September 28, 2009

12:00pm Lunch

Following lunch, President Taina Savoit called the meeting to order at 1:05PM

Present: Taina Savoit, Lee Carrillo, Judi Sears, Cindy Perez, David Page, Gladys Chairez, Laura Coponiti, Janell Valdez, Andrew Hammontree, Rick Renshaw, John Jefferson, Shannon Guillory, Nora Cargo, Karen Krause, Tammy Harrison, Malea Fowler, Scott Deboard, Mary Sue Rix, Sara Elliott, Carlia Smith Ron Hancock, Mark Bandré and Lyn Wheeler.

Not present: Tricia Dubroc & Lisa Hopper

Opening Remarks: Taina welcomed the board & thanked everyone for being present. She asked schools to give update;

Lee said enrollment at CNM has increased by 22% and they've seen an increase of 5000 FAFSA applications and have 2 less staff members. Most schools in NM reported an increase in enrollment & FTE with the exception of UNM Medical School because there are a limited number of students they are able to accept.

Mark reported that Hendrix College also had an increase in enrollment. Scott reported an all time high also. Mary Sue said that Centenary has seen an increase in enrollment. At McNeese they've had modest increases; haven't laid off; thought the loan volume was up for this year.

Tammy Harrison is new to the board and is serving as Archives Chair. She reported a 10% enrollment increase and saw a 33% increase in FAFSA applications. Gwen said enrollment doubled and FA staff laid off & some retired and so they are dealing not only with less staff but also new staff and an increase in the number of students. They serve a lot of non traditional students.

Laura said their enrollment is down and attributes that to selection criteria which have increased so they are down 1-2%. State budget is asking all the schools to take a 5% decrease in funding which will impact travel.

Andrew said they are funded differently so they haven't seen quite the same budgetary constraints that the public IHE have seen.

Carlia said today at 12:03 AM their first lottery ticket was sold so all of the FA woes are over.

Karen said up about 30% in FAFSA applications and enrollment has continued to increase.

Nora said they passed 49,000 in enrollment and had the largest freshmen class in their history. Due to a glitch regarding refund checks, her office averaged 2000 calls per day during peak time; the Bursar's dept. had problems even though disbursements went well. 75% of their students receive some type of aid.

Lisa does not have enrollment issues; she is the SCAN editor. She reported that nobody lost their loans that she knows of and that she personally got a promotion.

John said they had increases and were able to hire one additional staff. Rick reported an 8% increase in enrollment this year; increases in ISIR by 36.8% and 36.9% in registered students with ISIRS. Their system broke down from the overload; had students waiting 3-4 hours in line for services.

Lyn SAU has been at 6,200 forever and increased by about 100. The administration's goal is to be at 10,000 but that may be difficult.

Cindy said their enrollment was flat; Noel Levitz was hired and recruiters were pushed very hard. She wondered if that may be why they stayed at their level (no increase). The President has been there about a year. She said they always have lines at their school; two to three hours in typical.

Shannon reported that the TOPS program is new to LA; it's a state scholarship program.

David stated that Philander Smith has seen its enrollment increase for the first time since 1995. Its enrollment saw a 13% increase and residential center is at capacity. They are going to start a new facility for residential life.

Taina wanted to thank each of us for what we do for our students; she knows that we don't always get the kudos's we deserve.

Ron reported he has a 4 month old and busy with soccer. Nelnet is busy as a Servicer taking on the Direct Loans from the Dept. of Ed.

Taina announced that we will meet for dinner is at 6:30; the shuttle will provide transportation to/from the Mercado de Juarez.

April 2009 Minutes:
Correction: Nora Cargo & Lisa Griffin were both in attendance and need to be listed as 'present'. Rick made a motion to approve the 2008 Board minutes as corrected; John seconded the motion.

Motion approved.

OFFICERS REPORTS:

President's Report - Taina Savoit - Attachment A

This is the last time that this Board will meet at the Crowne Plaza in Arlington; the final meeting will be prior to the conference in Albuquerque, NM. Taina introduced and thanked Tammy for stepping in as Archives Chair. Tammy noted SWASFAA is rich in history and is excited about her role on the Board.

Taina was pleased that so many were willing to run for office and stated that David should have the results tomorrow.

NASFAA Board meeting was held prior to the annual conference in San Antonio. Joan Crissman was named interim president; she has over 30 years experience with NASFAA & hasn't missed a beat. Our next meeting will be by conference call on Thursday October 1st.

There was a lengthy discussion regarding Decentralized Training; NASFAA will go to Centralized Training by use of Webinars. It doesn't seem like there will be many facilitated session; most schools are going to do it on their own rather than through the states.

The Finance Committee is trying to set a 2 year term limit. Taina has one more year on it; the elections will be staggered so that all members are not new. Trying to get more info on how to set fees for webinars. Their next meeting is the second week in October.

In May she visited Anchorage Alaska as part of the interregional meeting and attended the WASFAA conference. Their opening speaker was extremely interesting; she said she couldn't emphasize enough how important it is to be knowledgeable before engaging a speaker; about 2/3 of the attendees left during the opening session. Taina felt the speaker put on a great night club act. This same gentleman also spoke at a conference that her husband attended last week but does not know if that group experienced the same reaction or heard the same act!

WASFAA's attendance was down; 5 of 8 states had travel restrictions. One-half of Board members were unable to attend. They had to make so many changes to deal with at the last minute because of the travel restrictions. The Feds are reluctant to attend because they feel that Alaska doesn't have enough attendees.

At the next SWASFAA Board meeting, there will be three visitors; Mindy Bergeron (WASFAA President Elect), Ron Day NASFAA Representative at Large, and Neville Brown (EASFAA President Elect).

She will attend TASFAA board meeting next week and then LASFAA meeting. She apologized that she is unable to get to AASFAA and David Page will attend in her place.

Past President - David Page - Attachment B

At Taina's request he attended negotiated rulemaking that was held in Little Rock, June 18-19, 2009. It turned out to be a cheerleading event for Univ. Of Phoenix who gave testimonials regarding their institution.

He has been placed on the NASFAA Academic Governance Committee; he looking forward to serving on that committee.

Nominations & Elections Committee Report:

Today is the last day to vote. About 75% of the members have voted; he doesn't think we will need a run off. He might be able to announce the outcome at tomorrow's meeting. He thanked the states for helping to get the word out.

Awards Committee Report:

There are five awards that the regional association presents and very soon the committee will begin soliciting names for each award. The awards include:

Service Award, Retirement Recognition, Leo Hatten Distinguished Service Award, Philo Brasher Emerging Leadership Award and the Logan Ware Professional Development Scholarship.

President Elect - Lee Carrillo - Attachment C

About a month ago he was notified of interregional meeting that he will need to attend; he will go to MASFAA conference Oct 17 - 21 in Minneapolis MN

He attended the Board meetings (as an observer) in Jackson Hold WY and San Antonio TX. Additionally, there have been a number of conference calls.

Volunteer forms have been sent out; please encourage folks to volunteer. Rick & Karen mentioned that TASFAA members may now accept reimbursements; per state attorney general so he may get volunteers now. It just may meet the federal guidelines.

Treasurer's Report - Cindy Perez - Attachment D

The Finance committee reviewed the finances and there were no problems. Boot Camp is being absorbed by Conference Committee. Lee had questions for Gary Rogers of ING in order to achieve more consistent earnings. Her report includes a month accounting of ING accounts.

State Reports:

Arkansas - President, John Jefferson - Attachment E

The upcoming fall conference is limited to 1½ days due to budget constraints. They will have SWASFAA representation at the meeting. The spring conference will be on April 22nd; one day only in Russellville AR at Ark Tech.

The election for the AASFAA Board positions had a great response. For every position there were 2 names on the ballot.

The recipient has been selected for the Philo Brasher Emerging Leadership Award; the person will be recognized at the SWASFAA conference in December. AASFAA will announce it in October.

A letter was sent to Senator Pryor on behalf of AASFAA (a copy is part of attachment E). The letter expresses the concern of AASFAA regarding the loss of the FFELP, the changes to the Perkins Loan program and the short transition time to implement the DL program.

Louisiana - President, Shannon Guillory; Delegate, Gwen Nixon - Attachment F

The membership year was changed so current board is serving 15 months. LASFAA did not hold the Upper Management Workshop this year; the fall conference will be in October. The theme is 'Pay it Forward: Service to Students' which goes along with the state push to "Pay it Forward" at their campuses throughout the year. They will not offer Decentralized Training this year.

A mini Boot Camp will be held from 8 AM-noon right before their conference begins. 150 have registered for the conference (normally have 200) and they expect 30 for boot camp.

Support staff training is in planned for sometime this fall after fall conference; it is normally a customer service workshop. LASFAA also will have Elite Training for incoming board members. They will hold it in November or December to prepare board for taking over in January.

They plan to continue to hold two conferences annually; 1 day in spring and 2 days in fall. Tentative dates for spring are March 10-11. The Board and business meetings will be held in conjunction with the fall conference.

The new officers for 2010 include:

• First Vice President Denise Spellman, University of New
• Orleans Second Vice President Dawn Eubanks, Northwestern State University 2010-2011 LAICU
• Delegate Theodis Wright, Our Lady of Holy Cross College
• 2010-2011 LSU Delegate Paul Monteleone, LSU - Alexandria
• 2010-2011 ULS Delegate Misty Adams, Northwestern State University
• 2010-2011 Grad/Prof Delegate Deanna Cooper, LSU Health Services New Orleans

LASFAA also sent a letter to congress regarding SAFRA & concerns with the proposed changes to the FFELP and Perkins Loan programs.

LASFAA has a high school scholarship which is awarded randomly to graduates of a Louisiana high school who attend a Louisiana college. They award 4 scholarships for $500 each. The application is through a link on their web site; over 500 applications were submitted this year. It has been renamed the LASFAA Mildred G. Higgins High School Scholarship. Ms Higgins works at Xavier University and she selected the recipient this year. She is 90 years old and can keep up with current events as well as regulations!

It is LASFAA's goal to post minutes to their web site.

Shannon reported that the state presidents (SWASFAA) had formed an email list and have been sharing ideas. She said she appreciates the feedback.

Lisa mentioned that Keisha Helm, one of our members has the SWINE flu and asked if SWASFAA can send her a card. Judi will send a card.

NMASFAA - President, Janell Valdez; Delegate, Gladys Chairez - Attachment G

NMASFAA is not going to sponsor Decentralized Training and will have its fall business meeting during the SWASFAA conference.

NM Governor Bill Richardson is expected to call the state legislature in special session in October to deal with the shortfall that the state is facing. While the governor has stated that he doesn't want to cut educational spending, many colleges and universities are planning for budget cuts. She anticipates they may cut funding for all state programs.

The Governor's Summit on Higher Education is scheduled for September 30 - October 2nd and brings many facets of the field together to discuss goals and issues regarding education in the state. Following the summit, a meeting for FAA's will be held to discuss funding of state financial aid programs.

The 2010 conference will be held in "Area 51" in Roswell, NM; March 31 - April 2nd.

Oklahoma - President, Andrew Hammontree; Delegate, Laura Coponiti - Attachment H

OASFAA met on June 17th; the gavel was passed to Nancy Moats, the 09-10 President. The new Board (effective July 1) includes, David Barron, President Elect; Becky Garrett, Secretary; Teri Cochran, Treasurer-Elect; and Dustin Davidson, Delegate-at-Large. Their 09-10 Treasure resigned and Mendy Schmerer was appointed to fill the vacancy.

An ad hoc committee was appointed to address the new membership process. Membership will no longer be individual but rather institutional and the dues will be $100 per year.

They have allocated money to create an OASFAA brochure to get out the word about what they have to offer and how to become a member.

A decision was made not to host the Decentralized Training webinars offered by NASFAA; there was a concern about the cost. Instead, the association will push the free FSA webinars.

Plans are under way for the spring 2011 conference and a search is on for potential locations in the Tulsa area.

Texas - President, Rick Renshaw; Delegate, Lyn Wheeler - Attachment I

TASFAA is gearing up for their annual fall conference which will be held next week at the Arlington Convention Center. Their theme is 'TASFAA - Teach up for Success'. With registration currently at 420 it is possible that they might reach the 450 goal. Additionally, 70 are registered for the ABC workshop which precedes the conference. Their goal is 100 and it will probably not be met.

The final Board meeting of the year will be held right before conference. Drew Pearson is the conference opening speaker. The entire Region 6 FSA team of trainers will offer sessions which Rick believes helped increase their conference enrollment. Dr. Michelle Chin, Chief of Staff on Higher Education legislation, from Senator John Cornyn's office will be a guest on Friday. She will be there to gather information to take back to Washington on current SAFRA bill and other legislative issues.

TASFAA elections are under way & voting will close on Friday. The result will be announced during the conference. Earlier this year, two emergency changes to their constitution and By Law were approved. Associate Members can no longer vote and authority was given to the board to change Membership dues and the dues structure with a majority vote of the board.

Carolyn Jones will take the gavel on October 8 and begin her term as the 2009-2010 TASFAA President.

Rick met with Joan Crissman, NASFAA interim CEO, who offered TASFAA the opportunity to develop an alternative fee plan for Decentralized Training. However, they couldn't come up with anything and opted to end their association with NASFAA as far as Decentralized Training. TASFAA will develop its own training model to use in a spring regional training series.

TASFAA has always used its own curriculum for training high school counselors. Starting this year, TASFAA has become a full participant in the NT4CM (National Training for Counselors and Mentors) and will be using that curriculum for its HS Counselor Workshops this fall.

Regarding HB 3221; the association board could not come to a consensus on a position regarding the key issues of the bill, so he couldn't issue a letter on behalf of TASFAA. They plan to come back next week (TASFAA board) and Rick hopes to get the Board to agree to a letter to Congress asking them to push back the time lines for conversion to 100% FDLP. The state is much divided on this issue.

NASFAA's Institutional Program Management Committee is looking at proposals for developing certification for FAA's but Rick feels it's not going anywhere. He does not favor it and asks for board members to offer him feed back before he meets with NASFAA. He doesn't believe that NASFAA has the resources to support this venture.

NASFAA nominations are opening up and he asked the SWASFAA board to encourage our members to run so that SWASFAA will be well represented on the NASFAA Board.

At their conference, exhibitors did not pay anything for the exhibit space last year; this year they are going to ask them to pay exhibit fees (whatever it cost them to exhibit) and there are no comps for exhibitors, all attendees, both school and associate members will be required to pay the $295 registration fee.

COMMITTEE REPORTS

Finance Committee Report - Lee Carrillo - No written report

This morning the committee reviewed the financial records for January through June 2009; they looked at a minimum of 5 transactions per month. Forty one transactions were reviewed. Next year they will perform the audit from July 2009 - June 2010 so that the conference figures will be included. A couple of Visa Credit Card receipts were not available; he thought they might have been in the December records and they will go back to look for them. He also said a folder wasn't available and believes it is in the December folder.

An error was found on a request for mileage reimbursement; on the mapquest form, the person looked at minutes (52) rather than mileage (43).

They are going to request bank statements be calculated on monthly report (1-31) or else we will set them up by whatever dates we have to use.

Requests for reimbursement and appropriate documentation need to be submitted within 30 days (Page 30 Section 4 C 2A). If any exceptions are made, the committee would like to see a notation in order to avoid any confusion.

He contacted Gary Rogers, ING, recommendations were made to change:

Sell:
Columbia Marisco 21st Century Fund Class Z
Columbia Mid Cap Value Fund Class Z

And buy:
Delaware Limited - Term Diversified Income Fund Class A
Fidelity Low Priced Stock Fund
Fidelity Select Natural Gas Fund
The Growth Fund of America Fund Class F-1

The finance committee will review the recommendations and get back to Gary with their decision.

Conference Committee Report - Mary Sue Rix - Attachment J

The committee had its second meeting in Albuquerque in May; they toured the facility and are pleased that functions will be held on one floor. Food is a big expense. Much progress has been made to session topics; plan to hold 5 breakouts per session. Kevin Campbell, with the Department of Education will come and present 5 sessions. All presenters have confirmed except the Direct Loan session that is scheduled for Thursday morning is without a confirmed speaker.

She reported that registration is scheduled to be up October 1. The agenda is included in the attached report.

Boot Camp - Sara Elliott - Attachment K

There has been a change in composition of committee; Shannon Guillory has stepped in to fill in one opening and they are still missing a person from OK. Presenters are still needed for Verification, PJ, and Customer Service sessions.

The theme is 'Road Trip: The Journey to Knowledge (highlights Route 66). They are providing business card holders to encourage exchange of information and networking among attendees. The registration fee has been set at $150.

Scholarships will be offered to attend Boot Camp or Conference; David will put on the web shortly (2 months prior to the conference).

Membership - Nora Cargo - Attachment L

Nora was pleased to announce the membership numbers are up! She believes that the ad in the SCAN may have helped plus contact though the list serve. Cindy said if history repeats itself, many will pay their dues right before the conference.

To ensure that the institutions are being reached, the committee will pull a report to ensure that each school has a Primary Contact.

Local Arrangements - Malea Fowler - Attachment M

Children from local schools (elementary through high school) who are part of a Mariachi band will provide entertainment for the opening session and the University of NM Army ROTC will present flags. The president of Central NM Community College will give an address.

On Thursday afternoon, during the general session, Dr. Brenda Bova will be the keynote speaker.

The evening activity will include a trip to Anderson-Abruzzo Albuquerque International Balloon Museum. Dinner will be provided and a cash bar will be available; a live and silent auction will be held to raise funds for the Logan Ware Professional Development Scholarship. Busses will go back and forth to the hotel throughout the evening. Malea guarantees that nobody will be left behind.

Central NM Community College and New Mexico Student Loan will provide AV equipment at no cost to the association. Central NM Community College will also have IT staff on hand for set up, take down and trouble shooting.

The Hyatt does not have an airport/hotel shuttle; they recommend the Sunport Shuttle. Round trip rate is $20; taxi fare is $20 one way. Information regarding parking options & cost will be on the website.

Continuing Education - Scott Deboard - Attachment N

The Mid-Level Workshop will begin on December 8th at noon end on the 9th at noon. Scott is working on getting the cost of food down and expects to be done shortly. Registration will begin a few days after boot camp and conference registration.

The program was developed with an emphasis on promoting/facilitating discussion among the participants. The committee felt that at this level the exchange of ideas should offer opportunities for learning from the instructors as well as the participants.

Corporate Relations - Ron Hancock - No written report

Last year in Little Rock, there were 13 Exhibitors who paid $3000 each and 34 conference registrants (non exhibitors) who paid the $275 conference registration fee. This year he thinks the challenge of getting exhibitors to attend this year is affected by the ambiguity of the political situation (will there be a FFELP program in the future), budgets constraints and the low attendance that characteristically occurs when the conference is in NM. Guarantor base has typically strong but he doesn't think they will give their support this year. He thinks we'll see a drop of lender side; even those from the private lender side. There are lots of folks on the fence and who don't want to commit until after October because of what's going on in congress right now. He thinks our fee of $3000 is a bit high.

Should we look to Software companies to exhibit; cannot anticipate how many would come. He projects 6 exhibitors; no additional participants. If we don't get any exhibitors this year, he thinks that SWASFAA should revisit fee structure.

Taina asked the Board to think about the costs over the evening and come back in the morning to discuss it.

Cindy suggested we get the Nacubo vendor list and invite those vendors to exhibit. Carlia cautioned us to hold off and review data more thoroughly before we make any changes. We will revisit this tomorrow.

Archives - Tammy Harrison - Attachment O

Tammy reported that she has collected all of the information and the SWASFAA camera from David Page. She recommends that we do something with all of the documents that are stored in paper format. She is considering that we convert paper into electronic means.

Long Range Planning - Karen Krause - Attachment P

The document was distributed to the members for review tonight and discussion tomorrow.

Breakfast begins in the lobby w/the meeting in this room tomorrow morning at 8:30 AM. Game night will be in this room after dinner. The committee recessed at 5:35 PM.

Tuesday, September 29, 2009 Board meeting resumed at 8:30 A.M.

Taina reminded State Presidents to bring Banners to the conference; Mary Sue reminded State Presidents to forward all SWASFAA emails to the list serves w/in their state.

Long Range Planning (LRP) - Karen Krause - Attachment P

Karen noted that the Long Range Plan is a document that is in support of P&P and By-laws; it does not supplant those documents. The LRP committee is requesting board feedback before creating a final document. The board went through the document, made recommendations for Karen to take back to the committee; Karen asked for any additional comments to be sent to her no later than mid November.

Karen will bring a revised plan to the December board meeting for final review and approval.

Site Selection - Tricia Dubroc - Attachment Q

Tricia was not able to make the meeting but Taina spoke to her this morning and passed out a chart of the proposed sites for the 2001 conference which will be held in Oklahoma. The Sheraton is offering a rate of $139/night is not on chart (came in after chart was prepared). The Cherokee Hard Rock was being very flexible; not requiring food/drink minimum. Since she has not seen it, Taina asked the members from OK for input. Ron said it is not actually in Tulsa but is out a ways. Taina said a complimentary shuttle was available. It is not a resort such as the Tamaya (the site for 2005 in Albuquerque). Ron said it is about 10 minutes driving from town.

A motion was made by Lyn and seconded by David for Tricia to begin negotiations for a contract with the Cherokee; motion carried with one abstention.

Sara mentioned that FSA and SWASFAA are both scheduled for November 30 - December 3rd in 2010. FSA will be held in Orlando FL and SWASFAA will be in New Orleans, LA. Taina will ask Tricia to look at our options as most felt it would not benefit SWASFAA to go head to head with the Department of Education.

Electronic Initiatives - Mark Bandré - Attachment R

Mark announced that he feels he should not be Chair again because he's looked at the web site so much that he doesn't feel he's valuable.

He noted that the 2010 volunteer form is now live on the web and all submissions to be forwarded to Lee.

SCAN - Lisa Griffin - No written report

Lisa reported that she had discussed putting the SCAN in PDF with Paula who felt it would slow down the process for too many members. She said giving users an option for dual PDF/Word would double the cost so she will leave as is. She asked State Presidents to let her know if they will not be sending her an item for inclusion as the deadline is next Wednesday, October 7th.

She is considering having 2 issues in December; one before and one after the conference. She will check at the cost of doing that.

Lisa will send a cost to Lee regarding the PDF issue so that he can look at and build that into the budget for next year.

Someone from Regents sent her an article and Lisa wanted to know if she should publish it in the SCAN; Cindy will check to see if the person has paid dues as an associated member or individual member.

Legislative Issues - Carlia Smith - Attachment S

HR 3221, SAFRA, pass the House on 9-18-09; the Senate is now working on its version of the Bill (ISSAA). Both bills eliminate the FFELP and go to Direct Lending and any savings are to go to the PELL program. There is misunderstanding about the mandatory funding for PELL. It is not the full annual award amount that we see on the PELL tables but rather it is currently the $490 mandatory figure. That amount will increase to about $690 and it is that amount that would be tied to the mandatory increase that is tied to the CPS. Many think that it is the full annual award ($5350 for 2009-2010) that is tied to the increase.

The year round PELL would not go into effect until 2012 which would give us a 2 year gap.

A lively discussion was held regarding the House version which would eliminate asset data under simplification but would add an asset cap! Rick added that he read that a person with assets above $150K would not be eligible for FED WS. If assets aren't reported, how could we have caps?

The Senate draft would exclude the income exclusions and that would be up to PJ under the guise of simplification. The group was reminded that this is only in draft form at this time.

Rick notified Taina that NASFAA is collecting data through a survey to send to congress regarding the issue.

Corporate Relations cont'd - Ron Hancock

Ron mentioned that we need to keep in mind that the funds raised are for the benefit of 2010 budget.

NACUBO charges $2750 to exhibit. He stated that most associations charge less than SWASFAA.

What benefits do Exhibitors receive for the fee they pay?

1. List of attendees
2. BANNER ad
3. Ad in the conference program

John asked how SWASFAA lowering the fee would impact the states. Currently states charge:

• ARK $1750 for 2 conferences (13 exhibitors)
• NM $1500 for one conference (we had 6 at last conference)
• TX doesn't have a fee but passes along the cost of exhibiting to the exhibitor (TX didn't have a choice - forced to move away from sponsorship to get Attorney Gen. to change ruling)
• OK $1000 (10 Exhibitors - one conference)
• LA $1500 exhibitors and $500 for non exhibitor (8 exhibitors/2 non exhibitors)

David motioned that the exhibitor fee be reduced for the 2009 conference to $500 plus the Associate member conference registration fee and any charges for electricity and would not get any benefits (except be listed as an exhibitor in the program). Lyn seconded the motion. 9 in favor 3 opposed; no abstentions. Motion carried.

Taina asked Finance committee to review this issue for future conferences.

Old Business; none

New Business: none

Announcements:

1. David announced that he would not announce the election results until it is verified by ATAC. He will call the persons who did not win; then the winners and then send announcement to the board.
2. If we cancel the 2010 conference in New Orleans by Nov 30 2009 it will cost $77,000; by Nov 30 it will cost us $105,000; Tricia will try to determine if it is possible to hold it before Thanksgiving.

Motion to adjourn by Lynn; seconded by John. Motion Carried.

Meeting adjourned at 11:01 A.M.

Respectfully submitted,
Judith Sears
Secretary, SWASFAA