Attending: Chair Julie Faulkner, Chair-Elect Robin Frank, Activities Coordinator and Past Co-Chair Kate Mahon, Past Co-Chair Michael Charnofsky, Secretary Jennifer Lyn Schall, Membership Helen de la Maza, Newsletter Editor Maggie Wolfe, State Coordinating Secretary Debbie Carraway, State Historian Janice Smith, and Kathleen Mitchell.
Julie opened the meeting at 8:55 a.m. on Sunday of the Statewide AEOE Board Meeting weekend.
Starr Ranch, Oct. 27-29, 2000
PRESENTERS FOR SESSIONS
Julie is looking for more presenters. Have the interested presenter send a session topic blurb to Julie for their planned session.
BLURB title of session
blurb of what session is about
name of presenter, credentials, and job location
limits on session size
PRESENTERS & SESSIONS
Mary Burns Geology
Helen de la Maza Science Standards
Jeff (?) Aboriginal Skills
Professor Dean Arvidson Astronomy Walk
Zayanne Gardner Group Initiatives
NASA 3 people Marine Science; Solar System; and, Invisible Universe
Professor Jeri Pollock Environmental Ethics
Kathleen Mitchell Trail Fist Aid
Kathleen will ask RT Birding (or Robin and/or Carl Frank!!!)
Andrea Diamond Sacred Geometry
Mike Kauffman Trail Science Experiments
Michael Charnofsky Composting
Janice will ask Linda Ann Martin Story Telling
David Macander Stream Study (Julie will check if there is water on site this Fall)
Starr Ranch staff Site Tour
Starr Ranch staff Predator Research
Janice Smith Soil Dig
Robin Frank Science Concept Game Sharing
Maggie Wolfe Ecosystem Comparison Study
(Maggie & Jim are going to the Northern Fall Camp Out at Yosemite; Maggie is doing a session there.)
COMPENSATION FOR PRESENTERS
Presenters will attend the Southern Fall Camp Out for no cost.
COST early registration $20; late registration $25; walk-in registration $30.
NO DOGS
ADVERTISING
Michael: Advertise in CREEC newsletter, NEST News of San Bernardino, Southern CA COSA.
Debbie will contact Caroline for advertising in NAAEE. Debbie reminded the Board to please acknowledge Acorn Naturalists in any AEOE flyers.
Julie in EE link.
SCHEDULE
Friday evening
5:00 Registration will begin
Snacks set up by Kate and Christine (Christine is doing food this weekend. Yeah!)
8:00 Astronomy Walk
Saturday morning
8:30 to 9:00 Debbie with Intros and Icebreakers
9:00 to 9:15 Starr Ranch staff hello, rules, and “what we do here” talk
9:30 to 10:45 1st session
11:00 to 12:15 2nd session
12:15 to 2:00 lunch
2:00 to 3:30 3rd session
3:30 free time
5:30 dinner
7:00 owl walk
8:30 story telling (Debbie is in charge)
with storybooks or certificates from Acorn Naturalists
followed by music jam (Julie will check quiet hours)
Sunday morning
9:00 to 10:30 last (4th) session
10:45 to 11:00 closing with Julie in charge
11:15 Southern Board meeting
T-SHIRTS AND MERCHANDISE
Helen will talk to Zayanne regarding AEOE carabiners, mugs, etc.
TEACHING AWARD
The Board decided that we were not ready to present a teaching award at this Southern Fall Camp Out, but to be ready by the next conference.
CONFERENCE JOBS
Kate and Christine: food.
Christine: Saturday night dinner. Menu: famous chili, cornbread, salad.
Helen: preregistration; on-site registration; and, making signs.
Debbie: on-site registration.
Michael: on-site registration.
Julie: presenters & schedule of presentations; will make lined on-site registration signs;and, facility liaison.
ESSAY CONTEST The Board approved an essay contest with a prize. The deadline is the winter edition of the southern newsletter.
NEWSLETTER REPORT
Please get newsletter stuff to Maggie well before the deadline. Mid.
December for the winter newsletter.
SPRING ACTIVITIES
Robin Catalina Isl. late March
Julie Joshua Tree 1st weekend in May for Fri. and Sat. nights
Janice Laguna Mountains
EGROUPS Debbie will ask Dan to make a Southern Board egroup for us.
NEXT SOUTHERN AEOE BOARD MEETING
Sunday October 29, 2000 during the Southern Fall Camp Out at 11:15 a.m., Starr Ranch.
Julie adjourned the Southern Board meeting at 10:10 a.m.
