CMS Meeting -- Agenda and Minutes
Friday, June 10, 2005
3:00-4:00 pm Eastern time

Agenda

  1. Call to order
  2. CMS Budget for 2006
  3. JSM Minneapolis
  4. CMS membership
  5. StatFest
  6. Response from CMS to the 2005 College Presidents' meeting
  7. Other
  8. Next meeting
 

Minutes


Attendees:

Chair: Nagambal Shah
 
Ramon Durazo-Arvizu, Jorge Del Pinal, Munsup Seoh, Debby Swayne, Bhramar Mukherjee
 
Review of Budget
 
We reviewed the budget on the web site.  Nagambal said that she had accidentally reduced the request for statfests from $10K to $9K, but she believes the budget can be modified through August.
 
JSM Minneapolis
 
This year we're cosponsoring a roundtable luncheon, but we should try to organize a session for next year.  Nagambal said she would try to put together a session on environmental justice.  Ramon said he would work on a session on "the Hispanic paradox."
 
Business meeting: Very few committee members came to last year's JSM,but several people have said they plan to come this year.  It's scheduled for August 8 at 7 am.  The reception is on August 9 at 6 pm.
 
Student attendance

Nagambal would like to bring a student, and mentor her.  We have $2K this year to bring students, so we could bring another one.
 
CMS membership at-large
 
Nagambal is thinking of a mailing list for networking and mentoring,not just for announcements.  Debby will talk to the administrator of amstat-line.org to review the management of mailing lists.
 
StatFest

Nagambal reviewed the history of the StatFests.  The first one was held at Spelman College, in Atlanta in November 2001. This was followed by StatFests held at Hampton University,VA, Mehary Medical College, Nashville, TN, NC State University and the most recent StatFest held this past spring in Hawaii.  None are currently scheduled.
 
Ramon will reach out to people at Chicago State University.  Nagambal has been talking to some people in Florida, in which case Bhramar could get involved. 

We may have one more telephone meeting before August.