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Meeting of the Dalhousie Law Students’ Society Board of Directors

January 20, 2009

1. Call to order - motion by Michelle, seconded by Adam, unanimously carried 8:08 pm

2. Roll call of members present
1.  Gord McGuire – President
2.  Adam Picotte – VP Academic
3.  Alia Rosenstock – VP Executive
4.  Frederic Perron-Welch – VP External – sends regrets
5.  Michelle McBride – VP Finance
6.  Michelle Black – DALSA Representative
7.  Jessica Upshaw – DBLSA Representative – sends regrets
8.  Melissa Grover – First Year Representative
9.  Jade Buchanan - First Year Representative
10.  Stewart Carstairs - First Year Representative
11.  Greg Gilhooly - Second Year Representative
12.  Brian Kuchar - Second Year Representative
13.  Erin Tolfo - Second Year Representative
14.  Dan McGruder – Third Year Representative
15.  Mark Leung– Third Year Representative
16.  Gill Carter - Secretary
17.  Sean Fraser – Chair

3. Adoption of Agenda – amendments to agenda from Mark Leung; agenda adopted.

4. Approval of Last Meeting’s Minutes – motion by Alia, seconded by Gord, unanimously carried.

5. Chair’s Remarks - no remarks

6. Questions from Public
1. Universities Allied for Essential Medicines – Erika Lambert

-nonprofit organization with student chapters in US, Canada, Europe

-two primary goals: biomedical products developed at universities, accessible at low costs to low-income countries; 2) try to promote greater research for neglected diseases b/c not an attractive chapter

-proposed new licensing policy at Dal entitled the Global Access Licensing Initiative (GALI) –would provide a way to make products commercially available at low cost – issue is that GALI needs administrative approval

-Requesting support from Dal Law, no financial element to support

Concern that Dalhousie Law School is too broad, would prefer to reflect LSS and law students -motion to table discussion till next week from Mark, seconded by Michelle, VP Finance will contact individuals on the board of this initiative.

7. Reports of the Executive
1. President’s Report

-Complaints about library printing in main floor, and computer lab

-Issue of CANS – can google online ftp problem, then plug in address/password – hoping to strike CANS sub-committee, headed by Jade Buchanan

-Hamachi group of restaurants interested in allying with LSS

-Alternative careers – job description to go out to school, paid through Dean’s offices, research for internship opportunities, hoping to gather Alumni financial support; concern from LSS about continuity of employment in that office

-library hours Ann Morrison did tallies, meting Thurs regarding this

-JD/LLB plebiscite posters Feb 2^nd-4; comment that may wish to be more neutral on LSS website regarding plebiscite – asking for LSS to look at info on website

2. VP Executive Report

-Looking at old websites for law schools to try and understand fundraising

-2^nd round of lock cutting going on

3. VP Finance Report

-Financial statements ready for last two years – NS joint stock registry, should be done by next week at latest

-Going to have a financial update for Weldon Times – budget, society allocations, evaluation criteria, comments from the VP Finance

-Waiting on DSU audit –society cheques not available until after audit

-budget update: $150 in conference funding that has come back; still not received Legal Who bill; surplus contingency fund $320

-Suggestion to make February fiscal transparency month

4. VP Academic Report

-3 nominees for first years for teaching awards

-JD/LLB posters going up tonight – thanks to John Hurley; Jen working on coordinating with webmaster to include question on the website

-Going to have an opportunity for yes/no campaign, budgeted $30

5. VP External Report – N/A

8. Representative’s Reports
1. DALSA Representative’s Report – N/A
2. DBLSA Representative’s Report – N/A
3. First Year Representatives’ Report – N/A

Jade – switching Cans from fp to html – would be a lot of work to do

4. Second Year Representatives’ Report – Erin – on Career Development Committee, in process of updating website
5. Third Year Representatives’ Report – N/A

9. Old Business
1. CANS website improvements  - no further discussion

10. New Business
1. Pith and Substance – Feb 13^th; motion to go in camera, from Gord; seconded by Jade, unanimously carried; motion to go out of camera Michelle, seconded by Gord, unanimously carried 9:00
2. Meeting time – every room booked Tuesday at 79pm; will schedule per week, but going to meet Tuesdays

11. Announcements

12. Adjournment – motion to adjourn from Jade, seconded by Stewart, unanimously carried.