-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 THE TALKORIGINS FOUNDATION, INC. A Texas Nonprofit Corporation MINUTES OF ANNUAL DIRECTORS MEETING August 13, 2005 The TalkOrigins Foundation held its annual meeting of the Board of Directors starting on April 22, 2004, and continuing from day to day thereafter. All directors (Wesley Elsberry, John Wilkins, and Kenneth Fair) were present and participated by electronic mail as allowed by Section 5.04 of the Bylaws. At the meeting the following business was conducted: 1. The Secretary (Kenneth Fair) presented a report on the organization of the Foundation and the granting of tax-exempt status by the IRS. A copy of the report can be found at the following location: http://www.talkorigins.org/foundation/corpdocs/SecRpt20050422.txt 2. The Treasurer (Kenneth Fair) presented a report on the initial funding of the Foundation and the amount raised by the initial donation request. A copy of the report can be found at the following location: http://www.talkorigins.org/foundation/corpdocs/TreasRpt20050422.txt 3. The Board held an election to fill the seat of Kenneth Fair, whose term was expiring. John Wilkins renominated Kenneth Fair to fill the seat, which was seconded by Wesley Elsberry. The vote was 2-0 in favor, with Kenneth Fair abstaining from the discussion and vote. 4. The Board discussed the need for additional bandwidth for hosting The Panda's Thumb. The Board asked the President to look into and report back on options for hosting and the costs of each option. 5. The Board discussed moving the domain for the Archive to joker.com to align it with the other sites, and to transfer ownership of the domains to the Foundation. The Board voted 3-0 in favor of the move. 6. The Board discussed the possibility of setting up a system so that individuals could make automatic recurring donations to the Foundation. The Board directed the Treasurer to look into the possibility. 7. The Board discussed the possibility of activating an "Amazon Associates" account to receive money from click-throughs from the Archive. The Treasurer agreed to set up such an account. All business having been concluded, the meeting was adjourned. /s/ Kenneth J. Fair Secretary, TalkOrigins Foundation -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: PGP 8.0.2 - not licensed for commercial use: www.pgp.com iQA/AwUBQv56ejz5KF0EZhfWEQJ6FACfYysRGeBDd+Kh52u95ddDWE/8xT0AnRx+ CBnMY7s/c71fBc4EorLpZxf5 =UHox -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----