Present were Allan Dewald, Abe Rosenbloom, Pat
Long, Patricia Craven, Lisa Williamson, Randy Larson, Karen Baum and
Michelle Ing.
The meeting was called to order at 6:05 p.m. PST.
Presidents Report:
Abe Rosenbloom: ARF BOD need to fill out
the Duality of Interest and Self-Assessment form and mail them to Abe ASAP.
June Minutes: Allan moved to approve June
minutes. Randy seconded. Passed unanimously.
Treasurer’s report. Allan moved to
approve the treasurer’s report. Patricia seconded. The
treasurer’s report was approved unanimously. Please see the complete
report for details.
Development Committee: Nancy Haus and Marilynn
Scoggins have joined the Development Committee. Also, Patricia,
Marilynn and Lona have formed a subcommittee to work on the new website,
which is being designed by Aly Benson of AKA Design Group, Camas,
Washington. The development committee is continuing their work on
email blasts. Also they are exploring ideas with ARF BOD about
allowing an individual to sponsor a particular study posted on the ARF
website. Individuals sponsoring a particular study would have to meet
a minimum amount to do this. The idea came from Morris Animal
Foundation which has similar sponsorships for individual studies available
on their website.
MAF & LMRG Update: The three newly
approved MAF L/A division projects are Dose Titration of Oral and
Injectable Moxidectin and Oral Morantel Tartrate in Camelids, Lisa
Williamson, DVM, University of Georgia; The effects of Mycoplasma
haemolamae genetics to virulence, detection and vertical transmission,
Jeffrey Lakritz, Ohio State; and Generation of an integrated physical map
for the alpaca genome, Terje Raudsepp, PhD, Texas A & M and Warren
Johnson, PhD, NCI. Ongoing studies include: Investigation of
the Multiple-Malformation Syndrome in Llamas and Alpacas Associated with
Choanal Atresia, Anibal G. Armien, DVM, University of Minnesota;
Prevalence of Mycoplasma haemolamae Infection in South American Camelids in
the Southeastern United States, Alessandra Pellegrini-Masini, DVM, PhD,
The University of Georgia; and Arginine Stimulation Testing in Healthy
and Sick Camelids Anna Firshman, BVSc, PhD. Oregon State University.
MAF will be changing the submission dates for L/A
Division preproposals and proposals effective in 2010. The actual
dates are in process of being refined but will generally be in the months of
April & August. The SAB evaluations will be in October.
The 2009 Camelid Community (CC) Meeting is being held
Aug 1-3, in Kansas City. A prelimary report of the newly approved for
funding MAF L/A Division projects have been submitted. There will be a
more detailed follow-up report when MAF releases the official press version.
ARF will also submit details of their newly approved projects in September.
These additional reports will be circulated to CC attendees and camelid
periodicals as per routine.
New Business:
Proposal Review: The seven final ARF proposals
were reviewed. Abe will be emailing out the review results to all ARF
BOD prior to the next meeting.
Next meeting is scheduled for 6:00p.m. PST, August
17, 2009.
Abe moved to
adjourn the meeting. Pat seconded. The meeting was ended at 8:10 p.m. PST.
| Treasurers Report for July
2009 |
| 1 June-23 June2009 |
|
|
|
| Grant |
|
|
|
| Beginning Balance |
|
|
453,013.62 |
|
|
|
|
| Income |
|
|
|
| Interest earned |
|
|
|
|
june |
|
1.87 |
| United Way Snohoish wa |
|
|
980.92 |
| jan Sherrill |
|
|
35.00 |
| General donations |
|
|
150.00 |
|
|
|
|
| total income |
|
|
1,167.79 |
|
|
|
|
| Expenses |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Total expenses |
|
|
0.00 |
| Ending Balance |
|
|
454,181.41 |
|
|
|
|
| Administrative |
|
|
|
| Beginning Balance |
|
|
42,010.78 |
|
|
|
|
| Income |
|
|
|
| Interest earned |
june |
|
0.36 |
|
|
|
|
| total income |
|
|
0.36 |
| Expenses |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| teleconference |
arf |
43.47 |
43.47 |
|
dev |
|
|
| 2009 aoba meeting |
speaker fee |
|
1,010.48 |
| Jccs accountant |
tax prep |
|
450.00 |
| Oregon corp fee |
2008 |
|
75.00 |
| ilr |
lmrg confer. Call |
|
50.00 |
| Hobert office |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| total expenses |
|
|
$1,628.95 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Ending balance |
|
|
40,382.19 |
|
|
|
|
| Credit card Account |
|
|
|
| beginning balance |
|
|
4927.89 |
| deposits |
june |
|
$1,275.00 |
| fees |
|
|
67.81 |
|
|
|
|
| Ending Balance |
|
|
6135.08 |
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