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Organizing Committee Meeting Date: 11/1/2011 Meeting time: 7:00 Eastern Location: web conference with Anymeeting and audio via telephone.

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1 Organizing Committee Meeting Date: 11/1/2011 Meeting time: 7:00 Eastern Location: web conference with Anymeeting and audio via telephone

2 11/1/11 Agenda Review of previous meeting minutes Process changes (inc: NWRLC) (15 mins) Website (5 mins) Doing work/Getting Input (10 mins) Membership (25 mins) Sharing the status of our work

3 Review of 10/18/11 Minutes Review and accept Blurb Lila will pass along

4 Process Changes Current steps Filing for Name Tax Status Articles of Inc Legally required/best practice recommended √ Nominate Temporary Board √ Mission √ Name *Audience/Membership Bylaws: Organizational model – LLC, etc Organizational structure – officers, board, committees, etc Tax status Position descriptions, responsibilities, terms, requirements Election process Membership definition Dues structure Membership benefits Regions (if there will be ones) Location of organization How to make amendments Financial support

5 NW Regional Lavender Conf. Who’s going? What to present/cover Share table with NWRLC or individual table Cooperative efforts with Canada – their interest, contacts Rack Card Presentation – Name – Mission: To support and promote the United States lavender industry through research, education, networking and marketing. (SPRENM) – Website

6 To discuss or not to discuss Open for conversation/ideasTaboo Benefits ideas National Conf Standards Insurance Forums (equipment, selling) Education Research Resources Map Member listing Newsletter/magazine No promises Take Notes!!

7 Website Update New proposal New direction

8 Doing Work/Getting Input Subcommittees – board AND non-board How to make more efficient/make easier Getting input: 1.Propose a new rule: ‘Due to the need of participation, we have a change in guidelines. If you have not attended any meetings (#?) or left comments on Wordpress (time), you’ll be taken off the regular email and meeting invite list.’ 2.Propose we invite FB, yahoo, interested parties – send name/email to uslavgroup@gmail, Mary sends out invite, we introduce new people at the beginning of meetings – When?

9 Membership Lavender farms – 1 vote (1000 or 100 plants) – dedicated to or working toward making a living raising lavender for profit – A. 1000+ lavender plants established in the ground with the primary business purpose to propagate or develop or sell lavender or lavender products. Grower/processor/propagator/manufacture. – B. Or in the alternative, any lavender-based business with 100+ plants whose primary business focus is a combination of promoting, growing, selling and using Lavender Lavender artisans – 1 vote (20+ plants – more than one flat) – dedicated to making an ancillary income from growing and processing lavender for use in products, agri-tourism or other side-related fashion Associate – 0 vote – Open to lavender industry (non-growers), secondary processors lavender retailers, suppliers, craftspeople. All the benefits of general membership except – Non-voting Resource – 0 Vote – University / Government resource personnel by invitation. All the benefits of general membership except – Non-voting

10 Sharing our status What can we share with others Consistent language

11 Next Steps Report on Conference Vote/update on Membership Introduce Bylaws 11/15 11/29


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