Minutes of the VSNA Board of Directors' Meeting

Ø Prabhakar Patil &nb= sp; VSNA President

Ø Basavaraj Adapur &n= bsp; Secretary &= nbsp;

Ø Uma Sajjan &n= bsp; = ; Treasurer

Ø Ravi Bhoopla= pur VSNA Past President

Ø Jayashree Jagadeesh, Chairperson 200 Convention

Ø Kusuma Aralere Proxy –VA

Ø = Guru Murthy

Minutes:<= /p>

1. = Minutes of the January 30th, 2005 meeting approval:

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Motion: It was proposed to accept the Teleconference meeting minutes of January 30, 2005

Proposed: Basavaraj Adapur. Seconde= d: Prabhakar Patil

2. Election committee headed by Dr.Shivakumar Kapsi, was called for nominations to fill= 3 BOD and

3 BOR positions.<= /p>

&nb= sp; 3 BOD position: Self nomination will be sent to Election Committee and copy t= o

= &nb= sp; = VSNA Secretary

&nb= sp; 3 BOR position: Local chapter President has to send nomination to Election committee and

&nb= sp; = &nb= sp; Copy to VSNA Secretary

&nb= sp; Guide Lines: Candidates brief Introduction

&nb= sp; = &nb= sp; Contact details

&nb= sp; = &nb= sp; Past history of Contribution to VSNSA if any

Election committee Dr. Shivakumar K= apsi and VSNA Secretary Basavaraj Adapur will receive nomination until March 25,= 5.00 pm(EST) 2005.

If thee are more than 3 nominations election will be held other wise result will be announced by

March 31, 2005.

3. = BOD has unanimously approved to pay $3500.00 from Convention Trust Fund to Maryla= nd chapter= for

&= nbsp; Convention expenses. This is non refundable. BOD also approved $6500.00 as a guarantee= to support

&= nbsp; Convention host if they go under deficit. This $6500.00 will be paid only after the Convention Audited

&= nbsp; Account is closed.

4. = BOD members discussed following 2005 VSNA Projects:

&= nbsp; &nbs= p; 1. How to Rejuvenate VSNA

&= nbsp; &nbs= p; 2. How to increase VSNA Membership headed by Basavaraj Adapur

&= nbsp; &nbs= p; 3. Maryland Convention registration goal 600 headed by Prabhakar Patil

5. &n= bsp; Jayashree Jagadeesh, Chairperson updated the upcoming Maryland Convention (2005), registration

forms will be mailed to all members= by end of March 2005 and also the Registration forms will be available on www.vsna.org website. She also discussed = the series of events going to take place during the Convention and also she is going to finalize the Chief Guest and Guest Speaker list.=

BOD= has requested 2004 Atlanta Convention Committee to submit Souvenir and aud= ited account to

Board members.

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