AGM+January+8th

SOEEA AGM

BrickHouse Bistro in Lumsden (235 James Street North)

RSVPs requested to soeea.sk@gmail.com or 525-6487 (Leah) by Tuesday January 4.

Let's arrange car-pooling! I (Jo) have room for 5

10am meeting 11am presentation by Scott Mickelson "Scott's Summer in Nepal" 12-1pm lunch 1 pm - sleigh ride followed by cookies and hot chocolate back at the bistro 2:15 - SOEEA Board Meeting - the sleigh ride is 45 minutes, followed by hot chocolate and cookies at the bistro (Leah)

Equipment: Nicole is bringing projector Leah is bringing speakers, extension cord, membership forms, SOEEA display (?), computer. paper, pens


 * __Agenda__**
 * Call to order and Welcome**


 * Introductions**


 * Minutes from the AGM held December 5, 2009**

-President's Report - Jo Project WET welcome to SOEEA ( and discussion of protocol??? Is this an AGM thing? ), - review of grant and programming for upcoming year and a look at the SOEEA calendar of events and deadlines
 * Executive Reports**

- Vice-President Report - Kyle -
 * Published article in Nature Sask Blue Jay
 * huge progress on website (still much to do)
 * we hired Leah and more recently, Lizabeth
 * Geocaching at Wings over Wascana
 * LNT Master Educator
 * Winter Camping

-Treasurer's Report - Mark -Set subcommittee to approve audited reports -Submit next year's budget -Submit auditor for next year -Review membership fees - Lifetime membership rate for schools/corporations ? should we have one? How much? What about family rate?

-Communications - Audrey
 * Working Group Reports**

-Public and Families - Paul

Our main event of 2010 was the Ecotour to Last Mountain Lake, which brought some new members and some “old” members together, revealing an amazing natural resource that is under-appreciated (and underfunded) in Saskatchewan. Other events throughout the year included offering geocaching and other activities at WOW, Earthball activities at the Craik Solar Fair, winter camping at Lumsden, and representation at Ness Creek, Moose Jaw’s SummerFest, and "Bright Wings" at Karen and Trevor Herriot’s acreage. Recently, the Public and Family group has begun exploring snowkiting as a healthy and environmentally friendly outdoor activity for Saskatchewan. The 2011 Ecotour will be combined with/replaced by the 2011 EECOM Pre-Conference Field Trip to Grasslands National Park/Cypress Hills.

-Education - Nicole and Dennie

-Partners - no report -Decision Makers - no report


 * Executive Assistant Report** - Leah

- amendment of board structure - moving from 5 working groups to 3 with 2 co-leaders for each which will increase our board number to 11 - responsibilities of Partners and Decision Makers working groups become responsibilities of the executive board members as a group
 * Changes to Board Structure** - Jo


 * Other Business**

-Past President - Jo -President - Kyle -Vice President - Audrey -Program Director - Karen -Treasurer - Mark -Communications Working Group - (Saskatoon folks - Paul Bazin Webster has agreed to let his name stand, ?, Nicole Huck?) -Education Working Group - Nicole and Dennie -Public and Families Working Group - Paul (Allie? - Jo's sister)
 * Slate of Officers**


 * Adjourn**


 * Full Board Meeting Agenda (after sleigh ride)**