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 {\bf 
Minutes of IFCA Board Meeting \hrulefill \\ 
Tuesday, 1 June 2009, 16:00 GMT. \\
By Conference Call.}
 
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 {\bf Present:}  \= Jon Callas, Director, Chair\\
	 \> Ray Hirschfeld, Director, Treasurer\\
	 \> Andrew Patrick, Director, Vice-President\\
 	\> Burton Rosenberg, Director, Secretary\\
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\subsection*{Minutes}
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\item Meeting called to order 16:08 GMT.
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\item Ray moves to accept minutes of previous meeting, Jon seconds. 
Motion passes unanimously.
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\item {\bf\em Review of Action Items:}
\item
Andrew to talk to Paul Van Oorschot about PC's for FC11, is carried over.
\item
Andrew to explore non-printed pre-proceedings, is ongoing.
\item
Ray and Tyler to close FC09 budget, is carried over.
\item
Ray to contact Pino to start the budgeting process for FC10, is dependent on previous item.
\item
Ray to close FC07 and FC06 budgets, is ongoing.
\item
Andrew to talk to Fabian to set time line for FC11, to be done.
\item
Burt to finish his due diligence, to be done.
\item
Burt to send format of due diligence letter to list, is closed.
\item
Burt to follow up on restatement of the 2008 Annual Return and the transfer of shares, to be done.
\item
Burt to contacted John Carlson of BITS, providing information about FC10. To follow up, in particular
to ask about a workshop at FC10.
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\item {\bf\em FC10:}
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Radu has asked that the work presented at workshops affiliated with FC10 be included in the
proceedings of the conference.
\item
The discussion showed strong board support for the policy of including in FC conference
proceedings papers from affiliated workshops. It was noted that the USEC workshop 
was included in the FC07 proceedings. 
\item 
{\em Action Item:} Ray to communicate to Radu the board's support.
\item
Ray is in discussion with the Tenerife Convention Bureau about providing transportation 
between the airport and the conference hotel.
\item
Ray is looking at Skyteam Global Meetings for a conference rate on air fare, given that
Air Europa is a part of Skyteam and flies Miami-Tenerife direct.
\item
A day trip to Morocco is proposed FC10 activity. So far it, the suggestions from the travel
agents are expensive and time consuming. 
\item
{\em Action Item:}
Jean to look into offering a side trip to Morocco as an activity for FC10.
\item
Ray provided Pino with a letter in which IFCA endorses the FC10 conference.
{\em Action Item:} Ray will post this letter to the director's list.
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\item {\bf\em FC11:}
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Nothing new to report of FC11.
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\item {\bf\em FC12:}
\item  
{\em Action Item:} Ray to contact Helms-Briscoe associate  in London 
concerning agreeing to be the site selection company for FC12.
\item
Ray has continued to make contacts for FC12 and future FC's, including recent discussions
with conference and tourism representatives from the Azores, Madeira, 
Puerto Rico and Aruba.
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\item {\bf\em Concluding business:}
\item Next meeting set for July, Tuesday 7 at 16:00 GMT.
\item Ray moves to adjourn, Jon seconds, all in favor. Meeting adjourned at 16:40 GMT.
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\subsection*{Appendix: Agenda \hrulefill }
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\item
Accepting the minutes
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Action items from last meeting
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FC10 Tenerife
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FC11 St. Lucia
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FC12
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New and concluding business
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\subsection*{Appendix: Open Action Items \hrulefill }
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\item
Andrew to talk to Paul Van Oorschot about PC's for FC11.
\item
Andrew to explore non-printed pre-proceedings.
\item
Ray and Tyler to close FC09 budget.
\item
Ray to contact Pino to start the budgeting process for FC10.
\item
Ray to close FC07 and FC06 budgets.
\item
Ray to contact Helms-Briscoe associate  in London 
concerning agreeing to be the site selection company for FC12.
\item
Andrew to talk to Fabian to set time line for FC11.
\item
Burt to finish his due diligence.
\item
Burt to follow up on restatement of the 2008 Annual Return and the transfer of shares.
\item
Burt to contact people in BITS and establish a forum within which BITS/FSTC is to
participate in FC10.
\item
Ray to communicate to Radu the board's support for including workshop papers in the 
conference proceedings.
\item
Ray to post to director's list the letter from the board to Pino in which IFCA endorses FC10.
\item
Jean to look into offering a side trip to Morocco as an activity for FC10.
\end{enumerate}
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