1996 CBOD Conference Call minutes
November 11, 2003

Attending: Cyndi Fusco, Cathy Connelly, Jason Heminger, Marc Lefebver,
John Aliberti, Rachel Delisle, Jennifer Riddell 

March Madness: The idea had come up to do a March Madness/ fantasy
league thing of some kind, to make it possible for classmates who are
not close geographically to be involved in a class activity.  The
decision was made to do a March Madness bracket thing, because it was
a low time commitment for the organizers and the participants and it
is finite.  Jay is going to organize the event, and he and Marc will
plan a conclusion event, like arranging for all the local folks who
participate to meet at some locale to watch the last game.  There was
discussion about using the holiday card to advertise (see below), as
well as some follow-up in early/ mid- February to get people
enrolling. 

Holiday Card:  There was discussion of doing a card versus doing a
calendar and Jen Riddell said she would investigate cost differences
and also how much money the class board has in its account.  The board
decided to use the holiday (or immediately post-holiday depending on
timing) mailing to launch a teaser for the March Madness event, and
also to encourage folks to be sure that WPI has accurate contact
information for them.   

Alumni Leadership Council:  Rachel and John are the ALC Reps, and are
both planning to attend the Council meeting on March 6.  If they
cannot attend, they will notify the rest of the board, so that someone
else can represent the class. 

Spring Event:  There was discussion about a possible spring outing,
perhaps a Red Sox, or Pawtucket baseball game.  The board wants to get
thru the March Madness event successfully before they tackle this next
project, so there will be another conference call in late April/ early
May to talk about a summer event.   

There was discussion about planning some type of come-back-to-campus
event as well, along the lines of the Holiday concert invitation that
went out to Worcester area alumni.  Possible events, like a play or a
concert, were discussed, and there was agreement that the idea was a
good one, and should be pursued in the future. 

Jen Riddell agreed to get to the CBOD members a spreadsheet including
basic demographic information - name, city and state, email address,
greek affiliation, and any "lost" classmates.  The CBOD members will
review the lists and forward to Rachel any changes or inaccurate
information; she will collate it and forward it back to Alumni
Relations for processing and entry.