The
North Carolina Section
of the
Minutes for the 6th
Annual Fall Meeting
Carteret Community College
Morehead City, NC
October 13, 2001
1. Roll Call: Wetli, Bennett, Haskell, Ramakrishnan, Stone, Hubisz, Titus, and approximately 50 members.
2. The Minutes of the Spring 2001 Meeting at NCSSM were unanimously approved.
3. The Treasurer’s Report. We have a balance of $1144.31 in an Interest-bearing chequing account at BB&T and a CD valued at $1093.51. We also have a CD at the Central Carolina Bank worth $1000. We have some books and AAPT caps for sale that represent resources. Members were reminded that if their mailing label does not read “2002” then they are behind in their dues. We have no debts. The report was approved unanimously.
4. There was no report from the High School Representative, John Kolena. (The group is trying for more cohesion by keeping in contact by e-mail.)
5. There was no report from the Four-Year College/University Representative, Rajive Tiwari. The FYC/U proposal for a student award goes into effect at this meeting.
6. Report from the Two-Year College Representative, Chuck Stone. Approximately ten TYC folks showed up for a meeting Friday evening. The main discussion topics were the possibility of two semesters of Conceptual Physics and their proposal for an “invite a colleague” membership drive.
7. Report from the Section Representative, Hugh Haskell. There was some discussion of the worth of getting stronger ties with the national AAPT and the setting up of a Center for Physics Resource materials at the national meeting. Discussion included the possibility of joining without getting a journal to reduce cost, getting only electronic copies of the journals, getting e-mails from the national AAPT without being a member, getting access to abstracts (are they archived forever?), and assorted pluses and minuses with regard to closer links to the national AAPT.
8. Report of the Awards Committee, Hugh Haskell. No report.
9. Other Reports or announcements. Members were reminded of the various awards that we make for best papers and asked to nominate papers by bringing them to the attention of a board member. Members were also reminded of the items for sale at large discounts.
10. Nominations for Vice-President and Pre-College Representative are being called for.
11. New Business. A) Aaron Titus, Chuck Bennett, and Chuck Stone volunteered to host upcoming meetings. [Late decision: Chuck Stone for Spring 2002, Chuck Bennett for Fall 2002, and Aaron Titus for Spring 2003.] B) A round of applause for Prabha Ramakrishnan and her students for an excellent job of setting up and hosting the meeting.
12. Drawing for door prizes. Several prizes donated by our sponsors were distributed to holders of winning tickets.
13. Adjourn.
[Note added: A full Report of this meeting and all other meetings appears in the “Announcer” shortly after the meeting is held.]
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