Here Is a Recap from Our Officers Meeting on 7/20/06

AATCC Northwest Section Officers Meeting August 20, 2009

I. Introduction/Agenda Review Northwest Officers meeting via conference call minus Susan Matter

II. Election of Officers A. 2010/2011 term 1. Val will be advising Debbie if he is interested in remaining Program Co-Chair for Portland or would like to move into a different position. 2. Nancy is willing to remain Chair but is interested in finding someone who is willing to take on the role to potentially increase diversity amongst the companies involved within the Northwest Section. 3. Debbie will send out the list of open positions for review by candidates. B. Voting process 1. The election will take place at the last meeting of the year in-person with no mailed ballots. C. Appointment of Elections subcommittee chair 1. Susan was nominated to be chair of this subcommittee by Nancy and meeting participants agreed. 2. Nancy has candidate names she will share with Susan. 3. Val recommended Susan contact the list of participants at the quarterly meetings to see if they are interested in the open positions.

III. By-Laws Update – status and voting A. There were glitches with the format of the ballot to vote on the by-laws so Susan is checking with National if they should monitor the balloting process or if it should be managed by the section. Clarification is needed to find out who is responsible for gathering and tallying the ballots. This should be resolved within a week.

IV. Membership A. Washington State University would like to start a chapter 1. Can we offer seminars put on by the industry twice a year for students? a. Val recommended that Nancy and Susan look into the type of programs offered at NCState to coordinate what the Northwest Section has to offer in comparison. 2. Can the Northwest Section offer AATCC scholarships to these students? a. Dana suggested looking into competitions amongst the students to help solve industry issues currently of concern and prizes like scholarships could be extended. This should be an opportunity to advise how the students would overhaul certain test methods so that a testing manager at a brand or retailer could help this be implemented into business best practices. b. Nancy is to discuss this with Jack Daniels at National. 3. Can students get help with undergraduate research projects from the industry through a chapter? B. Are there ideas on how to make the Northwest Section more appealing to students? a. It was agreed that the goal is to offer information/resources that help fill the gap between curriculum and “real life”. b. Nancy is still pursuing reinstating a chapter at OSU, as well as looking for other schools that offer textile and design courses. Nancy and Susan may be able to tie in school visits with quarterly member meetings. c. Tifani is willing to look into local schools in the Seattle area, including community colleges and design schools. V. Meeting Dates A. Next meeting is on October 6, 2009 in Portland. The in-person election/vote for 2010/2011 officers will take place at this meeting. 1. Proposed agenda includes a panel to discuss CPSIA updates and discussion on how companies are dealing with the current rules. B. Possible Seattle agenda for following meeting (1/12/10) may involve Pacific Coast Feather to tie into a down fill presentation. Tiffani will be investigating if they do any feather processing at PCF or if they are only sewing product and will pass this information on to the next Program Co-Chair after the election in October. C. Dates for 2010: January 12, 2010 (Seattle), April 20, 2010 (Portland), June 15, 2010 (Seattle), October 12, 2010 (Portland)

VI. New Business A. Dana is going to participate on the RA63 DWR committee to get the test method updated.