Travel money already in the budget should cover this. Motion to have Johns and Freeman attend the Horizon conference approved. Woodford will ask conference planner Pia Jones to determine how Johns can use a complimentary plane ticket that CODI holds. Johns, Woodford, and Olson agreed to serve. Based on the membership survey and initial scouting by conference planner Pia Jones, Florida appears to be a good potential site for the 2000 conference.
Additional information is still necessary before final commitment and site selection.
Schuster will contact various Floridians to determine local support for a conference there. A few local contacts should be identified and the names passed to Pia. Woodford will instruct Pia to get more specific information on pricing and dates for various Florida sites. All board members will check local calendars for school break times and other dates that might be poor meeting times. Thus far, no negative comments have been received.