Minutes of the 60th Meeting of the Board of Directors,
Meeting of the Fellows, and Open Meeting of the Members
In conjunction with The International Congress of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics (ICTAM 2000), which was held during August 28-September 1, 2000, the combined Meetings of the Board, the Fellows, and the Members were held on Monday, August 28th, 2000 in the Great America VII Room on the sixth floor of the Chicago Marriott Downtown Conference Hotel, Chicago, Illinois, USA. These minutes were taken during the entire meeting, but are submitted as those of the Meeting of the Board.
1. A majority quorum of the Board being present, President Krajcinovic called the meeting to order at 15:30 CDT. The following were in attendance: Millard Beatty, David Bogy, Bruno Boley, Richard Christensen, Stephen Crandall, Isaac Daniel, Earl Dowell, Fazil Erdogan, Robert Haythornthwaite, Dusan Krajcinovic, Arthur Leissa, Gerard Maugin, Richard Meyer, Dean Mook, Frank Moon, Subrata Mukherjee, Karl Pister, P. Ponte-Casteneda, K. Ravi-Chandar, Charles Steele, Stein Sture, and Hans Ingo Weber.
2. D. Mook reported that there were no official meetings in Nashville due to a lack of a quorum.
3. D. Mook, Secretary of AAM, reported that there are 707 active (paid current dues) members on the rolls. AAM had donated $3,000 to ICTAM, fulfilling its pledge.
4. R. Heller, Treasurer of AAM, was not able to attend and sent his regrets and report with D. Mook. The treasurer's report showed a balance of $31,249.58. A. Leissa moved to accept the Treasurer's report, F. Moon seconded, and the motion passed unanimously by voice vote.
5. R. Haythornthwaite, Publisher of AAM, reported that he put an article in Mechanics and asked that publication be more punctual.
6. C. Steele, Chairman of the PACAM Committee, reported that PACAM VI in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, was the largest ever. Chairman Steele will organize a permanent website for PACAM. The next PACAM, PACAM VII, originally scheduled for January 2001, has been postponed for one year. It will be held as originally planned in the Universidad de la Frontera, Temuco, Chile, in January 2002.
The Chairman of PACAM VII is P. Kittl from the Universidad de Chile in Santiago, the vice-chairman is G. Diaz, also from U de Chile, Chairman for North America is D. Mook from Virginia Tech, and the Program Chairman is J. Geer from Suny, Binghampton. Temuco is in the South of Chile. The region is alpine with many beautiful lakes, mountains, and hiking trails.
There was some discussion about where to hold PACAM VIII. The sites mentioned included Brazil, Canada, Costa Rica, Cuba, and Mexico being the most favorably received.
7. H. Espinosa, Editor of Mechanics, was absent and no report was made.
8. The Awards Committee, which selects the winners of the Outstanding Service Award and the Junior Achievement Award, did not report. At the present, the Committee consists of M. Fourney and S. Ostrach.
9. President Krajcinovic asked those present to approve his appointments to the Adjudication Committee, the committee that selects the winners of the Founder's Prize: R. Haythronthwaite, R. Shield, P. Glockner, and F. Moon.
10. F. Moon reported that AAM received a $40,000 from NSF. The funds will pass through Cornell University. The money is to support a workshop/open forum next spring to discuss future directions for solid mechanics.
11. There were no Directors Reports
12. There was no old business.
13. It was decided to hold the next Meetings in conjunction with IMECE in Orlando, Florida in November 2000. A meeting room has been reserved for 15:30 EST, Thursday, November 9, 2000. C. Steele moved to thank D. Krajcinovic for serving as President, E. Dowell seconded, and the motion passed by acclamation. Because the summer meeting was not held until August (instead of June) this time, President Krajcinovic may have served longer than anyone else.
14. F. Moon was installed as the new President of AAM.
15. The Meeting was adjourned at 17:00 CDT.
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