Present: Joel Greenhouse (President), Susan Ellenberg (President-Elect), Judith Goldberg (Past-President), Dale Zimmerman (Treasurer), Jane Pendergast (Secretary), Tim Gregoire (RAB Chair), Kathy Hoskins (Exec. Director), Bruce Levin, Amita Manatunga, Dennix Dixon, Judith Rich O'Fallon, Lisa McShane, Jim Matis, Mary A. Foulkes, Pete Imrey, Neal Thomas, Barry Davis, Walter Piegorsch, Joan Chmiel, Calvin Williams, John Aleong, Lynne Billard, Linda Young, Craig Benkowski, Stephen George, Sam Greenhouse, Terry Swief, Craig Borkowf

1. Introduction (Joel Greenhouse)

   ENAR President, Joel Greenhouse, opened the meeting at 5:40 p.m. and encouraged all to enjoy the refreshments that had been provided.

2. Minutes of March 1998 Business Meeting (Jane Pendergast) (Attachment 1)

   The minutes of the March 1998 Business Meeting in Pittsburgh were distributed. Barry Davis moved, and Mary Foulkes seconded, that the minutes be accepted as written. The motion carried.

3. Treasurer's Report (Dale Zimmerman) (Attachment 2)

   Dale Zimmerman distributed copies of the Treasurer's Report to all members present, and reported that our fiscal situation is quite positive. We have collected over $134,000 in membership dues, of which about $96,600 goes to IBS. In an 11-month year ('97 - '98), we had approximately $121,000 in revenue and $95,000 in expenses. The excess revenue was generated by the Spring Meeting, which was very successful this year. Dale recommends no membership dues increase at this time.

4. Meetings
   1. 1999 Spring Meeting (Susan Ellenberg) (Attachment 3)

      Susan Ellenberg announced that the 1999 Spring Meetings, to be held on March 27-31 in Atlanta, would have a new feature - luncheon roundtable discussions on practical topics. She is planning to hold about 12 such roundtables. Bruce Levin was introduced as the Program Chair of this meeting. He distributed a summary of information on the meeting program (Attachment 3) and indicated that more information would be available in time for the September mailing. Amita Manatunga was introduced as the Local Arrangements Chair, and she discussed the difficulty of finding a location for the Tuesday evening social that would fit our needs and stay within reasonable cost bounds.

   2. 2000 and 2001 ENAR Spring Meetings

      Kathy Hoskins announced that Palmer House in Chicago would be the site of the 2000 Spring meeting, and that she was looking into Charlotte as a possible location for the 2001 Spring Meeting.

   3. 1999 Joint Statistical Meetings in Baltimore (JSM)

      Walter Piegorsch, the ENAR representative to the 1999 JSM Program Committee, announced that he would be working closely with WNAR and the ASA Biometrics section to make sure that there would be a good program available for ENAR members. There is a special effort to encourage more and better poster sessions.

   4. 1998 IBC in Cape Town, South Africa

      Lynne Billard encouraged all to attend, noting the website as a source of information and a capture-recapture short course being offered Saturday and Sunday. Due to the drop in value of the local currency, the cost may be less than one would anticipate. Also, there are limited travel funds available for young investigators, under-represented groups, presenters, etc. Further information can also be found in the AMSTAT NEWS.

5. Information Items (Joel Greenhouse)
   1. Student Awards Committee Judith Goldberg, chair of the Student Awards Committee, encouraged submissions for the competition and reminded members of the November 1 deadline

   2. Website The ENAR website is now going to be professionally maintained by a contract with Potomac Digitek, hired through Drohan which is our management firm. The planned enhancements/features include an electronic directory of members, registration for meetings via a secured server, and the ability to renew memberships electronically.

   3. RAB Chair Joel announced that Tim Gregoire's term as Chair of RAB ends this year, and appreciation for his efforts was made via a round of applause.

   4. ASA Committee on Meetings Lisa McShane, the ENAR Representative to the ASA Committee on Meetings, announced that the IMS had requested that the Wald I lecture be unopposed (plenary) during the JSM. A recommendation was made that the ASA Deming Lecture be placed opposite of the IMS Wald I Lecture. The committee had no general disagreement with the concept of within-society plenary sessions, but the limited number of time slots makes it difficult to make such sessions plenary to the whole meeting. The committee was also in favor of the change in rotation of the JSM sites.

6. New Business None.

   The meeting was adjourned at 6:10 p.m.

   Respectfully Submitted,

   Jane Pendergast
   ENAR Secretary