Northeastern Regional Association
of
State Agricultural Experiment Station Directors Meeting Notes

The meeting scheduled to be held on September 26, 2005 in San Antonio, Texas, was cancelled due to Hurricane Rita. In lieu of this meeting, actions were taken by the NERA directors via an electronic ballot. The NERA Executive Committee and the Multistate Activities Committee met by teleconference. These actions and meeting notes as well as background materials for the San Antonio meeting are recorded in the links below.

1. Actions taken by the NERA Directors via electronic ballot:
   http://www.agnr.umd.edu/users/nera/sept2005meeting/NERAActionsElectronicBallot.pdf

   • Approved the Draft Minutes from the NERA Meeting on July 11-12, 2005 in Peabody, MA:
     http://www.agnr.umd.edu/users/nera/workshop/NERAMinutesJuly2005.html

   • Adopted the Revised NERA Rules of Operation:
     http://www.agnr.umd.edu/users/NERA/RulesofOperationSept2005.html
     

   • Approved the recommendations of the Multitstate Activities Committee for items 1, 2 and 3.

   • Approved the nomination of Dr. Michael Huffman, Director of Cornell AES as the NERA Liaison to the Northeast Center for Integrated Pest Management

   • Approved the Resolutions of Appreciation for Dr. Daniel Decker (NYC) and Dr. Max Pfeffer (NYC):
     Resolution of Appreciation for Dr. Daniel Decker (NYC)
     Resolution of Appreciation for Dr. Max Pfeffer (NYC)

2. The Multistate Activities Committee met by teleconference on September 21, 2005.
   MAC Report and Recommendations are posted at URL---
   http://www.agnr.umd.edu/users/nera/workshop/MACReportSept2005.html
   

3. The NERA Executive Committee met by teleconference on October 6, 2005.
   Notes and action items from this meeting are posted at URL---
   http://www.agnr.umd.edu/users/nera/sept2005meeting/ExCommNotes10-6-2005.pdf

4. Additional Background Information:
   • Interim Actions by the Chair and Executive Committee Report - Chair
     Interim Actions of the NERA Chair (PDF)
     

   • Job Jar and Executive Director's Accomplisments Report – Tom Fretz
     Job Jar Report (PDF)
     Executive Director's Report (PDF)
     

   • Actions to be taken at the ESS Meeting – Chair (Discussion of Issues)
     ESS Meeting Agenda and Agenda Briefs
     

     • ESS Agenda Item #2: NRSP Review Committee Recommendations

     • ESS Agenda Item #3: Proposed Changes to ESS Rules of Operation

     • ESS Agenda Item #4: Proposed Support for LGU Seminars

   • Future Meetings:
     • Spring Meeting: The Penn Stater Conference Center Hotel, State College, PA (March 28-29, 2006)
     • Summer Meeting: The Ramada Inn in Geneva, NY (July 9-11, 2006)