CNH Meeting
August 22, 2007

Members in attendance:  Marty Scheuerman, Jenne Manlee, Dennis Orbus, Dave Nelson, Kathleen Schori
Members Absent:  Tim Rochelle, Kathy Murphy, Carol Rice, Jeff Schori, Carolyn Higgins

AGENDA

LOGISTICS REPORT:
            Peppermill –

• Extended group reservation to September 28.  Currently have 7 rooms reserved
• North Parking lot set up for the outside vendor display and the BBQ
• It will be the same set up as prior years.
• Dennis Orbus has provided dates for the Pacific Islands meeting which Marty has confirmed with hotel.
• Kathleen Schori will re-contact Dave Sinclear regarding the meeting room needs for the Equipment Committee – (Dave Sinclear contacted Kathleen by phone and said the Region 5 equipment committee would not be meeting in October due to another meeting conflict with CNH)
• Marty will finalize the meeting room needs for a combined meeting with the Tahoe Chiefs and Sierra Front.

Registration Forms and Email Blast

• Registration form completed now that Golf event cost is finalized.  Form will be sent to Carolyn for putting on website
• Marty will email blast form to Nevada Fire Chiefs, Volunteer fire Association, Sierra Front and Tahoe Fire Chiefs
• Kathleen will send out to Cal Fire personnel as well as California Local Government Chiefs as well as past conference attendees
• Dennis will blast to California USFS personnel
• Will ask Wayne Ching to distribute to Pacific Island Chiefs

Vendor Report

• Dave will be sending letters to the vendors along with a vendor registration form now that he has hotel room block room rates
• Dave will revise letter to include that CNH will provide a link to the vendor’s website for a paid registration.

Registration Stuffers

• Marty will go to Ad Spec and look into cost of purchasing Bandanas, pens and notebooks for stuffers

GOLF EVENT

• Rosewood Golf Course will host the event again.  The cost is $55.00.  It will not be a tournament but will be more formally organized this year.
• Marty will develop additional flyer

PROGRAM CO0MMITEE UPDATE

• Tim was not available to provide an update but following their meeting on August 8 he distributed copies of the latest agenda. 
• Kathleen reported she had contacted Tom O’Keefe and he will be speaking on the True Cost of Wildland Fire.  Ordinarily the presentation is 1 hour but he could modify it to fit the half hour slot.  Need final decision from Tim.  Kathleen forwarded the updated PowerPoint presentation she received from O’Keefe.
• Program Brochure Design and Printing was discussed.  Jenne Manlee will contact Sue McCourt to see if she can design this years brochure. 
• Need to secure a printing company for brochure and cost.  Asking Carolyn to approach same company as last several years.

RAFFLE ITEMS

• Carolyn not available to update status of raffle items.
• All committee members need to secure items for Raffle. 
• Kathleen will contact Brian Estes and Barry Rudolph to see if they have any new art work that could be purchased or donated for the Raffle.

SCHOLARSHIP

• Carolyn not available to update status of scholarship applications and awarding scholarship.
• Group was aware of at least one application
• Scholarship committee will need to meet to review applications, make a selection and invite the recipient to the conference.,

CRITICAL ASSIGNMENTS RECAP

Program Brochure Design & printing needs to be finalized –

• Jeanne to contact Sue McCourt to see if she can design
• Carolyn to contact printer to obtain cost of printing

Registration Form

• Kathleen to send to:
• Carolyn for posting on website
• To email blast to Cal Fire personnel, California local government and past registrants
• Marty to email blast to Nevada Fire Chiefs, volunteer association chiefs, Tahoe Chiefs and Nevada federal agencies
• Dennis Orbust to email blast to Region 5 USFS personnel
• Wayne Ching to email blast to Pacific Island Chiefs

Vendor Registration

• Dave to email blast to prior vendors

Program Speaker Confirmations

• Tim Rochelle to send confirmation letters to speakers

Golf Event

• Marty to develop flyer and finalize the organization of the golf event

Registration Packets

• Marty to contact Ad Spec to obtain cost of bandannas, pens, & notepads

Scholarship Application review and award

• Carolyn to assemble scholarship committee to review and recommend award recipient(s) and invite to conference

Raffle Items

• Entire committee to bring/solicit for raffle items

NEXT MEETING – CONFERENCE CALL September 14 at 1000 HOURS (phone number to be determined and provided by Marty)