2008 2009 Executive Meeting Minutes

Thursday February 12, 2009, 4.30pm.
Najjar’s Restaurant, O’Connell St., Adelaide

1. Welcome: Meeting opened 4:30pm
2. Present: Grant, Nick, Thom, Julie, Tom, Patricia
   Apologies: Lou, Zora
3. Acceptance of Minutes: for Executive meeting 12/08/08
   moved: Julie Haar
   seconded: Nick Sibly
   CARRIED
4. Conference Report: The event was a resounding success; however, a $5000 debt remains. We need to develop strategies to resolve this.
5. Volunteers Grant: $3420 for PC, camera, sound recorder.
6. AGM 2009 – Wallis Student Critics: Monday 23rd Feb @ Wallis, Richmond. Piggyback with launch of new SAAME initiative 'Student Critics'. Have students view/review films and upload to Wallis website as text/vid (blog style).
7. National Curriculum: Individual state Media associations are not particularly happy about a National Curriculum. They are happy with their state's current curriculum. Where does Media stand in the National Curriculum?
8. Reports: (Finance; CEASA; Media Moves et al)
9. Finance: $3924.94 (includes the $3420 volunteer grant) in bank, but $5000 conference dept. Have downsized to one signatory.

   Motion confirming change of fees as discussed at previous meeting
   moved: Julie Haar
   Seconded: Thom Burns
   CARRIED

10. AOB: VET – 'Training Products for the 21st Century'.
    DECS– Professional Learning in ICT
11. Next Meeting: AGM
12. CLOSED at 6:05pm