The meeting was called to order at 8:05 am Saturday, February 12, 2000, and a quorum was recognized.

With Council consent, the following Liaison assignments were made for year 2000:

Kathi Alexander LAC; Program Committee; Meeting Management
John Bozzola Certification Board; Technologists' Forum
Murray Gibson Awards Committee
Tom Kelly International Committee; Placement; Sustaining Members Comm.
Sara Miller Education Committee; Project MICRO; Undergraduate Schol.
Ev Osten Membership Committee
Avril Somlyo Public Policy Committee

Council reviewed and accepted the Treasurer's Report. Preliminary figures for the period July- December 1999 were reviewed, reflecting near-final accounting of M&M '99. Committee budget requests for calendar 2000 will be deferred until discussion/action on the overall budget later in the meeting. It was noted that the budget for calendar 2001 will be approved by Council at the Summer Meeting in Philadelphia.

Upon a MOTION duly carried, the list of new members was approved and Emeritus status granted to those who requested it.

Upon a MOTION duly carried, print publication of the Membership Directory will be discontinued, beginning with the 1999-2000 edition, in favor of the electronic edition currently available on the website. There was discussion but no action regarding password protection of the Directory for members only.

Upon a MOTION duly carried, Council approved the candidates recommended by the Committee for all 2000 major awards excepting the Distinguished Service Award where Council nomination replaced an ineligible candidate:

Distinguished Scientist - Physical Sciences S. Amelinckx
Distinguished Scientist - Biological Sciences K. T. Tokuyasu
Burton Medal Eva Nogales
Outstanding Technologist (Biological) N. C. Smith
Morton D Maser Distinguished Service Barbara Reine
OPIA/MSA Outstanding Young Investigator G. Gunderson

Upon a MOTION duly carried, Council recommends but does not mandate that the Burton Medal alternate between biological and physical science recipients.

Upon a MOTION duly carried, maximum expenditure on the Opening Reception in Long Beach was limited to $45.00 per person based on attendance of 1,000, to include all costs in addition to food and beverage such as entertainment and busing.

Upon a MOTION duly carried, the M&M '01 budget was approved as amended to incorporate above action and to increase the Full Member registration fee to $295, with other registration fee categories increased accordingly.

By Council consensus, $5,000 is to be advanced to the Local Arrangements Committee.

By Council consensus, the Editor's report was approved as presented, including appointment of editors for terms beginning in 2000 and ending December 31, 2001:

Charles Lyman Microanalysis
Ralph Albrecht Biological Science
Heide Schatten Biological Science
Barry Carter Materials Science
Vinayak Dravid Materials Science
Brian Herman Light Microscopy and SPM Techniques

The meeting recessed at 4:00 pm and reconvened on Sunday, February 13, 2000, at 8:00 am.

Performance assessments of the Meeting Manager and Business Office were discussed by Council in closed session.

Upon a MOTION duly carried, Council endorsed the Committee's proposal to conduct a telephone campaign to increase retention for year 2000.

By Council consensus, R. Albrecht was reappointed as Chair for a one-year term ending December 31, 2000.

It was noted that Peter Ingram will attend, at Ken Downing's request, a seminar on membership recruitment/retention sponsored by the American Institute of Physics in March, 2000, in Washington, DC.

Upon a MOTION duly carried, the Corrosion Casting Group was approved as an MSA Focused Interest Group.

By Council consensus, the Meeting Manager will present two or more destination proposals at the Summer Council Meeting for M&M 2007 through 2010, to include cost estimates for comparison.

Upon a MOTION duly carried, Council approved the proposed guidelines for coordination of Pre-Meeting program content and authorized J. Jerome to continue discussion with the Optical Imaging Association relative to their sponsorship proposal.

Upon a MOTION duly carried, the following were approved as members of the committee for terms ending December 31, 2000: Thomas Huber; Stacie Kirsch; Barbara Foster; David Crawford; Dennis Masaki; Robyn Rufner; and Michael Thompson.

By Council consensus, the Sustaining Members Breakfast at M&M 2000 will be joint with the Microbeam Analysis Society.

Upon a MOTION duly carried, Margaret Ann Goldstein, Jose Mascorro, and Tigran Dolukhanyan were approved as committee members for terms ending December 31, 2002, replacing K. Moore and F. Ponce.

By Council consensus, R. Anderson is authorized to continue discussion with CIASEM to result in a formal proposal at the Summer Council Meeting relative to co-sponsorship of M&M 2003 in San Antonio.

It was noted that eight applications are in review and recommendations will be circulated for council action subsequent to this meeting.

By Council consensus, representatives of FASEB will be invited to attend the Summer Council Meeting; the potential of MSA affiliation with FASEB was referred to this committee for consideration.

By Council consensus, P. Fischione was appointed Chair for a one-year term ending December 31, 2000. President K. Downing will draft a committee charge to re-define the scope and activity. The name of the committee also may be changed.

Upon a MOTION duly carried, ICEM will be offered a complimentary booth at M&M 2001 in Long Beach in exchange for a complimentary booth of comparable size and location for MSA in Durbin in 2002.

By Council consensus, budget requests contained in reports were duly approved or amended for incorporation into the draft 2000 budget.

Upon a MOTION duly carried, the M&M 2000 budget approved at Summer Council 1999 was amended to include $20,000 additional expense for purchase of attendee copies of theProceedings from Springer-Verlag.

Upon a MOTION duly carried, the calendar 2000 budget was approved as amended to reflect $989,695 income, $1,074,379 expense, for a budgeted loss of $84,684.

A) Service Recognition

Council recognized Ernie Hall in appreciation for three years of service as Secretary.

B) Bylaws

Upon a MOTION duly carried, action taken at Summer Council 1999 proposing Bylaw amendments relative to the election process and procedure, specifically of executive officers, was rescinded.

There being no further business, Council adjourned at 2:00 pm on Sunday, February 13, 2000.

* Unapproved Draft to be amended/approved by Council at the Summer Meeting

The following reports were distributed/presented to Council, either requiring no action or action pertaining only to budget request which was incorporated in the action to approve the 2000 budget:

Certification Board
Education Committee
Local Affiliated Societies Committee
Legal Initiatives
LAC 2000
LAC 2005
MAS President
MSA Bulletin
M&M 1999 Program
M&M 2000 Program
M&M 2001 Program
Placement
Proceedings
Project MICRO
Secretary
Technologists' Forum