2009 Executive Meeting Minutes

Wednesday March 25th, 2009, 5.00pm.
Najjar’s Restaurant, O’Connell St., Adelaide

1. Welcome: Meeting opened 4:30pm
2. Present: Grant, Nick, Thom, Julie, Andrew
   Apologies: Denise, Tom
3. Acceptance of Minutes for Executive meeting 12/02/09
   moved: Julie Haar
   seconded: Nick Sibly
   CARRIED
4. Conference Report: A $5000 debt still remains. Still exploring any avenues available to cover this debt.
5. Volunteers Grant: PC has been bought. Camera, sound recorder still to come.
6. AGM 2009 – Wallis Student Critics: Was a success. The Wallis Student Review program is up and running. Involve students via a mailing list to media teachers.
7. Activities 2009: 23rd April @ ABC Studio 12:30 lunch, tour @ 1:30. SAAME to host 10 potential members. Possible screening of ‘Max & Mary’? Grant to publicise ABC Tour with the samplings and via email list. Thom to publicise the ‘Max and Mary’ screening via Metro email list.
8. Reports: CEASA – discussed running a conference (at a loss – it’s not just SAAME). Discussed video conferencing to reduce travel costs. Discussed professional standards, National Curriculum, teacher professionalism, teachers using relevant technologies, collaboration between organisations.
9. Finance: No money banked and 20 financial members. $4089.94 (includes the $3420 volunteer grant) in bank, but $5000 conference dept.
10. AOB: National media associations. WA deregistered from CAMEO. Grant proposes to keep CAMEO link alive.
11. Next Meeting: TBA
12. CLOSED at 6:00pm