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OSRT Board Meeting Minutes 2010
Winter Meeting 1/23/10
Annual Meeting 4/10/10
Post AM 4/11/10
Emergency Board Meeting 5/7/10
Summer Meeting 8/14/10
Fall Meeting 10/9/10
OSRT BOARD MEETING
January 23,2010
PRESENT:
Randy Harp, Cheryl Rue, Lee Ann Reed, Susan Putnam, Steven Hubbard, Rachel Jaquith, Barbara Smith, Virginia Vanderford, Gaile McGregor, Peggy Keith, Robbyn Scriven, Jeanne Olmstead, Michael Saker, Julia Harshberger
Call to Order:
09:35 Meeting called to orderVirginia made a motion to approve the Oct.2009 minutes. Michael seconded. Unanimous approval.
Executive Administrators Report
Lee Ann Reed- Membership is down slightly.
- Review of balance sheet. Financially we are strong as our Merrill Lynch accounts are in an upward direction.
- Review of 2010 approved budget. We are doing well with spending vs. our planned budget.
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Lee Ann has received several requests recently about placing ads on our website for jobs that
are available.
Virginia has volunteered to research the opportunities available to our organization by posting jobs on our websites.
OBRT Report
reviewed by Virginia (who attended their meeting) as no OBRT representative is present- New rules will be taking effect in July regarding licensing and parameters of scope-of-practice for students.
- Students will have to be licensed as a student in order to practice in the clinical setting (i.e. in order to work with patients). This move is pending approval of the new rules, and is expected to be implemented later in 2010. The premise behind this is that OBRT wants to ensure there is a background check on all students prior to their interaction with any patients.
- OBRT's name will be changing to OBMI when the new rules are enacted, as well.
Radiation Therapy Report
no one presentMammography Charter Report
Jeanne Olmstead- Annual meeting on May 15 this year
- Slated for 6 CEs, but they would like to have 8, ideally
Eugene Chapter Report
Randy HarpHaving an exploratory meeting soon to review possibility of hosting a 6 hr CE seminar in June
COMMITTEE REPORTS:
Annual Meeting Chair
Susan Putnum- Newport Chamber of Commerce has been contacted. They will be providing brochures and BOGO offers for attendees.
- Eleven rooms will be reserved for board and committee members.
- Have not decided on gifts for speakers yet. Virginia and Susan will discuss this.
- Friday night we will have a bonfire beach party.
- Meals will be buffet style with the exception of Saturday's banquet lunch, which will be plated.
- Catering manager is Sunny. People with dietary restrictions can contact her directly to ensure their needs will be met.
Annual Meeting Education
Virginia Vanderford- Three speakers have backed out, so Virginia is pulling from her reserves. The Fuges will be covering 5 lectures.
- Wide variety of topics will be presented.
Annual Meeting Site
Barb SmithBarb has been in communication with the following sites for the 2012 meeting:
- Eugene Hilton (room rates $109, meal costs average buffets are in the mid-$20s, meal meeting packages are $42/person, would not charge for parking)
- OSU Hilton Garden Inn (rooms will be $109/night)
- Red Lion Salem (2 meeting rooms will be $400 for two days, meal package will be 22.50/each at state-rate and includes breakfast, lunch, and snacks; guest rooms cost $70)
- Barb will also look into Valley River as a site, and revisit Village Green as an option
Properties
Randy Harp- Everything is lined up as far as projectors and A/V needs for this year's annual meeting.
- No need to buy A/V supplies, unless we need laser pointers.
Registration
Jeanne OlmsteadNothing to report at this time.
Legislation
Randy Harp- Need to vote on whether we want to send a representative to RT in DC for the March meeting.
- Julia made a motion to send Randy as a representative to RT in DC. Further, she moved that we will reimburse the representative up to $700 for expenses. Jeanne seconded the motion. Motion carried with a unanimous yes vote.
Skiagram
Cheryl Rue presenting for Kathy Heape, who was absentEveryone was impressed with the look of this year's Skiagram.
Bobbi Guzman and Peggy Keith's articles will be posted in their entirety on the OSRT website.
Website
Barbara Smith- Updates will be forthcoming on the website, including the student's articles from the Skiagram.
- Remember to send Barb updates as they occur so she can forward them to our webmaster for posting on the website.
- Discussion of creating a Flickr account to send images to the webmaster for posting on the website.
- Discussion regarding hosting a survey to update the website, trying to determine what it is people want from the website, thereby hopefully trying to capture the next generation of members for the OSRT.
Diamond Lake
Susan PutnumConference will be held on September 11 and 12 this year.
Historian
Randy and Susan P.- Barb brought two boxes of information for the Historians.
- Randy and Susan will be bringing a photo album from past years to the annual meeting.
February Seminar
Julia Harshberger- On schedule with 6 CEs for Feb. 27
- Virginia will be assisting with stamping, as will Peggy Keith (for students).
- Awaiting confirmation from OBRT for approval for Limited Permit Holders.
Scholarships
Robbyn - initiated discussion as Susan C. was absent- Round table discussion regarding getting more student involvement in OSRT and offering scholarships to the three programs here in Oregon.
- Mike suggested creating a poster board with the scholarship recipients pictures and a brief bio to post at the annual meeting.
- Discussion will be tabled until the next meeting where Susan C is present.
OLD BUSINESS:
Charter Agreement for Chapters
Discussion postponed until Cheryl can speak to Susan C. about the finalized formSelecting Affiliates for ASRT
- One open position for June 24-27. Voting today to fill that position. Bart Pierce was chosen to fill the open position.
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Other positions are:
- Barb Smith for QM,
- Susan Putnam for MRI,
- Robbyn Scrivens for Bone Densitometry,
- Tom King for Radiation,
- and Cheryl Rue for State Affiliate.
NEW BUSINESS:
Nomination of OSRT Officers
Need to come up with some candidates for vice president and president-elect for the annual meeting.Questionaires for updating the Website
- We will be putting out table questionnaires at the annual meeting to gather feedback regarding the OSRT website and what people want from the site.
- We will also be posting information on the website for people to respond to.
2010/2011 Budget Meeting
Cheryl, Lee Ann, and Mike need to determine a date to establish the 2010/2011 budgetMeeting adjorned at 12:25
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OSRT Annual Meeting Minutes
April 10, 2010
CALL TO ORDER:
12:46 Meeting Called to Order by Cheryl RueCOMMITTEE REPORTS:
Annual Meeting:
Susan Putnam, ChairWe've had a good turnout this year. We appreciate all the Hallmark has done to make this event successful.
Annual Meeting Education:
Virginia Vanderford, ChairVery pleased with the quality of the speakers and with the behavior of the attendees.
Annual Meeting Registration:
Jeanne Olmstead, Chair- Had 110 people sign up for this year's annual meeting.
- Had 60 people join us for the beach party bonfire event Friday evening.
Mammography Chapter Report:
Cheryl Rue Continuing Education meeting will be on 05/15/10 at the Holiday Inn at the Airport in Portland. Event will be 8 CEUs.Eugene Chapter Report:
Randy Harp Meeting will be held this spring to plan for a 6 CEU event in Eugene.OBRT:
Tom King, president- OBRT name will change this summer to OBMI (Oregon Board of Medical Imaging) and will license all imaging modalities.
- Disconcerting increase in number of disciplinary cases coming before the board.
- Awaiting OAR finalization. Tom fielded several questions from the audience regarding the OARs.
Annual Meeting Site Report:
Barb Smith, Chair-
April 13-14, 2012 sites to be voted on are:
- Red Lion, Salem;
- Hilton, Eugene;
- Village Green, Cottage Grove
- Barb presented the breakdown of costs for each facility, its location, and amenities in the vicinity.
- Meeting members were asked to write down their first, second, and third choices for the 2012 annual meeting.
Nomination of Officers for 2010/2011 Calendar Year:
Michael Saker- Bobbi Guzman is nominated for Secretary/Treasurer,
- Julia Harshberger is nominated for Vice President,
- Susan Putnam is nominated for President-Elect,
- and Michael Saker is nominated for President.
- The floor was opened to any other nominations - none were made. Nominations were closed.
President's Report:
Cheryl Rue- Thank you to Susan Putnam for doing a phenomenal job on this year's annual meeting.
- Thank you to Virginia Vanderford for finding top-notch speakers.
- Thank you to the current board for all the support given over the past year.
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The following people were elected for the 2010/2011 board by the voting members today:
- Bobbi Guzman, secretary/treasurer;
- Julia Harshberger, vice-president;
- Susan Putnam, President-Elect;
- Michael Saker, President
Legislative Report:
Randy Harp, chair- Review of recent RT in DC experience.
- Encouraged everyone to speak to their representatives and senators to support the CARE Bill.
Presentation of President's Pin:
Susan CastanettePresentation of President's Pin to Cheryl Rue, along with great thanks and many accolades for all she has accomplished in the last year.
Installation of New Officers:
Susan CastanetteNew President's Speech:
Michael Saker- Thanked every member for being a part of this organization.
- Reminded everyone that we all represent all RT(R)s throughout the state.
Meeting Adjourned
by Michael Saker at 13:25Meeting Minutes Respectfully submitted by Julia Harshberger
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Post Annual Board Meeting Minutes
April 11, 2010
CALL TO ORDER:
Meeting called to order by Michael Saker at 09:06People Present:
Susan Putnam, Lee Ann Reed, Cheryl Rue, Jeanne Olmstead, Robbyn Scriven, Virginia Vanderford, Randy Harp, Michael Saker, Susan Castanette, Barbara Smith, Julia Harshberger, Monica Quintero-Devlaeminck, Kathy HeapePresident's Report:
Michael Saker- Food was good.
- Staff treated us well.
- Overall, we had a good meeting.
Executive Administrator's Report:
Lee Ann Reed- Took in four new members over the weekend.
- Raised $410 for student scholarship fund from Raffles and Pin Sales over the weekend. $120 was taken out of that revenue to pay the students for their prizes during their breakout session.
Board Chair Report:
Cheryl RueWould be willing to co-chair annual meeting if someone is interested. Susan Castanette has volunteered to assist and has suggested to involve Peggy Keith.
COMMITTEE REPORTS:
2010 Annual Meeting Review
Review of feedback forms by all members present.Annual Meeting Chair:
As discussed before, Cheryl would be interested if she had a co-chairAnnual Meeting Education:
Virginia Vanderford- Virginia has suggested that in the future we provide an outline of what is expected of the speakers (i.e. what is needed from ASRT to include in presentation, politely addressing that we cannot have political statements, etc.).
- Virginia will not be AM Education chair next year. We need to find someone who would be willing to fill this role - someone who would be interested in mentoring others, as Monica has expressed interest in co-chairing this role.
- Additionally, Monica is willing to be a speaker, as she has a topic that has been approved already.
Annual Meeting Site:
After reviewing the feedback forms, it was determined that we will be meeting in Salem in 2012. Salem had 18 votes, Eugene had 7 votes and Cottage Grove had 3 votes.Eugene Chapter Report:
Randy HarpNothing new to present
Radiation Therapy Chapter Report:
No one presentMammography Chapter Report:
Jeanne and CherylNothing new to report
2010 Annual Meeting Report:
Susan Putnam- Food costs were $7042.01
- Room costs were low. Final bill will be sent to NELA; however forecasts are looking good as far as revenue for the year.
Properties:
Randy Harp- Difficult to set up speakers' presentations due to formatting issues between computers, etc.
- Suggested that AM Education Chair relay information to presenters that they should bring a flash drive or CD, or let us know if they are bringing their own laptop and what tools they'll need to use the projector.
- Randy will have the new projector for Diamond Lake.
- Randy suggested bringing the Mammography projector to next year's annual meeting to have as a backup.
Annual Meeting Registration:
Jeanne Olmstead- 110 people registered.
- 60 people attend bonfire Friday night.
- Currently Jeanne is showing we've taken in over $17,000.00
- At the sound-off we will have a finalized report revealing exact income.
Publications/Commercial:
Kathy Heape, Michael Saker- Kathy has agreed to do the Skiagram again this year.
- She has suggested that student section be condensed, as there is not enough room to contain an entire article, especially if there is more than one student contributor.
- Lee Ann suggested we add a page to the Skiagram so we can include more information. This would not increase the mailing cost.
Website:
Barb SmithEach member needs to look at the website and review the information there. If there are changes you are interested in seeing, please send Barb Smith an email so she can have Terry Pleger change/update the information.
Historian:
Randy Harp and Susan PutnamThey will continue to fulfill the Historian role for the next year.
Diamond Lake:
Susan Putnam and Susan CastanetteNothing new to report
RT in DC:
Group Discussion- If Randy is doing Legislative this year, then he would like to do RT in DC, as well.
- The recommendation is that whomever does Legislative should do RT in DC.
Establishment of 2010/2011 Meeting Dates:
Group Discussion- 06/05/10, 09:30 a.m. - Sound-Off Meeting at NELA
It's an opportunity to pass off information from old officers to new officers, old committee chairs to new committee chairs - 08/14/10, 09:30 a.m. - at NELA
- 10/09/10, 10:30 a.m. - at Hood River Meeting Site Location
Board meeting and opportunity to see how they will be laying out the floor for our AM in April. - 01/15/11, 09:30 a.m. - at NELA
- 04/07 to 04/10/11 - Annual Meeting in Hood River
OLD BUSINESS:
President's Pins:
- Need new pins, as we've run out.
- Are we going to keep the same design or change it?
- Does anyone know of a jeweler who could design/make them?
- Susan Putnam has agreed to look into jewelers in the area.
- Should we do a pin for life members?
- Do they have a gavel pin?
- Virginia will look into getting gavel pins at a jeweler in Tualatin.
Student Involvement:
- Have student challenge at the end of the day on Friday so techs could stay and watch and cheer them on.
- Need to get information out to other schools so their students can come and participate as well.
- Announce winners of student challenge on website
- Suggested that we contact the schools and ask for mailing lists of clinical sites or contact school administrators and ask them to join a mailing list so we can contact students to get them involved in OSRT/student challenge, etc.
- Suggested that we form a student committee to see how best we could reach students and get them involved in OSRT.
- Someone should reach out to school administrators to discuss how we could best address the students and get them interested in OSRT
- This year we had 25 students at annual meeting, all from Portland Community College
NEW BUSINESS:
Lifetime memberships
Need to look into honorary memberships for people who don't meet the criteria of Lifetime Membership.RPS (Radiation Protection Service):
- Darrell Hocken has volunteered to be an interface for OSRT with RPS, attending their meetings and reporting back to OSRT.
- Michael will contact Darrell to let him know we will greatly appreciate his filling this role.
Meeting Adjourned
by Michael Saker at 10:48Meeting Minutes respectfully submitted by Julia Harshberger
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OSRT Emergency Executive Board Meeting
Friday, May 7, 2010
CALL TO ORDER:
Meeting called to order by Michael Saker at 7:30 pmPeople Present:
Lee Ann Reed, Cheryl Rue, Michael Saker, Julia Harshberger (via conference call), Bobbi Guzman, Susan PutnamNEW BUSINESS:
Michael Saker- Lee Ann has been let go from NELA Management. However, she would like to continue her duties with the OSRT as an independent contractor. The contract between OSRT and NELA expires in August, but they will allow us to back out sooner. So another option would be to continue with NELA and get assigned a different secretary to handle our organization. All members are in agreement to contract independently with Lee Ann.
- Michael made a motion to end the contract with NELA as of 05/31/10 and begin a new contract with LeAnn, which will begin 06/01/10. Julia seconded and the motion passed unanimously.
ITEMS FOR DISCUSSION/DECISION:
- OSRT phone number: keep phone number the same; sign up with Comcast - $55/month for internet and phone
- OSRT email address: will remain the same, linked in with LeAnn's AOL account
- consider integrating into Comcast account
- Postage meter/stamps: buy forever stamps at Costco for a reduced rate
- Copier/scanner/printer: approved for no more than $200
- Printer/mailing house: stay same
- Board meeting location: Susan will check with Salem Hospital about doing meetings there on Saturdays, Cheryl will do some checking also
- 888 number: will cancel this and try going without, can add later if needed
- Independent contractor: a one-year contract will be drawn up by LeAnn and reviewed with Michael. OSRT board will discuss and review for approval at June 5 meeting - will include a release clause similar to what we now have with NELA. Fee for services tentatively decided to be $900/month.
- Mailing address: a PO Box will be used
- Pay date: will be at the end of each month
- Mileage: is based on the IRS allowed amount, which is subject to change. Currently the mileage reimbursement is $0.50/mile.
- Storage: Several file cabinets in NELA storage unit. Okay to keep those there per Nancy for a $25 monthly fee.
- Lee Ann will no longer be bonded after leaving NELA. Because of this she suggested the secretary/treasurer go over the bank statements on a routine basis. It was agreed that bank statements will be requested by and sent to the secretary/treasurer one week before the quarterly board meeting and reviewed.
Additional topics:
Mark with Merrill Lynch will be attending our August board meeting to discuss our portfolio and suggestions he has for such.Meeting Adjourned
by Michael Saker at 8:40 pmMeeting Minutes respectfully submitted by Bobbi Guzman
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OSRT Board Meeting
Saturday, August 14, 2010
CALL TO ORDER:
Meeting called to order by Michael Saker at 9:40 amPEOPLE PRESENT:
Lee Ann Reed, Michael Saker, Julia Harshberger, Bobbi Guzman, Susan Putnam, Barb Smith, Susan Castanette, Jeanne Olmstead, Robbyn Scriven, Randy Harp, Julie McNamara, Pat WilliamsNEW BUSINESS:
Merrill Lynch:
Mark Dunbar- Copies of Quarterly Performance Portfolio were handed out.
- Currently we have two mutual funds and are well diversified.
- Need a closed meeting with only executive board (or a formed committee) in order to discuss decisions regarding this money in a more open environment.
- The plan at this point is to form a committee, make a plan of how to spend the money, determine what our goal is with the funds, meet with Mark several times to form a plan of action, and then have him meet with us annually to review.
Post Annual Board Meeting minutes:
- Bobbi Guzman made a motion to approve the minutes, Susan Putnam seconded. Motioned passed unanimously.
- Regarding Emergency Board Meeting minutes from May 7, 2010: these do not require board approval but do need to be put in with the secretary notes.
Discussion about Lee Ann’s transition to independent contractor:
- Everything seems to be going well.
- There is no fax line nor has there been a need for one.
President’s Report:
Michael- Things are going well
- Michael had gotten dropped from the Yahoo mailing group, but has resolved this issue and is back on the list.
- No problems to discuss
Executive Administrators report:
Lee Ann Reed- Handed out copies of 2009/2010 Approved Budget, OSRT Balance Sheet as of 08/14/10, and the 2010/2011 Budget.
- Membership: Currently we have 187 members of OSRT.
- It’s now time to send out the second round of flyers to those individuals who have not yet renewed, hopefully prompting them to renew at this point.
- Barb Smith suggested putting a note on these flyers as a friendly reminder about the Annual Meeting in Hood River next year.
- Lee Ann mentioned that the changes being implemented by the OBMI and ARRT have some OSRT members confused about our involvement. Michael will email Linda Russell at OBMI in an effort to get information we can post on the OSRT website to help clarify.
OBRT Report:
No report as Linda Russell was not present.Radiation Therapy Chapter Report:
No Report as Stacey Grubb and Tami Fuller were not present.Financial Report:
- Discussion revolved around who will be on the committee to work with Mark/Merrill Lynch. Executive Committee will generate several options to be presented at the next board meeting to determine how the board wants to invest our money. Pat Williams has volunteered to be a member of the Financial Committee.
- Discussion for executive committee also needs to occur regarding oversight of chapter spending (ex. Diamond Lake Seminar, Portland Seminar, Mammography Chapter, Eugene Chapter, etc.), where the chapters will have to generate a budget that needs to be approved – they will not have carte blanche spending.
- Suggestion that we should modify our OSRT guidelines to reflect fiduciary responsibility of various chapters and the OSRT board’s role in overseeing the funds, then generating copies of these by-laws and distributing them to the various chapter boards
Mammography Chapter Report:
Jeanne Olmstead- Generated a profit of $400 from annual mammography meeting in May
- There were 110 people in attendance
- Discussion regarding ways the Mammography Board can cut spending and increase revenue
Eugene Chapter Report:
Randy Harp- Hosting a 6 hr CE event in Eugene on Oct 23rd at Gateway Mall
- Will be charging between $50 and $90/person
- Information will be posted on Website shortly
- Will not include limited license holders
- Speakers will be offered a small stipend
COMMITTEE REPORTS:
Annual Meeting Chair:
Susan Castanette- Susan has been in touch with the coordinator at Best Western regarding dinner Thursday evening
- Information on Wild Bill’s casino night has been collected and determined that the cost per person for the casino set-up would be $30-$40/person – not including food or drink
- Barb will look into the cost of renting the casino equipment ourselves
- Suggestion that students get involved in being dealers, etc. for the Friday evening event
- Suggestion that we post information on our website regarding the need for dealers, etc., for casino night
AM Education:
Barb Smith- Several speakers have been secured for various topics, from CT to mammography and geriatrics
- Continuing to follow-up with other potential speakers
AM Site:
Barb Smith- Oregon Garden has contacted Barb as well as Resort at the Mountain in Welches have also approached Barb
- Barb will look into Kah-nee-ta and Mt. Bachelor, as well
Properties:
Randy Harp- Waiting for an upcoming sale in order to purchase the new projector
Legislation:
Randy Harp- Bill has now moved to the Senate side. Senate is in recess, but will be looked at when they return. We need to petition our senators to support the CARE Bill and get other OSRT members to petition, too.
- New OBMI board will be established this fall and the follow-up on issuing licenses to all modalities will be at that point
- Need to ensure that an OSRT member is always at OBMI meetings to report back to OSRT as to what is occurring on the OBMI
Registration:
Jeanne Olmstead- Nothing to report at this time regarding AM 2011 registration
Publications:
No one present to discussWebsite:
Barbara Smith- Contract is up for renewal. $350 contract
- Susan P. made a motion to accept the contract. Susan C. seconded. Unanimous approval following discussion of changing some items on the website
Diamond Lake:
Susan P. and Susan C.- Event is ready, and currently have 31 people signed up.
- Susan C. has suggested a flag ceremony or a moment of silence due to the fact that the first day is on 09/11
- Robbyn will be making name tags for attendees so people will know who others are
- Raffle baskets will be made for the student scholarship fund
Historian:
Susan P.- Nothing to report
Scholarships:
Cheryl R. not present to discussOLD BUSINESS:
Susan P. has looked into ordering new president’s pins. It has been suggested that we should order 10-15 new pins. She will report back in October with various price comparisons.Pin exchange pins need to be collected to determine how many we have, and then order more accordingly.
Discussion regarding giving Fuge and Dawn a gift card because they paid for their own room and gave so much for the AM.
Motion made by Michael to purchase a $100 gift card for the vendor of Lee Ann’s choice for Fuge and Dawn. Seconded by Susan C. Motion passed unanimously.
ADDITIONAL TOPICS:
Next meeting is on October 9th in Hood River at 10:30am.Meeting adjourned
by Michael Saker at 12:27pm.Minutes respectfully submitted by Bobbi Guzman and Julia Harshberger.
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OSRT Board Meeting
Saturday, October 9, 2010
CALL TO ORDER:
Meeting called to order by Michael Saker at 10:58 am.PEOPLE PRESENT:
Lee Ann Reed, Michael Saker, Julia Harshberger, Bobbi Guzman, Barb Smith, Susan Castanette, Thomas King, Peggy Keith, Cheryl Rue, Pam Sprague, Gaile McGregor, Wendy SullivanBUSINESS:
Approval of August minutes
- Susan C. made motion to pass minutes, Julia H. seconded and minutes passed unanimously.
President's report:
Michael Saker- Merrill Lynch - Michael is working on this and will work on getting a committee together.
- ASRT says we need to come up with names for each chapter under OSRT and the bylaws will have to be changed by OSRT.
Executive Administrators report:
Lee Ann Reed- Mark Dunbar contacted her this week and is no longer with Merrill Lynch. David will now be our contact with Merrill Lynch.
Membership:
Lee Ann Reed- Membership is at 189 at this point.
Financial:
Lee Ann Reed- Provided board with copies of the 2010/2011 Budget and the Balance Sheet as of 06/30/10.
- Bobbi has been receiving the bank statements and reviewing on a monthly basis. This system is working well.
Board Chair report:
Cheryl Rue- No report to give.
OBMI report:
Susan Castanette- There was a meeting on 10/08/10 where many topics were discussed.
- Linda Russell is retiring from OBMI.
- Limited licensing for u/s and mammo was discussed.
- Continuing education credits for applications training will no longer be accepted by the OBMI. This applies mostly for LXMOs as RTs send their CEs to ARRT for approval, bypassing OBMI.
- The Oregon Board of Nursing had representatives present at the meeting. The discussion about nurses using u/s included RNs, LPNs, FNPs, MAs, etc - not just RNs as we were under the impression.
Radiation Therapy report:
Stacey Grubb & Tami Fuller not present to report.Mammography report:
Jeanne Olmstead & Cheryl Rue- Looking for a site for the mammography conference that will be held in May of 2011. They are working on making the meeting more profitable.
Eugene report:
Barb Smith- Lee Ann sent flyers for this meeting. It is being held on October 23rd, but no one present is sure of the location.
COMMITTEE REPORTS:
Annual Meeting Chair:
Susan Castanette- Still working on getting the annual meeting schedule finalized.
- Susan checked prices for casino night and prices were more than the board initially wanted to spend. We discussed further and it was decided that we would have casino night hosted by Wild Bill's.
- Attendees will be charged a minimal fee for appetizers only.
- Additionally, Lee Ann suggested a wine toss which sounds like a great idea. Each of the board members will be responsible for bringing one or two bottles of wine a piece for this event, plus local vendors will be asked to donate wine as well.
AM Education:
Peggy Keith, Sonya, & Barb Smith- Still four empty spaces for speakers.
AM Site:
Barb Smith- 2013 - possible sites in the Bend area were discussed. Mt. Bachelor and Shilo Inn sound like the two with the best prices.
Properties:
Randy Harp- Randy has purchased a new projector per Michael.
Registration:
Jeanne Olmstead not present to discuss.Legislation:
Randy Harp not present to discuss.Publications:
Kathy Heape- Kathy Heape will be putting the Skiagram together again this year. Everyone should send information to her individually ( ) and a copy to Michael as well.
- This information needs to be in Kathy's hands by the end of November.
Website:
Barb Smith- Barb needs information emailed to her in order to get the information along to Terry for changes/updates on website. If she just has handwritten notes she will often forget.
- The format of our website is lacking. Julia mentioned Colorado Society of Radiology Technologists (CSRT) website and volunteered to check with them to find out more information about who manages their website, what they pay, etc.
- Pam also said she knows someone who is currently unemployed and has experience creating/managing websites. She will be happy to give that information to Julia.
Diamond Lake:
Susan Castanette & Susan Putnam- There were about 70 people in attendance with almost $5,000 profit.
Historian:
Randy Harp & Susan Putnam not present to discuss.Scholarships:
Cheryl Rue- Cheryl will be contacting the foundations at each school regarding the scholarships.
OLD BUSINESS:
- Gift cards were sent to Fuj and Dawn.
- Michael sent an email to Linda Russell but no response so far.
- Any of our publications or places on the website that discuss OBRT need to be changed to OBMI.
- Leadership academy is online with two days there. Cheryl will apply to go next year, as she is the only one qualified now. Julia may also be able to apply, she will look into it.
- ASRT Affiliate Development Program was brought up by Susan C. Michael has to submit and he will do so.
NEW BUSINESS:
- Alternate Affiliate delegates for ASRT 2011
- Cheryl Rue will be new alternate for ASRT 2011
- Chapters or no chapters
- Spending and conferences
- Facebook account for OSRT was discussed.
- Lee Ann mentioned how very important that this is considered to be a sub-committee under the website. So any time there are questions or issues that are questioned by Bobbi or Julia they should refer to Barb Smith.
ADDITIONAL TOPICS:
Next meeting is Saturday, January 15.Meeting adjourned
by Michael Saker at 14:16Minutes respectfully submitted by Bobbi Guzman