August 2024 – Meeting Minutes

IMIYA BOARD MEETING

Wednesday, August 21, 7:30PM

ATTENDING
President: Joanne Pearson
Vice President: Rebecca Wallace
Secretary: Charlotte Hardwicke
Treasurer:  Cecilia Huisman
Scholarship: Mandy Coates
Membership: Kyoung Suk Kim
Communications:  Alyssa Sikora 

MINUTES

BOARD

• SCHOLARSHIP (Mandy)
  • Mandy will announce the 2024 scholarship offering at the gathering.
• MEMBERSHIP (Kyoung Suk Kim / Joanne)
  • The board discussed the community’s general knowledge about IYNAUS and IMIYA and ways to spread knowledge about both organizations.
  • Member benefits
    • The board discussed creating a document that lists member benefits.
  • The board discussed issues with recruitment and assessment. What is different in the US?
  • IYNAUS announced that CIYTs can advertise classes and workshops via IYNAUS.
• TREASURER (Cecilia Huisman)
• YOGA AND EQUITY (Charlotte Hardwicke, Joanne Pearson) 
• WEBSITE (Charlotte Hardwicke) – Update on Third Angle
• OUTREACH/COMMUNICATION (Alyssa Sikora, Kyoung Suk Kim) Veg Fest Update
  • We need to look at IYNAUS, WEBSITE, LIBRARY RESOURCES and how to connect with resources.
  • Future plans for Membership and Communication roles
  • VegFest – It went well. There were not as many people as we wanted but we planted a seed.
• IMIYA gathering (August 24.2024
  • Schedule
    • Leslie Bradley – Welcome@11:10a
    • Sawyer Ward – Chant- 11:20
    • Deborah Baker – Lead Yoga 11:30-12:15  
    • Following the yoga session, there will be a lunch & social time including Raffle and IMIYA meeting
  •  IMIYA items
    • Sign-up sheet
    • Drinks, cups, cutlery – Mandy
    • Name tags – Joanne
    • Raffle items (Pottery, plants, convention blocks, mala necklaces, wood props)
      • We will give acknowledgement to donors
    • Tablecloths – Rebecca
• Potential Board Members
  • The Board discussed potential new Board members including LeeAnn Woodrum and Sara Mahowald.
• Library 

“ True concentration is an unbroken thread of awareness” BKS Iyengar