The meeting is at the McKim Conference Room at the Boston Public Library on Saturday January 26th at 2pm. Enter the library from Dartmouth Street in the old building and the conference room is on the 1st floor. We encourage EVERYONE to come since we need new people to get involved in MAAS/BESA.
Anyone who wants to join MAAS/BESA for 2008 may bring $50 (25 for students) membership fee to the meeting. For current members, please bring your $50 to renew for 2008 since the sooner we collect this money the easier administration will be. You may also join online under "Membership" (on the menu above) or choose to doanload the membership form and mail it together with your check to MAAS/BESA PO Box 960346 Boston MA 02196.
AGENDA:
The names below on the agenda are to indicate who is the lead person for each issue.
Administration
1) Introduction of Candidates and Voting for Board of Directors and Officers for 2008 -- Albana Orgocka/Mark Kosmo
2) Appoint New Advisory Board Members (e.g. Roza Mija, Arber Muhameti) -- Albana Orgocka/Mark Kosmo
3) Treasurers Report -- New Treasurer/Mark Kosmo
4) Approval of $250 per month payment for new treasurer
Communications and Reaching New Members
1) Web Site -- Arber Muhameti/Ilir Kochi
2) New Members -- Mark Kosmo/Albana Orgocka
3) Database of Albanian Families and Businesses -- Fatmir Beja/Ilir Kochi/Arben Kamberi
4) Maybe create a Youth Group/Student Group under MAAS/BESA Umbrella -- Arber Muhameti??
One possibility for new members is to have an all you can eat/drink buffet somewhere this winter for $50 per person where the $50 price would serve as the membership fee -- might not make much money for MAAS/BESA but should add some members and this is more important than the money
Albanian School
1) Report of Director -- Roza Mija
2) Keeping the School Alive/Finding New and More Central Locations -- Roza Mija/Albana Orgocka
3) What can we do BEFORE meeting at end of January (e.g., MLK Day museums)
Events and Possible Events
1) Albanian Art Exhibit -- Gentiana Pambuku
2) UMass Exhibit of Albanian painters from Montenegro (ongoing in January)
3) Classical Music Concert at BU on March 1 -- Anila Radovani
4) Possible Visit of President Topi to Harvard, BU, and Boston -- Stefan Kochi/Mark Kosmo
Other Issues
1) Gashi Children -- Albana Orgocka
2) Doing Something in Balkans -- say for $1000 (Alfred Lela to identify possibilities while in Albania)
3) Working with people doing Albanian events -- e.g., Arber Entertainment
Adjourn -- possibly to Vlora Restaurant for drinks and/or coffee