August122013FullBoard

August 12 - Exec. Meeting, Location - Dennie's

Meet at 6:30pm - Skype at 7pm.

Items to discuss:

a) fall nature retreat - see below for details.
 * 1) Programs for the year**

b) Winter festival/camping - board meeting Sunday December 8th in person at St. Michael's

c) conference/melanson award

d) Wilderness First Aid

e) AGM

f) special initiatives - journal, outdoor ed program support, conference

g) Lizabeth's programs - see email sent from Lizabeth about succession planning


 * 2) Grant update - email from Lee Ann**

Hi Karen, Yes the format will be changing to the new on-line system. The application will be focused on the priorities that were established. Tanya will contacting you in the next couple of weeks to book an orientation/training session


 * 3) Financials - see attachment Jess sent around**

- possible new position
 * 4) Communications**


 * 5) General Manager items**
 * -** performance review meeting and touch base

documents: 
 * [|Details]
 * [[file:soeea/2013SOEEASPRA-fundingapplicationFinal.doc|Download]]
 * 296 KB


 * [|Details]
 * [[file:soeea/2013 budget revisions for full board.pdf|Download]]
 * 161 KB

- board PD reminder - submit this 
 * [|Details]
 * [[file:soeea/PD board member application form 2013.docx|Download]]
 * 58 KB

Next meeting - (thanks jess for awesome chart!)**
 * Saturday, September 14 || Board Visioning Retreat || Regina || 10:00AM ||
 * Monday, October 7 || <span style="background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0);">Executive / WG || <span style="background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0);">TBA || <span style="background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0);">6:30PM ||
 * <span style="background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0);">Monday, November 18 || <span style="background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0);">Full Board + year end financial discussion || <span style="background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0);">TBA || <span style="background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0);">TBA ||
 * <span style="background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0);">Monday, December 16 || <span style="background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0);">Executive / WG || <span style="background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0);">TBA || <span style="background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0);">TBA ||
 * <span style="background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0);">Monday, December 16 || <span style="background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0);">Executive / WG || <span style="background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0);">TBA || <span style="background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0);">TBA ||

__<span style="background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0);">**UPDATE ON 2013 GRANT COMMITMENTS:** __ <span style="background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0);">From last year, people we got to lead or teach programs: DONE <span style="background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0);">**Canoe certification** **May 18-20 -** Charles Paul headed up the organizing, Bill Morris taught the course through Paddle Canada - contact: <span style="background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0);">213- 510 Saskatchewan Cr E, Saskatoon, SK S7N 4P9 306-249-4064 Cell: 306-222-4919 Email: wmorris@sasktel.net

CANCELLED <span style="background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0);"> **Leave No Trace - August 13-18 $500** coordinated through general manager, Vinessa Currie-Foster from Clearwater Canoeing organized, marketed, and ran the program last year - SOEEA just gave her the money to do that. They paid fees straight to her company. She provided final report. Email: clearwatercanoeing@sasktel.net

<span style="background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0);">**Wilderness First Aid -** Paul Stinson headed up the organizing and coordinated the accommodations and meals. Colin Frey with Renewed by Nature/JT Consulting taught the Red Cross Wilderness First Aid course at Ness Creek (NessCore Adventures). Email: renewedbynature@sasktel.net (interested in doing this again)

DONE ** - **<span style="background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0);"> **Wings Over Wascana Nature Festival** - Dennie/Karen organized who would volunteer to run workshops at Wings Over Wascana. Usually they email us to see if we are interested again, and one person on the board is the contact, go-to person for questions. Lizabeth also did a workshop building bird feeders as part of the day.

<span style="background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0);">**Conference -**new this year. Joing with SERI to offer annual conference, October 4. Karen on coordinating committee. Write cheque for $500.

<span style="background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0);">**Special Subject Council -** New this year. Paul Stinson initiated idea. Perhaps Communications Working group would be well-suited to do work on setting this up and researching this as well? <span style="background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0);">**Yvette warned Special Subject Council would have to be non-political/non-partisan**


 * DONE - **Loppet - **2013 - done! Dennie and Jess organized much of this event including accommodations and meals and taking registrations.**

CANCELLED **SOEEAs part Spring Ecotour** - Children's programming at Nature Sask Spring Meet - June 14-16


 * Fall Nature Retreat** - October 19 & 20 - Ness Creek is site is booked. Partnering with Boreal Forest Learning Centre. They will split some costs. $100/person for members is the fee. $150/nonmember

<span style="background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0);">Ange Edmunds expressed lots of interest in this and thought Ness Creek would be a great place to do this type of event - Boreal Forest Learning Centre has done lots of this type of workshop before. Joseph Naytowhow, John Murray, and Leanne Kadyshuk are great people to be involved.


 * Winter EcoFest and Camping** - Karen booked St. Michael's at Lumsden for December 7th (Saturday). We can use bathroom facilities and to warm up if people need it. Still needs someone to organize the event!

Paul Stinson has mostly been involvled in this in the past. Mark Wilson has also offered support and volunteering time to lead some of this. Lori Milligan may also have support to offer.