Membership report. Donna reports a concern about lack of re-newels. We agreed that Donna will send each board member 5 names for us to contact personally (in whatever manner we choose) to encourage them to renew. Each board member will be responsible for following up with that list of people.

Strategic plan follow up: We discussed the two action plans that were drafted as a result of our strategic planning meeting

Capacity Issue:

-Membership committee will be discussed at next meeting

-Education committee will be organized by Braker

-Education committee to deal with "Offer to conduct field trips, work days, a speaker's bureau, or other activities that will raise consciousness about invasive plants", ask them to address, suggest that we work with other groups, share what other groups are doing, help find leaders, co-lead trips of other groups.

-Web site: Dan will work on in two weeks when his schedule frees up

-Newsletter should come out every 2-3 , months, we need more board members and others to write articles

-Need someone to convene the communications committee (Rolf or Jim?)

-Need someone to take on the membership strategy work. Braker will have her work-study student collect information from other states. Donna, Rolf and Tom are asked to work on our strategy. Donna will ask Tom and Rolf if they could participate.

Braker: Need to contact Dave Beckman about the listserve: Did the whole Poop Conference list get an invitation or just the membership? Make sure that the whole conference list is invited.

Kelly will compile a list of associated groups that IPAW might want to collaborate with. List will include group, contact information, etc.

Group agreed that in 6 months we will come back to additional issues identified at our strategic planning meeting and develop action plans for them (next two issues). Braker and Undersander agreed to revise action plans, add measures and dates where needed, and submit to group for final approval.

Conference 2003: Kelly described need to come to an understanding with NAA on what IPAW will provide/pay for as our contribution to the symposium. She provided a draft letter. We need to take this up at the next meeting. Kelly will provide the letter to the group via email for our discussion and approval at the September meeting.

Request to consider MOU for National Association of Exotic Plant Pest Councils. Braker summarized the request from the national group and made the recommendation that we participate in this MOU.

Motion to participate in MOU with NAEPPC. Approved.

Chicago Botanic Society Symposium October 28-30, 2002.

· Midwest \EPPC discussion: Kelly discussed a session that will be held to discuss this concept. USFS staff person Chris Frisbee will assist Kelly with facilitating this meeting.

· Session on starting Exotic Plant Pest Council's: Kelly and Braker will present on Wisconsin experience. Need to continue promoting this symposia (listserve, newsletter, etc)

Natural Areas Association/NAEPPC: Braker approved to be IPAW representative at this meeting if she attend the NAA meeting (October 2-4, North Carolina)

Next meeting date:

Wednesday, September 4, 1:30 - 3:30

UW-Madison

IPAW - Minutes Jul 02