Twenty people were present at the Business Meeting. Bruce Mackay (President) opened the meeting at 1:30 p.m. A motion was made and seconded to approve the Minutes of the Extra-Ordinary Business Meeting held in Ashville, NC in August, 1998. The Minutes were published in Volume 11, Issue 2, November, 1998 of the SUP Newsletter, and available for review on the SUP internet website at http://sup.ultrakohl.com.
Old Business
President Mackay updated the members on the items dealt with in
the Executive Committee meeting on March 20, including the status
of the Bylaws revisions. The Executive Committee members will
review the latest revisions and return them to Bob Erlandson,
who will prepare a final draft of the Bylaw revisions to be sent
to the membership. The members can respond to the recommendations
in three ways: they can proxy their vote without comment to the
Executive Committee; they can suggest any revisions, in writing,
which would be considered at the next meeting of the Executive
Committee; or they can choose to voice their opinions at the next
Business Meeting in New Orleans in 2000.
New Business
President Mackay made a Proclamation of Appreciation to Allan
Tucker and the Program Committee for organizing an outstanding
scientific session.
Guillermo Herrera gave the Treasurer's Report, and declared the Society in good financial health. As expected, both the UltraPath IX Conference and returns on investments had a positive influence on the balance. For the year, the Society realized a net increase in its operating balance. A final deposit from UltraPath IX was not included in the report because it was made after the report date. The membership currently stands at 266, Seventy of these have not paid dues in the past three years. President Mackay reported that the Executive decided that Guillermo will send a dues notice to those individuals, with a note that unless they pay the arrears, they will be dropped from membership.
The next item of business related to the officers and committees of the Executive. The Nominating Committee recommended Marco Santucci as the nominee for President-Elect. With no further nominations, Dr. Santucci was elected President-Elect. Josep Lloretta was approved by a vote of the members present as Councilor for Europe to replace Marco. Guillermo Herrera indicated he would prefer not to undertake another term as Secretary-Treasurer because he will be assuming this position for another society with which he is involved. The Executive decided to recombine the office of Secretary with that of the Treasurer and recommend Joe Harb as the nominee to replace Guillermo as Secretary-Treasurer. With no further nominations, Joe Harb was elected Secretary-Treasurer. Guillermo and Joe will work together to have a smooth transition. Karlene Hewan-Lowe asked to be relieved as Chair of the Pathologist-in-Training-Award Committee to have more time to devote to the web site. Elba Turbat-Herrera was appointed by the Executive to be chair of this committee. All other officers and committee chairs were reappointed for another term. All the terms for officers and chairs took effect after the close of the Business Meeting.
The final item of business was a presentation by Gary Mierau detailing the invitation to hold the UltraPath XI Conference in Aspen Colorado in 2002. In addition to being the 20th anniversity of the Society, we could commemorate the event by returning to the location of the first UltraPath Conference. The members present accepted the invitation to return to Aspen for Ultrapath XI in 2002.
There being no further business, President Mackay passed the gavel to Bob Erlandson who, as new President, adjourned the meeting at 2.45 p.m.
Respectfully Submitted
Joe Harb, Secretary