FORIM Meeting Minutes — 10 April 1999

1. Welcome
2. Administrative Issues
   1. Bank Account
      1. Opened
      2. Checks ordered
   2. Bulk Postage
      1. Sidina will pass addresses on to Kyung who will investigate bulk postage further
3. Old Business
   1. Newsletter
      1. The layout will be ready in a week or so
      2. Articles need to get in
      3. Need Paris-Dakar photos
   2. Special projects
      1. Lance will write to Moya for more information on her project proposal
      2. Revise working group letters (Lance)
   3. Fund Raiser
      1. Bridget has the contract for the hotel room
      2. No rooms can be reserved at the Mayflower
         1. Barbara will look into finding hotels/bed & breakfasts for suggestions for out of town guests
      3. The invitations have been mailed
         1. Send to Mark Grearon
      4. Sidina will look into the cook
         1. Food for approximately 75 people
         2. Mishwie and couscous, chub-a-jin, salad, bread, soda
      5. Sign-up sheets needed for working (30 minute shifts) – Kyung
      6. Raffle
         1. Ougiya mugs price and quantity – Kyung
         2. Lauren Goodsmith book donations- Lance
         3. Lunch with the Ambassador – Lance
      7. Web page
         1. Add invitation, directions, RSVP link
      8. Goals of the fund raiser
         1. Raise money
         2. Have fun
      9. Presentations by the President and VP
         1. Welcome
         2. Introduction of key guests
         3. Goals & what FORIM is doing
         4. Expenditures
         5. Have fun
         6. Raffle
4. New Business
   1. Sign-up sheet for work spaces
      1. Email DC residents for work duty
   2. Set-up

Next Meeting: 1 May 1999 4PM at Ghana Café