2004 Final Business Meeting, Salt Lake City, Utah
Call to Order
Introductory Comments
Governing Board Representative Report (Elizabeth Beckemeyer)
Finance committee – voted for a balanced budget
Half of attendees are supported, they pay lower fees, supported by full-fee members, we have a push to retain grad students into full-paying, full active members
Primary and secondary teaching awards moving over to Foundation
Bylaws amendments – many changes
Move the oversight of the Systematic Resources Committee to Section A
Question about continuing the public information committee, very inactive
The make-up of the membership committee to change to include representation from all Sections
Wording change about international affairs committee
Select your own Branch
Urged to vote on the bylaws
Looking at other societies, see different structures
Summer governing board meeting – Increase student liaison
Had a good annual meeting, about 2,100 registrants this year
Page charges have been unchanged for last 8 years, there will be a small increase
AM Online
exciting, response is pretty good, will do this again next year
will be available free online for registration fee payers,
will probably increase registration fees to pay for this in future
Voted to restore functions
Slowly making decisions to get re-involved with other societies
President and Vice President will go to Council of Scientific Society Presidents
Small group of people against themes like Sex, Bugs, and Rock n’ Roll; we should be ready to respond to this
ESA Standing Committees: Positions reserved for Section B
Education & Youth: Richard Musser
Ethics: Vacant
Fellows: David Denlinger
Founder's Memorial: David Denlinger
Strategic Planning: Tom Coudron (not present)
Systematic Resources: Hugh Robertson (not present)
ESA Standing Committees: At-large/Branch Positions held by Section B Members
Fellows: M. Chippendale (NCB)
Finance: Melody Keena
Membership: Nancy Beckage, M. Alleyne
Discussed demographics of membership
Things great this year, Section B did not decline from last year
Change bylaws to formal recognition of all sections on membership committee
Push at branch level to contact members who need to renew, with talking points
Strategic Planning: Nancy Beckage
Rules: Elizabeth Beckemeyer
International Affairs: Florence Dunkel
Common Names: Karl Joplin
Judging Panels: Positions Held by Section B Members
ESA Recognition Award in Insect Physiology, Biochemistry, and Toxicology: Don Mullins
Standing Committees Reports
Committee on Education & Youth (Florence Dunkel)
Introduced student participants in youth education/international affairs symposium: Ashley Lehman, undergraduate, and Heather Prody, graduate student.
Many requests for packages for home schooling and teaching; wants to establish a seal of approval
Committee on International Affairs (Florence Dunkel)
Free subscriptions for international members/students available; contact Gary Bernon.
Editorial Board Reports
American Entomologist Editorial Board (Florence Dunkel)
Stats on papers, rejectsions
Grave need for manuscripts; idead - interview senior entomologists
Reports from Section B Committees
Awards Canvassing Committee (Bernard Philogene)
No report
Nominating Committee (Jeff Shapiro)
Governing Board Representatives: Coby Schal, Brad Vinson, and Ann Fallon were all nominated and all accepted.
Section B Secretary nominees: Walter Leal and Kelly Hoover were nominated and accepted.
Editorial Board: Appointments, not nominations (should start term at the end of this annual meeting)
Environmental Entomology: George Yocum
Journal of Medical Entomology: Kent Shelby
ICINN Award Canvassing Committee: Pauline Lawrence and Sonny Ramaswamy
Feir Travel Award Canvassing Committee: Kate Loudon will appoint someone from government or industry to serve on the panel.
2005 Symposium Committee:
David Stanley, chair
Richard Mankin
Marianne Alleyne
Melody Keena
Dale Gelman: Any open positions? Need to plan now for next year
Symposium Committee (Kate Loudon)
Three program symposia were considered:
W. Leal: Chemical ecology approaches to fend off West Nile and other emerging diseases
M. Berenbaum: Writing to the public (with other sections)
T. Lusky et al: Bridging the gap between behavior and crop protection application for tree fruit agro-ecosystems honoring Ron Prokopy (with other sections)
Sonny R moved we enthusiastically endorse all three for program symposia: Vote carried
Two Section symposia were considered:
Reddy Palli: Workshop on genomics, two sections, 45 minutes on microarrays, one on RNAi
Cox-Foster and Beaty: Insects and viral specificity
Discussed using program symposium, capture them if not taken
When is decision? Select December 17. Contact organizers January 10.
Carol: Basically we are putting Leal as Program Sym, capture rest for section
Voted to accept the two section symposium
Lillian and Alex Feir Travel Award Canvassing Committee (Walter Leal)
Florence Dunkel: Award for $750 for Lillian and Alex Feir Travel Award. If interested in donating to Entomological Foundation, specify the travel award.
Kent Shelby: student award, awarded to Penn State Student, Gin Feng Li
Old Business
None.
New Business
Nominations
Report of Nominations & Floor Nominations
Open ESA At-Large Positions
Ballot Elections
Announcements
Ann Fallon: Introduced discussion of a possible new ESA journal. Insect Molecular Biology. Active discussion followed. May attract biologists from outside ESA to journal.
Sonny Ramaswamy brings up from W. Roeloffs: Concern for spouse registration fee so high, maybe can be reduced. E. says we should disconnect emeritus from spouse
Transfer of Chair to Kate Loudon
Pauline Lawrence raised concerns about teaching insect physiology. Her survey suggests students take only because required. Wants a survey on how department heads/chairs regard insect physiology. Pauline’s concerns stimulated active discussion with several people saying their insect physiology courses are important integral components of entomological education.
Adjournment