Meeting Minutes July 25, 2017

Dawn Morrow, President, called the meeting to order.  All other board members were absent.

• Wildflowers are blooming in the mountains !!  Next outing led by Renee is July 27 meeting at Lake Irwin, near Crested Butte, at 8 am.  Some folks may camp and do night photography as well.
• Website is being looked at by the Board and a consultant to improve functionality.
• August outing, TBA, for night sky photography lead by Paul Gana
• National weather service can provide a class on spotting severe weather, if we have 10 attendees.  A show of hands indicated at least 10 interested members.
• Scavenger hunt photos should be brought to the August meeting.  details are on the website.
• Dawn discussed mentorships teaming experienced members with newer members.
• Print competition will be discussed at the August meeting.   July 31 is the deadline to give your print to Ed Kunzelman.
• Space station visibilty was discussed, check the Nasa web site for details of locations and times
• Sharon Bradshaw provided summary of Photographic Society of America results/scores.  Lupe was an Honorable Mention !!  scores were generally good for the club.
• the next PSA submittal is due in September for the November competition.
• Paul Gana did a presentation on night sky photography utilizing you-tube videos he had created.  Good information was provided.

Meeting adjourned