April Monthly Meeting Minutes

4/12/2006
Potomac Mountain Club Monthly Meeting Minutes
33 Attendees-WOWS!

Dave Raboy- Chair opened the meeting with the question: What epic event occurred to you while climbing during the last month-more or less.

• Next year we’d like to see 2-3 Ski mountaineering trips
• Saturday April 15th is Newby Climber Day at Carderock; Judy Wu is coordinating this event. 0845 The club will have some shoes a couple of harnesses and helmets available as well as set up the climbing ropes. Everyone welcome; Non-members sign liability waivers and encouraged to join.
• Contact SHECLIMBS to post this event on their mail list.; Ozana Halik will cut loose some Club Gear for this event
• Post this event on the PMC website and Current events& Notices: WEATHER PERMITTING.
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TRIPS:
• Trip TO Western Sierra: Ross Hess has received money from 4 climbers
-July 23-24 for 6 days; details posted on the CURRENT EVENTS & NOTICES
• Expedition to Peru: John Oster, Kathleen Steinle, Jason Sandridge, Dave Raboy.
• Little Stoney Man: SNP April 29th
• Aide Clinic: Duncan Thompson: TBA
• Lead self Belay techniques: Dave Raboy
• Seneca Trip April 22: Wayne Stone trip coordinator see calendar


Proposals

John Smith: proposes Herb and Jan Conn to come to D.C. and give a presentation about their climbing careers. The Conns are featured in a current issue of Alpinist Quarterly.
- seek sponsorship from REI, Patagonia, HTO, Sportrock, ACC, DC Grotto
- There is a ROCKBUSTER DVD which features Herb and Jan available for checkout.
- The Conns climbing experience covers Spelunking in the Wind caves and Jewel caves.
Bob Graver: idea born on Mt. Washington this winter: every year people submit applications for seed money for expeditions and trips:
-trips must be out of area
-the trip must challenge ability or limit
-trips enhance the club’s appeal
-must do a trip report or slideshow
-the amount of money based on the expedition
-voted by the Excom: LISTSERVE / WEBSITE

Judy and JOE Baker: Southern California Mountain assoc.
-see more trips into Sierras and Canadian Rockies
-program once a year where the trip would push members limit; small money big incentive.
-required to present a TR; grow as a climber on these trips
-great marketing ploy for the club to go on a n expedition.
-limited budget, x-amount of dollars
- possible creations of an expedition subcommittee
-encourage this discussion on the LIST

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BUDGETING
The club has X amount of dollars in the fund.
- The EXCOM will create a yearly operating budget
1. grant trips
2. education
3. publication gear

- we get royalties from selling our publications
- last year we received a $3000 grant from REI.


MARKETING
Dave proposed having the Club’s newsletter in different stores in the DC Metro. The newsletter is a great advertisement and medium for our sport.
+ maybe we could have a watered down edition or a best of edition: A MARKETING EDITION OF THE UPROPE for the stores!
+ another idea to have members volunteer to be dropped from the UPROPE circulation and print the Newsletter at home or simply view it ONLINE. Save $$$$$$$

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PATC Council Meeting 4/13/2006
- PATC has political clout in the region
- We would like to see the PMC become more integrated with the parent company
- Determine how many people are PATC members

PATC will have an open house
-PMC will have a table and the PMC Display on hand to promote the Potomac Mountain Club
-PMC will provide a link to pictures
-Marty Comisky wanted to know what the PATC / PMC relationship consists of: they sell our guide books and keep a percentage.

Remember: Club gear is available for check out by members in good standing
You loose any Club Gear , You replace Club Gear-this will be understood.

- Laura : Top Roping Clinic