6:30 – 6:35 Call to Order, approval of April minutes
6:35 – 6:45 Officers report on actions during past month:
6:45 - 7:30 Create Action Plan & To Do List
7:40 Adjourn

MINUTES

Prepared by Taylor Kendall, Secretary, Seattle Chapter of Americans United for Separation of Church and State. To be submitted for approval at the next chapter meeting.

Attendees:

Damon - President

Taylor - Secretary

AU Seattle Meeting 07/30/08

Damon May
Taylor Kendall 

6:35
Damon started of talking about the secular jewish circles article in their newsletter about AU Seattle

6:36
National says that _______ will not be doing a book tour

6:37
NCSE Josh Rosenouw will be here in Oct/ Nov who wants to do an event
Has connection with professor at the UW who wants to get involved with sponsoring this talk

2 different lectures planned
Scientists communication with the media
Creationism in the scools

6:40
Damon has list of national members in this area who are dues paying. Who are not affiliated with the Seattle chapter. 

Go through the list and see who are affiliated and call those who are not and get them involved and convert their membership. 

Damon will contact all those on the list who are unaffiliated and try to have them convert their membership to our chapter. 

6:48

Discussion of several science related blogs including josh rosenouw NCSE

Taylor will try and find Josh Rosenow speaking on a podcast or something to find out if he is a good speaker

6:55
Contingency plan for a small response from the email to non affiliated members to cold call the people on the list from the national group

Action items:

Damon -- E mail those national members who are in the area and get them involved in the seattle chapter

Damon-- Try to find auido of Josh Rosenow