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Call to Order

President Riley noted that a quorum was present and called the meeting to order at 10:39 a.m.  He noted that the meeting was an adjourned meeting set to be held by the consensus of the Executive Committee at its November 15 regular meeting. He appointed Ms. Fierstein as acting secretary until such time as the secretary arrived.

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Bylaws Task Force Preliminary Report

Mr. Lauchert presented the report of the Bylaws Task Force, which he chairs.  He summarized the report point by point, during which several suggestions and amendments were made.

After discussion, Mr. Piluso moved to forward the report of the Bylaws Task Force as amended to the full Board for consideration at its December meeting.  Mr. Sohr seconded the motion.  The motion passed unanimously.

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Governance Subcommittee Report

Mr. Falbo presented the report of the Governance Subcommittee, which he chairs.

Ms. Kincaid moved to approve the preliminary report of the Governance Subcommittee and forward it along with the Governance Subcommittee’s Committee Action Plan to the full Board for consideration at its December meeting.  Mr. Sohr seconded the motion.  The motion passed unanimously.

 The Executive Committee discussed campaigning, advertisements and other solicitations in connection with any potential campaign for Society officer positions.  The committee by consensus agreed that a more formal process should be developed to ensure a fair campaign and election.  President Riley assigned to the Governance Subcommittee the development of election campaign guidelines for consideration by the full Board at its December meeting.

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Adjournment

The conference call ended at 1:00 p.m.