St. Louis Section AIAA Council Meeting Agenda
Thursday February 11, 2014
Meeting Call-In Number: (888) 406-0412
Meeting Access Code: 3212478
1. 17:04: Call to order (Frank Youkhana)
Members in attendance
In the room: F. Youkhana, John Donigan
On the phone: Chris T., Darin. Karen, Jeff Geear, Rudy, Brad, Todd Michal, Brase, Bill Alban, Balikrishnan,
Dowgwillo, Caraway
2. Chairman’s remarks (Frank Youkhana)
2.1. Remember to log your volunteer hours.
2.2.
2.3.
2.4.
2.5.
Board of Directors Elections – Voting deadline is March 24, 2014
Nominations for Chair Positions – Begin assembling slate
Why We Join AIAA – Talking Points by Rudy Yurkovich
Mindjogger – Membership event is listed as best practice!
2.6. Awards
2.7. Section Awards – Due 5/30 (vs. traditional 6/30)
2.7.1. Committee Chairs needs to start working these.
2.7.2. Frank to send email to chairs
2.8. St. Louis Section Awards - Desire advisors (et al.) to recommend nominees
2.9. Events
2.9.1. Engineers Week – Will have booth at Building 33 – Need 6 volunteers – Wednesday 11-1
2.9.1.1.Frank and Bill + 4 (maybe Larry)
2.9.2. Engineers Week – Boeing Amazing Race – Were too late this year. Will contact us next fall
when planning.
2.9.3. Engineers Week – Please let Emily Springer know if you are doing an event - Please take
pictures – Please send them to her
2.9.4. February 26th – SLU – Michael Swartout – SLU Cubesat Project – Launched November – At
SLU, $2 Dinner, Flyer almost done, need Bio emailed today or tomorrow, pizza and soda, 6-7
Dinner/Social, 7-8 presentation.
2.9.5. March 20th – Heather Taylor – Breaking through the Clouds
2.9.6. Joe Gurney – Potential for Fall speaker – Blue Angels/Thunderbirds – May be able to get a Blue
Angels pilot to come and speak (flew the phantoms)
3. Vice-Chairperson’s remarks (Bill Alban)
3.1. Not present
4. Secretary’s report (Darin Haudrich)
4.1. November and January meeting minutes approved.
5. Treasurer’s report (Chris Tavares)
5.1. Computer is being refreshed and doesn’t have quicken.
5.2. PayPal/Square – Different sections have started accepting credit card, attendance has gone up, online
store plus onsite readers. 2.7% fee per swipe, 3-4 per key in entries. Square webstore versus paypal.
Square at the site versus paypalhere.
5.2.1. Bill Alban going to pass on a name to Chris but going ahead to set something up.
6. AIAA institute news and information (Larry Brase)
6.1. SciTech – start of new event model, speakers, panelist
6.1.1. Plenaries in morning weren’t allowed to schedule anything against those,
6.1.2. Really big, multiple booking/technical sessions
6.1.3. Attendance down. Lost money on event.
6.1.4. Corporate Member Committee – more balance between aero and astro
7. RAC V news and information (Brad Sexton)
7.1. Reviewed student paper conference budget
7.1.1. No Section money
7.2. Laura to send out why membership matters
7.3. Action Items – why we give awards and why it’s important.
8. New business
8.1.
9. Old business
9.1.
Committee Reports
1. Programs and Arrangements (Daniel Caraway)
1.1. See above
2. Technical Specialist Meetings (Jeff Geear)
2.1. Need to set a date for R. Yurkovich’s flutter presentation
3. Membership (Darin Haudrich)
3.1. 348 2 – yr average is 346 +/-5
3.2. Still wanting to get database set
4. Career Enhancement (Karen Copper)
4.1. Not much going on other than answering Laura’s question
5. Education (Brandon Wegge)
5.1. Not present
6. Young Professional and Young Professional Awards (Joe Henits)
6.1. On travel
7. STEM/ Pre-College Outreach (Mike Staab)
7.1. Not Present
8. Service Projects (Brad Sexton)
8.1. Science Fair Voluenteers need for april
8.2. May 3rd Rebuild together - looking for team
9. Public Policy (Bill Alban)
9.1. CVD is 3/13/14. There is no reimbursement for travel. Likely won’t be travelling for that.
10. Honors and Awards (Open)
10.1.
11. Retirees and General Public (John Mohr)
11.1.
Not present
12. Pilot Education (Trent Duff)
12.1.
Not present
13. Historian (Trent Duff, Fred Roos)
13.1.
Not present
14. Strategic Planning (Larry Brase)
14.1.
Asked about DL – Heather Taylor, John Roth (Sierra Nevada) for May meeting
14.2.
Each student branch has one. Need to work with them.
14.3.
Panel session – Career Panel
15. Advisors (Bob Dowgwillo/Todd Michal/Rudy Yurkovich/S.N. Balikrishnan)
15.1.
Solicit names for chair position
15.2.
Solicit local St. Louis section awards
15.3.
Bob D- Like Square
16. Web Master (John Donigan)
16.1.
Send Donigan event info as soon as its available
17. Publicity (Karen Copper)
17.1.
Working Feb, have March ready
17.2.
Movie Night – 20 people
18. Newsletter (Dave Morgan)
18.1.
Took notes for newsletter
19. Adjourn meeting at 18:00 pm
Next
St. Louis Section AIAA Council Meeting
March 6, 2014
Meeting Call-In Number: (888) 406-0412
Meeting Access Code: 3212478