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2007 SPS Council Meeting Agenda
Meeting Home | 2007-08 Committees

Thursday, September 27, 2007 (all at Marriott in Crystal City)
4:00pm Executive Committee meeting
6:00pm Reception, ice-breaker
7:00pm Introductions & relativity clips (EB, KZ), Dinner, 2008 SPS Congress presentation (SF, AV, MG), brainstorm: zone meetings & chapters & Congress 2008
8:15pm Getting to know each other; understanding your role (GW, KZ, ZCs and AZCs)
Friday, September 28, 2007 (all at the American Center for Physics)
8:00am Breakfast (on your own)
8:45 Leave for ACP from hotel lobby
9:30 Opening & Introductions, Earl Blodgett presiding
9:45 Future Faces of Physics, Zone meetings & chapter reports (LQ, SL, KR, BD) TAB A
10:00 Old Business
    Approval of 2006 Council minutes (EB); Executive Committee summary (EB) TAB B
10:10   2006-07 Committee updates---ComPADRE (DDo), Under-Represented Groups(ToS), Ethics(BD), UG Research(KZ, JB), Publications(EB)
11:00 Break
11:10 2006-07 Committee updates--Congress 2008 (SF/JS/TO), Sigma Pi Sigma (AV)
11:35 AIP Welcome from Fred Dylla, James Stith, Jack Hehn (EB) TAB C
11:50 State of Societies (EB, AV, KZ, SL, GW), Awards (JS, AN, MT, AV) TAB D
12:10pm Communications report (TS, SC, EN) TAB E
12:25 Info book update, future themes, partnerships (LC, GW, KR) TAB F
12:35 Intern program (LC, JH); SPS store (SP, LQ, DDa)
12:45 Lunch
1:30 New Business
    Charge to Committees (EB) TAB G
1:45   Committee Breakouts
3:00   Committees prepare one page bulleted list reports, recommendations, etc.
3:15   Committee Reports
3:40   Break
3:55   Financial report (GW) TAB H
4:10   Development Report (NQ)
4:20   Speaker’s Lists (JB) TAB I
4:30   Sigma Pi Sigma Events, Donors, thank-yous, (GW, AV)
4:45 Other Business, Committee Follow-up, Action Items
5:45 Sigma Pi Sigma Induction Ceremony
6:00 Dinner
7:20 Committees II---sustaining the effort---action plan for coming year
8:30 Adjourn
Saturday, September 29, 2007 (at Crystal City Marriott)
8:15am AZCs elect representative to Executive Committee (KZ) (breakfast provided)
ZCs discuss zone election responsibilities and award committees (breakfast provided)
TAB J
9:30 Chapter reports and feedback (SL, ZC/AZCs)
10:15 Zone meeting planning and Future Faces of Physics theme (LQ, ZC/AZCs)
10:45 Reviewing zone responsibilities/deadlines (ch. officers, zone nom.)
11:00 Depart for downtown Washington, D.C.  
5:45pm Dinner at La Tasca -- 722 7th Street, NW
Different restaurant than last year, even though it sounds similar
 
Sunday, September 30, 2007  (Crystal City Marriott)
9-11am Executive Committee ONLY (breakfast provided)  
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