Attachment B

National Speleological Society, Inc.
Executive Vice President's Report

10/07/04

Table of Contents

Addendum to Members Manual Report
Addendum to On Caves and Camera Report

INTRODUCTION/SUMMARY
(1) AMERICAN CAVING ACCIDENTS COMMITTEE
(2) AAAS REP- BIOLOGY
(3) AAAS REP-GEOLOGY & GEOGRAPHY
(4) American Geological Institute DELEGATE
(5) U.S. EXPLORATION COMMITTEE
(6) INTERNATIONAL EXPLORATION COMMITTEE
(7) RESEARCH ADVISORY COMMITTEE
(8) SPELEO DIGEST
(9) SPECIAL PUBLICATIONS COMMITTEE
(10) JOURNAL OF CAVE AND KARST STUDIES
(11) NSS NEWS
(12) MEMBERS MANUAL
(13) BIENNUAL REPORT
(14) PERMISSION TO REPRINT

INTRODUCTION / SUMMARY

There are fourteen committees in the Department of the Executive Vice President (EVP). I am the new Executive Vice President and this is my first report.

Progress:
Bill Putnam reports The American Caving Accidents will be published before the end of the year. Harvey DuChene will also be submitting a recommendation for an NSS Conservation Grant or to the Board requesting financial support for the GeoCorps/GIP program, which will include at least partial matching of NSS’s contribution from individual NSS members. Donald McFarlane has recommended eliminating Study Groups as the best way to resolve structural deficiencies in the current designation of categories within the Research Advisory Committee. Scott Fee reports the reprint of the 1989 Speleo Digest was completed and successful. The 2001 Speleo Digest will be available in November and the 2003 Speleo Digest has a new editorial team assigned and is on track for a possible Convention publishing date. Norm Thompson continues production for, On Caves and Camera and anticipates possible completion of camera ready copy by December. David McClurg has been producing, Cave Conservation and Restoration, and anticipates completion in the fall. Tom Rea is working with David to publish. The NEWS continues on time and within budget thanks to Dave Bunnell.

Plans:
I am in the process of negotiating a successful CA with NCKRI for joint publication of the Journal. I have drafted a new version of the CA incorporating proposed changes from the Board that will make the CA more advantageous for the NSS. I plan to recommend eliminating Study Groups to improve the current RAC structure. Malcolm Field is proposing a special issue of the Journal titled, "The Karst of Vietnam," which will be a subject area that has had very little information has been published in English. I plan to discuss On Caves and Camera in detail to arrive at a mutually agreed upon course of action to publish the book. I am currently working with renewed effort to complete, print, and distribute the Members Manual. I will present four motions for vote at the Board Meeting.

Problems:
I have inherited both On Caves and Camera and Cave Conservation and Restoration in midstream, along with various lingering problems associated with them. These are both special publications. I have accepted responsibility to insure their completion. Many of the associate editors for the Journal do not appear to be particularly excited about the abstracts they have reviewed this year and they are searching for methods to improve the quality. Mel Eady inappropriately delayed the layout and design of the Members Manual for five months causing the publication to be extremely late.

Respectfully submitted,
Gordon Birkhimer, Executive Vice President NSS

(1) AMERICAN CAVING ACCIDENTS COMMITTEE

Bill Putnam (Chairman)
1865 Eagle Summit Ct
Lawrenceville GA 30043-6669
Phone: 678-371-4517
Fax: 770-682-5536
putnam@scci.org

Progress:
I must apologize for not getting the latest ACA out during the summer as I had promised. Unfortunately, I got bogged down and was not able to get it together. I am working hard to get it to the printer in October, however, and will provide an update at the November 6 Board meeting.

Plans:
Obtain photos for front and back covers. Publish double issue of ACA covering 2002 and 2003 for November 2004 distribution.

Problems:
I have still not been able to find some good-quality rescue-related or safety-related photos for the covers.

(2) AAAS REP- BIOLOGY

Kathleen Lavoie
101 Hudson Hall
Plattsburgh State University of New York
Plattsburgh, NY 12901
Work: 518-564-3150
Home: 518-562-1154
Fax: 518-564-3152
E-mail: lavoekh@plattsburgh.edu

Progress:
Spent a month this summer working at NCKRI in Carlsbad, developing a program review process. Visited the Cave and Karst Program at New Mexico Tech, and recommended development of a focused curriculum and establishing a web presence. Discussed with NMT Penny Boston, on hosting a session at the next American Association for the Advancement of Science meeting on some aspect of cave and karst.

Plans:
Will pursue development of possible session topics for the AAAS meeting in 2005 or 2006.

Problems:
None.

(3) AAAS REP-GEOLOGY & GEOGRAPHY

Daniel L Chess
19 Tavano Road
Ossining, NY 10562
Home: 914-945-2479
E-mail: DLCHESS@us.ibm.com

Progress:
The proposed symposia for the 2005 AAAS Annual meeting in Washington DC are now on the AAAS web site. There are a smattering of geology sessions that may be of interest:

How Close Are We to Predicting Earthquakes?

Exploring New Worlds: New Results from the Cassini-Huygens Mission to Saturn and Titan,

GeoSystems: Alternative-Earth Climates and Linked Systems Through Time

Penetrating the Deep: Technologies for the Exploration of the Sea

Climate Change and the Insurance Industry.

The Annual Meeting is scheduled from February 17th to 21st and will be at the expansive and expensive Marriott Ward Park Hotel. I was planning to attend part of the annual meeting as well as attend the geology section meeting scheduled for February 18th.

Plans:
I would like to propose some session topics for the 2006 meeting and will propose at least one of two possibilities at the February 2005 geology section meeting. One possible topic would be the "Erosion of Earth Science in Education" and the other would be "Caves as Windows to the Past."

Problems:
None

(4) American Geological Institute DELEGATE

Harvey R. DuChene
7216 East Bentley Circle
Englewood, CO 80112
Home: 303-694-3472
Work: 303-885-1707
Fax: 303-694-3472 (call HD before sending Fax)
E-mail: hduchene@earthlink.net

Progress:
I attended the AGI Meetings (April 18-21) held in conjunction with the annual meeting of the American Association of Petroleum Geologists in Dallas, Texas. During the Member Society Council Meeting, I made a presentation on the need for funding to support the National Park Service’s Geologists in Parks (GIP) Program. Currently, the GIP program receives financial support from the Geological Society of America’s GeoCorps Program, and from the Association of Women Geologists (AWG).

Although AWG support has been consistent over the last several years, funding for GSA’s GeoCorps program has been shrinking. This fact, coupled with severe budgetary problems within the National Park Service (NPS) severely limits the number of placements that can be made to the GIP program.

Why is the lack of funding for the GIP program a problem that concerns the National Speleological Society? Much of the work that NSS members do in National Parks either directly or indirectly relates to the geosciences. It is not unusual for NSS members to identify problems that impact caves within National Parks, such as pollution, construction projects, damage to resources by the visiting public, and general cave management issues. These problems are usually reported to managers within Parks, and they decide if they are important enough to require further study. The National Park Service has less than 100 geoscientists in its entire work force, and most are not doing geoscience work. Only a few are located in Parks and in a position to work on geological problems. The GIP program provides money to place qualified geoscientists in Parks for two months to study these problems and recommend solutions. By supporting the GIP program, our Society has an opportunity to place its scientists in positions within National Parks and specifically address these problems. Conversely, a lack of support by NSS could mean that critical problems are not addressed, or that geoscientists unfamiliar with caves and karst are assigned to the problem.

The cost of placing one geoscientist as a GIP is about $5,000. The stipend for the geoscientist is $2500, and the remainder goes to administrative costs and housing. Some of the Member Societies of AGI choose to contribute $2500 (the stipend), and look to the National Park Service for the remainder, usually in the form of temporary housing within or near a park. In the near future, AGI will be sending a letter to all of its Member Societies asking for support for the GIP Program. The Geological Society of America has offered to administer funds through its GeoCorps Program. To date, AGI and the American Institute of Professional Geologists (AIPG) have contributed to the GeoCorps/GIP programs.

Other AGI-NSS activities include participation in Earth Science Week and in the AGI Leadership Conference held in Washington, D.C. in May.

Plans:
I will attend the AGI meetings in Denver (November 7-10, 2004). I will also be submitting a recommendation to the Board requesting financial support for the GeoCorps/GIP program, which will include at least partial matching of NSS’s contribution from individual NSS members.

Problems:
None that I am aware of.

(5) U.S. EXPLORATION COMMITTEE

Bill Steele, Chairman
PO Box 166332
Irving, Texas 65016-6332
Cell: 214-770-4712
Work: 972-580-2538
E-mail: speleosteele@aol.com

Committee members:
Don Broussard – Texas
Dave Black – Indiana
Jim Chester – Montana
Scott Davis – Arizona
Tom Shifflett – Virginia
Jim Smith – Georgia

Progress:
One grant for $240 awarded to Kurt Menking, San Antonio, Texas, and project manager of the Honey Creek Cave project. Honey Creek Cave is the longest cave in Texas at over 20 miles long.  Exploration and mapping has resumed after an eight year hiatus.

Plans:
Plans are to continue as have been.

Problems:
None

Budgetary needs:
We're happy with $50 per year.

(6) INTERNATIONAL EXPLORATION COMMITTEE

Joel Despain
HCR 89 Box 211
Three Rivers, CA 93271
Day: 559 565-3717
Evening: 559 561-4972
E-mail: joeldespain@wildmail.com

Committee members:
Carol Vesely
Kevin Downey
Cyndie Walck
Rebecca Jones

Progress:
One only grant has been given so far this fiscal year for an expedition to Tasmania.

The first new contributions to the International Fund quasi-Endowment have arrived at the Office from Speleobooks. We expect the donation from the Gunung Buda Project of nearly $3,000 this quarter. An article soliciting additional donations from the members appeared in the June NSS News.

Plans:
More giving and fund raising to bolster the endowment.

Problems:
None

(7) RESEARCH ADVISORY COMMITTEE

Donald A. McFarlane
Associate Professor
W. M. Keck Science Center, The Claremont Colleges
925 North Mills Avenue
Claremont, CA 91711-5916 USA
Phone: 909-607-2564
Fax: 909-621-8588
E-mail: dmcfarla@jsd.claremont.edu
Web page: http://jsd.claremont.edu/faculty/mcfarlane/index.htm

Extinct Mammals of the West Indies Web site:
http://jsd.claremont.edu/bio/extinct/extinctmammals/

National Speleological Society Research Advisory Committee:
http://jsd.claremont.edu/bio/nss/

Committee Members:
Joyce Lundberg, (Assoc. Prof, Carleton University)
William White (Prof. Emeritus, Penn State U.)
Joseph Troester (USGS)
Donald Davis

Progress:
The RAC reviewed the mid-year crop of research proposals and made three awards:

K. Christenson and S. Stewart. $600. Assessment of the last known roost of the bat Phyllonycteris aphylla at St. Clair Cave, Jamaica

P. Kambesis. $1,014. The relationship between surface and subsurface streams at Coldwater Cave.

D. Zinz. $350. Structural and hydrologic influences on the evolution of Hellhole Cave, West Virginia.

There was some exchange of ideas between McFarlane and Birkhimer as to the best way to resolve structural deficiencies in the current designation of NSS "Projects" versus "Study Groups." These discussions are on-going.

Plans:
RAC will place a "reminder" in a late Fall NSS News in an attempt to improve the response of NSS Projects and Study Groups to the annual reporting requirement.

Problems:
None

(8) SPELEO DIGEST

Scott Fee
PO Box 380473
Birmingham AL 35238-0473

Phone: 205-854-9177
E-mail: scottfee@caves.org

Progress:
The second special reprint of 75 copies of the 1958 Speleo Digest has sold out. The Committee feels this book has now reached market saturation and will not suggest further reprints.

A special reprint of the 1989 Speleo Digest was completed and made available for convention. 75 Copies were printed. The project is now in the black.

The stalled 2001 Speleo Digest has taken off and should be at the NSS Bookstore in November (See detailed report below).

The 2003 Speleo Digest has an editorial team assigned and is on track for a possible Convention publishing date. (See detailed report below).

2004 Newsletters are coming in daily.

Plans:
Find a qualified volunteer to lead the 2004 team

Problems:
Not enough experienced or qualified volunteers.

2001 Speleo Digest

Edited by: James Adler, Mark Adler, and Scott Parvin
Layout and Design: Scott A. Parvin
Proofreader: Julie S. Fee

Progress:
All of the remaining materials were completed by James and Mark Adler. Scott Parvin has completed the initial lay out of the manuscript. The page count is expected to end around 500 pages. This is quite an achievement since Scott Parvin started working on the manuscript in the beginning of August! Scott Fee has done an initial lay out proof through page 420. The proofreader has completed up through page 90.

Plans:
We need to obtain the frontispiece, decide on the color, and finish the indices. We expect to go to press by October 15th, at the latest.

Problems:
Right now, thanks to the diligent work of Scott Parvin, none. (It was truly amazing that he could lay out this book at "warp speed.")

2003 Speleo Digest

Editorial Team: Kelsea Johnson and Meredith Hall Johnson (Editors)
Meredith Hall Johnson (Layout)
Sarah Richards (Proofreader)

Progress:
The 45-pound box of newsletters arrived on our doorstep on August 18, 2004. We have made selections from approximately 25 percent of the material that we have (see below in "Problems" section) and are now in the process of contacting grotto editors for both missing issues and electronic articles. We hope that since 2003 is so recent that most editors will have done their newsletters on PCs and will have retained the material on their hard drives. If not, we plan to ask the editor to scan the articles. We also plan to ask for original artwork and photos to be sent electronically. So far, the editors that we have contacted have been more than happy to send missing issues or give us a URL where we can find the newsletters. Also, the editors contacted so far have articles on their PCs still, so I do not see this as a big problem. We already have some articles in hand.

Plans:
We hope to have all selection, scanning, and editing/proofreading done by the end of December. We will begin to lay out the book in January, taking an estimated three months to do so. Our layout person (Meredith Hall Johnson) has recent experience in laying out a large publication under a tight deadline. The month of April will be devoted to "eyeballing" the printed pages to determine that no visual goof-ups occurred. If we find any, we will fix them immediately.

We hope to be finished by the end of May in order that the 2003 Speleo Digest may get printed before Convention, even though that is two and a half months short of our year’s deadline. That also gives us those extra two months should something unexpected arise. We will back up all our work on CD-ROMs periodically in case my computer dies.

Problems:
The biggest problem we’ve come up with is the sheer volume of material. However, this really isn’t much of a problem, it is just time consuming. We have revised the proposed time schedule suggested by Series Editor, Scott Fee. We see no reason why we cannot get the 2003 Speleo Digest ready for printing well within our year’s deadline.

(9) SPECIAL PUBLICATIONS COMMITTEE

Tom Rea

8677 S State Road 243
Cloverdale IN 46120-9696
Home 765-653-4423
Cellular 317-691-2051
E-mail ovp@caves.org

Plans:
Dave McClurg has been charged with completing the two books now in production, On Caves and Camera and the cave conservation book. I have not involved myself with On Caves and Camera other than to give advice to Don Paquette and a little to Gordon Birkhimer. I have proof read about half of the cave conservation book as part of the production (free) and have had several conversations with Val Hildreth-Werker concerning the production process. I have suggested to Debra Young, the Chairman of the Market Analysis Committee that she might want to expand her activities to include soliciting interesting books from prospective authors.

Progress:
There are no books in production under my "reign." I am working on the proceedings of the 2003 National Cave and Karst Management Symposium. This is not an NSS book. It is to be published by the NCKMS Committee. I have somewhat revised the Special Publications Committee's Style Guide and have it available for future authors.

Problems:
None to speak of.

BOOKS IN PROGRESS

REVISED REQUEST FOR PRINTING QUOTATION

This is a new request because the page count has increased

(The last RFQ for this title was in April 2001)
Please respond by Email (not Fax)

Title: Cave Conservation and Restoration

Pages: 576 pages total, plus separate 4/C cover and separate one or two 8-page 4/c inserts

Size: 7 1/2 by 9 inches.

Quantity: 1M and 2M

Paper: 60 lb. white uncoated stock for text pages.

60 lb. white coated stock for insert.

Cover 10pt, C1S

Ink: Black on text pages. 4/C on cover and inserts

Color Inserts One or two 8-page 4/C inserts. Please quote separately.

Preparation: • Text: We will supply Macintosh Zip disks in native or PDF format with all text and illustrations (line and half tones) in position using PageMaker 6.5. Printer to output film, strip to imposition, and supply one set of blueline proofs.

• Covers: We will supply Macintosh Zip disks in native or PDF format. You will make final film and proof for front and back covers and color insert.

Binding: Perfect Bound: Cover is four color plus UV coating

Sewing: Smythe sew all folios.

Packing: Shrink wrap individually, pack in cartons

Shipping: Estimated shipping costs to Huntsville, AL 35810, inside delivery.

Pricing: Please break out the cost estimates for the color cover and the color inserts separately.

Thank you.
David McClurg

(10) JOURNAL OF CAVE AND KARST STUDIES

Malcolm Field (Editor)
National Center for Environmental Assessment (8623D)
Office of Research and Development
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW
Washington, DC 20460-0001
Work: 202-564-3279
Home: 301-349-5712
E-Mail: field.malcolm@epa.gov

James A. Pisarowicz (Production Editor)
Wind Cave National Park
South Dakota, SD 57747
Home: 605-673-5582
Work: 605-745-4600
E-Mail: pisarowi@gwtc.net

BOARD OF EDITORS (current)
Julian & Salisa Lewis (Life Sciences/Conservation)
Paul Burger (Exploration)
Greg McDonald (Paleontology)
Ira D. Sasowsky (Earth Sciences/Journal Index)
Joseph C. Douglas (Social Sciences)
Patty Jo Watson (Anthropology)
Arthur N. Palmer (Book Reviews)
Donald G. Davis (Proof Reader)

BOARD OF EDITORS (retired)
Steven Taylor (Life Sciences)
Ernst H. Kastning (Book Reviews)
Marion O. Smith (Social Sciences)

ADVISORY BOARD
Chris Groves
Carol Hill
Horton Hobbs III
Dave Jagnow
Julia James
Kathy Lavoie
Joyce Lundberg
Donald MacFarlane
William White

Progress:
Volume 66, number 2 (August 2004) was sent out at the end of August 2004. The issue was slightly delayed but not significantly. The delay was partly due to production and editing coinciding with the NSS Convention in July (important people were unavailable for necessary input) and partly due to our Production Editor, Jim Pisarowicz coming down with pneumonia which necessitated a few weeks of bed rest.

Some changes to the Editorial Board have recently been made but are not entirely reflected in the list above or in the August 2004 issue. Marion Smith, Steven Taylor, and Ernst Kastning have all retired as Associate Editors.

Marion Smith, Associate Editor for Social Sciences, has already been replaced by Joseph C. Douglas (see above) and Steve Taylor, Associate Editor for Life Sciences, has already been replaced by Julian J. Lewis (Jerry) along with his wife, Salisa L. Lewis although this change will be reflected in the December 2004 issue. Jerry and Salisa Lewis will now be joint Associate Editors for Life Sciences and for Conservation. This change was deemed appropriate by the Board of Advisors because of (1) a dearth of Conservation papers submitted to the Journal, (2) close relationship between Life Sciences and Conservation, and (3) Jerry Lewis expects to be ably by his wife.

Ernst Kastning was retired as Associate Editor for Book Reviews because of a lack of timely reviews and general lack of response to the Editor when e-mail messages were sent out to him. Dr. Arthur N. Palmer has agreed to take on the role of Associate Editor for Book Reviews which is an excellent addition to the Journal. Art is world renowned for his investigations into speleogenesis and scholarship. In addition, I am sure that Art will get the book reviews completed in a timely manner (either by himself or by individuals selected by him).

Plans:
Volume 66 number 3 (December 2004) is not yet being worked on. To date several manuscripts are in review. I am hoping that this issue will have several strong articles. At least one paper has already been accepted for publication in the December 2004 issue.

A change to the Journal has been made in which the 5,000 word length limit has been removed. It is the Editor’s belief that many articles would benefit from the inclusion for more detail. In addition, review articles are necessarily long because of the need to include most if not all of the relevant literature.

A book review of a paleontology text will hopefully be included in the December 2004 issue. Because paleontology is a specialty field, I felt it appropriate to go to a paleontologist for a review.

A special issue on a portion of the Floridian karst hydrology is being planned. Some very new and interesting work is being conducted and it is very likely that we may be able to get a full issue packed with articles on the topic.

I have begun exploring the inclusion of more color photos/figures and fold-out maps in the Journal. These add more expense to the Journal but I believe that such will greatly improve the Journal.

Problems:
None

(11) NSS NEWS

Dave Bunnell
PO Box 879
Angels Camp, CA 95222
E-mail: dbunnell@caltel.com

Conservation
Jim & Val Hildreth-Werker
PO Box 207
Hillsboro, NM 88042-0207
Phone: 505-895-5050
E-mail: werks@zianet.com

Technology Reviews
Mike Fraley
E-mail: cheshire@prairienet.org

SCIENCE OF SPELEOLOGY
Greg Springer
E-mail: laramide@bedrockstreams.org

Newsletter Review
Bernie Szukalski
1224 Mira Monte Dr
Redlands, CA 92373-6542
Phone: 909-798-5986
E-mail: bszukalski@esri.com

Spelean Spotlight
Bill Steele
E-mail: oksteele@aol.com

Safety & Techniques
Anmar Mirza
Phone: 812-388-6917
E-mail: sseg@kiva.net

Progress:
The News continues to come out on time and within budget. With the October 2004 issue we are now doing the entire issue computer to plate (i.e., no printing negatives or separations). This makes production cheaper and the printing quality is better since the linescreen is much higher. We began doing this with the color back in April. Terry’s new press will allow the News to be printed more quickly since it prints two sides at once. Sharon Faulkner has renewed the In the Media column with summaries of popular press articles on caving.

Plans:
Continue as usual and troll for more articles, hopefully more on domestic caves. Other foreign expeditions supported by the international exploration grants will lead to articles as well. A plan is afoot to possibly co-publish a section of the News devoted to cave diving, but it hasn’t been hammered out yet. With Terry’s new press I hope to add a coating to the cover so the thick ink coating doesn’t pick up fingerprints so readily. This will add to the professional look of the magazine.

Problems:
None other than a slowdown in feature exploration submissions. As always I have leads to pursue though.

(12) MEMBERS MANUAL

Gordon Birkhimer, NSS 42778
2807 Hogan Court
Falls Church VA 22043-3525
Home: 703-573-4653
E-mail: birkhimer@cox.net

Committee Members:
Meredith Johnson - Proofreader
Bob Hoke - Database Manager
Melody Eady - Layout and Design

Progress:
The final completed submissions were submitted to Mel Eady for layout and design in May. There has been little progress to speak of since the last report when Mel Eady gave our Committee the June 15th deadline date for completion of her task. A series of stalling, inaction, and delays have resulted in poor progress.

Plans:
I am prepared to relieve Mel Eady of her duties because of her poor performance. I will seek the skills of another person immediately to accomplish the layout and design. I am trying to move quickly in order to forward the document for printing as soon as possible.

Problems:
Extremely poor communications and a simple lack of effort have resulted in a failure to publish. If I do not receive the original materials, I will change gears and go with another layout and design source to get the Members Manual completed and delivered to the members.

(13) BIENNUAL REPORT

Bert Ashbrook
107 Avonbrook Rd
Wallingford, PA 19086-6001
Phone: 610-627-2378
E-mail: caveman@craftech.com

Progress:
I have completed the text of a second version to the biennial report for fiscal years 2001-02 and 2002-03. Tom Rea reports that he will do the layout after convention. I am circulating the second revision for comments. The people who reviewed the first version were very, very helpful. The only substantive comment to the first version that I did not "fix" was a question about why the particular cave rescue I chose to feature was selected. My criteria were: (a) the rescure occurred during the two fiscal years covered, (b) the NCRC and the NSS had leading roles, (c) the rescue had a successful outcome (i.e., no death or major injury), (d) the event did not portray organized caving as overly dangerous (i.e., the need for rescue could easily have been avoided with proper training, and it did not involve cave diving or vertical caving), (e) it was well publicized.

Plans:
I floated the idea of publishing the biennial report only as a .pdf file, in order to save money on printing. The only comment I got back was negative. The substance of that comment was that if we want to impress someone (i.e., at a government agency or someone deciding on a grant), we should give them a paper copy. Tom Rea will try to find a print-on-demand shop that can give us a dozen or two color copies at a time. If so, we can probably get the best of both worlds: save money by printing only what we really need, but make it available to anyone on the website.

Problems: None

(14) PERMISSION TO REPRINT

Gordon Birkhimer, NSS 42778
2807 Hogan Court
Falls Church VA 22043-3525
Home: 703-573-4653
E-mail: birkhimer@cox.net

The following actions were accomplished regarding reprinting NSS copyrighted materials and release of NSS Member information:

11/2/04