Board Meeting Minutes
ELP Officers Meeting Minutes
January 23, 2007
Recycling
- A new sign-up sheet will circulate at the general meeting next week.
- We want to attempt to have two people on each bin in order to lighten the load and make sure the work gets done.
- Until then, if you see a bin full, empty it.
Networking Dinner:
- Where: Boardroom or Rumpus Room. (Candace will check the boardroom policy and get the room availability for the possible dates.)
- Possible Dates: Wednesday Feb. 28th, Monday March 5th, Wednesday March 7th, Monday March 21st. We will ask members at general meeting which date is best.
- Food: We want to cater the event.
- Funding: Brian will look at GPSF funding. Melissa Pulliam is our law school representative. SBA emergency funds.
- Time: around 6:30 since we want to allow time after work for people to arrive.
- Who: contacts with a mix of firms, non-profits, govt?
- Avery mentioned the possibility of a follow-up letter of confirmation on the university letterhead instead of formal invitations. (low cost)
National Environmental Law Society
- Candace will look at website and check out requirements. She will present the idea at the general meeting and we can see what interest there is in the group.
- This is a good networking opportunity-national conference. There is probably a job fair and would also set us up for future growth. We would also be able to participate in events nationally.
Enviro Panel:
- Erin is the point person on this.
- Monday February 15th at noon in room 4085. They estimate 80 people in attendance. There is no RSVP required.
- ELP is responsible for meeting the food delivery at the front of the law school and taking it the room. We will organize the food, set up the room.
- Food ideas: Carolina Dinings Catering, Med Deli, Moes
- Gifts for panelists: water bottles in law alumni closet. Bridget estimates cost at around $5.
- The event has been sent to our listserv. I will forward to other listservs I am on, including a group for UNC pre-law minority students. Other ideas- campus environmental and pre-law groups
Symposium:
- Stacy- the papers are edited and submitted for inclusion in the CLE materials. We have 9 papers this year.
- Stacy will hold another meeting for ELP volunteers on Fri January 26th and Thursday February 1st to get skits and props together.
- An idea was proposed to show An Inconvenient Truth. However, there is already a showing in place by the Climate Action Group on main campus for various days next week. We will announce at meeting and Candace will forward to listserv this week.