Location: IRC server pnwx.com, channel #asfar
Time: 8:30 pm central time

Board members present: Eric Anderson, Aaron Biterman, Justin Mallone, Daniel McGuire, Larissa Price, Susan Wishnetsky
Members present: David C, Joshua F., Dylan S.
Visitors present: none

The meeting was called to order at 8:40 pm central time.

Eric Anderson proposed a small change in the minutes of the August 23 board meeting, in which he was quoted as having amended his motion to add the phrase "behavior modification schools" in parentheses; the complete phrase was "euphemistically called 'behavior modification schools'" in parentheses. The secretary agreed to the revision and moved that the minutes, as revised, be approved. The motion was seconded and carried.

Reports of Officers

The President, Eric Anderson, reported that the meeting with NYRA regarding the voting day protest had been rescheduled for September 21.

The Vice-President, Justin Mallone, had no official report.

The Secretary, Susan Wishnetsky, reported that she had actually gotten some printing done at the print shop, which should speed up distribution, and that she had received a statement of candidacy for the board which may not have been sent to all board members; she promised to forward it to anyone who had not received it.

The Treasurer, Eric Anderson, had no official report.

Reports of Committees.

The 'zine committee had no report.

Old Business.

T-shirt and web page designs submitted by Dylan S. were discussed. Daniel McGuire moved that all the t-shirt designs be approved with the provision that they be checked for spelling or other errors. The motion was not seconded. After additional discussion, Susan Wishnetsky moved that all the t-shirt designs except one be approved with the provision that any spelling or other errors be corrected. The motion was seconded and carried.

Susan Wishnetsky moved to rescind listserv moderation. The motion was not seconded. Daniel McGuire moved that a vote of the board should be required to discipline any member for violating listserv rules; the motion was seconded. Eric Anderson moved to table the motion. The motion to table was seconded and failed. After additional discussion, a vote was called and the motion failed.

Eric Anderson entered his proposal for the new section of the Declaration of Principles called "Gulag Schools section" and moved that it be approved for placement on the ballot. The motion was seconded and failed.

Justin Mallone moved to approve the curfew position paper submitted by Aaron Biterman. The motion was seconded and passed.

Joshua F. raised a problem of political bias with the first sentence of the ASFAR's education position paper. He proposed two alternate wordings for consideration. Daniel McGuire moved to table the matter; the motion was seconded and passed.

New Business

The bylaws submitted by the Wisconsin chapter were discussed. Concerns were raised about the quorums required at meetings; also, because of its lack of a hierarchy of officers (with all members being named "co-presidents"), there was concern about the the chapter having no officer with the authority to sign documents on behalf of the group and no person to serve as a contact with the national body. Daniel McGuire moved to approve the Wisconsin chapter. The motion was seconded and failed.

Aaron Biterman's proposal to establish a board of advisors for ASFAR, consisting of highly-credentialed individuals who would give ASFAR greater credibility, was discussed. Aaron Biterman moved to approve the board of advisors. The motion was seconded. Eric Anderson moved to table the issue; the motion to table was seconded and passed.

Daniel McGuire moved again to approve the Wisconsin chapter bylaws. The motion was seconded and failed.

Fundraising in chapters was discussed. A section of the "local chapters resolution" apparently preventing chapters from being financially autonomous was in question, but not all board members could find the relevant document, so the issue was postponed until all board members could examine the wording.

Eric Anderson moved that a quorum of 30 members be set for the annual general meeting. If the quorum were not met, according to the bylaws, the general meeting would have to be rescheduled. After discussion, Eric amended the motion to 15 members. The amended motion was seconded and passed.

Eric Anderson moved that the board condemn the unauthorized issuance of a press release and flyer by Wisconsin members and warn all members that releases must be approved by a board approved method. The motion was seconded and passed.

Other Business

The next board meeting was scheduled for Thursday, September 28, 2000.

The meeting adjourned at 10:49 pm central time.