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MINUTES OF MEETINGS  

March 31, 2008

 
Attending:

Larry Roeder, Moki Kokoris, Judy Lerner (host), Richard Jordan.   Bill Gellermann was ill.   Chuck Hitchcock had been called away. Note:  All Coordinators are welcome to future sessions.

 TIMELINES:
 

·        New timelines have been posted on Deadlines Page.

OTHER ISSUES

• National Security and Global Security Issues will be combined into the War Chapter led by Judy Lerner.

• Cleanup Chapter was dropped.  Issues to be combined with other chapters, as appropriate

• Ethnic group chapter was dropped, though some of its issues may be combined in Indigenous Issues chapter led by Moki Kokoris.

• Moki Kokoris is contacting the Explorer's Club about possible partnership.

• Multi-Generational and Youth Chapter:  Richard Jordan plans to discuss with the CONGO Office in New York.  (The Conference of NGOs in Consultative Relationship to the
  the United Nations )

• Nuclear

• Advocacy Chapter.   It was agreed to approach Al Gore on this chapter.

• Proliferation Chapter was dropped, as not needed.  This topic can be handled in the Sustainable Energy Chapter, to the extent that chapter deals with Nuclear Power as a potential source of energy.

• Sustainable Energy:  Moki Kokoris will co-chair working group.   Michel Clerc of Droit a l'energie SOS Future has expressed an interest in joining this chapter.

• Poverty: Chapter will be combined with Sustainable Development

• Sustainable Development:  This will be developed by Richard Jordan.

• Bibliography.  Chuck is handling this and various formatting and links issues.  Was away from meeting for emergency.

• Report to Secretary General Event:  Larry has written to Jeffery Huffines to set up appointment with Secretary General for Editors.

• Richard Jordan will begin providing briefings to CONGO, DPI/NGO Executive Committee and DPI NGO Weekly Briefings.

• List of Organizations:  The content of information is to be expanded and being coordinated by Bill Gellermann and Megan Watford.

• Spirituality and the Environment:  Chuck plans to recommend a Chair for this chapter at the next session.

·         NEXT MEETING:  The next meeting will be the week of May.