Executive Council Meeting of the American Society of Andrology April 27, 1985

              MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL
OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ANDROLOGY HELD ON ~PRIL 27, 1985
A meeting of the Executive Council of the American Society of Andrology was
called to order at 1:12 p.m. by President Ansbacher in the Adams Room of the
Westin Hotel, Copley Square, Boston, Massachusetts. Executive Council members
R.P. Amann,C.W. Bardin,J.E. Davis,D.W. Hamilton,R. Horton,F. Naftolin, W.B. Neaves,
W.D. Odell, L.E. Reichert, B. Robaire, B.J. Rogers, B.M. Sanborn, A. Steinberger and
B.H. Vickery were present; Labrie was absent. Newly elected council member A.P. Hoffer
also was present. At the invitation of the President, Committee Chairpersons Ahluwalia,
Bartke, Bressler, Fourcroy, Hoffer, Lewis, Nelson, Newton, Rosemberg, Russell,
Troen and Turner were present as was the Editor of the Journal of Andrology,
Orgebin-Crist. D. Eward was present as the Chairman of the Local Arrangements
Committee for the 1986 Meeting.
President Ansbacher noted that the minutes of the Interim Council Meeting
held in Denver had been distributed to all members of the Executive Committee.
They had been unanimously approved by the Executive Council mail ballot (dated
August 6, 1984) which included 7 items, each of which was approved by Council.
The Council was notified of this tally in a letter dated September 11, 1984 from the
Secretary to all members of the Executive Council.
President Ansbacher commented on the state of the Society and that both the
Society and the Third International Congress of Andrology owed an enormous debt
of gratitude to Dr. Robert Newton and Dr. Richard Sherins for their tireless efforts
in organizing the combined Annual Meeting/Congress and the postgraduate course.
All members of the Executive Council had received, prior to the Meeting, a report
from each Committee Chairperson. These reports are attached to the official record.
Secretary Amann presented a report of the activities of his office during the
past year. Four mailings were made from his office to all members, plus an additional
mailing by the Chairman of the Nominating Committee; a 6th mailing was made to
American members of the Society urging them to register at the Westin Hotel.
Certificates and an appropriate letter were sent to 105 new members. The conscientious
and timely assistance of the secretarial staff at Montefiore Hospital in Pittsburg,
and Dr. Phillip Troen, for maintenance of the membership list, was acknowledged.
On behalf of the Society, the Secretary formally accepted the invitation of Dr. Robaire
to host the 1989 Meeting in Montreal and that of Dr. Raj to host the 1990 Meeting
in New Orleans. Acceptance of the Secretary's report was moved by Vickery and
seconded by Robaire; passed unanimously. The Secretary requested Council to
authorize publication of a revised membership list to include those individuals to
have paid their 1985 dues as of April 30, 1985. Steinberger stated that the listing
should be modified so that members would be listed last name first, rather than first
name first, and include degrees [it does now] and area of interest. It was pointed
out by the Secretary that area of interest was not in the current computerized
records. Necessary information could be obtained when the 1986 dues are mailed
out. Following brief discussion, a motion authorizing the Secretary to prepare a
membership list, similar to last years, was made by Odell and seconded by Horton;
passed unanimously.
Treasurer Vickery presented a report on the financial status of the Society.
He noted that members Eward and Nelson had continued to contribute to the Endowment