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March 6, 2003 Minutes

The Public Finance Association met for a duly scheduled meeting on March 6, 2003, at 5:30 p.m. in SPEA room 278. Matt D. called the meeting to order at 5:35, and invited us to enjoy pizza.

Members Present: Matt Drerup, Brian Mateja, Molly Cooper, Zach Koester, Mike LaDuke, Heather Brennan, Jen Cook, Brandon Booth, Kerry Crowley, Michael Kelley, Amber Teitt, Matt Reinhart, Geon Lee, and Willy Volk. Further, we had a new member attending named Ben Vidick.

1. First order of business was to have an update on committee activities.

   • Mike L. said there had been no significant contact with the business school group for coordinating a linked finance activity. He said they had not returned his e-mails. He mentioned, however, that there was a "stock-watcher's group" and that he would try to contact them for future activities.
   • Molly and Zach said they were working on the membership committee drive. Furthermore, Molly, in her role as Treasurer, began collecting dues.

2. Second order of business was to discuss the networking trip to Chicago. Matt D. said several tentative contacts had been made, but nothing was firm. He suggested two possible dates for the trip: either the weekend of 4/11 or 4/28. The former was more popular. Matt R. said he might be able to arrange for some other visits; he would discuss with his friends in Chicago. Brandon offered a tentative place to sleep. Matt D. asked for volunteers to drive, and only Brandon raised his hand, (but the feeling in the room was that if we could nail down a firmer agenda, more people might volunteer.) Molly asked if we had time for a fundraiser to defray part of the cost of the trip. It was generally agreed that something could be done if it were to happen immediately after the break. Willy asked if we could do something other than a bake sale. He suggested sandwiches; Brandon suggested pizza, which was wildly popular. Willy said he would contact some local pizza establishments in order to determine what their "community service rates" were. Mike K. suggested contacting Avers. General discussion as to when the sale should happen followed. It was decided that the week immediately following the break was best (for reasons of time, and also because there was a big statistics project due that week, and there would be a captive audience.) Further, if we did well, we might try to do it again soon. Some starry-eyed individuals even wondered aloud if this could be a constant source of revenue for the PFA.

3. Third order of business was to discuss the possibility of a guest speaker. Amber said she was talking to Tom Guevara--the controller of Bloomington--an IU grad. Possible dates included 4/20 and 5/1. Amber said she would get in touch with us about a firm date.

4. At this time, the floor was opened to new business. Matt D. said Team PFA did a good job during the road rally. He added that the Shalom Center, a local non-profit, was interested to know if the PFA could do anything for them, re: accounting help. Mike K. said he would get in touch with them to determine exactly what they need.

There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 6:20 p.m.