Haitian-American Association of Engineers and Scientists

MINUTES OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF H.A.E.S.

A regular meeting of the Board of Directors of the above Corporation was held on May 11, 2002 at 5:30 PM, in the offices of Best Care Agency, Inc. located at 310-S NE 1st Avenue in Hallandale, Florida.

Quorum. A quorum was declared present, based on the presence of the following five board members of the Haitian American Association of Engineers and Scientists:
Noe Dorestant (Chairman)
Marc A. Leveille (Vice Chairman)
Max Massac (Treasurer)
Peter Kammeyer (Public Relation Officer)
Jean L. Bosquet (Member at large) participated by Paltalk
Sevigne Castor(Member at large/Interim Secretary)

Absent. Absent were the following board members: Romain Preal (Secretary), Jocelyn David (Coordinator), Gladys Durand (Member at large)

Attendance. No regular HAES member was present.

Visitors. No visitor was present.

  • Romain Preal (Secretary) was absent, Sevigne Castor was asked by the Chairman to volunteer and take notes as Interim Secretary to assist the Chairman in preserving the record of the meeting proceedings.

  • The minutes of the last meeting was read and accepted unanimously by the board of Directors.

    Reports:

  • Report by Noe Dorestant. Noe reported the following correspondence:

    a) Letter from the Mayor office of Dade County, Alex Penelas inviting the Chairman Noe Dorestant and a member of the Association to attend the press conference and reception at Florida International University proclaiming the month of May 2002 as: �Haitian Cultural Heritage Month�.

    b) Calendar from the Haitian-American Cultural Society listing the different events and activities for the month of May 2002.

    c) Certified letter from Engineer Carrie of the �Office National Du Cadastre�. Content of the letter was read in French by Noe Dorestant and translated into English and analyzed by the following members of the HAES board of Directors: Noe Dorestant, Max Massac, Sevigne Castor and Marc Leveille..

    d) Letter from the Institute of Human and Community Development, Inc. (IHCD) soliciting donations from H.A.E.S. and its members. The Institute has a social address in Haiti.

    e) Membership application and membership dues for 2002 from new HAES member Paul Namphy, who was recruited by the Chairman during the HAES membership drive during he Haitian Heritage month celebration at the Broward main Library.

  • Financial Report: Max Massac reported on the financial status of HAES from the period of January 2002 through May 10, 2002.

  • Report by Marc A. Leveille. Marc Leveille reported on computer purchase from Gateway for the GPS Project in Haiti.

  • Report by Peter Kammeyer. Peter Kammeyer informed the board members of his eventual absence for next month meeting. He will be in Haiti with Marc Leveille working on some projects. Peter requested from the HAES Treasurer, Max Massac: letter acknowledging his donation to HAES on behalf of the GPS Project in Haiti.

  • Lengthy discussion on the relationships between HAES and HESS and their mutual involvement in the GPS Project for Haiti. The following were stated by:

    a) Noe: HAES and HESS should be two independent entities and therefore to avoid conflict of interest, HAES should have not interest in buying out HESS.

    b) Max: Why HESS has to be a for profit organization?

    c) Peter: To avoid the complications of a not for profit organization.

    d) The Chairman proposed some kind of transparent partnership with HESS and strongly urged that all grant application or fundraising activities on behalf of HESS should be handled outside of HAES. He also advised Peter to establish contact with a reputable organization such as the Episcopal Church of Haiti, where he can count on the track record, the respect and security that such institution will provide for his investment in the long run.

    e) Bosquet: Legal implications of the partnership should be researched and discussed further.

    f) Peter: Start process of changing HESS for profit status to non-profit as of Monday (May 13, 2002) 4:00 PM.

  • Peter requested donation from Digital Globe to allow HAES to work with the Episcopal University of Haiti for the purpose of improving agriculture in Haiti.

  • It was agreed by all in order to cover expenses made by HAES, to charge an admission fee of $5.00 for adults at the HAES Technical Awareness Fair to be held at the Miami Museum of Science on May 12th, 2002. Children under the age of 10 will be admitted free of charge.

    • Motion

  • A motion was presented by Noe Dorestant and seconded by Peter Kammeyer for: HAES to donate a Continuously Operating Reference Station (CORS) equipment to the Episcopal University of Haiti with the conditions that: the HESS organization should maintain such equipment. HESS should also provide significant training, maintenance and related services free of charges to make use of said equipment. The motion was approved unanimously.A second motion was presented by Noe Dorestant and seconded by Sevigne Castor for HAES to accept a donation of $10,000 from Peter Kammeyer to cover the remaining costs of the CORS equipment installation and also to provide GPS training to future trainers in Haiti. The motion was approved unanimously.

    • Action Items

  • Preparation for HAES May 12th annual Technical Awareness Fair at the Miami Museum of Science.

  • Preparation for HAES 4th of July picnic at Holywood beach, Florida.

  • Preliminary preparation for HAES December 14th annual gala.

    • Next Meeting.

    The next regular meeting of the Board of Directors will be held on June 15th, 2002, in Hallandale, FL.

    There being no further business on the agenda; the Chairman of the HAES Board of Directors adjourned the meeting at 8:52 PM.

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    Sevigne Castor, Interim Secretary of the Board of Directors 2002.

    HAES Official Minutes WEB page maintained by the HAES Chairman, Noe' Dorestant. Last updated on 6/23/2002.

    HAES regular meeting schedule

    Past April 2002 HAES minutes (Geocities & Haiti-Science site)

    Past January 2002 HAES minutes (Geocities & Haiti-Science site)

    Past 2001 HAES minutes (Haiti-Science site)

    Past 2000 HAES minutes (Seflin site)

    Past 1999 HAES minutes (Seflin site)

    Past 1998 HAES minutes (Seflin site)

    Past 1997 HAES minutes (Seflin site)

    Past 1996 HAES minutes (Seflin site)



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