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        "address": "bbaines (a) mac.com",
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    "sender_name": "Barry A. Baines",
    "subject": "[amsat-bb] Re: BoD Elections",
    "date": "2009-08-28T16:09:58Z",
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    "content": "Tim:\n\nAfter reading your note, Tim Liley's and Dee's, I'd like to comment on  \nyour e-mail.\n\nThe July/August 2009 issue of the AMSAT Journal does contain the  \nminutes of the 2008 Board Meeting in Atlanta.  Our editor, Ed Long is  \nfinalizing the issue and it should be to the printer in the very near  \nfuture.  While the minutes provide a summary of the BOD actions taken  \nin October 2008, we've already publicized key actions and steps taken  \nin previous distribution of information. Further, much has happened in  \nthe past 10 months, so while the minutes may be interesting to review,  \nplease keep in mind that the minutes do not reflect the current status  \nof the organization.\n\nThere are no other formal 'meeting minutes' or 'committee minutes' to  \nbe published.  No 'official meetings' where the BOD has taken official  \nvotes or made decisions that require documentation have taken place  \nsince the 2008 AMSAT Symposium.  The BOD (including the Board  \nAlternate) does meet informally each month to be briefed on the status  \nof activities of the corporation. For example, I have kept the Board  \nfully informed of the status of our actions on ITAR. However, minutes  \nare not kept since no votes have been taken.  This same information is  \nlater provided in ANS bulletins or in my 'Apogee View' column  \npublished in the AMSAT Journal.  BTW, these teleconferences now  \ninclude the two individuals running for the Board for the first time  \nsince it is clear that the entire slate of five candidates will end up  \nbeing elected to the Board or serve as the next Board Alternate.  By  \nincluding these individuals in the current BOD teleconference, they  \nwill be more fully prepared to assume their new duties in September  \nfollowing announcement of election results.\n\nLikewise, there are monthly teleconferences of the senior leadership  \nteam, but no minutes are kept because these are tactical meetings.   \nThe Engineering Task Force meets regularly but no minutes are formally  \ntaken.  Keep in mind that this group was appointed by the President,  \nnot the Board.  Engineering Task Force Chair Bill Ress, N6GHZ has  \npublished material in the AMSAT Journal regarding activities of the  \nTask Force.\n\nPlease keep in mind that AMSAT has widely distributed information on  \nthe state of the organization through a variety of means.  If you want  \nto review AMSAT's situation and evaluate the actions of various  \nindividuals before making a decision on the Board, you might:\n\n-Read the candidate's statements\n-Review the articles in the past year of AMSAT Journal, including  \nApogee View, articles on SuitSat-2 and ITAR, etc.\n-Review past ANS bulletins which have provided information on AMSAT  \nactivities/accomplishments\n-Review the videos available on the AMSAT Website of the various AMSAT  \npresentations given at Dayton. These presentations provide complete  \ncoverage of the current status of AMSAT as of Dayton, the status of  \nSuitSat-2, ARISS, and operations.  Go to:  http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/information/videoNews.php\n\nLastly, the entire AMSAT leadership, including the current board  \nmembers and prospective board members, is available to answer member  \nquestions or address concerns.  The-mail addresses of the current  \nleadership team are listed on the masthead of the AMSAT Journal.  The  \nAMSAT website 'officers page' provides a mechanism for sending  \ncomments to specific board members and officers.  The candidate's  \nstatement that I wrote for this year's BOD election includes my AMSAT  \nalias e-mail address.  There are no restrictions on individuals  \ncontacting our volunteers in leadership positions.  Note that two of  \nthe five candidates are current BOD members, two of BOD candidates  \nhave not previously served on the Board, plus one additional  \nindividual is the current Board Alternate.  All of these candidates  \ncan be contacted by their AMSAT e-mail aliases as well.\n\n\nRegards,\n\nBarry Baines, WD4ASW\nPresident-AMSAT\n\n\nOn Aug 27, 2009, at 4:40 PM, Timothy J. Salo wrote:\n\n> Hi,\n>\n> I still haven't returned my ballot for the AMSAT Board of\n> Directors election, in part because I don't feel that I\n> have really good information on which to make a decision.\n> I would like to vote for a Board that will be effective and\n> strengthen the organization.  It is particularly important\n> to select the best possible board because, in my view, AMSAT\n> is an organization in serious trouble.  But, I would prefer\n> to base my vote on the recent accomplishments, recent\n> positions during board meetings, and explicit near-term\n> objectives of the candidates.  I would prefer to not simply\n> use a blunt strategy of voting against all incumbents and for\n> all challengers. Unfortunately, I don't feel that I really\n> know much about the activities of the individual board members.\n>\n> To remedy this, I suggest that the close of the BoD elections\n> be postponed until at least thirty days after the following\n> have been published:\n>\n> o A list of all Board meetings held over the last year\n> o Minutes from all of these Board meetings\n> o Minutes from all AMSAT committee meetings of the last year\n>\n> We can certainly have a discussion about the appropriate\n> level of transparency for the Board and its committees, and\n> whether the Board is meeting those objectives.  Here is what\n> the D.C. statutes under which AMSAT is incorporated have to\n> say on the matter:\n>\n>  Each corporation shall keep correct and complete books and\n>  records of account and shall keep minutes of the proceedings\n>  of its members, board of directors, and committees having any\n>  of the authority of the board of directors; ... All books and\n>  records of a corporation may be inspected by any member having\n>  voting rights, or his agent or attorney, for any proper purpose\n>  at any reasonable time.\n>\n> -tjs\n\n",
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