I. We will have standing meetings every 2nd and 4th Tuesday of the month
at 5:05.  The next meeting will be held April 8th in Haley 3166 and we
will all be going out to eat afterwards so please try to join us!

II. Nominations are now open for next year's officers.  If you are
interested in an office please submit a one page letter of interest
indicating which position you would like to be nominated for , why, and
what relevant experience you have.  These letters are due by March 25th
and you can email them to branyba@auburn.edu. There will also be an
interview process with nominations.  These interviews will be about 10
minutes and will be conducted before all the sitting board members,
Lindy Biggs, Matt Williams, and one outside person.  If one of the
current board members is up for a position, they will leave the room 
of any other interviews for that position. These interviews will be the
week of March 3rd and elections will be held at the meeting on the 8th 
with absentee ballots taken by email prior to the meeting. 

The positions that are open are:

*The Co-chairpersons of ASAP will serve as the official spokespersons,
representatives, and ambassadors of ASAP. They will be equally
responsible for all co-chair responsibilities. They will preside over
meetings and committees to accomplish the goals of ASAP. They will also
serve as co-signers of the organization’s bank account with the
Financial Coordinator.
We decided to eliminate one of the positions and replace it with a
Co-Chair elect who will assist the Co-Chair with different
administrative duties.  This way the Co-Chair elect will be ready to
take office after a year of training.

*The Recorder of ASAP will be in charge of taking minutes and attendance
at all meetings. He or she will be in charge of sending out the minutes
to the advisor and the members within 48 hours of each meeting.

*The Financial Coordinator of ASAP will be in charge of fundraising,
applying for funding from the Student Government, and for overseeing the
appropriate spending of funds, if awarded. He or she shall keep all
accounts, deposit all of the organization’s funds, make expenditures,
and will also hold co-signing power with the co-chairs of ASAP for the
bank account.

*The Events Coordinator of ASAP will be in charge of scheduling events
such as speakers, films, education campaigns, action campaigns, and
public outreach. He or she will work with the Publicity Coordinator to
encourage member participation in events and to oversee organization of
events.

*The Membership Coordinator of ASAP will be in charge of recruiting
members, keeping a record of members’ names and contact information, and
assisting the Events Coordinator with public outreach.

*The Webmaster of ASAP will be in charge of keeping the website up to
date with events information, meeting times, contact information, and
general information about sustainability.

Next year will be the most important year for us as we will be eligible
for funds and other great things so we need enthusiastic leadership!
Please think about what you can gain from holding an office in a
meaningful organization such as ASAP.

III. Sustainability Initiative Internship applications are now up on the
office's website.  The deadline is March 26th and applications will not
be received after 5pm, so get those apps. in soon!  You can find more
information at:
http://www.auburn.edu/projects/sustainability/internships.php.

IV. Fossil Fools Day is April 1st.  We are trying to get some things
together so if you have any ideas please let me know.  Paul had a great
idea to get a group of 5-10 people on bikes with some kind of sign or
flag to broadcast our message.  This is a little more friendly than a
previously discussed critical mass and will still get the point across.
I think we should also have some kind of public visual to explain why
fossil fuels are dirty along if you want to take a leadership role in this or have any ideas. Please remember, it is hard to do things alone. We want everyone to know why this is important to us!

V. Go Green, a day long event sponsored by the Forest Ecology Preserve,
is going to be held on Saturday, April 5th from 9am-3pm.  It would be
great for ASAPers to be involved with the event!  Volunteer hours are
from 8am-4pm and will include the following plus more: welcome table,
native plant sale, prize booth, set-up/break-down, technical people,
children's hike guide, food services.  This event will be a lot of fun
so I hope you all choose to help out.  I'm planning on being there most
of the day because it sounds like a great opportunity to not only learn
some things but to meet people who have similar interests.  It is
amazing who you'll meet just hanging out and learning about the things
you love!