Mar 18 2010
Board Meeting, March 17, 2010
Since the RDIA board has been meeting more frequently, we have less of the day-to-day business to take care of at each meeting.
This week, we discussed proposals requested from members at the 2010 annual meeting on laundry troubleshooting (water treatment) and subsidies. We also heard from Dave Milligan about his recent trip to the UK where he met people from dozens of countries all eager to share their concerns about issues relevant to the cloth diaper industry.
Between these discussions, we started to catch a vision of where we could have the most impact for cloth diapers. As one director said, “I haven’t felt this excited about cloth diapers for a long time.” There is much to be done, and the way forward becomes more clear.
Lori Taylor
Fuzbaby and Firefly Diapers
Secretary, Real Diaper Industry Association
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Real Diaper Industry Association
Board Meeting, March 17, 2010
Conference Call
Present: Shayla Boyd-Gill, Dave Milligan, Peter Allen, Leah Carter, Lori Taylor, Judy Aagard, Shirley Murdock, Dennis Frederick. Regrets: Jennifer Liptrot, Ann-Marie Speirs, Mandi Meidlinger. Facilitating: Shayla Boyd-Gill, Vice Chair. Notes: Lori Taylor, Secretary.
Meeting called to order 1:04PM Eastern Time with presence of a quorum.
Admin. Rachel is working on the annual meeting and diaper service email. Next: manage Consider Cloth.
Affiliation Statements. Remind those missing.
Annual Meeting. Sent out a survey on topics. Marketing was a big request. Looking at keynote speakers in Vegas.
Proposed Bylaw Changes. Working on conference call plan.
Project Proposal for Laundry. At annual meeting, members asked for a proposal for a water treatment project. Hardness of water, too complex. Instead, troubleshooting guide for consumers. Changes: inclusion of material type. Result will be visual. Shirley, board liaison, will take feedback to committee.
Project Proposal for Subsidies. Proposal addresses a six-month discovery phase to determine the most effective way for individuals to approach local governments. Acknowledgment of how common subsidies are in Canada, UK, and elsewhere. Do more background. Lori, board liaison, will take feedback to committee.
Cloth Diapers in Daycare. Directory plan is very detailed. Directory is already being built on the site.
Dave’s UK Trip Report. Dozens of countries represented at conference. Everything we’ve talked about today was discussed from an international perspective.
Retailer Resignation. Cari Wolverton resigned today. We need to appoint a new retailer.
Recruiting. Update recruiting letter for manufacturers to send to their retailers.
Meeting adjourned 2:07PM Eastern Time.
