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GT Crew Officer's Meeting
Minutes for 11/5/96


   I.  Call to order:  7:05 PM

  II.  Roll Call:  Mike, Dana, Charles, Sara, Mike Florit, Rob Canavan, Cliff,
		   Liz, Gil, Rosalind, Kelley, Brian Lane

 III.  Reports
	a. President
		+ we can use the GT name for finding a coach
		+ we can't use a cubicle
		+ Rosaild says talk to Frank Riper about early registration
		+ Dan Parks can help with T-shirts
		+ Ron Willson suggests creating a presentation for corporate
		  sponsorships
		+ Jeff McKenna- work on tame history
				Alumni Erg Sprints
	b. Alumni Relations
		+ Contacted TGI Fridays about buying Montalvo
		+ also is going to contact Britches
	c. Asst. Treasurer
		+ Tom Brooks wanted us to sell programs at the Basketball
		  game tonight
	d. Public Relations
		+ has contacts phone list

  IV.  Communications
	a.  read the March 18, 1993 letter from Jim Wilson
	b.  Rob Canavan
		+ made some calls to see how other clubs went varsity or got
		  "Super" club status
		+ Varsity will be difficuly- GT meets all gender equality
		+ need to show that we are successful and bring in "smart"
		  athletes
		+ Purdue crew is a "Super" club
		+ Miami crew will host us for Spring Break
	c. Rosalind
		+ we need to look at what these other crews did in their
		  history to get varsity status
	d. Rob Canavan
		+ Virginia is only varsity in ACC
		+ Duke and NC next fall
		+ Clamson is just around the corner
	e. Kelley
		+ keep is mind when looking into the crew housing

   V.  Unfinished Business
	a. Coaches
		+ we need to find a novice coach
			* people are bring contacted
			* Clint contacted people @ Penn AC
			* Rob contacting some people
			* ad in independant rowing is $20 per line
		+ look into possible assistant coaching position
	b. Erg Sprints
		+ program- $300 for 20 pages...we do the layout
		+ ergs to be sold by Dec. 1
		+ sponsors to be obtained by Dec 1. This is so we can have
		  them on the mailings that go out.
	c. Advisory Board
		+ need to give them more details(?)
		+ Friends of GT Crew has been done...we just need to start
		  again
		+ be thinking of ideas for the plan
		+ Charles thinks there needs to be a separate meeting to
		  discuss the plan...agreed
	D. Newsletter
		+ need to finalize the dates that they are to be sent out
		+ Charles was given the disk with old ones on it
		+ need to send some to other clubs
		+ to be sent out: Jan 1, March 15...others TBA
	E. Spring Break
		+ March 20
		+ to be dicussed @ team meeting

  VI.  New Business
	a.  Publicity committee
		+ to work on presentations
		+ Joseph Ross
			* is model manager
			* interested in sponsoring the team, erg sprints
			* need to check him out
		+ need 1 advisory board member on the group
	b. Mike handed out projects list	
	c. T-shirts
		+ Team shirt- 1 design for team, 1 design for everyone else
		+ keep the same sweatshirt
		+ need design for the erg sprints
	d. GT foundation
		+ need to get list of all previous donors
	e. Super Clubs
		+ would be funded by AA and SGA
	f. Computer
		+ need to look into obtainig one!!!

 VII. Adjournment:  7:50 PM
-- 
John Gaillard Nowell Jr.
Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta Georgia, 30332
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