Trent Radio BoD Meeting                                   30 Sep 02

      MINUTES OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING held at Trent
      Radio House, 715 George St. N., Peterborough, Ontario on
      30 September 2002 at 5:30 pm.

P R E S E N T: Emily Addison, Al Kirkcaldy, Anne Stevenson, and
               Kim Fielding

R E G R E T S: Ryder Ziola, Laura Farina

Also Present: John K. Muir, General Manager, &
              Barb Woolner, Program Director, Joel Buxton

Notice of this meeting having been made to all the Directors, and a
quorum of Directors being present, the meeting was declared duly
constituted and called to order at 5:55 p.m., with Emily Addison
acting as Chair and Anne Stevenson acting as Secretary.

The minutes of the previous board meeting were presented.

UPON A MOTION duly made, seconded and carried unanimously, the
minutes of the previous Board of Directors' meeting, held on 12 Sept
2002, were approved unanimously.

Chair's Opening Remarks: The Chair welcomed the board to the second
meeting of the fall.

COMMITTEE REPORTS:

Physical Plant and Technical:
It was noted that the building is looking fantastic. Thanks again to
Daniel Chuan and everyone else for the great work done over the
summer.

Publicity:
No report was made.

Sponsorship and Earned Revenue:
Al Kirkcaldy presented his report which included a long list of
seasonal and full year sponsors.  Emily will make Sponsorship
Director  business cards promptly.

Social Convenor:
No report was made, however it was noted that an Open House could
begin to be planned for the 9th or 10th of November.

Board Development:
There was no report.

Live Music and Fundraising:
It was noted that a loot bag sale would be forthcoming linked to the
open house.

Trent University and Neighbourhood Relations:
See attached report. Highlights include continuing efforts to follow
up on a potential audit of Trent University, as well as the newly up
and running photo gallery on the Trent Radio website. A press
release regarding the Trillium Foundation was also suggested.

Nominating Committee:
It was noted that Ryder will be contacting members regarding their
intent in the upcoming season.

UPON A MOTION duly made, seconded and carried, the committee reports
were accepted.

Business Arising:
It was noted that the board would like the General Manager to
arrange for TISPOC to be off Trent Radio's books.  Mention of due
CSIRP articles was made. Trent Radio's x-audio artist project has
continued linking Trent Radio, Guelph, LA, Winnipeg, and potentially
adding Sackville.

OPERATIONS REPORT:

The General Manager's report was presented (see attached).
There was no financial statement presented as last months was shown
on 12 September 2002.

Programme Director's Report:
A report was made by the Programme Director (see attached). It was
noted that the new assistant is doing an excellent job and that the
search for operators continues. An initiative to have night time
echoes has begun, with January 1, 2003 set as a target date. The
possibility of hiring an OSWP student to help facilitate this
project was considered.

Trillium News:
The exciting news of the Trillium Grant approval was shared by the
General Manager and numerous related topics were discussed. The
sense of importance in selecting a suitable person for the
digitalization process resulted in the decision to form a hiring
committee. The creation of reporting periods for the project was
also discussed. The possibility of community resentment at the funds
was noted, and consequently, a need for increased public relations
was deemed a priority so that there would be clear understanding of
the project in the public. Copyright and file sharing issues were
also discussed. It was noted that the General Manager has decided to
have our bookkeeper accompany him when the transfer of funds is to
occur.

It was noted that the General Manager went to Guelph to meet with
the Audio Soup contacts for November 9-10.

UPON A MOTION duly made, seconded and carried unanimously, the
Operations report, including both the General Manager's and
Programme Director's reports, was approved.

Any Other Business:
Submissions for Mclean magazines 'Hot or Not' (in which, Trent Radio
last year earned the position of 'hot' at Trent U) section of
university ratings were solicited.

It was noted that Kim Fielding's phone number has changed to 760-9213.

The next board meeting will be held Thursday, November 7, 2002 at 6pm.

There being no other business, the meeting was adjourned.

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  Emily Addison, President                 Anne Stevenson, Secretary