Date: Tue, 02 Jan 2001 16:16:53 -0500
Subject: DLIA December monthly report
From: Jean Hilten <millerscove@earthlink.net>
To: Frank Harris <harrisf@ornl.gov>, George Briggs <hjansson@ncarboretum.org>,
        Glenn Bogart <bogartg01@ten-nash.ten.k12.tn.us>,
        Norm Johnson <johnson.2@osu.edu>, Tom Kiernan <tkiernan@npca.org>,
        Meredith Lane <lane@acnatsci.org>, Charles Maynard <fotsdir@icx.net>,
        John Morse <jmorse@clemson.edu>,
        John Pickering <pick@discoverlife.org>,
        Stephanie Ramsey <slr@mindspring.com>,
        Susan Riechert <sriecher@utk.edu>, David Scanlon <jltdhs@yahoo.com>,
        Elizabeth Skillen <lockard@pick.uga.edu>,
        Peter White <pswhite@unc.edu>, Rex Lowe <lowe@opie.bgsu.edu>,
        Mary Williams <mjwillia@tricon.net>
CC: Keith Langdon <Keith_Langdon@nps.gov>, <Becky_Nichols@nps.gov>,
        <Chuck_Parker@nps.gov>, <Karen_Ballentine@nps.gov>,
        <Phil_Francis@nps.gov>, <Michael_Tollefson@nps.gov>,
        <Chris_Stein@nps.gov>, Ken Voorhis <ken@gsmit.org>

     Hello, everyone.
 Attached and below is my December report. (Encoded for Windows)
 --Jeanie
 Discover Life in America
 Monthly Report  
 December, 2000
 Jeanie Hilten

 Contacts and Communications

 * Coordinated ATBI Annual Conference.  Fine support of volunteers, Park
staff, and DLIA board.  Excellent presentations and idea exchange. Thank
you!
 * Participated in winter Board Meeting December 21, 2000.  (See minutes.)
 Spring meeting set for Friday, May 18 at 12:00pm at Park Headquarters.
 * Revising ATBI brochure with assistance of Meryl Rose, NPS and Coralie
Bloom, NHA.  Will likely have an updated one to the printer by the end of
January.
 * Working with Ruthanne Mitchell on the Winter ATBI Quarterly.  Please
send in articles or any info to her at cwmitchell@ntown.com

 Science/ATBI

 * Vertebrate study monies disbursed for all of mammal portion for year 1
($25, 000) and for part of reptile portion for year 1.  Have requested
other participants to send me their reports of completed work.  Waiting to
hear from them.
 * Visited Gregory Cave with USGS's Jeff Corser and NPS's Carey Jones,
looking for salamanders, invertebrates, and bats.  Took photos and sent to
Michael Harvey's grad student.

 Housing

 * With help of volunteer Jim Burbank, did  "Deep Cleaning Day" for Cades
Cove house:  December 4, including steam cleaning carpet.  Smells good.  
 * Visited Cades Cove and Cosby houses and received scientists' housing
check in/check out forms.  Cosby House needs plumbing work in kitchen and
master bath.
 * Updated housing calendar. Sent "person/nights" to the Park.

 Volunteers
 * Developed proposed volunteer plan and presented ideas at Annual
Conference.
 * Suggest Volunteer Training March 3 and/or March 10, using Volunteer
Coordinators as team leaders for various projects.
 * Directed volunteer help with the ATBI annual conference-A/V assistance
for presenters, exhibits, entertainment, set-up, registration,
transportation, etc. Thanks!

 Financial
 * Received notice from IRS that non-profit tax exempt application has
been received. Hope to have the IRS letter in a couple of months.
 * Wrote checks for phone, electric, office support, housing, ATBI
conference expenses.

 Education
 * Coordinated Glen Este High School visit to ATBI conference as well as
involvement from Great Smoky Mountains Institute at Tremont.
 * Contacted Karen Ballentine and Susan Sachs concerning their ATBI
education presentation at the conference.

 Office/Clerical
 * Updated spreadsheets for budget and Vertebrate Study funds allocation
 * Updated DLIA mailing list.
 * Met with Al Collazos and John Pickering about computer/web
site/database management, especially on concerns of methods of access to
records and currency of the data.  Process in the works.
 * Wrote "thank you" letters for ATBI conference help.

 Publicity
 * Met with Greg Stewart and received DLIA T-shirts to donate and sell at
the ATBI conference.  He did a great job with them.
 * Sent out press release on ATBI conference to about 40 media contacts.
 * Discussed ATBI brochure update with NHA's Coralie Bloom.


 Planning and Up-Coming Concerns

 * Continuing to work on web site records access system with Al Collazos
and John Pickering.
 * RFP's for 2001 research year.
 * TWIG leader roles for 2001 research year.
 * Volunteer coordination and planning meeting March 3 and/or March 10?
 * Need for committees to meet and finalize plans.  
 * Develop 2001 and 2002 budgets (will meet with Frank and Charles Jan. 11).
 * Planning for 2001 research season needs: housing, volunteers,
education, publicity, mini-grants, other funding of scientists and TWIG
coordinators, grants and scholarships.


 I appreciate everyone's help, ideas, and suggestions.  If you have any
questions or concerns, please don't hesitate to contact me.  Thank you!
 Jeanie Hilten
 Jeanie@discoverlife.org
 Ph: 865-430-4752

 Jeanie Hilten
 DLIA
 1314 Cherokee Orchard Rd.
 Gatlinburg, TN 37738
 865-430-4752
 jeanie@discoverlife.org

Discover Life in America | Who's Involved | Correspondence | Jeanie Hilten - 2 January, 2001