BOP Midyear Meeting Minutes

 
The Board of Publications met in person at the ACB midyear meeting, which was held at the Holiday Inn in Arlington, VA. Members present: chair Paul Edwards; Denise Colley, Nolan Crabb, Marcia Dresser, Judy Jackson; ex officio member Berl Colley: ACB staff/contractors Annette Carter (by phone) and Sharon Lovering. Members absent: Bob Hachey; Ron Milliman; Larry Turnbull. Approximately 20 guests were also in attendance.
 
Paul convened the meeting at 7:40 PM EST. Following introductions, the minutes of the February 4 meeting were…

The BOP met via teleconference on Monday, February 4. The meeting began at 9:30 PM EST because of difficulty with the conference line. Members present: chair Paul Edwards, Denise Colley, Nolan Crabb, Marcia Dresser, Judy Jackson; ex officio members Berl Colley, Bob Hachey, Ron Milliman; ACB staff/contractors Annette Carter, Sharon Lovering, Larry Turnbull. Several guests also participated on the call, including Donna Pomerantz and Lindsay Tilden from CCLVI.
 
Nolan moved and Marcia seconded adoption of the meeting agenda as distributed. Nolan moved and Denise seconded approval…

The BOP met via teleconference on Monday, January 7, at 9:00 PM EST. Members present: chair Paul Edwards, Denise Colley, Nolan Crabb, Marcia Dresser; ex officio members Berl Colley, Bob Hachey; ACB staff/contractors Annette Carter, Sharon Lovering. Absent: Judy Jackson, Ron Milliman, Larry Turnbull. Several guests also participated on the call.
 
Bob moved and Marcia seconded adoption of the meeting agenda as distributed. Denise moved and Nolan seconded approval of the November minutes. Both motions carried. Annette put the November minutes up on the Web site. Because several…

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The BOP met via teleconference on Monday, December 10, at 9:00 PM EST. Members present: chair Paul Edwards, Denise Colley, Nolan Crabb, Marcia Dresser, Judy Jackson; ex officio member Berl Colley; ACB staff/contractors Annette Carter, Sharon Lovering, Larry Turnbull. Absent: Bob Hachey, Ron Milliman. Several guests also participated on the call.
 
Judy moved and Marcia seconded adoption of the agenda as read, with the addition of a presentation by Ray Campbell. The motion carried. Marcia was unable to send out the minutes because her email is not working; therefore, approval…

The ACB Board of Publications met via teleconference on Monday, November 5, at 9:00 PM EST. Members present: chair Paul Edwards, Denise Colley, Marcia Dresser, Judy Jackson; ex officio members Berl Colley, Bob Hachey; ACB staff/contractors Annette Carter, Sharon Lovering. Members absent: Nolan Crabb; Ron Milliman; Larry Turnbull. Several guests also participated on the call.
 
Chair Paul Edwards convened the meeting at 9:05 PM EST. The meeting agenda was adopted as amended. The minutes of the October meeting were approved as distributed.
 
CCLVI member Donna…

The ACB Board of Publications met via teleconference on Monday, October 1, at 9:00 PM EDT. Members present: chair Paul Edwards, Denise Colley, Nolan Crabb, Marcia Dresser, Judy Jackson; ex officio members Berl Colley, Bob Hachey, Ron Milliman; ACB staff/contractors Annette Carter, Sharon Lovering, Larry Turnbull. Several guests also participated on the call.
 
Chair Paul Edwards convened the meeting at 9:10 PM EDT. The meeting agenda was adopted with two additions. The minutes of the August and September meetings were approved as distributed; several small punctuation errors…