The minutes were unanimously approved. Larry Hornak distributed the initial draft Concept Paper to everyone present at the meeting.
Next step is development phase.
The partners in this academically will get to view this concept paper as well. Jack Carpenter has been drafting a Memorandum of Understanding. Rita Bajura and Randy Harris from FETC gave a presentation on the Energy Corridor Concept. West Virginia has a rich energy history and the Council is considering adding this technology cluster into the 1999 plan. Rita would like to include energy as a focus area for next year.