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Board Meeting Minutes JAINA Board meeting at Siddhachalam, New Jersey Saturday, September 30, 2017 Time: 9:30 AM to 5:00 PM Eastern Standard Time Attendees in person and Phone: 9/30/20170-10/1/2017 - List of Attendees Name Name Atul Shah Rajeev Pandya Phone Haresh Shah Bhaven Kamdar Phone Hita Shah Pravin Mehta Phone Neal Daftary Dr. Manish Mehta Phone Dr Nayana Parikh-Siddhachalam Dr Kokila Doshi Phone Siddharth Jain-Siddhachalam Dhimen Vora Phone Rahul Gandhi-Siddhachalam Amrendra Muni Phone Purvin Vakharwala Suvarna Chhajed Phone Jatin Shah Dr. Pradeep Shah Phone Sunil Daga Dr. Nitin Shah Phone Mahendra Shah Rahul Dedhia Phone Mahaveer Jain Raj Kumar Jain Phone Harshad Shah-TJS-NJ Ram Gada Phone Shrey Shah Siddharth Shah Phone Ashok Domadia Dharmi Shah Phone Gunvant Shah Kamal Jain Phone Mahesh Wadher Dr. Manilal Mehta Phone Dilip Shah Raju Shah Phone Jayshree Shah Dr. Jaswant Modi Phone Jigar Shah Rajendra Mehta Phone Harshad Shah-JCNJ Ketan Sheth Phone Amrendra Muni Pravin Mehta Phone Jigar Shah Avish Jain Phone Rohit Doshi Hetali Lodaya Phone Jigar Shah Namokar Mantra 1. Welcome by Gunvant Shah 2. Introductions 3. JAINA President’s remarks & EC initiatives Special Newsletter: Published 19 Newsletters during Prayushan / Das Lakshana Parva and efforts appreciated by the community. Planning to open JAINA office in Canada. Jain Milan: Every year Jain Milan team is planning for 2 Events in the USA. JAINA Convention 2019: Announce Convener for 2019 Convention as Mr. Mahesh Wadher. Yatra: JAINA will organize Shashvataa Shree Girnar & Shatrunjay PanchTirthi Yatra between 20th and 30th Jan 2018. 4. Treasurer's Report: Atul Shah The presented Balance sheet of all JAINA account until 15th September 2017. Announce next CPA for 2017 – 2019 for JAINA as Varsha Pancholi. Planning to execute file return of 2014 account in a couple of months. 5. 2017 Convention Update: Gunvant Shah Presented slides for the convention. Director has the following question from this convention Update and issues addressed as mentioned below by Past president and Current EC team: o What is JAINA doing to overcome the issues happen at the convention? Address by Gunvant Shah: There were two meetings by Past Presidents for these issues. EC has appointed a three-person Task Force to prepare a proper report and presented to EC. Members are Lataben Champsi, Jitubhai Turakhia, and Purvin Wakharwala. o Did three members have any meeting? Address by Purvin: Yes we had a couple of meetings, and we are working on the issues and come up with the plan. o Is any action taken to improve in future? Address by Ashok Domadia: Yes and as an initial step we have planned to have 2 Co- Conveners to help Convener in next convention, and from 2019 onward we will plan to have a convention with the help of Local Jain Centers. 6. JAINA CONVECTION 2019: Mahesh Wadher Presented slides for initial planning for Convention 2019 and shows that which kind of Convention Center, Session rooms and Hotel rooms required for Convention. Expecting more than 3000 people in the next convention. Will invite each Jain Center to host next convention and on the base of application received we will choose the Convention Center for 2019 Convention. For more than 35 committees in Convention. Directors can send their resume for with the committee they are interested in then we will select the base of experience they have. Jatin Shah raised a question: Align one Director in each committee along with Committee Chair where Mahesh Wadher replied we would review on the bases of resume received for volunteer work. 7. JAINA Committee And Project Overview: Rita Sheth Jivdaya committee’s main mission to save animal and provide healthcare animal in India and America. 8. YJA: Avish Jain and Hetali Lodaya 2016-17 Projects Launched Online Pathshala in 2017. The held event as College chapters. Announce 2018 YJA Convention in Chicago Announce new Co-Chairs for YJA team soon. 9. YJP: Neal Daftary and Komal Shah Building relationship with YJA Launch new revamping website soon. Partnership with another charitable organization. Recruits YJP executive board for 2018. Need continuous support from JAINA 10. Yatra: Rohitbhai Shree Girnar Yatra and Shatrunjay Panch Tirtha Yatra will Organize January 20-30, 2018 by JAINA. 11. Jain Digest: Mahesh Wadher Digest connects Jains across the world through meaningful content such as articles, news & important events and other relevant information which impact Jains in today's world. Committee looking at developing Jain Digest INDIA Edition and this publication will print in India likely by 2018. Each issue of digest cost approx. $20,000 to print, postage and mail Request to all JAINA Directors to help us getting advertisements, 30 Leaf sponsors from their respective regions for each issue. 12. JAINA Calendar 2018: Mahesh Wadher 2018 Calendar will cost about $5.50 per Calendar to print, ship, and mail to over 15000 members. 2018 – Anticipated Revenue based on previous calendar committee experiences would be approx. $90,000. 13. Education: Pravin K. Shah present by Jatinbhai JAINA Education Committee is providing Jain Religion Educational Material to children, teachers, and parents. All across the globe. Number of Students in Pathshala – Over 4000 approx. 14. Jain Milan: Purvin Vakharwala Present by Jatinbhai Jain Milan Scheduled for November 2017. Update new website. 2018 - Jain Milan App Coming Soon. Membership Committee: Present by Haresh Shah Membership committee's mission is to reach out maximum numbers of Jains living in North America Committed has done an excellent job and added four new members in last year. Add new Member in JAINA 15. Technology: Present by Ashok Domadia The committee develops, operates, and maintains the Information Technology infrastructure for JAINA, JAINA Committees, Jain Centers, and Jain Community members. The committee is actively supporting JAINA portal maintenance and development, webcasting support for Jain centers, video Conferencing Evaluation, and plans. 16. JAINA PR & Media: Hemant Shah Develop a media package Arrange an interview with media .
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