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2) Approval of minutes from last meeting - Taelonnda moves; Aiesha seconds

3) Old Business - Tabled to March meeting
I. Bylaws discussion - Monica - Tabled
II. Directors' Insurance discussion - Monica - Tabled
III. Clergy Board - Emil - Emil is meeting with Rabbie Barr to discuss clergy board. Peggy suggested Mike Farrell, UK professor/minister/former Post journalist and Dan Andriacco, former Post reporter/now PIO for Cincinnati Archdiocese
IV. Student Contest committee - Jon - Tabled to March meeting

4) New Business -

I. Treasurer's Report - Alex
Current primary account balance $4937.95. Recent transactions include: $866.68 worth of checks (including $300 for the Women’s Club event sponsorship and reimbursements for $386.99 for Hagit’s Pittsburgh conference, $150 to Stephanie for the room fee for the Christmas party and $29.69 to Stephanie for refreshments for the Journalism panel in late January – where the speaker unexpectedly waived a $200-plus fee); we also had two charges for $28 from Vandenberg Media; there were no deposits.
Other activity: We've closed out the Ohio SPJ bank account at National City bank and sent a check made out to "Ohio SPJ Awards" for the $4,502.62 balance via certified mail to Tom Moore, the secretary/treasuer of the Cleveland chapter of SPJ. Ohio SPJ will be sending $1000 back to us for our scholarship account

II. Secretary's Report - Josh - No report in Josh's absence
a. website - Brian Duerring
b. e-newsletter update

III. Banquet Report - Amanda
We're paid in full on last year's banquet. Planning's begun for this year's. We discussed two possible dates, Sept 12 and 19. Amanda will check Phoenix availability and report back at March meeting. Amanda has items to display and to auction from Post. She also bought items on clearance at the Enquirer store gift shop (will give Alex the reciept).

IV. President's Report - Hagit

a. membership update - 102 members

b. Election of new vice president - Nominee Aiesha Little voted in unanimously by motion of acclamation, moved by Emil, seconded by Amanda.

c. Meeting days - Changed to the third Tuesday of each month, 11:30 AM at WCPO-TV.

d. The National SPJ Executive Committee will be holding its summer meeting in Cincinnati on Saturday, June 21. Please reserve Friday 6/20 or Saturday 6/21 for dinner with the committee. Also, if anyone wants to attend the Executive Committee meeting, it's open. Hagit will send time/place info as soon as she knows it.

e. Programming updates -
1. We're co-sponsoring the Elen Goodman event March 13
2. We declined Drake's offer to sponsor Lee Woodruff luncheon April 1 because it was too expensive.
3. Law and Media Day - The Cincinnati Bar Association and we are sponsoring a program. Already we have judges from local to federal coming for a free-ranging discussion on what irks the media about the courts and what irks judges about us -- and how we can work it out. THIS IS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY to mix and socialize with attorneys and judges you're likely to cover, from various counties around here to the federal courts. SPREAD THE WORD!
4. We have programs set through May but will not program this summer other than the June National SPJ Executive dinner because so many people are gone or otherwise occupied in the summer. We'll come back with a cocktail hour toward the end of August.

f. We're judging the Knoxville contest; they'll judge ours. Aiesha is in charge of the print categories; Hagit's in charge of broadcast categories.

g. State Contest now underway. Deadline in February 29.

Extra: Peggy Kreimer discusses Accuracy in Media committee for CARA, representing disabled people. Will email us more information later.

Meeting adjourned at 12:40 PM