Meeting Minutes

Meeting No. 53:

First Joint 2004 and 2005 Board of Directors

The following is the minutes of the SIAP Joint 2004 and 2005 Board of Directors meeting No. 53.

Date: Dec. 09, 2004 7:00 pm
Location: Colorado Center Community Room, 2500 Broadway Santa Monica 90404

Present:
1- Ali Amani (AA) 
2- Mohammad Reza Borghei (MRB) 
3- Mohammad Gharavi (MG)
4-Mohammad Naraghi (MN)
5- Iraj Yamin Esfandiari (IYE)
6- Hashem Modjarrab (HM)
7- Mohammad Moayery (MM)
8- David Hedvat (DH)
9- Sima Haghighi (SH)

Agenda:

1- ALT-2 selection for 2005 Board

2- Selection of secretary of the Board in 2005

Following items were also suggested:

3- Event Committee to become active immediately. (MRB)

4- Focus SIAP effort around 2-3 major committees. (MRB)

5- On going items to be continued by the same assignees. (MRB)

6- No-Ruz committee to start work immediately. (IYE)

7- Advance Decision about all 12 monthly meetings. (IYE)

8- Acknowledge active members (example: E. Allaee, M. Falamaki)

9- Payeh Articles in Farsi at SIAP website. (IYE)

10- Renew membership. (IYE)

11- Goals and objectives of the Board in 2005. (MG)

12- Active the membership committee. (DH)

13- Establish Iranian Cultural Center. (MN)

14- Expand contacts with other prof. organizations. (MN)

15- Create more active website. (AA)

16- Exercise use of name tags in monthly meetings. (AA)

17- Alternative location for monthly meetings. (AA)

Prior to Agenda:

1- MM distributed “Rule of the Board” among the new board members and assumed conducting the meeting and taking notes.

2- MRB delivered one key to IYE and content of the SIAP mail box to MM.

Agenda items:

1- After extensive (50 min.) of discussion about ALT-2 for the board HM was elected for this position.

2- Selection of secretary in 2005

IYE was elected for this position.

3- SIAP mail box

(SH) received the renewal letter and will contact the post office and renew a mid size mail box. MRB delivered one Key. Secretary (IYE) and president (MM) in 2005 should keep a key each. IYE to collect the mails on a weekly basis.

4- Membership Renewals

MM suggested everybody to participate in contacting the members they are close to. As a follow up to the renewal better that will go out next week. More discussion will be continued later.

5- On-going issues

MB and HM to follow up on “Box-Type houses in Bev. Hills” issue.

6- Upcoming Event:

MM to send a happy Holiday card to the mailing list in December.

Next meeting will discuss this issue and evaluate MG’s Suggestion to have a well known photographer as Key note speaker in January 2005.

Prepared By: MM, Vice President/President Elect

Next Meeting: Tue. 12/21/04. 7:00 PM at Colorado Center Community Room.