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AGENDA Minutes Last Meeting Treasures Report Committee Reports Election – New Board of Trustee Members Review of Accomplishments Goals for 2016 Opportunities to Help Open Discussion Adjourn
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Committee Reports Publicity - Pirtle Fund Raising – Hopper Facilities - Staples Membership – Forsyth Governance – Forsyth
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Election Board of Trustees Thanks to Deborah Kay for serving on the Board for 2 years. Waiver to By-Laws to elect Board members to additional Term Class of 2019 Douglas Forsyth David Hopper Jason Smith Chuck Thompson John Woods
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Current Board of Trustees Class of 2016 Ric Adams Kelvin Droegemeier William (Randy) George J.T. Johnson James Kimpel Class of 2017 Vacant Position Stephen Koranda Dan Schemm Bob Staples Don Wood Class of 2018 Rodger Brown Pat Hyland Kevin Kloesel CJ Obray Keli Pirtle
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Ex-Officio Board of Trustees Meg Carr Randy Peppler Vicki Rose Don Sherman John Snow Daphne Thompson Andy Wood
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Current Officers Chairman Kevin Kloesel Vice-Chairman Douglas Forsyth Secretary Stephen Koranda Treasurer Chuck Thompson
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Accomplishments Established November 5, 2007 IRS 501(c)3 December 15, 2008 Thanks to Karen Rieger, Crowe & Dunlevy T-28 Arrived Here –January 28, 2009 Thanks to Mike Humphreys – Hanger Space
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T28 Weather Aircraft
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T-28 Weather Aircraft
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T-28 in Previous Hangar Space
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Accomplishments Established Donor # program Current Membership = 168 Donor # = 168 Corporate Memberships = 2 Lifetime Memberships = 26 Established P.O. Box 6222 in 2009 2010 Established logo Established web site: myweathermuseum.org Thanks to Kevin Kloesel for the domain names and security certificate Started fund raising for Traveling Museum Thanks to David Hopper
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Accomplishments 2011 Promotional Video Thanks to James Murnan Norman Public Schools Outreach Thanks to Kevin Kloesel and OU SCAMS, Reed Timmer Created on-line membership payments, along with Lifetime Memberships
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Accomplishments 2012 Created conceptual drawing of the NWMSC Building – Worked with Drs Fillpot and Pilat in OU School of Architecture
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Admin Space Ed. Classrooms Cafe Large Format Digital Theater Multi-Purpose Facility Gallery Space Exhibit Prep Setup Storage Library Gift Shop Amateur Radio Adjacency Diagram Collection Space
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Accomplishments 2012 Designed Goose-neck Trailer exhibit Visited Trailer Manufactures Purchase Computer and Software for NWMSC along with a printer (HP Officejet Pro 8600 Plus). Obtained Drafting Software for TM design Participated in National Weather Festival Purchased an anemometer and laser thermometer for demonstration purposes
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Accomplishments 2013 Cherokee Trailers Built the Traveling Museum – Thanks to our Sponsors – University of Oklahoma, Chickasaw Nation, Diane and Rodger Brown, Norman Public Schools, BancFirst, Virgin Law Firm, Sassan Moghadam, Halbrooke Development Group, Tom McCaleb Revocable Trust, Republic Bank & Trust, Gene McKown Living Trust, Oklahoma Electric Cooperative Foundation and Bio-Cide International
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Accomplishments 2013 New Logo Design and approved. (Thanks to Stephen Koranda) Added more content to our Web page including board members only page with Financials and Minutes of Meetings, etc. Establish Ex-officio Board Members Joined The Oklahoma Museums Association Continue to participate in the National Weather Festival and participate in the Tornado Summit
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Accomplishments 2013 Moved the T-28 to a new home thanks to Rick Nagel Thanks to OU for Temporary Storage
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2014 Completed Traveling Museum Finished raising $100,000 in order to complete the goose-neck trailer exhibit ( Thanks to Chuck Thompson, David Hopper and especially the University of Oklahoma ) Continued to participate in the National Weather Festival ( Thanks to Ric Adams, Bob Staples, Jeff Kimpel, David Hopper, Deborah Kay for manning the exhibit ). Purchased two new computer displays and surveyed 48 participants (Thanks to Deborah Kay) Accomplishments
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2014 Obtained Web address of “NationalWeatherMuseum.com” ( Thanks to Kevin Kloesel ) Obtained Liability Insurance for the Museum Moved the T-28 again to a new home ( Thanks to Paul Griffin, Bob Staples, Ric Adams, Dave Priegnitz, Mike Schmidt, Mark Benner & Micheal Shattuck and Thanks to the National Severe Storms Laboratory for Temporary Storage ) Accomplishments
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Looking Back at 2015 Complete Traveling Museum to take to some Schools this Fall Put Wrap on TM Finish Displays inside the TM
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Looking Back at 2015
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Obtain Pick-Up for towing the Traveling Museum Provide most beneficial use of the T-28 aircraft and Ludwick Family Foundation Funds Grant to support “Store Front” for Five Years ~ $50K per year = $250K 3,000 sq. ft. ½ for exhibit, ½ for storage Raise $150,000 for the “Store Front” or find a location to establish as a “Store Front”
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Looking Back at 2015 8,000 sq.ft. leased space Started leasing on September 1, 2015
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Looking Back at 2015 5,000 sq.ft. of exhibit space, large overhead door, storage space, offices, and bathrooms
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Looking Back at 2015 Moved a 26 ft U-haul truck load from Galveston that originally belonged to the John Freeman Weather Museum in Houston, Tx.
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$100,000 for marketing, feasibility and preliminary design studies for permanent facility Acquire a “money tornado” to collect donations Facebook & Twitter accounts established Looking Back at 2015
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Create Mutual Beneficial Partnerships Continue to participate in the National Weather Festival and plan for a National Convention. American Meteorological Society WeatherFest – New Orleans Looking Back at 2015
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Continue to investigate concept of a “weather trail” Double our Membership Improve the Web site More content E-Commerce – Membership year Looking Back at 2015
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GOALS 2016 Finish Moving T-28 Finish Exhibits for Display in Museum Open the “Store–Front”
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GOALS 2016 Finish Moving T-28 Finish Exhibits for Display in Museum Open the “Store–Front” Take Traveling Museum to Several Events Obtain Pick-Up for towing the Traveling Museum Obtain Grant/Funding to Keep Museum Doors open for four more years ($250,000) $100,000 for marketing, feasibility and preliminary design studies for permanent facility Acquire a “money tornado” to collect donations
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Create Mutual Beneficial Partnerships Continue to participate in the National Weather Festival and plan for a National Convention. Continue to investigate concept of a “weather trail” Double our Membership Improve the Web site More content E-Commerce – Membership year and fix shipping name problem GOALS 2016
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Opportunities To Help Committees: Fundraising Facilities Exhibits Program Membership T-28 Restoration Traveling Museum
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Open Discussion
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