ATTENDEES (b=board member): Lois Springsteen (b), Mark Thomas(b), Jennifer Wise (b). Eric Vigoren (b), John Lee Ellis(b), Rob Hawks (b), Mike Dayton, Jim Kuehn,

    1. Change to American Explorer award to allow use of <200km events. Mr. Thomas said he and others had not realized that the sub-200K routes were not included as qualifying rides for the Am/Ex Award. Mr. Kuehn said it would be fairly simple to change the database and rules to allow the inclusion of those routes. The board agreed to contact Ken Knutson for his feedback and finish the discussion by e-mail vote.
    2. Status of RUSA Store reflective items. Ms. Wise said the new reflective vests the RUSA store had ordered were still in the works. She inquired whether the store should also carry a less expensive reflective vest option for members reluctant to pay $60 for the newly ordered ones. Ms. Wise also discussed branding the new vests with the RUSA name or logo. Board members also discussed whether different reflective leg bands should be carried. Mr. Thomas said the Jog-A-Lite samples he had seen were more reflective than the leg bands currently stocked and sold by RUSA. Ms. Wise and Mr. Thomas suggested looking at a new product and said they would make recommendations for the Board's consideration.
    3. Layout software for newsletter editor. Mr. Thomas noted newsletter editor Will DeRosset had requested InDesign software to assist in the layout and editing of American Randonneur. He said the software normally costs $700 but was available for $50 through a RUSA member who works at Adobe, the software maker. The software being offered at that discount was only available for Apple computers, and the purchase was deferred until it was determined whether that was suitable.
    4. PBP Yearbook discussion. Mr. Vigoren discussed printing cost estimates for the Yearbook. Mr. Dayton said he asked the PBP Yearbook editors to explore the various pricing options for printing the Yearbook in full color versus black-and-white only on internal pages. He said they would report back on the pricing difference for a final determination by the Board.
    5. Newsletter status discussion. Mr. Dayton discussed delays in getting the summer newsletter to the press. Mr. Dayton said getting software for the editor might help speed up the production and he offered to produce some of the routine pages in an effort to speed up production.
    6. R-5000 medal issue. Mr. Thomas said the ACP officials had indicated that they were having trouble getting the R-5000 medals struck. He said the ACP had offered to send the certificate without the medals but Mr. Thomas said it made sense to receive them in one mailing. He said he would ask Ed Felker, who oversees that award program, to inform recipients of the delay.
    7. Volunteer contact information discussion. Mr. Thomas noted that one volunteer had expressed concern that his online contact details disclosed too much personal information. Mr. Kuehn said there was an option to limit the information that is publicly displayed. Mr. Thomas suggested sending an e-mail to volunteers letting them know what information is public and giving them an option to confirm what information they wanted to be publicly available.
    8. Discussion of member Jared Carr. The board discussed the fatal accident involving Jared Carr during a spring brevet in Washington State. Mr. Thomas noted Mr. Carr's wife had asked to get his medals. Ms. Springsteen said his wife also asked for a donation to LAB rather than flowers. The board agreed to a donation from RUSA of $100.
    9. RBA discussion re barring riders. The Board discussed a recent debate on the RBA email list about what discretion RBAs had to bar riders for safety reasons. Mr. Thomas said he understood the issue but did not think it would be possible to address all scenarios through any rules change. The Board agreed that Mr. Thomas' online response to the RBA list adequately addressed the issue. The Board discussed whether ride registration forms could include language that indicated RBAs had discretion to refuse entry to a rider. The Board opted to continue the discussion offline and consider whether a rules change was appropriate.
    10. Voluntary online permanent registration system. Acting on an inquiry from an SIR member, the Board discussed whether it was feasible to have an interface or tool that allowed members to register online for permanents. Mr. Thomas said he wanted to consider comments from RBAs about an online permanent registration system before making a formal proposal.
    11. Miscellaneous discussion. Ms. Wise noted that Dallas RBA Dan Driscoll wanted to reorder as many as 1,000 populaire pins, and said she had discussed that proposal with Mr. Vigoren, RUSA's treasurer.