
			CINP Board Meeting Agenda
			     November 18, 2013

1. Approval of Agenda

2. Approval of Minutes from May 26(?) and June 14 meetings.

3. NuPECC Meeting Report - Ritu

4. Executive Director Report
   a. Report on meeting at NSERC headquarters, June 20.
      - and draft letter re. Isabelle Blain's retirement
   b. ACOT and CUPC Reports
      - informal discussions with Michael Roney, new IPP Director
      - CUPC student contact info distributed to CINP members
   c. Membership Approvals
      - 2 new members (Dillmann, Gezerlis)
      - 2 associate members upgraded to faculty status (Garnsworthy, Donev)
      - 2 associate members removed (Ettenauer, Bruner)
   d. Conference Support Applications
      - NS 2014 funding request
      - WNPPC 2014 student travel awards
      - DNP-CAP Congress plenary speaker request
   e. Beginning of Planning for next SAP-LRP
      - Samir confirms the next LRP process should start in the spring of 2015,
        with a report submitted to NSERC by the fall of 2016.
      - Review of SWG activities and selection of new Chairs.
        These chairs will play a large role in the formation of the CINP Brief,
	so it is important to select good Chairs.  Plan is to have new chairs
	in place by mid-2014.
	Asking for Board suggestions on how best to proceed.
   f. Bylaw Review
      - it was decided at our June 14 meeting to set up a committee to
        discuss bylaw changes:
	- GH
	- 1 or 2 board members (need volunteers)
	- 1 or 2 external CINP members (suggestions?, maybe a member of DNP
          executive?)

5. Finance Report - Paul

6. Other Business
   - discussion of next meeting time, mid-January, 2014?

7. Adjourn
