Location: IRC server webmaster.ca.us.webchat.org, channel #asfar
Time: 9:15 pm eastern time

Board members present: Justin Mallone, David Schneider-Joseph, Oliver Traldi, Susan Wishnetsky
Members present: none
Visitors present: none

The meeting was called to order at approximately 9:31 eastern time.

Approval of Minutes

The minutes of the June 20 meeting were edited to replace the name of a visitor with the word "one." They were then approved along with the July 9 minutes.

Reports of Officers

The President, Justin Mallone, reported that he had received a check for $55.10 from ASFAR's former president and a carbon copy of a note which had been sent to him.

The Secretary, Oliver Traldi, had no official report.

The Treasurer, Susan Wishnetsky, reported that she had received a couple more checks made out to ASFAR.

The Webmaster, David Schneider-Joseph, reported that a journalist from the Dallas Morning News, a newspaper with a circulation of about half a million, is going to write an article in a few months on age restrictions and will get a comment from ASFAR. He also mentioned that you can link to a specific book in the ASFAR online bookstore, using plus signs instead of spaces (i.e. http://www.asfar.org/bookstore/book.php?name=Summerhill+School).

Reports of Committees

The zine committee reported that the upcoming issue had been printed and was being readied for mailing.

Old Business

There was a motion to begin transferring the ASFAR announcement and discussion lists from Yahoo! Groups to asfar.org. The motion was seconded and passed.

There was some discussion of the creation and implementation of a web-based voting system for board members. Eventually it was agreed upon that after such a system had been created it could be voted on and approved.

There was a motion to begin moderation of the discussion list and authorize the President, Secretary, and Webmaster to approve or delete messages as they see fit. The motion was seconded and passed.

The next board meeting was scheduled for August 1, 2001, at 9:15 pm eastern time.

The meeting adjourned at approximately 11:30 pm eastern time.

Respectfully submitted,

Oliver Traldi
Secretary, ASFAR