Minutes
LAWIS Board Meeting
June 11,1998

Present:
Amy Anderson , J. Margo Clark, Tinka Gammel, Joyce Guzik, Carol LaDelfe, Cas Mason ,  Alexine Salazar, and Jennifer Siders.  Guests in attendance were Dede Collins and Rebecca Lafave.

The meeting was called to order at 11:30 am by J. Margo Clark, president of LAWIS.

1.      LAWIS  Summer Picnic
Dede Collins volunteered to be in charge of arrangements for the summer picnic.  She will get back to the steering committee in terms of best dates and locations.  (Later addition:  the picnic will be held July 10, 1998, 11:30-1:30 pm, at Ashley Pond.)

2.      “Bring Your Kids to Work Day” August 13, 1998 .   There was discussion regarding  whether our organization wanted to sponsor specific events or simply to participate through their divisions.  This issue was left to individual members.
        
3.      Volunteers are needed for panel discussion “Regarding Careers in Math, Engineering, Computer Sciences and Related Tech Fields”, UNM LA July 27, 1998.   A good response has been obtained since nine people have already volunteered.

4.      Website/Mailing List Discussion.  Tinka has been updating the web site and increasing the number of linkages to related sites.

5.   Raffle Tickets for sale.  Jennifer Siders and other steering committee members have been selling raffle tickets to win either of two quilts that were donated to help defray expenses associated with the LAWIS career booklet.  Several more tickets were sold at the meeting.  The drawing will take place at the Technical Symposium and Annual Meeting, October 23-25, 1998. 

6.   New Mexico Network of Women in Science & Engineering (NMNWSE) State Board Meeting, Silver City June 20, 1998.   Steering committee members were encouraged to attend and form car pools. J. Margo Clark , Jennifer Siders, and Carol LaDelfe plan to attend.

7.   Stored Pictures.   Tinka informed the group that Denise George had notified her that several boxes of pictures related to LAWIS were in her possession.  Tinka addressed this issue more thoroughly on our web site.

8.   Maria Mitchell Association’s Women in Science Award.
The award honors an individual or organization that encourages girls and women in pursuing careers in science and technology.   The winner will receive a cash award of $5,000.  Although we missed the March 15, 1998, deadline for awards on October 1, 1998, our members are encouraged to think ahead for nominations for next year’s March 1999 deadline.

9.   Jennifer Siders announced she would be moving to California in August.  The LAWIS steering committee will need to find a replacement for Jennifer as Vice President and the State Board of NMNWSE will need to replace her in the role of secretary.

The meeting was adjourned at 12 noon in order to hear our speaker, Jeanne Fair of EES- 15.

Submitted by
Cas Mason, Secretary