Cornell Club of Michigan Board Meeting,

Sunday, 14 June 2009

MINUTES

• We met at P.F. Changs in Northville, Michigan.

• In attendance: Fred Askari, Erick Lavoie, Trevor Steer, Irene Christy, Lisa Austin, Terrence German, TJ .

• Unable to attend: Tom Post, Shannon McPartlon

• Introductions

• Discussion of the regional office closure (Chicago office closing June 30th)

• We need to request Cornell to send membership updates to Trevor as well as to co-presidents.

• We will try to hold just one formal Cornell Club of Michigan event per month.

Upcoming Events

• July 19, 2009: Paddle and Picnic with the Harvard Club. Picnic starts at 4 pm.

• July 24, 2009: Tigers Baseball Game. Trevor will order just 20 tickets and will send out an e-mail to advertise.

• Other July events (which had previously been advertised as possibilities):
• We decided not to have a club event at any of the following: Ren Cen concerts, Henry Ford Museum, Ypsilanti Beer Fest.

• August 2009(2nd or 3rd weekend): Zoo visit. Fred is working on this.

• September 2009: Wine Tasting and Food Pairing at the Lark. Ken Gray is taking the lead on this and will have the details soon.

• October 15, 2009: Zinck’s Night third Thursday. Erick will plan.

• October 16 – 18, 2009: CCMI Bus Trip to Ithaca for Homecoming!
1. leave DTW around 12 noon on Friday
2. leave ITH around 2 pm on Sunday
3. bus to depart from Livonia?
4. Fred & Trevor will work out details
5. We need RSVPs by the end of August.
6. We should invite northern Ohio, too. (What about Western Michigan?)
7. We need an indication if people are interested in attending (organizing) activities for the group while at Homecoming.
8. wine tasting?
9. group dinner at local restaurant?
10. We should include information on obtaining tickets for the homecoming game.

o Fall 2009: BioTech Networking event. Lisa is taking the lead.

o Fall networking event. Open up to general networking, but “a special emphasis will be placed on Biotech, pharmaceutical, etc…”

o November 2009: DIA tour. Terrence German is taking the lead. (update: It looks like November 22nd is the date that works for Kenneth Myers.)

o Winter (late 2009 or early 2010): Cornell Hockey weekend event.

If Cornell plays nearby, let’s have a group go watch a game.

• January 2010: Cornell Cares Day. Irene will contact Matthew Carmona to ask about.

• January 2010: North American International Auto Show (and Lunch beforehand)
1. Special event with the club. People must RSVP ahead of time, so we don’t end up with as many unused tickets. Trevor is taking the lead on this.

• February 2010: BioTech Networking event / spotlight on business.
1. Pick a successful Michigan business and ask them to sponsor an event or offer a company tour (that would be family friendly).

• March 2010: Detroit Symphony Orchestra. Irene is taking the lead. She will pick a concert and take RSVPs before ordering the tickets. (Update: Saturday, March 6, 2010. The concert includes “The Wasps” by Vaughan Williams, “Henry V” by Walton, and the “Enigma Variations” by Elgar, with Sir Neville Mariner conducting and Christopher Plummer narrating.)

• Spring 2010: Faculty Speaker Series. Cornell is revamping the program, which should be back up and running after last year’s hiatus. Shannon will take the lead.

****** We should try to have event plans made by July 15th so we can get our annual newsletter out early!!! ********** (O.K. Let’s aim for July 22^nd at this point.)

Discussion

• How can things be organized more efficiently?
1. Social networking sites. Cornell has favored facebook. Should we do the same?
2. TJ will take the lead.
3. Encourage people to sign up for the ____@cornell.edu addresses.

• Next meeting: September 20th Papa Vino’s Northville (as long as it doesn’t conflict with the date for the Lark event.)

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2009 – 2010 Officers

o Co Presidents: Fred Askari, Erick Lavoie

o Co-Vice Presidents: Shannon McPartlon, Lisa Austin

o Treasurer / Webmaster / Membership: Trevor Steer

o Secretary / Book Award: Irene Christy

o CAAAN: Tom Post