MATSA Board Meeting Minutes – March 2017

Agenda Item

Discussion

Action Plan (if needed)

• Starting in May 2017 the monthly meeting will be the 2nd Wednesday of the month from 10-12

• Suji will look into creating a social media

• Stacy will check with Library to see if room will be available

• She will look into creating a Facebook page and Linked in group for MATSA

• No new updates on request to get the website back

• Need to find a way to let others (treatment providers) know about the website problems and give them the new website

• Matt will draft an email to send around

• Ray will post on the listserve

• Student reception – Ryan is reminding people to sit at student table during lunch
• We can sponsor 10 students for one day of the conference
• The Seghorn award – board agrees to give award to Kerry’s nominee

• A doodle poll will be created to sign up for volunteer roles

• Ray’s students will make poster presentation

• Kerry will do President’s address

• Kerry needs assistance with LCD projectors

• Poster Session – Should we leave posters up on both Thursday and Friday – we might be charged an extra day, students who might not come on Friday would want to take them on Thursday. Maybe not enough notice to make the change this year

• Students who want a scholarship should send registration directly to Kerry

• Ray can do Thursday morning

• Kerry and Suji will work Thursday and Kerry and Ryan on Friday. Matt has offered to be a backup if needed

• Will keep it one day this year and look into longer for next year

• Dennis sent Renee our current insurance policy
• Someone is coming from New Zealand for 8 weeks this summer.

• Renee will look into if we need an extension on our current policy or another policy

• Renee will send around an email to see who has opportunities for him