  There is also a bill to pay.  Don is in the process of
     paying this.
     Is there a possibility of moving it elsewhere?  (Dave Romms'?)

Fall Con Report
     There will be a final report at the December meeting.  All bills are in.
     The complaints were :
        a) Some people did not get a flier.
        b) Some people would have preferred getting a flier ahead of time.
        c)  It was scheduled during a religious holiday.

Einblatt:
     It came out.  Denny would like to be reimbursed for copy cards and needs money for
     the postage meter.

"Whither MNSTF" discussion to be held on Saturday at MNSTF meeting.
     There is a concern with recruitment.  Not too many people just not enough trained,
     responsible people.  It is important we do not lose our amateur volunteer status.
     First give a statement of purpose and a short MNSTF history.
     What are we doing now and in the future?

     Don wants assistance formulating the question.
        Are we an umbrella organization or a social group? - As a club what do we want?
        Saturday is just for getting things started.
        Getting a sense of where we come from is important.
        What is the goal here?  Giving newer MNSTFers a sense of the history of MNSTF.
        What makes it worthwhile to come to MNSTF?
        Should discussion focus on immediate goals? (timeline)
        What matters about MNSTF?
        Why are you at MNSTF?
        What do you want out of MNSTF?
        What is it doing that you like and dislike?

Chastisement
     Rob - Tax exempt status - He now has guidelines coming and a ocntact.
     Don - Art Show Books - There is a small amount to do and will be finished by next
        Sunday (11-19-89)
     Karen - Minicon 24 books not closed yet.

Next meeting - 7:30 PM December 14, 1989 at the Karen Johnson home.
                           1682 Rose Hill Circle
                           Lauderdale, Minnesota  55108
                             647-9702

Agenda Items for next meeting
               Computer
               Hot Line

The meeting was adjourned at 10:24 PM.

[signed: Twila K Tuttle]