November 9, 2007 9:00 a.m. 3:30 p.m. EST Call to order: 9:02 a.m. EST ACTION: M.A. Thrall will update the Nominations Committee SOP language regarding putting forth only two candidates, thus eliminating runoffs. ACTION: N. Ehresman will make corrections to the September 2007 minutes. MOTION: J. Cullen made a motion to accept amended minutes. M. Topper seconded the motion. Motion carried. MOTION: M. Topper made a motion to accept B. Hall as the new chair of the Government Policy Committee. J. Cullen seconded the motion. Motion carried. ACTION: M.A. Thrall will confer with G. Weiser to clarify his compensation expectations. MOTION: J. Cullen made a motion to approve the budget report. R. Ochoa seconded the motion. Motion carried. ACTION: P. Stromberg, D. Mosier, and W. Coe will form a subcommittee to determine what responsibilities can be taken over by Rees Group. This task is to be done before the February teleconference. ACTION: J. Cullen will have the Letter to the Dean s Committee drafted and then circulated to Council for input. ACTION: J. Cullen will write a newsletter article announcing the availability of the new short-term career opportunities web page. 1
ACTION: M. Topper will take the idea of a Wikipathology project to D. Rudmann to see what kind of interest there is. ACTION: R. Ochoa will advise S. Pitsch to contact W. Coe regarding ACVP recruitment ideas and techniques. ACTION: B. Hall will contact J. Krehbiel regarding any possible ACVP involvement with the AVMA government divisions. ACTION: B. Hall will investigate the reason the Shadduck letter was not sent to Senator Burr. ACTION: B. Hall will work with M. Lutschaunig to draft an ACVP letter. This letter is not a letter of endorsement, but one of recommendations to further garner support for the National Agriculture and Food Defense Act of 2007. ACTION: B. Hall will research the AVMA website to ascertain whether ACVP members may send letters of support electronically. MOTION: R. Ochoa made a motion to adjourn. P. Stromberg seconded the motion. Motion carried. Meeting adjourned 3:29 p.m. EST American College of Veterinary Pathologists November 11, 2007 8:30 a.m. 5:30 p.m. EST Call to order: 8:34 a.m. EST ACTION: P. Stromberg will convey the current Japanese contact information to C. Alden. 2
ACTION: B. Howerth will convey the current Korean contact information to C. Alden. MOTION: R. Ochoa made a motion to accept the Editorial Board. M. Topper seconded the motion. Motion carried. ACTION: J. Cullen will include the third world manuscript translation issues in the business agenda. ACTION: M.A. Thrall will obtain G. Mason s data and write the recruitment newsletter article. ACTION: M.A. Thrall will write a commendation letter to all members involved in the Role Delineation Study/Survey. Meeting adjourned 5:28 p.m. EST American College of Veterinary Pathologists November 12, 2007 1:15 p.m. EST Call to order: 12:29 p.m. EST ACTION: W. Coe will revisit web cast permission with the attorney. ACTION: R. Ochoa will work with K. Frazier and the Awards Committee to design a cohesive guideline on award restrictions. Meeting adjourned 1:28 p.m. EST 3
November 13, 2007 9:00 a.m. 5:00 p.m. EST President Mary Anna Thrall, Vice President/President Elect John Cullen, Secretary/Treasurer Derek Mosier, Councilors Robert Hall, Ricardo Ochoa, Buffy Howerth, Michael Topper, Donald Meuten, Maxey Call to order: 9:00 a.m. EST ACTION: B. Hall will contact L. Munson regarding attendees for Residency Programs ABVS workshop to be held February 2008. ACTION: D. Meuten will contact IDEXX to ascertain whether the company might wish to become an ACVP exhibitor. ACTION: M. will contact the Heska Corporation to ascertain whether the company might wish to become an ACVP exhibitor. ACTION: M.A. Thrall will appoint ACVP individuals to a new subcommittee whose purpose is to submit recommendations on joint meetings with the AAVLD. MOTION: J. Cullen made a motion to approve the recruitment budget. M. Topper seconded the motion. Motion carried. MOTION: M.A. Thrall made a motion to accept N. Collins as the 2011 Program Chair. B. Hall seconded the motion. Motion carried. ACTION: B. Howerth will consult with C. Alden and D. Mosier to determine budget items for electronic journal, publish ahead of print, etc. ACTION: W. Coe and D. Mosier will search for a paper trail on the 70% pass rate policy. Meeting adjourned 4:02 p.m. EST 4
November 14, 2007 9:00 a.m. 12:00 p.m. EST Call to order: 9:01 a.m. EST ACTION: M.A. Thrall will contact E. Janovitz regarding his task force involvement. ACTION: M.A. Thrall will collaborate with W. Coe regarding better methods of advertising and a possible renaming of the Senior Emeritus Program. Meeting adjourned 10:22 p.m. EST 5