GREAT LAKES INTERNATIONAL IMAGING AND FLOW CYTOMETRY ASSOCIATION Minutes of Steering Committee Meeting OCTOBER 5, 1996 Hotel St. Regis, Detroit, MI PRESENT @ Steering Committee Mtg: Carl Stewart, Maurice OOGorman, Alex Nakeff, Paul Robinson, Waclaw Jaszcz, Jim Jacobberger, David Hedley, Sigie Stewart, Charles Hitchcock, Charles Goolsby, Julie Auger, Stan Shackney, Lynn Peterson, Frank Mandy, Lori Anderson, Vince Shankey, Zbigniew Darzynkiewicz, John Lehman. TOPIC DISCUSSION ACTION New S.C. When deemed necessary Carl Stewart asked Members by the steering Frank Mandy, Stan committee, new members Shackney, Lori Anderson are asked to join. and Sbyszec Darzynkiewicz to join the steering committee. Minutes Sigie distributed a The minutes were folder to each SC dispensed with as if member containing the read to save time. minutes, the by laws, Corrections, if any, to sponsors, stationery be made via mail. and the financial report. Each also received a grass skirt. By-laws Carl explained that a When we have our tax lawyer was in the exempt number we will process of filing give it to our incorporation documents sponsors. and we should have them in the next four months. Abe's Julie Auger attended The education committee Workshop this time. The Julie or Jake, will question of whether oversee the course, by GLIIFCA should endorse attending it, to make this workshop was sure he does not become discussed. We must too commercial and have input into his suggest that GLIIFCA announcement flier, so supporters all use his that we do not give the product. The flier impression that we use should have our okay his quantitative before it is mailed. technique. Sigie will obtain the flier before the mailing list is given to Abe. Next mtg. Lynn Peterson said all Mo O'Gorman, Chuck was in the works for Goolsby and Vince Milwaukee. The hotel, Shankey will all help its proximity to the Lynn and Waclaw with airport and the scientific program. transportation available were discussed. The theme is to be family oriented. The scientific chairs will work closely with both Lynn and Waclaw Jaszcz to organize the mtg. Mailing List The list is getting too When asked by Sigie, long and outdated. all the SC should delete names of all persons no longer in flow from their area of the country. cme credits If at all possible, we Carl will see if should get a sponsor to Roswell Park will be do this for us. able to do this for us next year. financial Sigie said we will have The SC voted Carl report a profit of over 10K invest the profits, but after the meeting make the investment expenses are paid. liquid enough to use if Carl suggested we necessary. invest the profit, leaving 5K in the account. sponsors Vince had a new idea noted for a sponsor and will pass the name along to the solicitors Alex proposed SC members approach their respective cancer centers for financial support, as Roswell and Karmanos give at least $1000 per meeting. posterboards These remain a problem Chuck Goolsby may have a source and will check with Northwestern Univ. to see if we can use theirs for the Milwaukee meeting. Lynn will continue to look. Honoraria: After much discussion A policy will be on the objective of written for honoraria GLIIFCA, Chuck and given to the Hitchcock suggested program organizers for flexibility should be each meeting so they given to chairs to give can explain our aid to some speakers on objective to their a case by case basis. speakers. Awards We need a new category After a vote of SC for the best talk in members, it was decided the plenary session that there should be chosen from submitted only one winner in the abstracts. Paul Presidential Symposium. Robinson stated that For the new award, posters should still be Julie will appoint a required from the committee to judge the presenters as this is a invited speakers chosen poster meeting. We had from abstracts. The fewer posters this year winner will get $100, because the presenters which will be presented chosen were told they at the end of the did not have to bring meeting. Next year we one. will change the flier to better explain the awards. ADDENDUM: During the business A new policy will be awards meeting we all written on awards and discussed the idea of sent to all the SC for changing the their input. The flier presidential symposium will also have to be to include all invited completely reworded. lecturers from Sigie will send this submitted abstracts. out asap. There was some confusion on who was eligible to win the award. Next year we will not have a Presidential Symposium, but all abstracts will be judged for inclusion in the program and all those chosen will compete for a Plenary Speaker Award.