The Governing Board Members worked on preparing a mailing for the National ASPA Conference scheduled to be held in Newark, NJ on March 10 - March 13, 2001.

There was no formal Governing Board Meeting. There was an informal discussion of the status of planning for the Chapter Annual Awards Dinner. Mr. Justice said that local Chapters were being asked to provide funding for the Awards Reception at the National Conference. The Governing Board members will be asked to vote on a $500 payment towards the cost of this reception; the vote was not conducted during this meeting and may be done via e-mail. Mr. Meyer gave a Treasurer's Report. He said that $300 was still due from Kean University for the Regional Conference that was hosted by the Chapter last year. The Chapter Fund Balance is approximately $5,067, which includes the $1,000 Scholarship Fund. Mr. Jameson announced that there will be a Chapter Program Event on Ethics and Government on April 4, 2001 at the Baruch College School of Public Affairs.

The meeting was immediately followed by a Chapter Program Event that was a Reception and Preview of the 2001 ASPA National Conference in Newark, NJ. Marc Holzer, the National ASPA President, spoke about the Conference. He said that it will be a "substantial" meeting. He said there will be foreign attendees and that the hotels were quickly selling out. Mr. Holzer added that he thought attendees would be pleasantly surprised by Newark and that there had been recent "good news" articles about that city. Stephen Rolandi, the Conference Chair, also spoke. He said that there would be an "on-line conference" that is being coordinated by Ray Joseph. Mr. Rolandi also said that the Conference would include a Job Fair and professional development workshops with focuses on entry-level applicants, new Ph.D. graduates, and mid-career professionals. There will be a "Big City Mayors" roundtable that will include Mayor Sharpe James. The Acting Governor of New Jersey has been invited to address the Conference. There will be a reception at the United Nations. Over 100 panels are scheduled during the Conference. Mr. Joseph requested volunteers to moderate the panels for the "on-line conference".

[The meeting was not formally convened or adjourned; the meeting began between 5:30PM and 6:00PM and the Program Event began at circa 6:40PM. The Meeting was held at the U.S. Court House, 500 Pearl Street, Room 801, NYC. Attendees: Ms. Alexander, Mr. Ciaccio, Mr. Falterman, Ms. Gerard, Mr. Jameson, Mr. Joseph, Mr. Justice, Mr. Kirsch, Mr. Meyer, Mr. Rolandi, Mr. Tinker, and Mr. Van Ryzin. Guests: Marc Holzer and three other members and guests. Minutes recorded by Mr. Jameson.]