LINKS TO MINUTES March 2012 Session	March 2012 Session Opened Motion 2011/12-13: Approve the 4th Quarter Election Committee Report Agenda Item Approval of USGenWeb logo use by the 2015 Lincoln Funeral Coalition Project Agenda Items Discussion of the creation of a logo that can be used on non-USGenWeb sites to show support for our Project Announcement: USGenWeb Joins FamilySearch.org in the Indexing of the 1940 Census Approval of February Advisory Board Minutes Adjournment
SESSION OPEN	1 March 2012 The January session of the Advisory Board meeting is adjourned, March is convened. Sherri Bradley National Coordinator USGenWeb Project Information about the USGenWeb Project at http://usgenweb.org Advisory Board Agenda http://usgenweb.org/agenda2.shtml
Motion 2011/12-13: Approve the 4th Quarter Election Committee Report	1 March 2012 Moved by Nancy Janyszeski and seconded by Tina Vickery, motion 2011/12-13 reads "I make a motion to approve the 4th quarter report from the Election Committee as submitted." Is there any discussion on this motion?  If you don't have any discussion, please indicate so by responding "no discussion". Sherri Bradley National Coordinator August 28, 2011 EC was requested to hold two State Coordinator elections for Idaho and Massachusetts. September 6, 2011 Vicky Gray Volunteered for the Election Committee September 9, 2011 Jimmy Parker of IDGenWeb Passed away. October 4th Matthew Friend is declared the State Coordinator for IDGenWeb. October 2 It was reported to the EC by State Coordinators Daryl Lytton passed away July 31, 2011. October 16, 2011 Michelle Cook is declared the State Coordinator for MAGenWeb. Total Members: 1836 Registered: 1411 Un Registered: 425 Total Dropped: 48 Total projects dropped: 51 Dropped no other projects: 31 Member deaths: 2 Christina Palmer SUBJECT: EC REPORT FOURTH QUARTER 2011 DATE: December 31, 2011 03 March 2012 With all members indicating that they had no discussion of the motion as stated, discussion is now closed. Please vote on motion 2011/12-13, Approve the 4th Quarter Election Committee Report.  If you agree with the motion, please respond with "Yes" or "Agree"; if you disagree with the motion, please respond with "No" or "Disagree". Voting will continue until 9 pm EST 6  March 2012. Sherri Bradley National Coordinator 06 March 2012 With 14 members voting, motion 2011/12-13 has passed. Those voting to approve the motion:  Alice Allen, Ann Allen Geoghegan, Bill Oliver, Cyndie Enfinger, Denise Wells, Jeff Kemp, Larry Flesher, Les Shockey, Linda Lewis, Nancy Beach, Nancy Janyszeski, Pat Asher, Pauli Smith and Tina Vickery. Those voting "no": none Those not voting: none Sherri Bradley National Coordinator
Agenda Item Approval of USGenWeb logo use by the 2015 Lincoln Funeral Coalition Project	11 March 2012 The following request for permission to use the USGenWeb logo on their site to link back to our Project was received from the 2015 Lincoln Funeral Coalition Project.  I think this is a fantastic opportunity for the USGenWeb Project to support another project that has the same purpose (although a much more focused purpose) of supporting and sharing history and genealogical research. I intend to grant the request for the use of the logo for the purpose stated unless there are objections lodged by 10 am EDT on 13 March 2012. Dear USGenWeb Advisory Board; On behalf of Katie Spindell, Chairman of the 2015 Lincoln Funeral Coalition's Executive Board and Myself as Genealogical Coordinator. I would like to ask USGenWeb to join us as a partner. Your site is made up of volunteers and in that spirit we ask that you join us in making this event all that it can be. You may look at our website here. And see what we are doing to make the 150th anniversary of Lincoln's death the national event it was the first time. We would like to ask that we be allowed to use the USGenWeb logo on our site with a link to the national page and ask that each state page as well as the National link back to our web site and advertise the 2015 Funeral Train Coalition until the event May 1-3, 2015.  Our Intention is to reach as many people as possible as we are looking for descendants of original participants. I volunteered with USGenWeb in Mississippi both as a county and state coordinator from approximately 1996 to 2002. Katie was the author of Keeley s Korner a special project during the same time period. We personally know the helpful attitude of the volunteers and would like to speak with you more on the matter. My cell number is 601-668-8309 and I can 3-way Katie in to answer any questions you have that I cannot answer. I look forward to hearing from you and hope we can work together on this project. Sincerely, Linda Mason Armstrong Linda Mason Armstrong, Genealogical Coordinator The 2015 Lincoln Funeral Coalition http://lincolnfuneraltrain.org linda_armstrong47@yahoo.com 601.668.8309 15 March 2012 I have  given approval for the use of the logo since the majority of you have had no objection. Sherri Bradley National Coordinator
Discussion of the creation of a logo that can be used on non-USGenWeb sites to show support for our Project.	29 March 2012 Moved by Pat Asher and seconded by Nancy Janyszeski and dated 29 March 2011, the motion reads: " I move that the discussion of a logo that can be used on non-USGenWeb sites be closed, and that no such logo be created at this time. I request that this motion be handled by general consent." Are there any objections to this motion? Sherri Bradley National Coordinator
USGenWeb Joins FamilySearch.org in the Indexing of the 1940 Census	26 March 2012 The USGenWeb has signed up to help FamilySearch.org index the 1940 census! We're listed under the participating "Societies" (they didn't have an option for a Project as such to register).  If your state project would like to participate, you'll need to register as a participating "society" too (under the USGenWeb Project "umbrella").  To register as either a participating society or an individual transcriber (indexer), go to http://the1940census.com/.   Participating projects/societies can add one of the Society badges displayed at https://the1940census.com/society/society-badges-3/ on their sites, as well as the individual indexers can participate in the Societies Games and Prizes. If you have any problems, please let either Linda Lewis (webmaster@cottonhills.com) or I (usgenwebnc@windstream.net) know so we can help.  I know that we can mobilize an army to help indexing the census when it is released next week - please help make that happen! Sherri Bradley National Coordinator
Approval of February Advisory Board Minutes	8 March 2012 The minutes of the February 2012 session of the USGenWeb Advisory Board have been posted at http://usgenweb.org/business/AB-02-2012.shtml.  Please take a few moments and review them for errors or omissions.  If no comments/corrections are noted, they'll stand approved at 8:00 a.m. EDT 11 March 2012. Sherri Bradley National Coordinator 11 March 2012 Having heard no objections or corrections, the minutes stand approved. Sherri Bradley National Coordinator
Adjournment	02 April 2012 The March 2012 meeting of the AB is adjourned.  The April meeting is convened. Sherri Bradley National Coordinator USGenWeb Project Information about the USGenWeb Project at http://usgenweb.org Advisory Board Agenda http://usgenweb.org/agenda2.shtml

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