Brief Summary of Minutes of Annual Meeting

NC119 Annual Meeting April 29th 2015 Agenda Welcome - David Jackson • project approved for continuation based on favorable mid-term review • good till Sept 2017 • next year ~ April 2016 - David will go through what needs to be done for a rewrite • need collaboration to exist for multistate project and its purpose o for next round need to continue to share data, collaborate with each others, provide input on projects, set priorities and approaches would like to see happen; try to id additional people with an interest for this project • in the next couple of years need a face to face meeting, before renewal o other groups have a regular plan for getting together as a group; helps make them successful o some issues with travel funds • can brainstorm some grant ideas as a group to gain travel money for a face to face meeting o check with federal funding agencies o would help those not associated with AES o Conference grant? USDA • Shane will get in contact with someone regarding this and also has some industry contacts • combination of sources would be best New Chair and Secretary • Jerome possibly serving/helping as Chair • send a ballot for Chair and Secretary (Chair-Elect)? Liz needs to send email for progress reports for annual report • Kim new article published • check with David for annual report due date • send email to see who has sent progress report Goals for next year • face to face meeting if at all possible • possible meeting times? are we limited by time constraint or not because this meeting is not face to face? • if no time constraint - suggested to meet in September o university location or arbitrary location such as Raleigh (Kim M) o ASN is pulling out of EB - has 3 more years o Shane suggested Dallas o put out a ballot of indicated locations o Jerome suggested Washington, DC - USDA o can USDA liaison help with meeting • co-submit grant proposals o id members who are interested and facilitate interaction o monthly updates? or one hour conference calls? Jerome will check into toll-free conference call provider o Kim suggested writing up a paragraph summarizing each individuals work and share with group • Martha Belury - brought up issue of omega-6 and omega-3; and omega-3 replacing omega-6 message coming out o Jerome looking at ratios; new food paradigm; 3, 6 and 9's Project Updates • Shane possibly adding a member to the group • Jeromes rodent diet; Indiana University; fertility • Adam - starting knockout mouse work; enhancing conversion of n-3's; metabolic health outcomes and inflammation; available tissues - brain, liver, reproductive tissue, muscle • Shane - putting together a reproductive interdisciplinary group; Additional Items • Discussion of Debra Palmers work - can we get an update from her? Meeting Adjourned 2:19 pm