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1. Guest Speaker: Bruce Davis ÒObtaining Non-Profit Status.Ó

   ਀ഊ Bruce spoke to members about SIAM and obtaining non-profit status. SIAMÕs Administrative Committee is working on this issue along with the development of a mission statement and bylaws to present as a draft to members.
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September 26: Meeting, American Fluorite Museum, Rosiclare

਀㰀氀椀㸀ഊOctober 24: Meeting, Science Center & African American Museum, Carbondale ਀㰀氀椀㸀ഊ ਀一漀瘀攀洀戀攀爀 ㈀㠀㨀 䴀攀攀琀椀渀最Ⰰ 圀栀椀琀攀 䌀漀甀渀琀礀 䠀椀猀琀漀爀椀挀愀氀 匀漀挀椀攀琀礀Ⰰ 䌀愀爀洀椀㰀⼀氀椀㸀ഊ

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2. Correction to May 2005 Minutes

   ਀䰀漀爀椀 䠀甀昀昀洀愀渀 搀椀猀琀爀椀戀甀琀攀搀 琀栀攀 洀椀渀甀琀攀猀 昀爀漀洀 琀栀攀 䴀愀礀 洀攀攀琀椀渀最 椀渀搀椀挀愀琀椀渀最 琀栀攀 挀漀爀爀攀挀琀 渀愀洀攀 愀渀搀 氀漀挀愀琀椀漀渀 漀昀 琀栀攀 栀漀猀琀 猀椀琀攀⸀ഊ
਀㰀氀椀㸀ऀ㰀栀㌀㸀一攀眀猀 昀爀漀洀 琀栀攀 䤀氀氀椀渀漀椀猀 䄀猀猀漀挀椀愀琀椀漀渀 漀昀 䴀甀猀攀甀洀猀㰀⼀栀㌀㸀 㰀⼀氀椀㸀ഊ Adrienne Barkley Giffin gave highlights from the July board meeting. ਀㰀甀氀㸀ഊ
3. ਀ഊA draft of the annual conference program was circulated. The dates are October 12 Ð 14, 2005 in St. Charles. For more information see http://www.state.il.us/hpa/iam/
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4. Grant requests are due November 1.
਀㰀氀椀㸀䌀漀瀀椀攀猀 漀昀 琀栀攀 ㈀　　㔀 氀攀最椀猀氀愀琀椀瘀攀 瀀氀愀琀昀漀爀洀 眀攀爀攀 搀椀猀琀爀椀戀甀琀攀搀⸀  䤀昀 礀漀甀爀 洀甀猀攀甀洀 椀猀 昀愀挀椀渀最 愀渀 椀猀猀甀攀Ⰰ 挀漀渀琀愀挀琀 䤀䄀䴀 琀漀 栀愀瘀攀 椀琀 挀漀渀猀椀搀攀爀攀搀 昀漀爀 琀栀攀 ㈀　　㘀 瀀氀愀琀昀漀爀洀⸀㰀⼀氀椀㸀ഊ
5. Deb Tayes of the Southern Illinois Art Gallery, Rend Lake, has been nominated to serve as a director-at-large. Pam Madden of the Science Center, Carbondale, has been nominated to serve as a Region 1 director.
਀㰀氀椀㸀吀栀攀 渀攀砀琀 戀漀愀爀搀 洀攀攀琀椀渀最 眀椀氀氀 戀攀 伀挀琀漀戀攀爀 ㄀㈀ 愀渀搀 愀渀 甀瀀搀愀琀攀 眀椀氀氀 戀攀 最椀瘀攀渀 愀琀 琀栀攀 伀挀琀漀戀攀爀 匀䤀䄀䴀 洀攀攀琀椀渀最⸀  䤀昀 礀漀甀 栀愀瘀攀 椀搀攀愀猀Ⰰ 挀漀洀洀攀渀琀猀Ⰰ 漀爀 挀漀渀挀攀爀渀猀 琀栀愀琀 礀漀甀 眀漀甀氀搀 䤀䄀䴀 琀漀 愀搀搀爀攀猀猀Ⰰ 瀀氀攀愀猀攀 挀漀渀琀愀挀琀 䤀䄀䴀 䈀漀愀爀搀 倀爀攀猀椀搀攀渀琀 䌀氀愀甀搀椀愀 䐀愀渀琀 ⠀挀琀搀愀渀琀䀀猀栀愀眀渀攀攀氀椀渀欀⸀渀攀琀⤀Ⰰ 䤀䄀䴀 䈀漀愀爀搀 匀攀挀爀攀琀愀爀礀 䄀搀爀椀攀渀渀攀 䈀愀爀欀氀攀礀 䜀椀昀昀椀渀 ⠀洀甀猀攀甀洀䀀樀愀氀挀⸀攀搀甀⤀Ⰰ 漀爀 䤀䄀䴀 刀攀最椀漀渀 ㄀ 䐀椀爀攀挀琀漀爀 䴀椀欀攀 䨀漀渀攀猀 ⠀瀀洀樀漀渀攀猀㐀㔀䀀攀愀爀琀栀氀椀渀欀⸀渀攀琀⤀⸀㰀⼀氀椀㸀ഊ ਀ऀऀऀ㰀⼀甀氀㸀ഊ ਀ഊ

6. Marketing Committee Report

   ਀ഊDona Bachman reported that Deb Moore of Carbondale Tourism is interested in helping with the SIAM brochure. Dona suggested discussing a combined brochure with The Art Trail of Southern Illinois. ਀䄀搀爀椀攀渀渀攀 爀攀瀀漀爀琀攀搀 琀栀愀琀 ㄀㔀 洀漀爀攀 攀渀琀爀椀攀猀 眀攀爀攀 爀攀挀攀椀瘀攀搀 昀漀爀 琀栀攀 椀渀琀攀爀渀愀氀 搀椀爀攀挀琀漀爀礀⼀瀀甀戀氀椀挀 戀爀漀挀栀甀爀攀 琀漀琀愀氀椀渀最 ㌀　⸀  䐀愀琀愀 眀椀氀氀 戀攀 攀渀琀攀爀攀搀 愀渀搀 琀栀攀 椀渀琀攀爀渀愀氀 搀椀爀攀挀琀漀爀椀攀猀 猀栀漀甀氀搀 戀攀 爀攀愀搀礀 昀漀爀 搀椀猀琀爀椀戀甀琀椀漀渀 琀栀椀猀 昀愀氀氀⸀  ഊ ਀㰀⼀氀椀㸀ഊ

7. Technical Assistance Committee Report

   ਀䰀漀爀椀 爀攀瀀漀爀琀攀搀 琀栀愀琀 ㈀　 瀀攀漀瀀氀攀 愀琀琀攀渀搀攀搀 琀栀攀 挀漀氀氀攀挀琀椀漀渀 洀愀渀愀最攀洀攀渀琀 眀漀爀欀猀栀漀瀀⸀  䄀渀 攀砀栀椀戀椀琀椀漀渀 眀漀爀欀猀栀漀瀀 洀愀礀 戀攀 漀昀昀攀爀攀搀 渀攀砀琀 礀攀愀爀⸀ഊTopics are needed for round table discussions at meetings. Submit ideas to Claudia at ctdant@shawneelink.net, Pam at fun@yoursciencecenter.org, or Lori at curator@siu.edu. ਀㰀⼀氀椀㸀ऀഊ ਀㰀氀椀㸀㰀栀㌀㸀䐀攀瘀攀氀漀瀀洀攀渀琀 䌀漀洀洀椀琀琀攀攀 刀攀瀀漀爀琀㰀⼀栀㌀㸀ഊThis committee needs members. If you are interested or know someone who is, contact Lori. ਀ഊ
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Administrative Committee

਀䈀爀甀挀攀 䐀愀瘀椀猀 眀椀氀氀 愀猀猀椀猀琀 眀椀琀栀 琀栀攀 昀椀氀椀渀最 漀昀 琀栀攀 愀瀀瀀爀漀瀀爀椀愀琀攀 搀漀挀甀洀攀渀琀猀 漀渀挀攀 匀䤀䄀䴀 搀攀琀攀爀洀椀渀攀猀 琀栀攀 爀攀最椀猀琀攀爀攀搀 愀最攀渀琀 愀渀搀 椀渀挀漀爀瀀漀爀愀琀漀爀⸀ഊThe committee will meet August 17 in Mt. Vernon to draft a mission statement and discuss by-laws. ਀ഊ ਀㰀氀椀㸀ഊ ਀㰀栀㌀㸀匀䤀䄀䴀ⴀ䰀䀀猀椀甀⸀攀搀甀㰀⼀栀㌀㸀ഊLori encouraged everyone to join the list serve and distributed instructions. ਀ഊ ਀㰀氀椀㸀ഊ ਀㰀栀㌀㸀吀栀攀 䘀甀琀甀爀攀㨀 圀栀愀琀 一漀眀ⴀ伀瀀攀渀 䐀椀猀挀甀猀猀椀漀渀㰀⼀栀㌀㸀ഊThe August meeting will be a brainstorming meeting about the future of SIAM. ਀ഊ ਀㰀氀椀㸀ഊ ਀㰀栀㌀㸀䄀搀樀漀甀爀渀㰀⼀栀㌀㸀ഊThe next meeting is at John A. Logan College Museum on Monday, August 22. The museum tour begins at 4 p.m and the meeting begins at 5 p.m. ਀㰀⼀氀椀㸀ഊ ਀ഊ