NCRC BORC Summer Meeting, June 27, 2000

NCRC Summer Meeting
June 27, 2000
Elkins, WV

Meeting called to order at: 9:05 a.m.

Roll Call
Eastern Region - Steve Meyer, proxy for John Appleby
Caribbean Region - absent
Southwest Region - Bob Rodgers, proxy for Harry Burgess
Central Region - Anmar Mirza
Pacific NW - John Punches
Medical - absent
Training - Bruce Smith, proxy for Dave Ashburn
Northeast - Bruce Smith, proxy for John Evans
Western - Mark Bowers
Rocky Mountain - Cindy Heazlit, proxy for John Gookin
Southeastern - Anmar Mirza, proxy for Jeff Parnell
South Central - Barb Ritts, proxy for John Green
Diving - absent (proxy letter didn’t arrive in time)
National Coordinator - John Punches
Financial Officer/Recording Secretary - Kathy Welling

Winter Meeting Minutes
Motion to accept the minutes as distributed
Unanimously approved

Motion to post future minutes on the web, recording vote tallies instead of names.
Unanimously approved

Reports
Eastern Region - B-1
Southwest - no written report, one mission reported
Central - B-2
Pacific Northwest - B-3
Medical - B-4
Training - no written report, lots of curriculum development, missed deadlines
Reference Education Board report
Northeast - B-5
Western - B-6
Rocky Mountain - B-7
Southeast - B-8
South Central - no written report, one training, Weeklong 2001 scheduled
National Coordinator - B-3

Logo/patch modifications
Motion to revise the NCRC logo to update the image and incorporate the National Speleological Society wording.
Unanimously approved

Motion to approve the NCRC logo for use in print/electronic media such as stationery, web pages, brochures, and publications. Its use in clothing items specifically associated with a training seminar, shall be approved by the National Coordinator and the Training Coordinator. There shall be no authorized NCRC patch.
Unanimously approved

ITRS/IKAR
Anmar will represent NCRC at ITRS 2000, and will distribute his presentation to the Discussion list.
Anmar will probably also piggy back the trip to include IKAR.

Travel Reimbursement
John Punches will discuss this issue with the NSS, to determine if Regional NCRC funds can be used, on a case by case basis, to reimburse travel expenses for the Regional Coordinator to attend NCRC BORC meetings, to be decided by BORC and Region, plus other issues.

The NCRC Chart of Accounts has been updated to 13b. NCRC accounts were reported to the NSS in time for the trial audit.

Brief recess for 5 minutes at 10:25 a.m.
Reconvened at 10:30 a.m.

2000 Seminar
Motion to direct John Punches to contact Dave Ashburn and John Appleby to clarify and complete instructor assignments for the seminar, and to clarify dates that instructors need to be available.
Unanimously approved

2001 Seminar
No information available at this time.

Elections/nominations
Diving Coordinator - 3 year - currently Henry Nicholson
position will be left vacant for the time being
Central Region Coordinator - 3 year
Anmar Mirza nominated and recommended to the BOG
Eastern Region - 3 year
Steve Meyer nominated and recommended to the BOG
Pacific Northwest Region - 3 year
John Punches nominated and recommended to the BOG
Rocky Mountain Region - interim (John Gookin continues)
Education Board Member at Large - 2 year
James Davis appointed by BORC to continue as Education Board member

Ray Keeler spoke regarding NSS publication of Chuck Hemple's book, On Call

Motion to allow the NSS to include in the publication of On Call the following statement:

On Call has been reviewed and endorsed by the National Cave rescue Commission (NCRC) as a working reference book on cave rescue methods. As in all rescue disciplines, improvements in procedures, equipment and organization structures are constantly being evaluated for safety and efficiency as the understanding of cave rescue improves.
Approved with one abstention

Punches requests that Anmar Mirza and Don Paquette draft a policy statement to share on the NCRC Discussion list, to be considered at the Winter meeting, regarding the use of NCRC training seminars as grotto fund raisers.

Motion that Eastern Region be allowed to conduct a modular Level 2 in conjunction with a weekend orientation class, provided that the orientation class members are not exposed to technical vertical work during the mock rescue.
Approved with one abstention

Cheryl Jones introduced herself as the new NSS Administrative Vice-President.

Cave Rescue Section lunch is in Room 212 at 12:30, with the Rescue Session at 2 p.m.

Meeting adjourned at 11:50 a.m.

Respectfully submitted,
Kathy Welling, Recording Secretary