Dues Paying Members
364 members paid dues in 2005
397 members paid dues in 2004 (year of the directory)
328 members paid dues in 2003
A request was made to look at the ratio of dues payers to listserv members.
Bayram Dinner
Bill Whitman will speak at the Bayram Dinner. We may ask Barak Akçapar
to speak
Hurricane Relief
We will not get into hurricane relief, as an organization, but
individuals may want to do something.
Budget
It’s still unresolved about whether contributions to nonprofit
organizations in Turkey are "passed through", and not included in the
budget, or are used as part of Arkadaslar’s budgeted contributions. In the
former, Arkadaslar might plan to send $5,000, which would be sent, in
addition to money people added to their dues earmarked for the nonprofits.
In the latter, the money people sent in addition to their dues would be used
to make up the $5,000 that Arkadaslar would send.
Member Survey
We will work on the items from the Survey in time. Several are web
issues.
New President
Dave, Sandy and Ken will meet to discuss finding a new president.
Next Meeting
The next meeting will be January 11, 2006.
