NCRC Summer Meeting Minutes August 8, 2006 Bellingham WA Call to Order 9:13 a.m. Roll Call & Collection of Proxy Letters (A-x) Caribbean Mercado absent Central Mirza present Eastern Good proxy Bannerman Northeastern Evans proxy Hudson Pacific NW Punches proxy Mirza Rocky Mtn. Ohms present South Central Comer absent Southeastern White absent Southwestern Rodgers proxy Ohms Western Mortimer present Training Coordinator Ashburn proxy Hudson Medical Coordinator Mosberg present Diving Coordinator Wilson present National Coordinator Punches proxy Mirza Minutes of Winter 2006 Meeting Medical moves and Diving seconds approval - approved Finance Report Shows ending balance of 48,657.89. There were no questions. Peri Frantz emphasized the need to have the NSS president (Bill Tozer) and the NSS Treasurer (Peri Frantz) as signatures on all N CRC accounts. She wants to have this process finished by the end of 2006. (Copies of Peri's drivers license are available from her, Tozer's are available from the NSS Office.) Database Report No report Officer Reports National Coordinator Appendix A. Training Coordinator Steve Hudson gave a verbal report from Dave Ashburn. Several seminars have been run. November Educational Board meeting will be at Walker County weekend before Thanksgiving (November 18). Medical Coordinator Appendix B. Diving Coordinator Water rescue part of old manual has been digitized and Steve is adding some information on sump diver rescue. Regional Coordinator Reports Caribbean Region No report. Caribbean region sponsored the National Seminar, which went well. Central Region Has hosted 3 OCRs and plans 2 more this fall. Worked with Marc Olms for level 1 in Jackson Hole WY. Sept 10-16. Contact Anmar if interested in attending. Minor rescue in May in Sloan's Valley cave. No deaths or injuries. Eastern Region Have conducted 3 OCRs and have 1 awaiting approval from Ashburn. A staff meeting has been held with another to be held at OTR. Northeastern Region Appendix C. Pacific Northwest Region Appendix D. Rocky Mountain Region Level 1 in WY this fall. Training for Wind Cave park staff. Working on rescue plan for Great X. South Central Region Appendix E. Southeastern Region Report missing Southwestern Region Appendix F. Western Region Roger Mortimer gave the report. An OCR is planned in the fall, and work is starting on a modular for next year. 2006 Seminar Update See National Coordinator report for details. 2007 Seminar Update Mosberg moved and Hudson seconded approval of the proposal to hold the 2007 seminar in Salem Virginia. Hudson questioned the availability of adequate bathroom/showers at the site and discussion followed. John Evans can provide a backup location if needed. Dates are not yet available, discussion of dates followed with early-mid June suggested. Motion passed. Mosberg moved and Olms seconded that the seminar plans, including date, budget, and all other facility plans be completed by November 1, 2006. - Motion passed. Nominations for Positions PNW Region Coordinator (Currently Punches) Hudson moves and Bannerman seconds John Punches. Passed Central Region Coordinator (Currently Mirza) Mosberg moves Olms seconds Anmar Mirza. Passed Eastern Region Coordinator (Currently Good) Mortimer moves and several seconded Jeff Good. Passed Education Board Member at Large (currently Hudson) Mortimer moves and Mosberg seconds Steve Hudson. Passed Curriculum Website/FTP site Discussion of who updates, who can access, and what material will be available. Discussion of backup. Anmar stated that the server is for distribution and is not the master copy, which is currently held by Marc Tiritilli. Hudson move and Mosberg seconds approval of Marc Tiritilli's proposal for a website/FTP site to distribute approved teaching material. Passed Hudson moves and Mosberg seconds approval of up to $150/year to support the Web/FTP site. Passed Other Business at the Discretion of the Board Peri notes that she is working with the NSS office to smooth and speed the process of distributing bank statements to the individual NCRC treasurers. The book is in final form and ready to go. It will be distributed in electronic form, and is required for any future seminars. After the book has been field tested for a few years it will be given to the NSS to be published on paper. Bannerman moves and Mortimer seconds that the book be placed on the web/FTP site as soon as reasonably possible. Passed Mortimer moves and Mosberg seconds that the editor is strongly encouraged and supported to require citation of the material in the book. Passed Announcements Education board meeting will be on Feb 2, 2007 and the BORC meeting will be on Feb 3, 2007 at Walker County 911 center. Phil Whitfield, of Camloops, BC, and BCCR (British Columbia Cave Rescue) described the training courses, including week-long team and companion rescue training that he offers in British Columbia and Alberta. He is interested in establishing a liaison with the NCRC. Companion rescue covers the hazards of caving, basic rigging, and pickoffs etc. with a mock rescue at the end. The mock is based on a 4 person caving party where one gets in trouble. Discussion ensued about the best way to coordinate. Cross-boarder mutual aid was discussed. Phil indicated that there is a MOU in place between the appropriate states and provinces. Phil and some of the regional coordinators indicated that there might be interest in a Western Canada regional coordinator some time in the future after more discussion between the NCRC and BCCR. Potential problems with were discussed. Mosberg moves and Bannerman seconds that the BORC extend a formal invitation to BCCR to attend an Education board and/or a BORC meeting. Passed Anmar will ask Punches to work on a MOU with BCCR Bannerman moves and Mortimer seconds adjournment at 10:37