4/21/2005  CMARC Board Meeting  Attendees: Sandy Lundgren, Susan Hornsby, Jane Osborne, Chris Caulk, Susan Carson, Debbie Efird, and Susan McGowan.    Treasurer Report: We currently have a balance of $15,677.26. With the remainder of the year expenses totaling in about $6,700, that would leave a balance of $8,977. We would then be able to move forward on the web site. Membership Report: We currently have two open spots. The membership is transferable by company.     Program Report: A review of March’s meeting showed the food and location are well received and overall program a success. June’s program has been finalized with Melinda Rapp from Johnson & Wales speaking. May 1st Save the Date cards will go out for the June meeting. September’s roundtable discussion have been finalized a s the format. Tentative topics for each roundtable are: Relocation/Recruitment; International Relocation and Relocation World and Where It Is Going. We also discussed the process we need to implement to receive CRP credits.     Web Site Report: A vote of Yes was passed by the Board of Directors to move forward with implementation of a new web site developer. We will be utilizing the services of Association Management Online – they currently host several local chapters. A final vote will be put to the entire membership by e-mail. It will take approximately 30-45 days to get the web site up and running, it was discussed and agreed upon that we want to move forward with out web-site having the capabilities of accepting credit card payments on-line. The new web site will be presented at the September meeting. Scholarship Report: Chris Caulk gave an update on the feasibility of a scholarship program. It was decided that Chris will form a committee to continue gathering information on the possibility of CMARC having an annual scholarship program. The Board decided that we need to put to a membership vote if we want to rotate charities at our annual Silent Auction.     Recruitment Report: Chris Chalk and Susan McGowan have written a letter of introduction and are in the process of identifying corporate members. We discussed having a separate information luncheon that would be sponsored by the Chamber, The Board of Directors would attend the meeting and the benefits of CMARC would be presented to the corporate contacts. A time line of August has been suggested for the recruiting luncheon. It was also suggested that an e-mail goes out to the present membership to ask for corporate contacts. 2006 State Meeting: Jane Osborne reported that the Raleigh Chapter would not be interested in co-hosting a 2006 State Meeting. A vote was taken of the Board of Directors and Jane will move forward with gathering additional information (hotel, food and other costs) with CMARC hosting the State Meeting. A suggested date of April 6, 2006 was put to the Board. The next Board of Directors meeting will be on June 9th at Sandy Lundgren’s office. At that time we will discuss: Recruitment Letter Scholarship Program NC State Meeting September Meeting