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CURC Steering Committee
July 6, 2005 Conference Call Minutes
Conference Call Began at Noon EST
Present: Jack Debell; Judi Dunn; Dana Donatucci; Mary Jensen; Lin King;
Pete Pasterz; John Pepi; Christine Von Kolnitz; Tracy Artley
Absent: Rob Gogan; Ed Newman; Carolyn Noack
Changes to the Agenda – Jack requested that “Plenary Session” be
added to the Congress Planning portion of the agenda. The addition was
made without objection.
1. Election
of Officers and Issue/Project Leaders
Hold until
August.
2. Congress Planning
Workshop – Dana described the format and goal of this year’s
workshop. Four different roundtable discussions will take place, lasting
approximately 75 minutes each. Participants will choose from 9 different
topics:
o Collection and Operations
o Event Recycling
o Promotions & Funding
o Food Waste/Composting
o Beyond Cans, Bottles & Paper
o Student Move Out/Move In
o Contracts & Outsourcing
o Reuse Programs
o RecycleMania
It was requested
that a discussion be added regarding academic resources for recycling
programs. The goal of the workshop will be to generate
some “Best” Practices or a collection of how other Universities
address these issues and make them available to members. A number of
suggestions were made on how to report out the results of each roundtable.
Dana requested volunteers to serve as facilitators for one or more discussions.
Judi volunteered to facilitate a Move In/Move Out roundtable. Dana also
stated that he will work to determine which topics are of most interest
to attendees to determine how often that topic will be covered. Discussion
ensued regarding the best way to determine topic interest.
Booth – Pete
reported that, based upon the votes cast per his email, CURC will be
sharing space with the other NRC councils. There
is currently ample staffing for the booth except during the CURC Business
Meeting. Additionally, John expressed interest in the registration reduction
available for those staffing the booth during the conference. It is unknown
if chairs will be provided.
Joint Council Meeting – The CURC Workshop will end at approximately
3:45 pm with the Joint Council Meeting running from 4:00 pm – 5:30
pm. The location is currently unknown. Attendees to the meeting have
not yet been established; this will take place once officers are elected.
Jack mentioned that since Pete and Krista Henkels have left the NRC Board
our higher education presence is missing. He suggested that those interested
in running for the NRC Board attend the Joint Council meeting.
Separate Discussion
with NRC Board – The Steering Committee is
interested in having time with the NRC Board to discuss some concerns
and ongoing issues. The schedule for the meeting has not yet been established.
Christine suggested that the meeting take place on Saturday.
Annual Meeting Agenda/Roles – Pete requested that Committee members
write down discussion items for the Saturday strategic planning meeting
and send them via email. The CURC business meeting will take place from
4:00 pm – 6:00 pm on Tuesday. The agenda for the meeting will be
set during the August conference call. Pete stressed the importance of
formatting the meeting to engage members as there are a number of touchy
issues to communicate.
Plenary Session – Jack will be moderating the “Meet the
Future: A College & University Roundtable with Generation R” plenary
session on Tuesday from 1:30 pm – 3:00 pm. The session aims to
connect colleges & universities with private industry in order to
further understand current students and promote careers in the recycling
field to graduates, amongst other things. Jack will contact Rebecca Mebane
to see if student scholarships are available to the Congress. If so,
recipients should be asked to attend this session. Jack also stressed
the importance of getting a critical mass of industry representatives
and students to this session in order for it to be productive. One of
the goals of the session will be to produce a guide on schools interested
in being contacted by industry. Jack is looking for CURC members who
are willing to speak up during the session and make comments. Discussion
ensued on existing linkages between the recycling industry and academia
including the National Organization of Career Sources.
3. APPA
Update
Hold until
August.
4. Website
Update
Lin stated
that the CURC website will be set up to look like the NRC website.
Beyond that, Lin is looking for suggestions
on how the website should be designed. Christine had a number of recommended
changes; those changes as well as those from other members will be
sent to Richard Brundage. Mary also volunteered to review and comment.
Christine
requested that new Steering Committee members send their contact information
to her so that it can be posted on the CURC website.
5. Membership
Update
Dana stated
that he does not have updated membership figures. He suggested
cross-referencing members of RECYC-L
and CURC to determine who is still not receiving Council-related email
messages. He also suggested directly contacting the members of the
RECYC-L listserve who are not affiliated with CURC to see why they
are not. The
tentative plan is to send information to RECYC-L on how to become a
CURC member. This will be followed up with a survey that will attempt
to determine
what the barriers are to RECYC-L members joining CURC. NRC will send
an email to members flagged as being affiliated with a college or university
to offer membership to CURC if CURC provides them with the list of
names. This request will be included with the successful conference
email that
will be sent. A potential agenda item for future discussions surrounds
the possibility of people first joining CURC and, by association, then
becoming an NRC member.
Next Month
Review
of NRC Board candidates and CURC’s
thoughts on them.
Next Call – Wednesday – August
3, 2005
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