================================================================================ MEETING MINUTES (22 AUGUST 1995) ATTENDEES Darren Hayashi Frank Manning Christine Rusch John Williams Elio Zambrano CURRENT BUSINESS A. CHAIRPERSON VACANCY: Christine Rusch was elected by unanimous vote of the four voting council members present to replace Eric Davis as chairperson. B. COUNCIL OFFICES: The following council offices were approved and the following positions filled: Chairperson: Christine Rusch Vice Chair: Elio Zambrano Treasurer/Secretary: Darren Hayashi Director of Education: Hussein Kamel Director of Membership: Open Director of Technical Activities: Frank Manning Director of Young Membership: Carlos Ramerez Director of Public Policy: Darren Hayashi Council Advisor Bill Ganoe Newsletter Editor Elio Zambrano C. OFFICERS REPORTS: Chairperson's report. Spaceweek: The following was noted: There was good participation from the AIAA council. The location in the mall was responsible for the poor turnout. Good support from the Jet Propulsion Labortory, as well as by SARA and SEDS. Suggestions for next year: Only one day (Saturday) and either in a better mall or demand a better location. Vice Chair's report: A formal article about Spaceweek, the section reorganization and the section financial picture will be submitted for the next newsletter, schelduled for release in October. The section has won the new membership award fro 1994-1995 and has received $600 in prize money from the national organization. The pending awards, public policy and Newsletter, will not be awarded until January 1996. Treasurer's report: The current balance of the section was approximately $1950. The majority coming from the membership award and the Category III rebate funds the section received for the UA UAV project headed up by Frank Manning. This $1000 rebate from the Western region is seed money for a UA project and must be spend by the end of September. The tresurer has also been tasked with finding a new bank for the sections money. Currently, the section is losing seven to eight dollars a month in fees to Bank One. It is hoped that a new bank may be able to provide better service and reduce this loss in money each month. Membership report: The section has been award $600 for coming in first place in the New Member contest held by National. Education report: The Director of Young Membership will be directed to contact the new leadership of the student section of AIAA at the University of Arizona in order to facilitate and organize joint activities between the professional and student sections. D. SECTION ACTIVITIES: The proposal to have meetings and send out newsletters on alternating months was unanimously approved. This break with the past of having newsletters and meetings in the same month will reduce overhead, as well as reduce the burden of planning these events. The following dates were tentatively approved for section meetings for 1995- 1996: September 22nd November 17- All Tech II- This meeting may be rescheduled for November 15th depending featured speaker's schedule. January 17th March 24th May 19th The proposal to seek cooperative section meetings between ASME and AIAA was unianimously approved. The chairperson will coordinate w/ ASME for a tentative joint meeting date and activity. The Chairperson and Treasurer/Secretary will coordinate the first meeting of the season. This includes location, meeting activities, advertising and coordination with the student section. E. SECTION PROJECTS 1. UA UAV project: The newly named technical director, Frank Manning, gave a brief overview of the UAV project. The project has received $1000.00 in Category III funding to be spent by the end of September. Students to work on the project are currently being recruited. The focus of the project will be to create a remote controlled aircraft to enter the International Aerial Robotics Competition by 1997. The reality of this occuring will be based on the level of funding that the project receives. Current entries in the competition have over $40,000 invested in them. The required funding levels necessistates the recruitment of corporate sponsors. A National Science Foundation grant was also discussed as a possible source of funding. A think-tank of members of the professional section will also be formed to assist the students in the project development. FUTURE BUSINESS: A. Future projects: 1. NSF Grants: The exchairperson will be contacted to draft a proposal to the NSF for a grant to fund the UA UAV project. 2. Tucson AIAA on the WWW: The techincal director has been given the name and number of a contact in the LA section who is willing to provide the Tucson section with a "page" on the WWW. Gaining this access to the Internet will be the first step in getting Tucson AIAA exposure on the WWW. Stanford is currently working on a National WWW site for all AIAA sections. 3. All Tech III Funding: The feasibility of gaining Catergory III funding for the All technical society dinner was discussed, the Chairperson will investigate. ================================================================================ Last updated 2008/02/03 FLM