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ANNUAL MEETING ANNOUNCMENT


Provisional until approved at the 2004 meeting
The annual meeting of the Logical Language Group, Inc. will take place
in cyberspace on Sunday June 15, 2003 at 6PM EDT. This message
constitutes official notice of that meeting.


==  Minutes of the 2003 Annual Meeting of the Members of [[The Logical Language Group|The Logical Language Group]], Inc. ==
The meeting will be conducted using the lojban-members email list, to
which it is believed that all members but one are subscribed, and using
the IRC facility at irc.lojban.org. EXCEPT IN THE EVENTUALITY NOTED
BELOW, THE MEETING WILL NOT TAKE PLACE AT LOGFEST.


===  Session 1 ===
Reports to the membership and final votes on motions will use email.
Live interaction will use IRC, and amendments and procedural votes will
also take place on IRC, unless there is call for a full vote on some issue.


The fifteenth Annual Meeting of the Members of [[The Logical Language Group|The Logical Language Group]], Inc. was called to order on June 15, 2003 at 3:06 PM PDT
Non-members may participate in the IRC portion of the meeting, and may
subscribe to a mailing list (to be announced) in order to get copies of
all traffic posted on the members list during the meeting.


Roll call was taken of the members.
If not all business has been concluded by 10PM EDT, the meeting will be
continued to one or more additional sessions as decided during the
meeting. If all business has not been concluded before July 15, 2003,
then the meeting will be continued on Saturday, July 26, 2003 at 2PM
EDT, to be conducted in person at LogFest. (LogFest will take place
from July 25-27 at an undetermined hotel near Fairfax VA. People are
still welcome to stay at lojbab's house, or can rent a hotel room.)


Non-members in attendance at the annual meeting were:
BILINGUAL MEETING


* [[User:John Clifford|John Clifford]]
By vote of the membership at last years meeting, as recorded in the
* Craig Daniel
minutes, which you should receive attached to this notice, starting with
this next meeting,
all official meetings of LLG
members and board are officially bi-lingual (may speak in either English or
lojban) with translation by request of any member, and that it will be an old
business item each year to discuss further conversion to preference for lojban
during business matters.


* Jordan DeLong
At least one member has requested that any Lojban statements during the
* Charles Reiss
upcoming meeting be translated to English.


* Jerome Desquilbet
Any member who wants advance reports and motions (see below) translated
* [[Pierre Abbat|Pierre Abbat]]
into Lojban needs to contact [email protected] ASAP and definitely
before June 7, 2003, so that we can be sure to have things translated.
Translation into Lojban during the IRC portion of the meeting is
discussed below.


Members attending (19) were:
ONLINE MEETING PROCEDURES


* [[John Cowan|John Cowan]]
 
* Gary Burgess
Here is how the meeting will be conducted:


* [[Jay Kominek|Jay Kominek]]
1. All committee and official projects of LLG are expected to submit a
* John Hodges
report to the meeting discussing their activities during the last year.
Committee chairs and project leaders shall submit this report to
[email protected] prior to June 7, 2003. A complete list of committees
and projects and their leaders will be found in the agenda. A project
that does not submit a report may have its official status terminated.


* Shawn Lasseter
The President or Secretary will assemble reports in agenda order, and
* [[Nora LeChevalier|Nora LeChevalier]]
will post them to the LLG-members mailing list prior to June 14, 2003,
thereby giving members a chance to read these reports in advance of the
meeting.


* [[User:Bob LeChevalier|Bob LeChevalier]]
The 7 day lead time is to allow for translation of any Lojban to
* [[User:xorxes|Jorge Llambias]]
English, and if requested, from English into Lojban. By posting all
reports in advance, considerable meeting time required for these reports
will be eliminated.


* Keith Lynch
2. The meeting will be called to order on channel #LLG on
* Alexandra Miles-Lasseter
irc.lojban.org. Those who have no access to IRC can use the web-based
interface at http://www.lojban.org/irc/ which will default connect you
to channel #lojban. People will be monitoring that channel to help
anyone who does not know how to join a different channel.


* [[User:Nick Nicholas|Nick Nicholas]]
3. Any Lojban spoken on channel #LLG will be translated to English by a
* Paul Francis O'Sullivan
designated translator or translators. If a member wishes to have some
or all of the meeting discussion translated into Lojban, they may
request it as a "point of privilege". The backchannel #penmyfanva will
be reserved for Lojban speaking members and translators who need to
discuss translations. Xod, as chair of the meeting translation
committee, will be in charge of that channel.


* [[Adam Raizen|Adam Raizen]]
4. Bylaw amendment motions are included in this meeting announcement,
* [[And Rosta|And Rosta]]
and will be translated to Lojban if any member so requests.


* [[Robin Powell|Robin Powell]]
5. Any non-bylaw motions pertaining to the agenda as published in this
* [[User:Mark Shoulson|Mark Shoulson]]
notice should be submitted in advance of the meeting by June 7, 2003, if
possible, to allow for translation. Amendments and procedural motions
may be introduced on IRC during the meeting per standard parliamentary
procedure. Any new agenda items and other motions will be scheduled for
a later session.


* Charles Hope
6. A member or non-member wishing to be recognized to speak during the
* [[User: Broca|Arnt Richard Johansen]]
meeting will so indicate by saying simply "ju'i", or if seeking to
interrupt for a priority statement (point of information, point of
privilege, point of order) shall so indicate by saying "ta'a". The
chair will recognize those requesting to speak in accordance with
parliamentary procedure, as defined in Sturgis.


* Veijo Vilva (arrived later, after roll call)
7. When a motion is introduced, the chair will call for a second, and
any member can second without being explicitly recognized. During
discussion, members and non-members must await recognition by the chair
before speaking.


Members "present" (3) by proxy:
8. The chair intends to conduct voting as much as possible by asking if
there is objection. Only if there is objection on a motion will votes
be counted. Amendments will be voted on in the IRC channel. Final
votes on motions may take place on IRC only if there is a quorum and
there is no objection. Otherwise, the motion will be posted to the
members mailing list for voting. Once posted, members will have 48
hours to vote (including abstention) or will be presumed to be absent.
Normal motions require a quorum and a majority of those voting. Bylaw
amendments require a majority of all LLG members in order to be
approved.


* Yevgeny Sklyanan to Jay Kominek (with instructions)
9. At the appropriate time, non-members elected to membership will be
* David Young to Nora LeChevalier (with instructions)
added immediately to the members list so that they can vote on any
issues thereafter.


* Tommy Whitlock to Robert LeChevalier (with instructions)
10. During the meeting sessions, the email list should be used only for
procedural matters, not for discussion. By doing votes by email, we
maximize the ability of people to vote directly without use of proxies.
(maximizing direct participation being the primary reason for moving the
meeting online), and by prepublishing reports on the mailing list, we
shorten the meeting and allow people to read over and consider whether
action is needed on any report (the reports will probably also be more
cogent than the ones usually given at meetings).


Members not in attendance (8) were:
If there are any questions about these procedures, please post to the
members list in advance of the meeting.


* Athelstan
 
* Ivan Derszhanski
PROXIES


* Allen Bailey
Because proxies have come up as an issue of controversy, I am asking
* David Crowell
members to consider carefully their proxies. In particular, while it is
not required, I am encouraging members who may not be present for some
or all of the meeting to give specific instructions in their proxy.
These instructions can be as simple as "abstain on all issues" or "vote
the way you think I would vote", but your responsibility as members
suggests that insofar as possible, you should offer some guidance
specific to any issues in which you are interested.


* Robin Turner
To aid this, I have created a proxy form with the major agenda items in
* David Barton
which you can state opinions or vote guidance on the various issues.


* Avitol Oliver
It is acceptable to prepare a proxy even if you expect to be at the
* David Twery
meeting, unless you are sure that you will be there for the entire
meeting. Proxies can be assigned and withdrawn if you have to come and
go, and your presence at the meeting or your direct vote on an issue
either at the meeting or via the mailing list will supersede any vote
based on your proxy instructions.


POINT OF ORDER: Identity checks of participants was held to be unnecessary unless and until doubt about a participant's true identity was raised
Because some have presumed that a large number of proxies wielded by an
individual represents a potential for abuse of power, you may wish to  
consider assigning a proxy to someone other than one of the LLG leaders,
who have often tended to hold multiple proxies.


Roll call of members: Taken
Bob LeChevalier
President, The Logical Language Group, Inc.


22 present in person or by proxy, 8 absent. - Quorum.
AGENDA
2003 Annual Meeting of the Logical Language Group, Inc.  
June 15, 2003 6PM
irc.lojban.org, channel #LLG


Proper notice of meeting by Secretary/Treasurer was given (per Article 3, Section 4 of the Bylaws); therefore the proposed bylaw amendments may be considered.
The President will turn the chair over to the Vice President for conduct
of the meeting after calling the meeting to order.


Chair turned over to Vice President, [[John Cowan|John Cowan]].
(1) roll call;


POINT OF ORDER: The parliamentary committee's request for minimal use of [[Lojban]] at the 2003 Annual General Meeting was reiterated.  Those wishing translations of the 2003 AGM were directed to #penmyfanva.
(2) proof of notice of meeting or waiver of notice;


[[John Cowan for the record|John Cowan for the record]]: By common consent, the 2003 AGM is being held in the IRC Channel #meeting rather than #llg as was stated in the agenda
(3) reading of Minutes of preceding meeting;


Reading of minutes:
[http://www.lojban.org/tiki/Minutes%20are%20presubmitted%20as%20an%20attachment%20to%20this%20notice Minutes are presubmitted as an attachment to this notice]


By unanimous consent, the reading of the minutes was waived since the minutes had been distributed prior to the meeting.
(4) reports of Officers;


Report of officers: Secretary/Treasurer
The President will report on behalf of himself and the outgoing
Secretary/Treasurer. The report will be posted to the members list in
advance of the meeting.


By unanimous consent, the reading of the Secretary/Treasurer's report was waived since it had been distributed prior to the meetingd.
(5) reports of committees;


Report of officers: President
All committee chairs and (quasi-)official projects are asked to prepare
a report, which will be posted to the members list in advance of the
meeting.


By unanimous consent, the reading of the President's report was waived since it had been distributed prior to the meeting.
Committees:
 
baupla fuzykamni - Nick Nicholas
The Level 0 Package - John Cowan
New Book Keeping Procedures - Bob LeChevalier
Print On Demand - Robin Powell
Level -1 - Robin Powell
lojban.org Maintenance - Robin Powell
Parliamentary Rules - xod
Streamlining Meeting Procedures - John Cowan
WorldCon - Keith Lynch
Meeting Notice - John Cowan
Ju'i Lobypli Editorial - Jay Kominek
Lojban Announcement/le lojbo karni Editorial - Jay Kominek
Grant Proposal - Dave Barton
Secretarial Transition - Bob LeChevalier
 
 
Projects (most of these have not been submitted for official project
status, but have quasi-official status in being recognized on the
Website. Official ones have either been recognized by the Board or by
the membership in prior years. Members will be asked to review each
submitted project report and vote on their continued recognition as an
official project):
 
Official Projects
 
Lojban Website Translation Project [http://www.lojban.org/tiki/official official] - Jordan DeLong?
Chrestomathy [http://www.lojban.org/tiki/official official] - Gregory Dyke
Lojban Archives Project [http://www.lojban.org/tiki/official official] - Bob LeChevalier
Dictionary (formerly official; subsumed by BPFK, termination report) - Bob LeChevalier
Lojban Parser [http://www.lojban.org/tiki/official official] - John Cowan
Draft Textbook [http://www.lojban.org/tiki/official official] - Bob LeChevalier and John Cowan
Lojban for Beginners [http://www.lojban.org/tiki/official official] - Nick Nicholas and Robin Turner
Lojban Use in the European Patent System [http://www.lojban.org/tiki/official official] - Hartmut Pilch
Lojban and Logic book and webpage [http://www.lojban.org/tiki/official official] - John Clifford
Lojban List [http://www.lojban.org/tiki/official official] - John Cowan, Bob LeChevalier and Robin Powell
ckafybarja [http://www.lojban.org/tiki/official official] - Nick Nicholas, Veijo Vilva and others.
Alice in Wonderland translation [http://www.lojban.org/tiki/official official] - Jorge Llambias
 
Translation Projects
 
Hebrew Translation Project - Adam Raizen
French Website Translation Project - [http://www.lojban.org/tiki/unknown%20leader unknown leader]
Esperanto Website Translation Project - Theodore Reed
Lojbanic Phrasebook Project - Robert Griffin
Russian Website project - Evguenie Sklyanin
Russian gismu list - Evguenie Sklyanin
Lovecraft Translation - Jordan DeLong?
Burton Arabian Nights Translation - Bob LeChevalier
The Moon is a Harsh Mistress Chapter 1 Translation - Bob LeChevalier
The Legend of Zelda Translation - Theodore Reed?
 
Internet Communication
 
Lojban wiki - Robin Powell
Russian Lojban List - Evguenie Sklyanin
Lojban Webring - Robin Powell
Lojban Portal - xod
Lojban Links Page - Evguenie Sklyanin
Mailing List/Lojban FAQs - xod
jboske - And Rosta?
jbosnu - Jorge Llambias and xod
Lojban beginners list - Jay Kominek
 
Lexicon and Teaching Tools
 
jbovlaste: The Lojban Dictionary Editing System - Robin Powell and Jay Kominek
Eaton Interface - Bob LeChevalier
LogFlash 2 - Nora LeChevalier
jbofi'e - Richard Curnow
vlatai - Pierre Abbat
Random Sentence Generator - Bob and Nora LeChevalier
LogFlash Language Learning research - Bob LeChevalier
Lojban Audio tape/CD - Jay Kominek?
 
Other
 
TLI Loglan Interface - Stephen Belknap and Bob LeChevalier
Lojban Adventure - Robin Powell and Nick Nicholas
Lojban Java List - xod
 
Inactive Projects not likely to be activated
 
Lojban Parser/Glosser - Nora LeChevalier (largely supplanted by jbofi'e)
LogFlash/LogFlash 3 - Nora LeChevalier (completed, no planned improvements)
MacLogFlash - Richard Kennaway (no longer specific to Lojban)
 
 
(6) proposal and approval of new members, who shall assume membership
immediately if present at the next meeting, or at the end of the meeting
if not present;
 
Jordan Delong has submitted his name for prospective membership, and
indicated his intent to be at the meeting.
 
(7) election of Directors
 
Since last year, John Clifford resigned, and was replaced by Robin
Powell. This year Nora LeChevalier and Shawn Lasseter are not running
for reelection. Bob LeChevalier is running for reelection only if
needed because of the requirement that at least one Board member be a
Virginia resident. No other directors have stated intentions, but
directors have generally been reelected.
 
Thus the incumbent slate would be John Cowan, xod (Charles Hope), Nick
Nicholas, Robin Powell, and probably Bob LeChevalier as the required
Virginia resident member, The Board must have between 4 and 7 members
who need to be available online for year-round day-to-day management of
the organization, in between the annual meetings. The Board also elects
LLG officers.
 
It is believed that Jay Kominek will be nominated for a Board seat. It
is recommended that others who might be interested indicate their
interest in advance of the meeting.
 
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(8) unfinished business;
 
[note: In the following sections, a motion by lojbab is to make sure<br />that there is amotion on the floor, and in the case of a bylaw<br />amendment, a specific text. lojbab is not in favor of all the motions he<br />has proposed. Note: In the following sections, a motion by lojbab is to make sure
that there is amotion on the floor, and in the case of a bylaw
amendment, a specific text. lojbab is not in favor of all the motions he
has proposed.]
 
 
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A. Baseline statement
 
1. lojbab:
I move that the baseline statement approved by the Board of Directors
and ratified by the community remain official policy for at least 5
years after completion of the byfy-defined dictionary.
 
 
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B. Transition to all-Lojban annual meetings
 
1.Amendment tabled from last year:
Amendment b1 [http://www.lojban.org/tiki/to%20Amendment%20b to Amendment b]: That meetings be bilingual, but motions and
amendments be recorded in lojban - TABLED to next year.
 
2. lojbab:
I move that starting with the annual meeting in 2004, all motions during
member and board meetings, and all official announcements and meeting
minutes shall be proposed in or translated into Lojban. (Present policy
is bilingual, with translation to Lojban on request, making English the
default language. This would make translation mandatory, even if not
requested, and thus put the two languages in fully equal status.)
 
3. Lojbab:
I move that, starting with the annual meeting in 2005, Lojban shall be
the preferred language during member and board meetings, and with
translation into English and other languages on request.
 
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C. Implementation of Dues-Based, Non-Voting, Sustaining Memberships


Report of Committees:
This has been a recurring item that is not implemented. Benefits of  
membership remain undecided.


The Vice-President requested reports from committees which had not been distributed prior to the meeting.
No motions have been submitted.


* [[User:Bob LeChevalier|Bob LeChevalier]] requested a translation of [[Adam Raizen|Adam Raizen]]'s predistributed committee report.
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* [[User:Bob LeChevalier|Bob LeChevalier]] requested that all predistributed committee reports be compiled or distributed for the benfit of nonmembers present.  Per [[Robin Powell|Robin Powell]]: interested nonmembers will be sent the predistributed reports via email upon request.


[[Robin Powell for the record|Robin Powell for the record]]: there were errors in the compilation of reports:
(9) new business.


* The Parliamentary Rules committee did report to the members list.
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* There are both French and Esperanto versions of the front page on www.lojban.org.
A. Role of Lojbab in the future of LLG


* The LoveCraft Translation project, "The Book", has been completed.
lojbab desires to have his position as one of the founders of LLG be
recognized by the community in the form of some honorary position. He
seeks the right to speak to his vision of the goals of his establishment
of Lojban and LLG in all venues, and thus to have ex officio "visitor
privileges with right to speak" at any official fora and activities of
the organization. This may be moot for this year depending on how other
issues are resolved.


By unanimous consent, all other committee reports were waived since they had been distributed prior to the meeting.
No specific motion has been submitted on this topic.


A brief recess was granted while the Secretary/Treasurer reset his Internet connection.
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B. Member Qualifications


Report of Projects:
There has been some complaint that many voting members are not active
enough to demonstrate that they meet the standard of Article 3 Section 1
of the Bylaws: "high personal dedication to the purposes" of LLG.


No project reports were submitted.
The following is proposed as either a bylaw amendment, or as a statement
of resolution by the membership. It is written as a bylaw amendment,
but Lojbab as author would accept an amendment from the floor if the
sense of the membership is that they would prefer it to be a resolution
rather than a bylaw.


Consideration of new members:
1. Lojbab:
I move to
amend the 3rd paragraph of Article 3 Section 1, to read


Present, but not members
"Qualifications of persons proposed for membership shall be high
personal dedication to the purposes of The Logical Language Group, Inc.
as set forth in that Article, expressed interest in helping to manage
the affairs of the community, and continuing involvement in the
activities of the community."


* [[User:John Clifford|John Clifford]]
2. Lojbab:
* Craig Daniel
I move to
insert the following paragraph at the end of Article 3 Section 3
[http://www.lojban.org/tiki/or%20approve%20the%20following%20as%20a%20resolution or approve the following as a resolution]


* Jordan DeLong
"A member who has had no involvement in any official committee or
* Charles Reiss
project of the community for the past year, nor has met the requirements
set by the Board in accordance with Section 9 below to qualify as a
sustaining member of the organization during the last year, shall be
presumed to no longer meet the qualifications for membership. The Board
of Directors shall notify any member that they decide no longer meets
the qualifications for membership at least 15 days prior to the annual
meeting, and such member shall be entitled to defend his/her continued
dedication at the meeting. Following allowance for such defense, at the
time of consideration of new members, the membership may confirm by vote
to accept the judgement of the Board that the member has resigned
through failure to meet the qualifications for continued membership."


* Jerome Desquilbet
 
* [[Pierre Abbat|Pierre Abbat]]
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C. Purpose of LLG


Qualifications, responsibilities explained.  Jordan DeLong, Craig Daniel, [[Pierre Abbat|Pierre Abbat]] and Jerome Desquilbet desired to be considered.
In response to a comment from Nick to the Board regarding the purpose of
the organization:


Keith Lynch left the meeting at this point, giving his proxy to [[Nora LeChevalier|Nora LeChevalier]].
1. Lojbab:
I move the following amendment to the Bylaws:


* MOVED: To offer membership to Jordan DeLong, Craig Daniel, [[Pierre Abbat|Pierre Abbat]] and Jerome Desquilbet - PASSED without objection.
Amend Article 2, Section 1, inserting
* MOVED:  To offer membership to Rob Speer and Gregory Dyke [[not present|not present]]. - PASSED without objection


Election of Board of Directors:
"to support the community of people learning and using this language"


Current Board includes
and appending a second paragraph


* Charles Hope ([[User:xod|(xod]])
to read:
* [[John Cowan|John Cowan]]


* Shawn Lasseter   
Section 1. Purpose. The Logical Language Group, Inc. is established to
* [[User:Nick Nicholas|Nick Nicholas]]
promote the scientific study of the relationships between language,
thought and human culture; to investigate the nature of language and to
determine the requirements for an artificially-engineered natural
language; to implement and experiment with such a language; to support
the community of people learning and using this language; to devise and
promote applications for this language in fields including but not
limited to linguistics, psychology, philosophy, logic, mathematics,
computer science, anthropology, sociology, education, and human biology;
to conduct and support experimental and scholarly research in these
fields as they may bear upon the problems of artificial language
development; to communicate with and to educate interested persons and
organizations about these activities; to devise and develop means and
instruments needed for these activities; and to accumulate and publish
the results of such studies and developments. In the furtherance of
these purposes, and in addition to the above activities, The Logical
Language Group, Inc. may award grants to individuals for
experimentation, travel, publication, study and similar activities.


* [[Nora LeChevalier|Nora LeChevalier]] 
In the furtherance of its purposes as stated above, The Logical Language
* [[User:Bob LeChevalier|Bob LeChevalier]]
Group, Inc. shall place priority on support of the community of persons
learning, using, experimenting with, and promoting the language known as
"Lojban - A Realization of Loglan" or alternatively "Lojban".


Max of 7 allowed.
 
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D. Lojbanology/Logic and Language Project


Existing candidates for the Board of Directors were Jordan DeLong, [[Robin Powell|Robin Powell]], Charles Hope, [[Jay Kominek|Jay Kominek]], [[And Rosta|And Rosta]], [[User:Bob LeChevalier|Bob LeChevalier]], [[John Cowan|John Cowan]], and [[User:Nick Nicholas|Nick Nicholas]].
On behalf of And Rosta, Lojbab moves


No new nominations were proposed.
1. That LLG could support a quasi-independent official project that
would be looking at the generic design problems of loglans (i.e. logical
languages) from a theoretical standpoint, as well as specific
suggestions for how to improve specific languages.


Discussion:
Discussion:


The chair entertained suggestions for voting methods.
This is something that hasn't fit well in the existing Lojban community
because of our baseline approach, whereas it is much the sort of thing
that has appeared in TL/Lognet over the years whether or not the Loglan
Academy has chosen to take up some of the ideas.
 
The concept is that this forum/interest group would be sponsored by LLG,
TLI, and perhaps by other language developers (Rex May with Ceqli and
Jim Carter with guaspi) not for the purpose of designing a new language
or prescribing usage for existing ones, but for looking at the
theoretical bounds between logic and language design (the stuff that
becomes too abstruse for the typical Lojban List reader).
 
2. Because of discussion on the mailing lists:
 
Lojbab moves:
 
That any efforts by individuals or groups to develop a new language
or version of the existing language other than under the direct auspices
of the byfy is specifically disowned by LLG and shall not be
associated with LLG
 
 
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E. Users Groups
 
1. Lojbab: I move that LLG recognize local and regional Lojban User
Groups, to be reorganized and treated as Official Projects by the LLG
Board, but given a distinct web page.
 
2. Lojbab: I move that the leaders of Official Users Groups be given
contact information by the Secretary on request, in order to contact
present and past Lojbanists and potential Lojbanists to become active in
the local group.
 
[http://www.lojban.org/tiki/Point%20of%20Information:%20%20There%20have%20been%20such%20User%20Groups%20existing%20or%3Cbr%20/%3Eproposed%20in%20the%20following%20locations,%20though%20most%20are%20probably%20inactive.%3C/p%3E%3Cp%3ELos%20Angeles%20-%20Jim%20Carter/Gerald%20Koenig%3Cbr%20/%3EWashington%20DC%20-%20Bob%20LeChevalier%3Cbr%20/%3EBoston%20-%20Chuck%20Barton%20and%20various%3Cbr%20/%3ESan%20Francisco%20Bay%20Area%20-%20various%3Cbr%20/%3ESeattle%3Cbr%20/%3EItaly%20-Piermaria%20Maraziti%3Cbr%20/%3ESwitzerland%20-%20Gregory%20Dyke%3Cbr%20/%3EUnited%20Kingdom%20-%20Colin%20Fine%3Cbr%20/%3EFinland%20-%20Veijo%20Vilva%3Cbr%20/%3ESweden%20-%20Thorild%20Selen%3Cbr%20/%3EIsrael%20-%20Adam%20Raizin%3Cbr%20/%3EAustralia%20-%20Nick%20Nicholas%20and%20Major%3Cbr%20/%3EGermany%3Cbr%20/%3EBlacksburg%20VA%20-%20Jhn%20Hodges%3Cbr%20/%3ERussia%20-%20Evguenie%20Sklyanin%3Cbr%20/%3ENew%20York%20City%20-%20John%20Cowan%20and%20various%3Cbr%20/%3E Point of Information: There have been such User Groups existing or
proposed in the following locations, though most are probably inactive.]
 
[http://www.lojban.org/tiki/Point%20of%20Information:%20%20There%20have%20been%20such%20User%20Groups%20existing%20or%3Cbr%20/%3Eproposed%20in%20the%20following%20locations,%20though%20most%20are%20probably%20inactive.%3C/p%3E%3Cp%3ELos%20Angeles%20-%20Jim%20Carter/Gerald%20Koenig%3Cbr%20/%3EWashington%20DC%20-%20Bob%20LeChevalier%3Cbr%20/%3EBoston%20-%20Chuck%20Barton%20and%20various%3Cbr%20/%3ESan%20Francisco%20Bay%20Area%20-%20various%3Cbr%20/%3ESeattle%3Cbr%20/%3EItaly%20-Piermaria%20Maraziti%3Cbr%20/%3ESwitzerland%20-%20Gregory%20Dyke%3Cbr%20/%3EUnited%20Kingdom%20-%20Colin%20Fine%3Cbr%20/%3EFinland%20-%20Veijo%20Vilva%3Cbr%20/%3ESweden%20-%20Thorild%20Selen%3Cbr%20/%3EIsrael%20-%20Adam%20Raizin%3Cbr%20/%3EAustralia%20-%20Nick%20Nicholas%20and%20Major%3Cbr%20/%3EGermany%3Cbr%20/%3EBlacksburg%20VA%20-%20Jhn%20Hodges%3Cbr%20/%3ERussia%20-%20Evguenie%20Sklyanin%3Cbr%20/%3ENew%20York%20City%20-%20John%20Cowan%20and%20various%3Cbr%20/%3E ]
 
[http://www.lojban.org/tiki/Point%20of%20Information:%20%20There%20have%20been%20such%20User%20Groups%20existing%20or%3Cbr%20/%3Eproposed%20in%20the%20following%20locations,%20though%20most%20are%20probably%20inactive.%3C/p%3E%3Cp%3ELos%20Angeles%20-%20Jim%20Carter/Gerald%20Koenig%3Cbr%20/%3EWashington%20DC%20-%20Bob%20LeChevalier%3Cbr%20/%3EBoston%20-%20Chuck%20Barton%20and%20various%3Cbr%20/%3ESan%20Francisco%20Bay%20Area%20-%20various%3Cbr%20/%3ESeattle%3Cbr%20/%3EItaly%20-Piermaria%20Maraziti%3Cbr%20/%3ESwitzerland%20-%20Gregory%20Dyke%3Cbr%20/%3EUnited%20Kingdom%20-%20Colin%20Fine%3Cbr%20/%3EFinland%20-%20Veijo%20Vilva%3Cbr%20/%3ESweden%20-%20Thorild%20Selen%3Cbr%20/%3EIsrael%20-%20Adam%20Raizin%3Cbr%20/%3EAustralia%20-%20Nick%20Nicholas%20and%20Major%3Cbr%20/%3EGermany%3Cbr%20/%3EBlacksburg%20VA%20-%20Jhn%20Hodges%3Cbr%20/%3ERussia%20-%20Evguenie%20Sklyanin%3Cbr%20/%3ENew%20York%20City%20-%20John%20Cowan%20and%20various%3Cbr%20/%3E Los Angeles - Jim Carter/Gerald Koenig
Washington DC - Bob LeChevalier
Boston - Chuck Barton and various
San Francisco Bay Area - various
Seattle
Italy -Piermaria Maraziti
Switzerland - Gregory Dyke
United Kingdom - Colin Fine
Finland - Veijo Vilva
Sweden - Thorild Selen
Israel - Adam Raizin
Australia - Nick Nicholas and Major
Germany
Blacksburg VA - Jhn Hodges
Russia - Evguenie Sklyanin
New York City - John Cowan and various
]
 
 
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F. Proxies
 
There being an issue on the use of proxies at meetings, and especially
of blind proxies:
 
1. Robin Powell:
I move to amend the bylaws by:
1. Total removal of the phrase "in person or by proxy", or variants
thereupon, wherever it appears.
 
2. Changing of the last sentence of Article 3, Section 2, which
currently reads:
 
Members may assign their vote to a representative by written
proxy.
 
to
 
Proxy voting is not allowed.
 
3. Changing of the last sentence of Article 3, Section 3, which
currently reads:
 
A member shall also be considered to have resigned, if, after
proper notice of an annual meeting has been sent, the member
fails to submit a proxy or written intent to participate by
telephone, AND, the members present at the meeting confirm by
vote to accept this failure as a sign of resignation.
to
 
A member shall also be considered to have resigned, if, after
proper notice of an annual meeting has been sent, the member
fails to participate in the meeting AND the members present at
the meeting confirm by vote to accept this failure as a sign of
resignation.
 
4. Changing of the last sentence of the first paragraph of Art. 3,
Section 7, which currently reads:
 
Except as otherwise provided by Statute, The Articles of
Incorporation, or these Bylaws, all questions shall be decided
by a majority of all members present or by proxy, mail, or
telephone.
 
to
Except as otherwise provided by Statute, The Articles of
Incorporation, or these Bylaws, all questions shall be decided
by a majority of all members present at the meeting.
 
Robin observes that this would disenfranchise any member who cannot by
some means get 'net access to an online meeting (Lojbab adds: or cannot
be present at a non-on-line meeting.)
 
1a. Lojbab offers a motion of amendment that this bylaw does not take
effect until the completion of the annual meeting at which it is
approved.
 
 
2. Lojbab submits the following as an alternate amendment, which
prohibits only blind proxies, but still allows attendance by proxy for
quorum determination and allows proxies with specific direction:
 
I move to amend the bylaws by:
Changing of the last sentence of Article 3, Section 2, which
currently reads:
 
Members may assign their vote to a representative by written
proxy.
 
to
 
Members may assign their vote to a representative by written proxy
provided that the proxy contains specific instructions regarding the
issue in question. A proxy lacking specific instructions on an issue may
be counted towards quorum, and shall be voted "present" on that issue.
 
I further move that this bylaw does not take effect until the completion
of the annual meeting at which it is approved.
 
 
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G. Sturgis
 
The following makes Sturgis, currently the parliamentary standard for
the annual meeting, apply to all governance of LLG. It also simplifies
the language of the Bylaws to make phone and Internet communication
equivalent to snail mail and to in person communication.
 
1. Robin Powell:
 
I move the following amendment to the bylaws:
Addition of a new Article, to be the new Article 3, with the
current Articles 3 and higher to be renumbered to allow this. The
new Article is as follows:
 
ARTICLE 3
General Procedural Issues
 
Section 1. Parliamentary Authority.
 
All issues not otherwise covered in these Bylaws or in the
Articles Of Incorporation of the The Logical Language Group,
Inc., or in laws and statues that may apply, shall be resolved
by the use of the most recent version of <cite>The Standard Code
of Parliamentary Procedure</cite>, originally by <cite>Alice
Sturgis</cite> (now being maintained by the <cite>American
Institute of Parliamtarians</cite>).
 
Section 2. Communications.
 
Unless otherwise specified, all communications necessary for the
business of the Logical Language Group, Inc. may be conducted by
whatever reasonable and customary means the Board and/or Members
see fit, as long as no Members involved in the communication
have objected to that method. Different methods of
communication may be used with different Members, as needed.
This applies, in particular, to both notice of meetings and the
actual conducting of the business of meetings.
 
Reasonable and customary means of communication include, but are
not limited to, postal mail, electronic mail, telephone, and
various systems of real-time electronic discussion.
 
2. Removal of the final sentence of Article 3, Section 8, which
currently reads:
 
In case of dispute over meeting procedures, the most recent
version of <cite>The Standard Code of Parliamentary
Procedure</cite>, originally by <cite>Alice Sturgis</cite> (now
being maintained by the <cite>American Institute of
Parliamtarians</cite>) shall serve as the basis of resolution,
although a majority of members present may vote to override
those rules on any question.</p>
 
3. Removal of *ALL* references to postal mail, telephone, and
electronic mail throughout the bylaws, in favour of completely
generic terms such as "notify" and "reasonable and customary forms
of communicatian", unless they are specific exceptions to the
principles of the section on Communications above (such as a
specific need for written notification). The exact removals are as
follows:
 
Art. 3, Sec. 4 And Art. 3, Sec. 5:
 
The Secretary/Treasurer shall serve personally, or
by personal telephone conversation, or send through the post
office or by electronic mail addressed to each member at his
last known address, at least fifteen (15) days before such
meeting a notice thereof.
 
becomes
 
The Secretary/Treasurer shall notify each member at least
fifteen (15) days before such a meeting.
 
Art. 3, Sec. 6:
 
In addition, a member may be considered present through direct
telephone contact or by mail participation as described in
Section 7 below.
 
is removed.
 
Art. 3, Sec. 7:
 
Meetings of members may be held in person or by the use of
telephones or by the mails, or any combination thereof.
Telephone meetings may be by conference, or telephone calls may
be sequentially placed to all non-present members by the calling
officer with at least one other person present as witness.
Proposals may be made either orally or in writing, as the case
may be, and adopted or rejected either orally or in writing, as
if the meeting had been held in person. Except as otherwise
provided by Statute, The Articles of Incorporation, or these
Bylaws, all questions shall be decided by a majority of all
members present or by proxy, mail, or telephone.
 
becomes
 
Meetings of members may be held in person or by the use of any
other reasonable and customary forms of communication.
[http://www.lojban.org/tiki/Note%20a%20specific%20exception%20here. Note a specific exception here.]
Telephone calls may be sequentially placed to all non-present
members by the calling officer with at least one other person
present as witness.
[http://www.lojban.org/tiki/End%20Note End Note]
Except as otherwise provided by Statute, The Articles of
Incorporation, or these Bylaws, all questions shall be decided
by a majority of all members present, whether in person or
through reasonable and customary forms of communication.
 
and
 
Provided that the Secretary/Treasurer or his/her designate shall
certify that all members have been included in the meeting by
attendance, by telephone, or by mail, an adopted action may be
implemented before such written consent is obtained.
 
has the phrase
 
by attendance, by telephone, or by mail
 
removed.
 
Art. 4, Sec. 5:
 
Meetings of Directors may be held in person or by the use of
telephones or by the mails, or any combination thereof.
Telephone meetings may be by conference, or telephone calls may
be sequentially placed to all Directors by the calling officer
with at least one other person present as witness. Proposals
may be made either orally or in writing, as the case may be, and
adopted or rejected either orally or in writing, as if the
meeting had been held in person.
 
is removed and
 
Upon request of any Director with regard to any decision of the
Board, all of the approving Directors shall manifest their
consent in writing and such consent shall be filed in the
Minutes Book. Provided that the Secretary/Treasurer or his/her
designate shall certify that all Directors have been included in
the meeting by attendance, by telephone, or by mail, an adopted
action may be implemented before such written consent is
obtained.
 
has the phrase
 
by attendance, by telephone, or by mail
 
removed.
 
Art. 4, Sec. 7:
 
When a meeting is held by sequential telephone calls or by mail,
quorum requirements shall be considered fulfilled provided that
all Board members have been consulted per the requirements of
Section 5, or that, if a meeting was held with proper notice in
accordance with Section 6, a majority of the Board was
successfully consulted with attempts having been made to consult
with all members.
 
is removed.
 
 
2a/2b. Lojbab submits alternate amendments separating the addition of
section 1 of the proposed new article from the remainder of the changes,
as two separate amendments.
 
Rationale: The use of Sturgis as general authority is a separate issue
from the communications issue. The retention of proxies in any form by
non-passage of Robin's proxy amendment may require a closer look at
changes to the communications amendment. Current practice requires
proxies to have some sort of verification, but as stated the
communications amendment would appear to allow unverified proxies which
would make an amendment requiring specific proxies unenforceable.
 
 
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H. Election of Officers by the membership


* [[Robin Powell|Robin Powell]] suggested "all for", "all against".
Implementing Robin Powell's suggestion that members should be electing the
* Jordan DeLong suggested instant run-off voting as described at
officers of LLG rather than the Board.


* [[h|http://www.wikipedia.org/w/wiki.phtml?search=instant+runoff+voting&amp;go=Go]]
1. Lojbab:  
* Craig Daniel suggested individual "for" and "against" votes, with rejection of the lowest ranked candidates
I move the following amendment to the bylaws, to take effect at the 2004
Annual meeting:


The chair ruled that none of the suggested methods satisfied the bylaw requirements for election of the Board of Directors.  The chair ruled that elections as described on pp. 138-139 of the parliamentary manual were to be held.
Amend Article 5 Section 2, to read:


* MOVED: To elect [[User:Bob LeChevalier|Bob LeChevalier]] to the Board of Directors, satisfying the State of Virginia residency requirement of the bylaws - PASSED without objection.
Section 2. Election. All Officers of the Corporation shall be elected
* MOVED: That votes be counted by two separate tellers (vote counters) who receive votes by private mail, count them, and report when they agree on the results.
annually by a plurality of the members at the annual meeting, and shall
hold office for the term of one (1) year, or until their successors are
duly elected. Officers may succeed themselves.


* Friendly Amendment A: That after the vote is tallied, the tellers will reveal who voted how - PASSED as amended by Unfriendly Amendment A1
and
* Unfriendly Amendment A1: That the tellers shall be required not to reveal the identities of the voters.


* Friendly Amendment B: That a vote only be considered valid if it is a single message addressed to both tellers - ACCEPTED without objection
Amend Article 3 Section 8, to insert election of officers prior to the
election of directors:


Note: there was significant discussion on the issue of secret vs. open ballots. The final vote on Unfriendly Amendment A1 was 13 in favour, 6 opposed, with 5 abstentions.
Section 8. Order of Business. The order of business of all meetings of the
members shall be as follows: (1) roll call; (2) proof of notice of meeting or
waiver of notice; (3) reading of Minutes of preceding meeting; (4) reports of
Officers; (5) reports of committees; (6) proposal and approval of new members,
who shall assume membership immediately if present at the next meeting, or at
the end of the meeting if not present; (7) election of Officers; (8)
election of Directors, if necessary; (9) unfinished business; (10) new
business. ...


The chair appointed [[Nora LeChevalier|Nora LeChevalier]] and Craig Daniel as tellers, without objection.
 
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I. Officers as ex-officio Directors


Unfinished Business:
1. Lojbab:
I move to amend the Bylaws, to take effect at the 2004 annual meeting:


[[User:Bob LeChevalier|Bob LeChevalier]]:
Replace Article 5, Section 2, to read:  
Section 2. How Elected. The Officers of the Corporation shall serve
ex-officio, as Directors. In addition, the members may elect up to four
(4) additional persons receiving a majority of votes cast as Directors.
A person serving in more than one office shall hold only one seat
as Director. These Directors shall constitute the Board of Directors
for the ensuing year.


* The baseline statement at http://www.lojban.org/llg/baseline.html was adopted as [[LLG|LLG]] policy, without objection.
2. Lojbab (dependent on amendment 1 in this topic):
* MOVED: That as of 2004 all motions, announcements, etc. would be either [[Lojban]] or bilingual -- no English-only allowed.


* The motion was divided to separate motions from minutes.
I move to amend the Bylaws, to take effect at the 2004 annual meeting:
* MOVED: As of 2004, all motions and announcements are either Lojban-only or bilingual - FAILED


* Clarified by the chair: "bilingual" to mean "available in both [[Lojban]] and English, both texts being equally authentic."
Delete Article 4, Section 9 which reads:  
* Friendly Amendment A: By 2004, all motions and announcements shall be in [[Lojban]], with an English translation at the option of the chair and secretary, respectively, depending on whose purview the document is under, but the [[Lojban]] being the authoritative version - WITHDRAWN
Section 9. Vacancies. Whenever any vacancy shall occur in the Board of
Directors by death, resignation, removal or otherwise, the same shall be  
filled without undue delay by a majority vote by ballot of the remaining
members of the Board at a Special meeting which shall be called for that
purpose. Such election shall be held within fifteen (15) days after the  
occurrence of such vacancy. The person so chosen shall hold office
until the next Annual meeting or until his successor shall have been
chosen at a Special meeting of the members.


* MOVED: Starting with the annual meeting in 2004, meeting minutes shall be written in or translated into [[Lojban]] - TABLED without objection.
and renumber Section 10 as Section 9.


Discussion:
Rationale for the latter change: With ex-officio directors, officer
directorship vacancies are filled per the section on officer vacancies.
Since the other directorships are optional to the membership, it is not
inherent that they need to be filled


There was much discussion regarding the potentially exclusionary nature of the motion vs. the definition of the [[LLG|LLG]] as a Lojban-promoting group. MOVED: That debate cease and a vote on the original motion take place - PASSED without objection.
 
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J. Virginia Representative Agent


The final vote was 5 in favour, 16 opposed, with 4 abstentions.
Virginia law requires that either a corporate officer or a Director be a
resident of the state of Virginia, and serve as an agent for
communication between the state and the corporation. At present, that
requirement is embedded in the bylaws governing directors. The proposal
is to make the person filling this role an Officer of the Corporation
(and hence by the prior amendment, an ex-officio Director, but this
could be changed while maintaining compliance with the law).


Further [[User:Bob LeChevalier|Bob LeChevalier]]:
1. Lojbab:  
I move to amend the Bylaws, to take effect at the 2004 annual meeting:


* MOVED: Starting with the annual meeting in 2005, [[Lojban]] shall be the preferred language during member and board meetings, and with translation into English and other languages on request.
Amend Article 4, Section 1 from:  
* MOVED: That the above motion be postponed indefinitely - PASSED without objection.
Section 1. Number. The affairs and business of this Corporation shall
be managed by a Board of Directors, who shall be members of the  
Corporation, and at least one (1) of such Directors shall be a resident
of the Commonwealth of Virginia and a citizen of the United States. The
initial members of the Board of Directors shall be as per the Articles
of Incorporation, which members shall serve until the first Annual
Meeting of the members.


Continuation of the Annual General Meeting:
to:


A proposal to extend the meeting by one hour was defeated.  A proposal to extend the meeting by on half-hour was defeated.
Section 1. Number. The affairs and business of this Corporation shall
be managed by a Board of Directors, who shall be members of the  
Corporation.


* MOVED: That the 2003 Annual General Meeting continue by IRC (the alternative being a recess until [[Logfest|Logfest]]) - PASSED
and to add to Article 5 Section 1:
* The final vote was 19 in favour, none opposed, with 4 abstentions.


* MOVED: That the 2003 Annual General Meeting recess until 2200 UTC on June 29th, 2003 - PASSED
Section 1. Number. The Officers of this Corporation shall be:  
* The final vote was 8 in favour, 6 opposed, with 6 abstentions.
President
Vice-President
Secretary/Treasurer
Virginia Registered Agent
The person serving as Virginia Registered Agent may also hold another Office.


Note: a revote on the second motion was required due to confusion over the UTC times suggested for reconvening.
and to append to Article 5 Section 3, the duties of the Virginia Registered Agent:


The 2003 Annual General Meeting was recessed until 2200 UTC on June 29th, 2003.
VIRGINIA REGISTERED AGENT


===  Session 2 ===
The Virginia Registered Agent shall be a resident of the Commonwealth of
Virginia as defined by the laws of that state.


The fifteenth Annual Meeting of the Members of [[The Logical Language Group|The Logical Language Group]], Inc. was called back to order on June 29, 2003 at 3:04 PM PDT
The Virginia Registered Agent shall maintain a place of business of the
Corporation which shall serve as the registered office in the  
Commonwealth of Virginia, which shall be a place of business of the
Corporation


Members attending (18) were:
The Virginia Registered Agent shall serve all functions required by the
laws of the state of Virginia


* Craig Daniel
PROXY STATEMENT
* John Hodges
2003 Annual Meeting of the Logical Language Group, Inc.


* [[Nora LeChevalier|Nora LeChevalier]]
Members submitting proxies to this year's meeting are asked to give
* [[Pierre Abbat|Pierre Abbat]]
specific direction on issues, or to direct a vote of "present" on issues
that they have no specific direction on. This is not obligatory.


* [[User:Bob LeChevalier|Bob LeChevalier]]
You may specify multiple persons to hold your proxy, with the first name
* [[Robin Powell|Robin Powell]]
listed among those present being granted the representation.


* Paul Francis O'Sullivan
Your name:
* [[And Rosta|And Rosta]]


* [[Adam Raizen|Adam Raizen]]
Proxyholder(s) in order of preference:
* [[User:Mark Shoulson|Mark Shoulson]]


* [[User:Nick Nicholas|Nick Nicholas]]
 
* [[User:xorxes|Jorge Llambias]]
General comments?


* [[Jay Kominek|Jay Kominek]]
(3) reading of Minutes of preceding meeting;
* [[Arnt Johansen|Arnt Johansen]]


* [[John Cowan|John Cowan]]
Approval of minutes? (included with notice)
* Robin Turner


* Veijo Vilva
 
* Gary Burgess
(4) reports of Officers;


* Rob Speer
Questions on or acceptance of the reports of officers (President, Vice
President, Secretary/Treasurer)? (to be posted in advance of the
meeting)?


Members "present" (8) by proxy:
 
(5) reports of committees;


* Tommy Whitlock to [[User:Bob LeChevalier|Bob LeChevalier]]
Questions on or acceptance of the reports of committees? (to be posted in advance of the
* Charles Hope to [[User:Nick Nicholas|Nick Nicholas]]
meeting)?


* David Young to [[Nora LeChevalier|Nora LeChevalier]]
Acceptance
* Keith Lynch to [[Nora LeChevalier|Nora LeChevalier]]
Committees:


* Gregory Dyke to [[And Rosta|And Rosta]]
baupla fuzykamni - Nick Nicholas
* Jordan DeLong to [[Jay Kominek|Jay Kominek]]
The Level 0 Package - John Cowan
New Book Keeping Procedures - Bob LeChevalier
Print On Demand - Robin Powell
Level -1 - Robin Powell
lojban.org Maintenance - Robin Powell
Parliamentary Rules - xod
Streamlining Meeting Procedures - John Cowan
WorldCon - Keith Lynch
Meeting Notice - John Cowan
Ju'i Lobypli Editorial - Jay Kominek  
Lojban Announcement/le lojbo karni Editorial - Jay Kominek  
Grant Proposal - Dave Barton
Secretarial Transition - Bob LeChevalier


* Yevgeny Sklyanan to [[Jay Kominek|Jay Kominek]]
 
* Jerome Desquilbet to [[Robin Powell|Robin Powell]]
Projects:


Members not in attendance (1) were:
Questions on or acceptance of the reports of projects? (to be posted in advance of the
meeting)?


* <font color="#ff0000"> One person not named</font>
Favor or oppose this project continuing as an official project of LLG?


The roll call of members was foregone by consent.  26 members present or by proxy,
 
Official Projects


<font color="#ff0000"> unknown</font> absent - Quorum.
Lojban Website Translation Project [http://www.lojban.org/tiki/official official] - Jordan DeLong?
Chrestomathy [http://www.lojban.org/tiki/official official] - Gregory Dyke
Lojban Archives Project [http://www.lojban.org/tiki/official official] - Bob LeChevalier
Dictionary (formerly official; subsumed by BPFK, termination report) - Bob LeChevalier
Lojban Parser [http://www.lojban.org/tiki/official official] - John Cowan
Draft Textbook [http://www.lojban.org/tiki/official official] - Bob LeChevalier and John Cowan
Lojban for Beginners [http://www.lojban.org/tiki/official official] - Nick Nicholas and Robin Turner
Lojban Use in the European Patent System [http://www.lojban.org/tiki/official official] - Hartmut Pilch
Lojban and Logic book and webpage [http://www.lojban.org/tiki/official official] - John Clifford
Lojban List [http://www.lojban.org/tiki/official official] - John Cowan, Bob LeChevalier and Robin Powell
ckafybarja [http://www.lojban.org/tiki/official official] - Nick Nicholas, Veijo Vilva and others.
Alice in Wonderland translation [http://www.lojban.org/tiki/official official] - Jorge Llambias


Old business:
Translation Projects


* MOVED: That meetings be bilingual, but motions and amendments be recorded in lojban (which does not preclude motions and amendments also being recorded in English). This is the second part of the divided motion from Session 1 - PASSED
Hebrew Translation Project - Adam Raizen
* Unfriendly Amendment A: In case of conflict, the original version of the motion and/or amendment (whichever language it is) shall be official - PASSED
French Website Translation Project - [http://www.lojban.org/tiki/unknown%20leader unknown leader]
Esperanto Website Translation Project - Theodore Reed
Lojbanic Phrasebook Project - Robert Griffin
Russian Website project - Evguenie Sklyanin
Russian gismu list - Evguenie Sklyanin
Lovecraft Translation - Jordan DeLong?
Burton Arabian Nights Translation - Bob LeChevalier
The Moon is a Harsh Mistress Chapter 1 Translation - Bob LeChevalier
The Legend of Zelda Translation - Theodore Reed?


* Friendly Amendment B: The mover is responsible for the translation of their motions and amendments into lojban - PASSED without objection
Internet Communication
* Friendly Amendment C: Meetings are omnilingual, the mover of a main motion or amendment is responsible for having it translated into lojban, possibly through an intermediate language, and the original language version of the main motion and amendments shall be the official version. <font color="#ff0000"> It does not appear that this amendment was ever voted on or passed w/o objection </font>


There was a motion to end debate on Unfriendly Amendment A and go directly to a vote - PASSED, 17 in favour, 1 opposed, 1 abstention
Lojban wiki - Robin Powell
Russian Lojban List - Evguenie Sklyanin
Lojban Webring - Robin Powell
Lojban Portal - xod
Lojban Links Page - Evguenie Sklyanin
Mailing List/Lojban FAQs - xod
jboske - And Rosta?
jbosnu - Jorge Llambias and xod
Lojban beginners list - Jay Kominek


Unfriendly Amendment A was passed - 15 in favour, 4 opposed, 4 abstentions
Lexicon and Teaching Tools


After much discussion of the amendments, the main motion passed, 18 in favour, 2 opposed, 3 abstentions
jbovlaste: The Lojban Dictionary Editing System - Robin Powell and Jay Kominek
Eaton Interface - Bob LeChevalier
LogFlash 2 - Nora LeChevalier
jbofi'e - Richard Curnow
vlatai - Pierre Abbat
Random Sentence Generator - Bob and Nora LeChevalier
LogFlash Language Learning research - Bob LeChevalier
Lojban Audio tape/CD - Jay Kominek?


Discussion:
Other


The chair noted that Virginia may take a different view from [[LLG|LLG]] on what is official, and insist on English translations of non-English bylaw changes, etc.
TLI Loglan Interface - Stephen Belknap and Bob LeChevalier
Lojban Adventure - Robin Powell and Nick Nicholas
Lojban Java List - xod


New Business:
Inactive Projects not likely to be activated


The Founder role:
Lojban Parser/Glosser - Nora LeChevalier (largely supplanted by jbofi'e)
LogFlash/LogFlash 3 - Nora LeChevalier (completed, no planned improvements)
MacLogFlash - Richard Kennaway (no longer specific to Lojban)


* MOVED: That the honorary position of Founder be awarded to Jeff Taylor, [[User:Bob LeChevalier|Bob LeChevalier]], [[Nora LeChevalier|Nora LeChevalier]], [[User:John Clifford|John Clifford]], and Tommy Whitlock, who may so sign [[LLG|LLG]] communications channels, such as the [[LLG|LLG]] official journal and members' list. This shall not confer voting privileges on the board or as members. While the Founders are free to articulate their vision and opinions, and to enjoy moral authority, the final decision-making power remains in the hands of the board and the membership. In particular, the founders do not usurp the president's role of representing the board, the membership, and the language community in general in public communications - PASSED by acclamation
 
* Friendly Amendment: The [[LLG|LLG]] will engage in separate negotiations with each of the Founders to negotiate a role for the Founder that will be of the greatest mutual benefit - PASSED without objection
(6) proposal and approval of new members


The chair extended his hearty congratulations to the Founders present.
Jordan Delong?


Lojbanology:
Other nominated members?


* MOVED: That any efforts by individuals or groups to develop a new language or version of the existing language other than under the direct auspices of the [[byfy|byfy]] is specifically disowned by [[LLG|LLG]] and shall not be associated with [[LLG|LLG]] - PASSED without objection
 
*  Friendly Amendment: That membership in such an effort does not disqualify one from membership in the [[LLG|LLG]] or the [[BPFK|BPFK]] - PASSED without objection
(7) election of Directors (vote for 4 to 7 members)


The amendment to the next motion was declared to be conditional upon the passage of this motion, and so although the following motion and amendment were proposed first, they were tabled until this motion (9.D2) was addressed.
Incumbent slate:


* MOVED: That [[LLG|LLG]] could support a quasi-independent official project that would be looking at the generic design problems of loglans (i.e. [[logical language|logical language]]s) from a theoretical standpoint, as well as specific suggestions for how to improve specific languages, but that any efforts by individuals or groups to develop a new language or version of the existing language other than under the direct auspices of the [[byfy|byfy]] is specifically disowned by [[LLG|LLG]] and shall not be associated with [[LLG|LLG]] - PASSED
John Cowan?
*  Friendly Amendment: (essentially a replacement for the above, 9.D1) - PASSED without objection
xod (Charles Hope)?
Nick Nicholas?
Robin Powell?


## That the [[LLG|LLG]] treat as an official project (possibly cosponsored) a discussion forum devoted to the technical study of the design of
Bob LeChevalier as the required Virginia resident member?


### [[Lojban]] as it is
Jay Kominek?


### [[Lojban]] as it might yet be (within the constraints of motion 9.D2)
Other nominees?


### [[Lojban]] as it might have been
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### [[logical language|logical language]]s in general, and
(8) unfinished business;


### other [[logical language|logical language]]s.
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A. Baseline statement


##  At any time, the Board on behalf of the members may remove the project's official status, if the Board judges that the project transgresses 9.D2. [[The intent here is that provisional removal of official status would not have to wait until the AGM.|The intent here is that provisional removal of official status would not have to wait until the AGM.]]
Motion 1?


##  Only the Board and Members' Meeting are arbiters of whether the project has developed in such a way that it transgresses 9.D2. [[The intent of this clause is that anybody objecting to the content of the project's discussions as a violation of 9.D2 will petition the Board and/or Members' Meeting rather than disrupt the discussions.]]
Comments?


##  A condition of the project being granted official status in the first place is that if the official status is subsequently rescinded then the project (or its offshoots) makes clear its dissociation from the [[LLG|LLG]] and makes no claim on the name 'Lojban'.
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B. Transition to all-Lojban annual meetings


A 2 minute recess was requested for relief and consideration of the motion, due to the extent of the amendment.
Motion 1?


At this point, Tommy Whitlock arrived at the home of [[User:Bob LeChevalier|Bob LeChevalier]]; due to limited computer access, [[User:Bob LeChevalier|Bob LeChevalier]] acted as Tommy Whitlock's "voice" from this point on in the IRC channel.
Motion 2?


The vote passed 16 in favour, 3 opposed, 2 abstentions.
Motion 3?


Local [[Lojban]] Groups:
Comments?


* MOVED: That [[LLG|LLG]] recognize local and regional [[Lojban]] User Groups, to be recognized and treated as Official Projects by the [[LLG|LLG]] Board, but given a distinct web page - PASSED without objection
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* Friendly Amendment A: That the term '[[Local Lojbanist Groups|Local Lojbanist Groups]]' be used instead of 'Local User Groups' - PASSED without objection
C. Implementation of Dues-Based, Non-Voting, Sustaining Memberships


* Friendly Amendment B: The [[LLG|LLG]] shall recognize local and regional [[Lojban]] groups, and may reorganize them as Official Projects and give them a distinct web page, if so desired by the group in question - WITHDRAWN
Comments?
* Friendly Amendment C: With the local group's agreement - PASSED without objection


Discussion:
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[[Arnt Johansen|Arnt Johansen]] noted that the wording implied a level of control over local groups by the [[LLG|LLG]] that may not be desired by those groups.
(9) new business.


It was noted that affiliation as an Official Project carries only the obligation to present regular reports on the activities of the project, and failure to do so incurs no greater penalty than de-recognition by the [[LLG|LLG]].
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A. Role of Lojbab in the future of LLG


[[User:Bob LeChevalier|Bob LeChevalier]] noted that he worded the original motion to set up a separate (web) page for user groups, distinct from the project page.  Also noted that [[LLG|LLG]] offers web space to all projects, so in addition to a summary web page for users groups, [[Local Lojbanist Groups|Local Lojbanist Groups]] would also be entitled to set up their own web page specific to the group.
Comments?


Friendly Amendment B was withdrawn as a result of clarification of 'recognize' vs. 'reorganize' in the original motion.
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B. Member Qualifications


* MOVED: That the leaders of [[Local Lojbanist Groups|Local Lojbanist Groups]] be given contact information on relevantly local Lojbanists by the Secretary on request, in order to contact present and past Lojbanists and potential Lojbanists to become active in the local group - PASSED without objection
Motion 1?
* Friendly Amendment A: where permitted by local law - PASSED without objection


* Friendly Amendment B: that Lojbanists living in the area of the local group be given contact info for the organizer (rather than vice versa) - PASSED without objection
Motion 2 as bylaw amendment?


A motion to commit the motion to committee to study the legality of the exchange of personal information under local laws was withdrawn in favout of Friendly Amendment A.
Motion 2 as resolution?


Bylaws:
Comments?


* MOVED: That officers be elected by the members rather than the Board, and that election of officers precede the election of directors - FAILED due to lack of majority
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* Addenda: the phrase "proposal and approval of new members, who shall assume membership immediately if present at the next meeting" should read "proposal and approval of new members, who shall assume membership immediately if present at the current meeting" - ACCEPTED without objection
C. Purpose of LLG


The final vote was 14 in favour, 7 opposed, with 6 abstentions
Motion 1?


* MOVED: That changing the text of Motion 9I1 from "Replace Article 5, Section 2, to read:" to "Replace Article 4, Section 2, to read:" does not require 15 days notice containing the explicit change to the Motion - PASSED
Comments?


The final vote was 12 in favour, 2 opposed, with 5 abstentions
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D. Lojbanology/Logic and Language Project


* MOVED: That officers also serve as ex-officio directors - WITHDRAWN
Motion 1?


Since this amendment was dependent on the previous amendment, it was withdrawn when the previous amendment failed.
Motion 2?


* MOVED: That a new office be created, effective 2004, which can only be filled by a Virginia resident.  The office has no duties in particular.  Holding the office is compatible with holding another office or directorship - PASSED The final vote was 21 in favour, none opposed, with 2 abstentions
Comments?


* MOVED: That The Standard Code of Parliamentary Procedure , in its most recent version, be the Parliamentary Authority for the [[LLG|LLG]] (where not specifically overruled by the Bylaws, Articles of Incorporation, or relevant laws and statutes) - PASSED
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E. Users Groups


Final vote: 20 in favour, 1 opposed, no abstentions
Motion 1?


* MOVED: (in summary) That all references to postal mail, telephone, and electronic mail throughout the bylaws be removed in favour of completely generic terms such as "notify" and "reasonable and customary forms of communication", unless they are specific exceptions to the principles of the section on Communications (such as a specific need for written notification) - TABLED until 9F (regarding proxies) resolved; FAILED
Motion 2?


A motion to commit this motion to committee to determine the ramifications of allowing electronic communication was defeated, 5 in favour, 14 opposed, no abstentions.
Suggestions for User Groups to recognize?


The final vote was 17 in favour, 6 opposed, no abstentions
Comments?


* MOVED: Proxy voting is disallowed forthwith - FAILED
 
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F. Proxies


* Friendly Amendment A: That this bylaw does not take effect until the completion of the annual meeting at which it is approved - PASSED without objection
Motion 1 (long one by Robin)?


* Unfriendly Amendment B: Blind proxies are disallowed; proxies containing specific instructions are allowed; any proxy without specific instructions on a specific issue counts as a vote of "present" on that issue - PASSED
Amendment 1a by Lojbab?


Amendment B passed 17 in favour, 5 opposed, no abstentions
Alternate Motion 2 by Lojbab?


The main motion (as amended to "no blind proxies") failed with 14 in favour, 9 opposed, with no abstentions. This means that the status quo - all proxies are allowed - remains in effect.
Comments?
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G. Sturgis


A motion to continue the meeting past the scheduled closing time was unanimously passed.
Motion 1 (long)


The chair ruled that no motions not on the original agenda were to be considered at the current session (in the interests of time).  This ruling was appealed and the chair's ruling was sustained by the members, 12 in favour, 6 opposed, 2 abstentions
Alternate Split motion 2a?


* MOVED: To add "continuing involvement" to the list of qualifications for membership in the [[LLG|LLG]] as stated in the Bylaws.
Alternate Split motion 2b?


* Friendly Amendment A: To make this motion a resolution of principle rather than a bylaw amendment - PASSED without objection
Comments?


* Friendly Amendment B: Qualifications of both new and ongoing membership shall be high personal dedication to the purposes of [[The Logical Language Group|The Logical Language Group]], Inc as set forth in that Article,  expressed interest in helping to manage the affairs of the community, continuing involvement in the activities of the community, and  attendance in person at the AGM. Failure to satisfy some of these conditions is not necessarily a disqualification from membership, if some of the other conditions are satisfied to a sufficiently high degree." - PASSED as amended
 
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H. Election of Officers by the membership


* Friendly Amendment C: To remove "in person" from Amendment B (to facilitate IRC meetings) - PASSED without objection
Motion 1?


* Unfriendly Amendment D: To replace "in person" in Amendment C with "not by proxy" - FAILED, 7 in favour, 14 opposed, no abstentions
Comments?


The final vote was 17 in favour, 2 opposed, 3 abstentions
 
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I. Officers as ex-officio Directors


* MOVED: (in summary) To amend the Bylaws to allow the Board to declare the resignation of a member for failure to meet the qualifications for sustaining membership if so ratified by the membership - PASSED
Motion 1?


* Friendly Amendment A: To demote the Bylaw Amendment to a statement of [[LLG|LLG]] principle - PASSED without objection
Motion 2 (dependent on approval of 1)?


* Friendly Amendment B: To add "or demonstrated participation in the [[Lojban]] language community" to the list of qualifications - PASSED without objection
Comments?


The final vote was 14 in favour, 4 opposed, 3 abstentions
 
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J. Virginia Representative Agent


* MOVED: To add "to support the community of people learning and using this language" and "In the furtherance of its purposes as stated above, [[The Logical Language Group|The Logical Language Group]], Inc. shall place priority on support of the community of persons learning, using, experimenting with, and promoting the language known as "[[Lojban]] - A Realization of Loglan" or alternatively 'Lojban'." to the statement of purpose of the LLG - PASSED unanimously
Motion 1?


Committee and project reports:
Comments?


The chair ruled that voting on the issues raised in the reports could be done on the members' list, and directed [[User:Bob LeChevalier|Bob LeChevalier]] to compose and send the appropriate email.
Provisional Minutes of the 2002 Annual Meeting of the Members of The Logical Language Group,  
Inc.


Resignation of non-attending members:
The fourteenth Annual Meeting of the Members of The Logical Language Group, Inc.
was called to order on July 28, 2002 at 10:35 AM EDT.


A vote to adjourn before addressing this issue was soundly defeated at this point.
Non-members in attendance at the annual meeting were:
Adam Raizen voted in as member during the meeting
Avital Oliver voted in as member during the meeting
Allan Bailey voted in as member during the meeting
Aruna Vassar voted in as member during the meeting
Roll call was taken of the members.  
Members attending (11) were:
Alexandra Miles-Lasseter
Gary Burgess
John Clifford
John Cowan
Keith Lynch
Mark Shoulson
Nora LeChevalier
Robert LeChevalier
Robin Powell
Shawn Lasseter
Paul Francis O'Sullivan
Members "present" (12) by proxy:
And Rosta Proxy to Cowan
Athelstan proxy to Nora, with instructions
Dave Barton proxy to Bob
David Crowell proxy to Mark
David Twery proxy to Cowan
David Young Proxy to Nora
John Hodges proxy to John Clifford
Jorge Llambias proxy to Bob, with instructions
Nick Nicholas proxy to Cowan
Robin Turner proxy to Bob
Tommy Whitlock proxy to Nora
Yevgueni Sklyanin proxy to Bob
Members not in attendance (7 - 1 removed = 6) were:
Arnt Johansen proxy to Charles Hope, who arrived later in the meeting
Ethan Fremen
Charles Hope (Xod) (arrived later in the meeting, after roll call)
Guy Garnett
Ivan Derzhanski
Karen Stein* removed from membership
Veijo Vilva


The chair directed such votes to be held on the members' list with a call for discussion, followed by a 48 hour discussion period, followed by a call for votes which must be entered within 48 hours of the call for votes.  The chair directed Robert LeChevalier to compose and send the appropriate email.
* = Removed per motion last meeting per motion that if they did not participate


Recess:
by presence or proxy at the next [http://www.lojban.org/tiki/2002 2002] annual meeting they would be terminated
with no further vote needed.
Roll call of members: Taken
23 present in person or by proxy, 6 absent. - Quorum.
No proper notice of meeting by Secretary/Treasurer was given (per Article 3,
Section 4 of the Bylaws); therefore no bylaw amendments may be made.
Chair turned over to Vice President, John Cowan.
Reading of minutes:
Error in print heading noted - still says "Minutes of the 1997 ..." although
centered first line has accurate date. To be corrected.
Report of officers: Secretary/Treasurer, by President (Bob LeChevalier)
Delinquent several quarters on sales tax.
Book orders current for all paid orders. Can't do invoicing orders (many from
Europe).
Liabilities:
$5,000 - 6,000 in balances.
CAIS (Internet service provider) $800 per year. CAIS has been cancelled, but
unsettled accounts payable unknown because of buyout of CAIS; possibly as
large $2,000 amt because of buyouts.
Visa/MC/Amex $30.
Bottom line on loan money for book printing: $3000 left on loan + 2 years
interest = approximately $3,500 left to repay. $3,600 in bank, so in theory
could pay off book loan.
Book sales total about 380-390; 20-25 since last year.
Read message from Robert A. McIvor (CEO of Loglan Institute):
"Because of the baselining of Lojban, I do not see any likelihood of any
fusion of the two groups in the short term. Most new members we are getting
are aware of Lojban, and have chosen Loglan for one reason or another. When I
get queries about the differences, I try to be quite objective, and I would
hope that LLG would, in like circumstances, present Loglan as it is today, and
not as it once was.
As for long term prospects, I am not sure that either shows great promise, but
I would have to concede that, as of today, Lojban has better prospects."
Report of officers: President:
Accomplished last year:
Nick Nicholas: Level 0 packet/book & Lesson book close to publication quality
Robin Powell took over web site completely - (thanks).
Per Robin, "Co-location facility costs 25/mo - paying out of pocket". LLG will
receipt this amount as donation.
Alice complete, but subject to editing.
Lojban Wiki healthy (the Wiki is a web page anyone edits).
Many un-official things going on.
Report of Committees:
(non-committee item) John Clifford has a website on Lojban & logic: 2 sections
on website are modifiers & propositional logic.
Level 0 package committee: (1998,99: John Cowan, chairman; David Twery; Tommy
Whitlock, Bob LeChevalier) nothing to say (but Nick is done with creating level
0 book)
Internet site committee (1999: David Twery, chairman; Shawn Lasseter; Nick
Nicholas): Per Robin Powell: Haven't done most of what wanted; web-site & server
& mailing list running.
Finance Committee: defunct
On-line ordering (1997: Mark Shoulson, chairman): no report.
Worldcon committee (1998: Keith Lynch, chairman; David Bowen; Bob LeChevalier):
Flyers handed out. Also at other conventions. Will continue till run out.
Meet notice (1994: Bob LeChevalier and John Cowan): not done.
Grant proposal (1996: Dave Barton, chairman; David Twery; Bob LeChevalier): no
report.
Streamlining meeting procedures (1999: John Cowan, chairman): Going a little
better. Nothing else.


MOVED: To recess until July 6, 2003 at 15:00 UTC to discuss new motions at that time - PASSED
Consideration of new members:


===  Session 3 ===
Present, but not members
Adam Raizen
Avital Oliver
Allan Bailey
Aruna Vassar


The fifteenth Annual Meeting of the Members of [[The Logical Language Group|The Logical Language Group]], Inc. was called back to order on July 6, 2003 at 11:00 AM EST
Qualifications, responsibilities explained. All four desired to be considered.
MOVED: To offer membership to all four [http://www.lojban.org/tiki/listed%20above listed above]. - PASSED without
objection.


Roll call was taken of the members.
MOVED: To offer membership to Jay Kominek [http://www.lojban.org/tiki/not%20present not present]. - PASSED without
objection


Members attending (13) were:
Consideration of removal of old members:


* [[User:Bob LeChevalier|Bob LeChevalier]]
Roll of old members for removal:  
* [[Nora LeChevalier|Nora LeChevalier]]
Ethan Fremen
Guy Garnett
Ivan Derzhanski
Veijo Vilva


* [[User:xorxes|Jorge Llambias]]
(notice: if don't ..., terminate automatically - see last yr)
* Veijo Vilva


* Greg Dyke
MOVED: To send notice like last year's [http://www.lojban.org/tiki/see%20below see below] to Ethan Fremen - PASSED
* Jordan DeLong
with no objection


* [[User:Mark Shoulson|Mark Shoulson]]
MOVED: To send notice like last year's [http://www.lojban.org/tiki/see%20below see below] to Guy Garnett - PASSED
* John Hodges
with no objection


* [[And Rosta|And Rosta]]
[http://www.lojban.org/tiki/last%20year's%20wording:%20%22To%20send%20notice%20to%20...%20that%20if%20they%20do%20not%20participate%3Cbr%20/%3E%20%20by%20presence%20or%20proxy%20at%20the%20next%20annual%20meeting%20they%20will%20be%20terminated%20with%3Cbr%20/%3E%20%20no%20further%20vote%20needed last year's wording: "To send notice to ... that if they do not participate
* [[Adam Raizen|Adam Raizen]]
by presence or proxy at the next annual meeting they will be terminated with
no further vote needed]


* Keith Lynch
Ivan: sense of the meeting was to take no action
* [[Pierre Abbat|Pierre Abbat]]


* [[Jay Kominek|Jay Kominek]]
Veijo: sense of the meeting was to take no action


Members "present" (9) by proxy:
Action item given to Robert LeChevalier: contact Ethan, Guy.


* [[Arnt Johansen|Arnt Johansen]] to [[User:Mark Shoulson|Mark Shoulson]]
Election of Board of Directors:
* Tommy Whitlock to [[User:Bob LeChevalier|Bob LeChevalier]]


* Dave Barton to [[User:Bob LeChevalier|Bob LeChevalier]]
Current Board includes Robert LeChevalier, President; John Cowan, Vice
* Paul Francis O'Sullivan to [[User:Bob LeChevalier|Bob LeChevalier]]
President; Nora LeChevalier, Secretary/Treasurer; John Clifford; Charles Hope;
Shawn Lasseter; Nick Nicholas. Max of 7 allowed.


* David Young to [[Nora LeChevalier|Nora LeChevalier]]
Shawn wishes to resign; no internet access. - revoked after discussion.
* Gary Burgess to [[Nora LeChevalier|Nora LeChevalier]]


* Robin Powell to [[Jay Kominek|Jay Kominek]]
No new volunteers.
* Craig Daniel to [[Jay Kominek|Jay Kominek]]


* Evgeny Sklyanin to [[Jay Kominek|Jay Kominek]]
[http://www.lojban.org/tiki/At%20this%20point%20Charles%20Hope%20(Xod)%20enters%20meeting At this point Charles Hope (Xod) enters meeting]
* [[John Cowan|John Cowan]] to [[Nora LeChevalier|Nora LeChevalier]]


With 22 members present, quorum was declared by the chair.
MOVED: To elect the current slate [http://www.lojban.org/tiki/John%20Clifford,%20John%20Cowan,%20Charles%20Hope,%3Cbr%20/%3E%20%20Shawn%20Lasseter,%20Robert%20LeChevalier,%20Nora%20LeChevalier,%20Nick%20Nicholas John Clifford, John Cowan, Charles Hope,
Shawn Lasseter, Robert LeChevalier, Nora LeChevalier, Nick Nicholas] - PASSED
with no objection


The chair noted that Evgeny Sklyanin had resigned his membership in the LLG.
Old business: None


New business:
New business:


* MOVED: That all main motions from session 3 be voted on by email - PASSED without objection
Repaying book debt (to LeChevaliers): 8% loan:
* Friendly Amendment A: Voting shall be by a single email ballot rather than one email per motion - PASSED without objection
 
If we did, cash on hand would be about $0 till new donations.
Bob: "cost of logfest $400-500 not yet covered".
Sales tax debt minimal. Other debts: CAIS potential (about 1-2K), Visa $30/mo,
balances
When we published The Complete Lojban Language, Perry Smith gave $1,000 as a
quasi-donation to publish and would like to be paid back if LLG is ever in
position to pay back.
Motion re-pay $2000 to bob - withdrawn (will need the money for next book
publication)
 
Re: Robert A. McIvor statement:
MOVED: That the Secretary be authorized to extend peaceful intent and thanks
for his statement. - PASSED [http://www.lojban.org/tiki/as%20amended%20below as amended below] with no objection  
Friendly amendment: To specifically include that we will also be objective -  
ACCEPTED.


* MOVED: That votes be public on the LLG mailing list - PASSED
Book status per phone conversation with Nick: Last 2 weeks in September is
* Unfriendly Amendment A: That votes be private and tabulated as per the directorship elections, with two tellers acting in concert - FAILED
deadline for any changes. Nora to produce index. At that point send to printer.
Dec-Jan, Nick may come to US.


The final vote was 9 in favour, 4 opposed, 6 abstentions
Possibilities for printing books:
Publisher [http://www.lojban.org/tiki/formal formal]
Print run costs: 1000 - $3500 hardback lessons (break-even point is 200 books
at $20/copy); $2500 paper level 0. We do charge shipping. Historically level 0
has asked $5 donation; therefore ?? of it would be to printer.
print-on-demand [http://www.lojban.org/tiki/informal%20-%20by%20individuals%20at%20Kinko's%20in%20PDF%20format informal - by individuals at Kinko's in PDF format].
Real print on demand
Action item for Mark Shoulson: to find out about real print-on-demand
feasibility. [http://www.lojban.org/tiki/Later%20made%20a%20motion%20-%20see%203%5Erd%20motion%20down Later made a motion - see 3^rd motion down].


Discussion:
Discussion:


Noted that the upcoming votes were not for an election, and therefore no need for secrecy was assumed.  Also, that the membership acts as a legislature, and therefore secret votes are undesirable.
Suggestion that a request for information on language gets flyer (1-page) as
answer [http://www.lojban.org/tiki/Robin%20to%20formulate Robin to formulate]; should not send out level 0 packet [ie: more than<br />10 pgs ie: more than
10 pgs]
 
Bob: estimate about a dozen/year; internet people & those with e-mail are
pointed to site, and most others out-of-country so postage anyway.
 
Non-internet people don't know, so we may need to expect more at some point.
MOVED: That material sent for free to people who merely express interest be
limited to a standard #10 envelope contents by default - WITHDRAWN
 
Informal print on demand:
 
Won't work unless 1 non-US volunteer (because of shipping costs) [http://www.lojban.org/tiki/Robin Robin]
 
Volunteers to out-of-pocket publication costs. So, tax deductible.
 
Can do as an experiment; could give balance to overseas volunteers for cost (who
can't get tax deduction). [http://www.lojban.org/tiki/Bob Bob]
 
Informal print-on-demand: Robin, Avital, Allan volunteer.
 
Action item for Avital: check prices for Europe shipping from Israel &
print-and-bind prices.
 
MOVED: That level 0 package, upon release for publication, should be published
using informal print-on-demand with specific procedures of on-demand
publishing being set up by Robin Powell (and any other appointees), with the
initial plan that no expense incur to LLG (ie: no net cost) in support.
President will at discretion indicate whether new correspondence warrants
level 0 book or less substantial response. Second committee (headed by Robin
Powell) to develop the less-substantial response. - PASSED with no objection
 
Textbook:
 
Print-on-demand won't work - too long.
MOVED: That a committee (Mark Shoulson to head) investigate real
print-on-demand for the textbook and level-0 book, and defer decision on
printing until report of Board - PASSED.


Electronic communications:
Robin Powell stated for the record: Not spend more than $1000 until Bob repaid.


Motion 9G3 was opened for reconsideration and added to the email ballot.
Official LLG projects:


Notifications:
John Cowan proposed that we institute official LLG projects as follows:


* MOVED: The membership requests that the Board keep it informed of the issues under discussion before it makes its decisions
Leader of project presents it to President.
President consults Board.


An objection was made to adding the question to the email ballot without discussion; the motion to add this motion to the ballot passed, 10 in favour, none opposed, 5 abstentions
If Board approves, transmit information to Webmaster to post on official
project list.


Adjournment:
Webmaster to poll project leaders at least every 3 months.


* MOVED: that the meeting recess until the conclusion of all outstanding email ballots, and then adjourn - PASSED without objection
Project leaders must then report to Board.


Results of email balloting:
Board may decide to not continue project as official.


Procedural:
MOVED: That we institute official LLG projects as proposed above - PASSED [http://www.lojban.org/tiki/as%3Cbr%20/%3E%20%20see%20Amendment%20a%20and%20Friendly%20Amendment%20b as
see Amendment a and Friendly Amendment b]


* MOVED: That Motion 9G3 (motion to allow electronic communication for [[LLG|LLG]] official purposes) be reconsidered and voted upon - PASSED without objection
Amendment a [http://www.lojban.org/tiki/not%20accepted%20as%20a%20friendly%20amendment not accepted as a friendly amendment]: That the initiators mail
* MOVED: Motion 9G3 itself - PASSED
the request to both webmaster and president, and if there is no response from
the Board in an agreed-upon time frame it will mean it's automatically added
to the official project list as official by default - PASSED AS AMENDED by
friendly amendment b, without objection.


Final vote was 23 in favour, 1 opposed
Discussion:
"reasonable" would be 1 month.


* MOVED: That the Board keep the membership informed of the issues under discussion before it makes its decisions - PASSED
Availability of deferral requested by Board. Notation that official by default.
[http://www.lojban.org/tiki/John%20Clifford%20for%20record John Clifford for record]: vitally needed


Final vote was 17 in favour, 5 opposed
[http://www.lojban.org/tiki/Robin%20Powell%20for%20record Robin Powell for record]: if amend never used, will offer public apology & vote  
to withdraw amendment at next meet.


Committees:
Friendly amendment b [http://www.lojban.org/tiki/to%20Friendly%20amendment%20a to Friendly amendment a]: replace "official by default"
with "no objection" and include availability of deferral if board asks. -
ACCEPTED


* MOVED: That those committee reports that have already been submitted and posted to the [[LLG|LLG]]-member list be accepted by the membership -PASSED without objection
MOVED: To give the President discretion to change the status of any and all
* MOVED: That The Level 0 Package committee be disbanded - PASSED
committees to projects without consulting the Board to discharge the
committee, and to identify the resulting project as private or public listing.
- PASSED without objection.


Final vote: 20 in favour, 1 opposed
MOVED: That as of the year 2005 and after, all official LLG business must be
discussed in lojban (where "official LLG business" is Board and LLG member
meetings) and that there be a strong preference that all official business be
available in lojban (perhaps in addition to other languages) - PASSED AS
REPLACED by Amendment b as modified by Friendly Amendment b2


* MOVED: That the Print On Demand committee be renewed as an official project - PASSED
Note: there was much discussion. The final vote was 16 in favor, 5 opposed.


Final vote: 21 in favour, 1 opposed
Amendment c was defeated narrowly.


* MOVED: That the Level -1 committee be renewed as an official project - PASSED
Amendment a: Institute only after 2 consecutive meetings of less than 2 hours
- FAILED for lack of second


Final vote: 20 in favour, 1 opposed
Amendment b: That instead, starting next year, all official meetings of LLG
members and board be officially bi-lingual (may speak in either English or
lojban) with translation by request of any member, and that it will be an old
business item each year to discuss further conversion to preference for lojban
during business matters. - PASSED as amended [http://www.lojban.org/tiki/in%20Friendly%20Amendment%20b2 in Friendly Amendment b2]


* MOVED: That the Webmaster be formally appointed by the Board of Directors to be [[Robin Powell|Robin Powell]], and that his lojban.org maintenance group be considered an official project - PASSED
Amendment b1 [http://www.lojban.org/tiki/to%20Amendment%20b to Amendment b]: That meetings be bilingual, but motions and  
amendments be recorded in lojban - TABLED to next year.


Final vote: 20 in favour, 2 opposed
Friendly Amendment b2 [http://www.lojban.org/tiki/to%20Amendment%20b to Amendment b]: Append "but are encouraged to speak in
lojban" to "may speak in either English or lojban" - ACCEPTED


* MOVED: That the Parliamentary Rules translation committee be renewed as an official project - PASSED
Amendment c [http://www.lojban.org/tiki/to%20Amendment%20b to Amendment b]: That all motions and amendments must be  
officially stated and recorded in lojban starting 2005 - FAILED.


Final vote: 20 in favour, 1 opposed
MOVED: To begin to put any official lojban items on web into lojban (and
perhaps English, but not necessary) as soon as possible - PASSED AS AMENDED
Friendly Amendment: not "as soon as possible", but "as resources allow" -
ACCEPTED


* MOVED: That the Streamlining Meeting Procedures committee be disbanded -PASSED
Delegating paperwork.
Robin Powell offered to pay for up to $500/yr for a paperwork worker (if starts
occurring within 6 months). Bob means to implement accounting package and to
convert data (address list & accounts). John Clifford pledged some backup after
the initial amount from Robin. Small but non-zero possibility that Robin will
not have job, however.
Bob: paperworker would have to be hired as independent contractor.
MOVED: To approve hiring of worker for paperwork on accounts and address list,
as discussed above - PASSED
Flyers:
Address on flyer should have separate e-mail address so we can identify
responses from flyers.
MOVED: That LLG be favorable to Jay's on-line collaborative dictionary -
PASSED
MOVED: To Commend Robin Powell for exceptional efforts in converting the LLG
site, and for exceeding expectations on presentation to public - PASSED.
MOVED: To express thanks to Nick Nicholas and Robin Turner for their work on
the textbook - PASSED  
Next Logfest: The intention is to hold it the last weekend in July
Meeting adjourned approximately 1:40 PM EDT.


Final vote: 16 in favour, 6 opposed
Last modified: Mon May 12 11:46:51 PDT 2003.
Please e-mail [email protected] with any comments or concerns.


* MOVED: That the WorldCon committee be renewed as an official project - FAILED
BYLAWS OF THE LOGICAL LANGUAGE GROUP, INC.


Final vote: 9 in favour, 9 opposed
ARTICLE 1


* MOVED: That the Meeting Notice committee be reconstituted as a formal committee of the Board of Directors - PASSED
Name, Seal and Offices


Final vote: 21 in favour, 1 opposed
Section 1. Name. The name of this Corporation is THE LOGICAL LANGUAGE GROUP,
INC., (A Non-Profit Corporation), and shall for convenience be referred to in
this instrument as the Corporation. By a majority vote of the members, the
Corporation may change its name. The Corporation may also operate under the
trade name "Lojbangirz" at the discretion of the Board of Directors.


* MOVED: That the [[Ju'i Lobypli|Ju'i Lobypli]] Editorial Board be constituted as an official project committee with [[Jay Kominek|Jay Kominek]] as chairman/editor - PASSED
Section 2. Offices. The principal office of the Corporation shall be at 2904
Beau Lane, Fairfax, Virginia 22031. The Board of Directors may from time to time
move the principal office to any other address in Virginia.


Final vote: 21 in favour, 1 opposed
ARTICLE 2


* MOVED: That Jay Kominek's effort to produce a monthly news announcement be constituted as an official project committee - PASSED
Purpose


Final vote: 20 in favour, 1 opposed
Section 1. Purpose. The Logical Language Group, Inc. is established to promote
the scientific study of the relationships between language, thought and human
culture; to investigate the nature of language and to determine the requirements
for an artificially-engineered natural language; to implement and experiment
with such a language; to devise and promote applications for this language in
fields including but not limited to linguistics, psychology, philosophy, logic,
mathematics, computer science, anthropology, sociology, education, and human
biology; to conduct and support experimental and scholarly research in these
fields as they may bear upon the problems of artificial language development; to
communicate with and to educate interested persons and organizations about these
activities; to devise and develop means and instruments needed for these
activities; and to accumulate and publish the results of such studies and
developments. In the furtherance of these purposes, and in addition to the above
activities, The Logical Language Group, Inc. may award grants to individuals for
experimentation, travel, publication, study and similar activities.


* MOVED: That the additional charter to produce an annual snail mail newsletter replacing [[le lojbo karni|le lojbo karni]] be assigned by the Board to the news announcement committee - PASSED
Section 2. Allowable Actions. To these ends The Logical Language Group, Inc.
shall receive and hold by bequest, devise, gift, grant, purchase, lease, or
otherwise, any property, real, personal, tangible, or intangible, or any
undivided interest therein, without limitation as to amount or value; to sell,
convey, or otherwise dispose of any such property and to invest, re-invest, or
deal with and administer the principal or the income thereof in such manner as,
in the judgment of the Directors, will best promote the purposes of The Logical
Language Group, Inc. without limitation, except such limitations, if any, as may
be contained in the instrument under which such property is received, the  
Articles of Incorporation, these By-Laws, or any laws applicable thereto.


Final vote: 18 in favour, 4 opposed
Section 3. Disallowed Actions. Notwithstanding any of the provisions of the
Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws, no member, Director, Officer, employee, or
representative of this Corporation shall take any action or carry on any
activity by or on behalf of the Corporation not permitted to be conducted or
carried on by an organization exempt under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1954 and its regulations as they now exist, or as they may
hereafter be amended, or by an organization, contributions to which are
deductible under Section 170(c)(2) of such Code and regulations as they now
exist, or as they may hereafter be amended.


* MOVED: That the Grant Proposal proposal committee be renewed as an official project - PASSED
No member, Director, Officer, employee, or representative of this Corporation
shall discriminate against any person on the basis of race, sex, religion or
creed, or national origin while performing any action or carrying on any
activity on behalf of the Corporation.


Final vote: 10 in favour, 9 opposed
ARTICLE 3


* MOVED: That the jbogri committee be constituted as an official project - PASSED
Members and Meeting of Members


Final vote: 18 in favour, 9 opposed
Section 1. Membership. The members of the Corporation shall initially consist
of: Robert J. LeChevalier, Nora T. LeChevalier, John Parks-Clifford, Tommy
Whitlock, Jeffrey Taylor.


Projects:
Other persons may be named members upon recommendation for membership by any
member and by election by a majority of all the members of the Corporation, in
person or by proxy. Such election need not take place at a formal meeting of the
membership, but the Secretary/Treasurer shall be required to certify that a
majority of the membership has supported the recommendation.


* MOVED: That the [[Lojban]] Website Translation Project be continued as an official project - PASSED
Qualifications of persons proposed for membership shall be (a) competence in one
or more of the fields of science or scholarship listed in Article 2, above,
and/or (b) high personal dedication to the purposes of The Logical Language
Group, Inc. as set forth in that Article.


Final vote: 18 in favour, 1 opposed
No potential member shall be discriminated against on the grounds of race, sex,
religion or creed, or national origin.


* MOVED: That the [[Lojban]] Chrestomathy be continued as an official project
Section 2. Voting. Each member shall be entitled to one (1) vote, and all his
right, title, and interest in and to the Corporation shall cease on termination
of his membership. No member shall be entitled to share in the distribution of
the Corporate assets upon the dissolution of the Corporation. Members may assign
their vote to a representative by written proxy.


Final vote: xx in favour, 1 opposed
Section 3. Resignation of Members. At any time, a member may resign his
membership, which is hereby declared nontransferable, and his rights and
responsibilities shall thereafter be immediately at an end. A member may resign
from the Corporation by delivering a written resignation to the President or
Secretary/Treasurer of the Corporation. A member shall also be considered to
have resigned, if, after proper notice of an annual meeting has been sent, the
member fails to submit a proxy or written intent to participate by telephone,
AND, the members present at the meeting confirm by vote to accept this failure
as a sign of resignation.


* MOVED: That the [[Lojban]] Archives be continued as an official project - PASSED
Section 4. Annual Meeting. The annual meeting of the members shall nominally be
held at such place and time as the Directors shall designate. In the absence of
any such designation, the annual meeting shall be held at the principal address
of the organization on the first Sunday following the 20th day of June each
year, at 10 o'clock in the morning of that day. The Secretary/Treasurer shall
serve personally, or by personal telephone conversation,[http://www.lojban.org/tiki/3 3] or send through the  
post office or by electronic mail[http://www.lojban.org/tiki/3 3] addressed to each member at his last known
address, at least fifteen (15)[http://www.lojban.org/tiki/1 1] days before such meeting a notice thereof.
Alternatively, the Secretary/Treasurer shall use such means of notification as
may be specified in writing in advance and signed by the member.[http://www.lojban.org/tiki/2 2] But at any
meeting at which all members shall be present, or of which all members not
present have waived notice in writing, the giving of notice as above required
may be dispensed with.


Final vote: 18 in favour, 1 opposed
Section 5. Special Meetings. Special meetings of the members, other than those
regulated by Statute, may be called at any time by a majority of the Directors.
The Secretary/Treasurer shall serve personally or by personal telephone
conversation,[http://www.lojban.org/tiki/6 6] or send through the post office or by electronic mail[http://www.lojban.org/tiki/6 6]
addressed to each member at his last known address, at least fifteen (15)[http://www.lojban.org/tiki/4 4]
days before such meeting a notice thereof. Alternatively, the
Secretary/Treasurer shall use such means of notification as may be specified in  
writing in advance and signed by the member.[http://www.lojban.org/tiki/5 5] Such notice shall contain a
statement of the business to be transacted at such meeting; at any meeting at
which all members shall be present in person or by proxy, or for which members
not present have waived notice in writing, the giving of notice as above
described may be dispensed with. No business, other than that specified in the
call for the meeting, shall be transacted at any Special meeting of the members.
The Board of Directors shall also, in like manner, call a Special meeting of
members whenever so requested in writing by not less than a majority of the
members.


* MOVED: That the [[Lojban]] Dictionary be terminated as a an official project - PASSED
Section 6. Quorum. Provided that notice of the meeting has been sent in
accordance with Section 4 or Section 5, as appropriate, there shall be no
minimum quorum for a meeting. Without such notice, a majority of the members
must be present in order for a meeting to take place. Presence may be
established in person, or by proxy. In addition, a member may be considered
present through direct telephone contact or by mail participation as described
in Section 7 below. In the event of there not being a quorum present, then the
meeting shall be adjourned to some further date, not more than five (5) days
later.


Final vote: 12 in favour, 6 opposed
Section 7. Meetings When Members are Apart. Meetings of members may be held in  
person or by the use of telephones or by the mails, or any combination thereof.
Telephone meetings may be by conference, or telephone calls may be sequentially
placed to all non-present members by the calling officer with at least one other
person present as witness. Proposals may be made either orally or in writing, as
the case may be, and adopted or rejected either orally or in writing, as if the
meeting had been held in person. Except as otherwise provided by Statute, The
Articles of Incorporation, or these Bylaws, all questions shall be decided by a
majority of all members present or by proxy, mail, or telephone.


* MOVED: That the [[Lojban]] Parser be continued as an official project - PASSED
Upon request by any member, all of the approving members on any decision shall
manifest their consent in writing and such consent shall be filed in the Minutes
Book. Provided that the Secretary/Treasurer or his/her designate shall certify
that all members have been included in the meeting by attendance, by telephone,
or by mail, an adopted action may be implemented before such written consent is
obtained.


Final vote: 16 in favour, 2 opposed
Section 8. Order of Business. The order of business of all meetings of the
members shall be as follows: (1) roll call; (2) proof of notice of meeting or
waiver of notice; (3) reading of Minutes of preceding meeting; (4) reports of
Officers; (5) reports of committees; (6) proposal and approval of new members,
who shall assume membership immediately if present at the next meeting, or at
the end of the meeting if not present;[http://www.lojban.org/tiki/8 8] (7) election of Directors, if
necessary; (8) unfinished business; (9) new business.[http://www.lojban.org/tiki/7 7] In case of dispute over
meeting procedures, the most recent version of The Standard Code of
Parliamentary Procedure, originally by Alice Sturgis (now being maintained by
the American Institute of Parliamtarians) shall serve as the basis of
resolution, although a majority of members present may vote to override those
rules on any question.


* MOVED: That the Draft Textbook Update be continued as an official project - PASSED
Section 9. The Board of Directors may establish a Sustaining Membership,
independent of the governing membership described in the previous sections of
this article. The qualifications for sustaining members shall include a minimum
annual financial donation to the organization, the amount to be set by the
Board, and other qualifications may be added by the Board. The Board will also
set forth any benefits of Sustaining Membership. Any and all provisions
elsewhere in these Bylaws relating to "members", shall not be interpreted to
mean "sustaining members", although there is no restriction or penalty against a
person being both a voting member and a sustaining member, gaining the
responsibilities and benefits of each role.


Final vote: 14 in favour, 3 opposed
No potential sustaining member shall be discriminated against on the grounds of
race, sex, religion or creed, or national origin.


* MOVED: That the [[Lojban]] for Beginners book be continued as an official project - PASSED
Section 10. Any person may read or have read and incorporated into the minutes
of the Members' Meeting any statement germane to the purposes of the Logical
Language Group, Inc., subject to the discretion of the chair.


Final vote: 18 in favour, 1 opposed
ARTICLE 4


* MOVED: That the promotion of [[Lojban]] for use in the European Patent System be continued as an official project - PASSED
Directors


Final vote: 15 in favour, 2 opposed
All the Corporate powers, except such as are otherwise provided for in these
By-Laws, the Articles of Incorporation, and the Laws of the Commonwealth of
Virginia, shall be and are hereby vested in and shall be exercised by the Board
of Directors. The Board of Directors may by general resolution delegate to
committees of its own number, or to Officers of the Corporation, such powers as
it may see fit.


* MOVED: That the [[Lojban]] and Logic book be continued as an official project, but considered inactive until byfy work is done - PASSED
Section 1. Number. The affairs and business of this Corporation shall be managed
by a Board of Directors, who shall be members of the Corporation, and at least
one (1) of such Directors shall be a resident of the Commonwealth of Virginia
and a citizen of the United States. The initial members of the Board of
Directors shall be as per the Articles of Incorporation, which members shall
serve until the first Annual Meeting of the members.


Final vote: 17 in favour, 1 opposed
Section 2. How Elected. At the Annual Meeting of members, the three (3) persons
receiving a plurality of the votes cast and up to four (4) additional persons
receiving a majority of votes shall be Directors and shall constitute the Board
of Directors for the ensuing year.


* MOVED: That the [[Lojban]] Mailing List be continued as an official project - PASSED
Section 3. Term of Office. The term of office of each of the Directors shall be  
one (1) year, and thereafter until his successor has been elected.


Final vote: 17 in favour, 1 opposed
Section 4. Duties of Directors. The Board of Directors shall have the control
and general management of the affairs and business of this Corporation. Such
Board of Directors shall in all cases act as a Board, regularly convened, by a
majority, and it may adopt such rules and regulations for the conduct of its
meetings and the management of the Corporation as it may deem proper, not
inconsistent with the Articles of Incorporation, these By-Laws, and the Laws of
the Commonwealth of Virginia.


* MOVED: That the ckafybarja be continued as an official project - PASSED
Section 5. Directors' Meetings. Regular meetings of the Board of Directors shall
be held immediately following the Annual Meeting of the members and at such
other times as the Board of Directors may determine. Special meetings of the
Board of Directors may be called by the President at any time, and shall be
called by the President or Secretary/Treasurer upon the written request of two
(2) Directors.


Final vote: 11 in favour, 7 opposed
Meetings of Directors may be held in person or by the use of telephones or by
the mails, or any combination thereof. Telephone meetings may be by conference,
or telephone calls may be sequentially placed to all Directors by the calling
officer with at least one other person present as witness. Proposals may be made
either orally or in writing, as the case may be, and adopted or rejected either
orally or in writing, as if the meeting had been held in person.


* MOVED: That the Alice in Wonderland translation be continued as an official project until it is published - PASSED
Upon request of any Director with regard to any decision of the Board, all of
the approving Directors shall manifest their consent in writing and such consent
shall be filed in the Minutes Book. Provided that the Secretary/Treasurer or
his/her designate shall certify that all Directors have been included in the
meeting by attendance, by telephone, or by mail, an adopted action may be
implemented before such written consent is obtained.


Final vote: 19 in favour, 1 opposed
Section 6. Notice of Meetings. No written notice of a Directors meeting is
required. The President shall make a good faith effort to contact all directors
in a timely manner before the meeting.[http://www.lojban.org/tiki/9 9]


* MOVED: That the Lojbanic Phrasebook Project (Robert Griffin) be continued as an official project - PASSED
Section 7. Quorum. At any meeting of the Board of Directors, a majority of the
Board shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business; but in the
event of a quorum not being present, then the meeting shall be adjourned to some
future time, not more than five (5) days later. When a meeting is held by
sequential telephone calls or by mail, quorum requirements shall be considered
fulfilled provided that all Board members have been consulted per the
requirements of Section 5, or that, if a meeting was held with proper notice in
accordance with Section 6, a majority of the Board was successfully consulted
with attempts having been made to consult with all members.


Final vote: 15 in favour, 3 opposed
Section 8. Voting. At all meetings of the Board of Directors, each Director is
to have one (1) vote.


* MOVED: That the CVS/wiki [[Lojban]] Phrasebook project ([[Pierre Abbat|(Pierre Abbat]]) be recognized as an official project - PASSED
Section 9. Vacancies. Whenever any vacancy shall occur in the Board of Directors
by death, resignation, removal or otherwise, the same shall be filled without
undue delay by a majority vote by ballot of the remaining members of the Board
at a Special meeting which shall be called for that purpose. Such election shall
be held within fifteen (15) days after the occurrence of such vacancy. The
person so chosen shall hold office until the next Annual meeting or until his
successor shall have been chosen at a Special meeting of the members.


Final vote: 18 in favour, 3 opposed
Section 10. Removal of Directors. Any one or more of the Directors may be
removed either with or without cause, at any time, by a vote of at least
two-thirds (2/3) of the total membership voting in person or by proxy, at any
Special meeting called for that purpose, or at the Annual Meeting.


* MOVED: That the Russian Website project be recognized as an official project - PASSED
ARTICLE 5


Final vote: 16 in favour, 3 opposed
Officers


* MOVED: That the Russian gismu list be recognized as an official project - PASSED
Section 1. Number. The Officers of this Corporation shall be:  
President
Vice-President
Secretary/Treasurer


Final vote: 18 in favour, 2 opposed
Section 2. Election. All Officers of the Corporation shall be elected annually
by the Board of Directors at its meeting held immediately after the meeting of
members, and shall hold office for the term of one (1) year, or until their
successors are duly elected. Officers may succeed themselves.


* MOVED: That the translation of portions of Burton's Arabian Nights be recognized as an official project - PASSED
Section 3. Duties of Officers. The duties and powers of the officers of the
Corporation shall be as follows:


Final vote: 16 in favour, 3 opposed
PRESIDENT


* MOVED: That the The Moon is a Harsh Mistress Chapter 1 be recognized as an official project - PASSED
The President shall preside at all meetings of the Board of Directors and
members.


Final vote: 15 in favour, 4 opposed
He shall present at each Annual Meeting of the members and Directors a report
of the condition of the business of the Corporation.


* MOVED: That [[The Legend of Zelda|The Legend of Zelda]] Translation be recognized as an official project - PASSED
He shall cause to be called regular and special meetings of the members and
Directors in accordance with these By-Laws. He shall appoint and remove,
employ and discharge, and fix the compensation of all servants, agents,
employees and clerks of the Corporation other than the duly appointed
Officers, subject to the approval of the Board of Directors.


Final vote: 13 in favour, 5 opposed
He shall sign and make all contracts and agreements in the name of the
Corporation, and see that they are properly carried out.


* MOVED: That the [[Lojban]] wiki be recognized as an official project - PASSED
He shall see that the books, reports, and statements required by the Statutes
are properly kept, made and filed according to law.


Final vote: 17 in favour, 4 opposed
He shall sign checks, notes, drafts, or bills of exchange, warrants or other
orders for the payment of money.


* MOVED: That the Russian [[Lojban]] List be recognized as an official project - PASSED
He shall enforce these By-Laws and perform all the duties incident to the
position and office, and which are required by law.


Final vote: 18 in favour, 2 opposed
VICE-PRESIDENT


* MOVED: That the French [[Lojban]] List be recognized as an official project - PASSED
During the absence or inability of the President to render and perform his
duties or exercise his powers, as set forth in these By-Laws or in the acts
under which this Corporation is organized, the same shall be performed and
exercised by the Vice-President; and when so acting, he shall have all the
powers and be subject to all responsibilities hereby given to or imposed upon
such President.


Final vote: 18 in favour, 2 opposed
SECRETARY/TREASURER


* MOVED: That the [[Lojban]] Webring be recognized as an official project - PASSED
The Secretary/Treasurer shall keep the Minutes of the meetings of the Board of
Directors and of the members in appropriate books.


Final vote: 14 in favour, 4 opposed
He shall give and serve all notices of the Corporation.


* MOVED: That the [[Lojban]] Portal (xod's selgre) be recognized as an official project - PASSED
He shall be custodian of the records of the Corporation.


Final vote: 13 in favour, 5 opposed
He shall present to the Board of Directors at its stated meetings all
communications addressed to him officially by the President or any Officer or
member of the Corporation.


* MOVED: That the [[Lojban]] Links Page be recognized as an official project and a new leader sought - PASSED
He shall attend to all correspondence and perform all the duties incident to
the office of Secretary/Treasurer.


Final vote: 14 in favour, 7 opposed
He shall have the care and custody of and be responsible for all the funds and
securities of the Corporation, and shall deposit all such funds in the name of
the Corporation in such bank or banks, trust company or trust companies or
safe deposit vaults as the Board of Directors may designate.


* MOVED: That the Mailing List/Lojban FAQs effort be recognized as an official project - PASSED
He shall sign, make and endorse in the name of the Corporation, checks, notes,
drafts, bills of exchange, warrants and orders for the payment of money and
pay out and dispose of same and receipt therefore, under the direction of the
President or the Board of Directors.


Final vote: 19 in favour, 2 opposed
He shall exhibit at all reasonable times his books and accounts to any
Director or member of the Corporation upon application at the office of the
Corporation.


* MOVED: That the jboske mailing list be recognized as an official project distinct from the Lojbanology project (per Nick's comments) - FAILED
He shall render a statement of the condition of the finances of the
Corporation at each regular meeting of the Board of Directors, and at such
other times as shall be required of him, and full financial report, at the
Annual Meeting of the members.


Final vote: 4 in favour, 10 opposed
He shall keep at the office of the Corporation, correct books of account of
all its business and transactions and such other books of account as the Board
of Directors may require.


* MOVED: That the jboske mailing list be merged with and considered part of the Lojbanology project (per And's comments) - PASSED
He shall do and perform all duties appertaining to the office of Treasurer.


Final vote: 10 in favour, 6 opposed
Section 4. Vacancies, How Filled. All vacancies in any office, shall be filled
by the Board of Directors without undue delay, at its regular meeting, or at a
meeting specifically called for that purpose.


* MOVED: That the jbosnu mailing list be recognized as an official project. - PASSED
Section 5. Compensation of Officers. The officers shall normally receive no
salary or other compensation for the performance of their administrative
services, but any officer may apply to the Board of Directors for compensation
for performance of non-administrative services actually rendered to the
Corporation in the furtherance of its purposes, as set forth in the Articles of
Incorporation and as interpreted and implemented by the Board of Directors.


Final vote: 17 in favour, 2 opposed
Section 6. Removal of Officers. The Board of Directors may remove any officer,
by at least a two-thirds (2/3) vote, at any time, with or without cause.


*  MOVED: That the [[Lojban]] beginners list be recognized as an official project - PASSED
Section 7. Initial Officers. The names of the Officers who shall serve until the  
first election are as follows:


Final vote: 18 in favour, 3 opposed
Name Office Post Office Address
Robert J. LeChevalier President 2904 Beau Lane
Fairfax, Virginia 22031
John Parks-Clifford Vice-President 6364 Washington
St. Louis, Missouri 63130
Nora T. LeChevalier Secretary/Treasurer 2904 Beau Lane
Fairfax, Virginia 22031


* MOVED: That jbovlaste be recognized as an official project - PASSED
ARTICLE 6


Final vote: 19 in favour, 2 opposed
Employees


* MOVED: That the translation of the Helen Eaton concept list, known as the Eaton Interface, be recognized as an official project - PASSED
The Board of Directors shall hire and fix the compensation of any and all
employees which it in its discretion may determine to be necessary in the  
conduct of the business of the Corporation.


Final vote: 14 in favour, 3 opposed
ARTICLE 7


* MOVED: That the LogFlash suite of teaching programs be terminated as an official project because the programs are complete, but that the full set of programs be made clearly available for download on the [[LLG|LLG]] website - PASSED
Operating Expenses


Final vote: 19 in favour, 1 opposed
It is the intent of this Article to ensure the dedication of the bulk of the
Corporation's resources to the activities directly related to the purposes cited
in the Articles of Incorporation by minimizing the proportion of expenses in the
Corporations overall operating budget that are unrelated to those purposes.
The Board of Directors shall not authorize or expend on behalf of the
Corporation as "administrative expenses" more than Fifteen (15%) Percent of the
total expenditures of the Corporation in any one (1)-year period. Donations
specifically allocated by a donor for an expense that would be counted as an
administrative expense according to the definition in this article, will be
omitted from the calculation of total expenditures and from the calculation of
administrative expenditures, for purpose of determining the 15% limit. The words
"administrative expenses" and the words "administrative services" mean expenses
or services which do not directly advance the purposes of the Corporation as set
out in the Articles of Incorporation and as interpreted and implemented by the
Board of Directors. Such administrative expenses and services include, but are
not limited to, the calling and conducting of corporate meetings, the making of
management and/or financial decisions, fund-raising activities, the hiring and
firing of personnel, accounting fees, legal fees, secretarial services,
bookkeeping services, and correspondence and telephone conversations with anyone
for purposes not directly relevant to those stated in the Articles of
Incorporation. Such administrative expenses further include the cost of renting
or purchasing equipment or space other than as directly used for the purposes
set forth in the Articles of Incorporation.


* MOVED: That jbofi'e be recognized as an official project - PASSED
The Board of Directors shall ensure that the accounts of the Corporation
accurately reflect this division between its administrative expenses and
services and its expenditures that are directly relevant to the purposes stated
in the Articles of Incorporation. The Board of Directors shall keep itself
informed as to the proportion of the administrative expenses to prevent their
exceeding the above maximum. Should the proportion of administrative expenses in
any given fiscal year which do not derive from donations allocated by the donor
for a specific administrative purpose, exceed the allowable maximum of Fifteen
(15%) Percent, the Board of Directors shall ensure by its disbursement decisions
during the following year that the total administrative expenses for the two (2)
years shall fall within the allowable maximum.


Final vote: 18 in favour, 2 opposed
The Secretary/Treasurer shall report the amounts and percentage of expenditures
for administrative and non-administrative purposes at the annual meeting of the
members, prior to the election of the Board of Directors for the following year.


* MOVED: That valfendi ([[Pierre Abbat|(Pierre Abbat]]) be recognized as an official project - PASSED
ARTICLE 8


Final vote: 17 in favour, 2 opposed
Relationship with Donors


* MOVED: That [[Nora LeChevalier|Nora LeChevalier]]'s Random Sentence Generator be recognized as an official project - PASSED
As it is the purpose of this Corporation to encourage the furtherance of its
endeavors at a minimum of administrative expense, the existence of Article 7 of
these By-Laws shall be explicitly emphasized to all individual or institutional
donors of amounts greater than or equal to $100.00 prior to or at the time of
such donation, and in all promulgations of the organization's annual financial
report. In the event that small donations by a donor not otherwise receiving
explicit emphasis of Article 7, total in excess of $100.00 over the course of a
year, a notice emphasizing the Article's provisions will be sent at the end of
the year.


Final vote: 16 in favour, 2 opposed
As part of such notices that are given, all contributors shall be encouraged to
make their gifts conditional on the compliance of the Corporation with Article 7
of these By-Laws, with non-compliance of the terms of this Article 7 entitling
the contributors to a refund of the gift up to the amount by which
administrative expenses exceeded the limit stated in Article 7.


* MOVED: That research into the learning of [[Lojban]] using LogFlash logs be recognized as an official project - PASSED
ARTICLE 9
Approval and Amendment of By-Laws


Final vote: 16 in favour, 2 opposed
These By-Laws shall be made, altered, amended, added to, or rescinded by a
majority of the total current members of The Logical Language Group, Inc. at a
meeting called for that purpose or at the annual meeting, with the following
exceptions:


* MOVED: That the creation of a [[Lojban]] Audio tape or CD be recognized as an official project - PASSED
a.
Any Bylaw dealing with the removal of Directors shall be made, altered,
amended, or rescinded by a vote of two-thirds (2/3) of the total current
members of The Logical Language Group, Inc. at a meeting called for that
purpose.


Final vote: 17 in favour, 3 opposed
b.
Any amendments to Article 11 Dissolution shall be unanimously approved by the
Board of Directors, proposed by them to the members, and approved at a meeting
by two-thirds (2/3) of the members.


* MOVED: That the "Loglan Interface" (Steven Belknap), defining the linguistic relationships between [[Lojban]] and TLI Loglan and developing cross-language translation and teaching aids, be recognized as an official project - PASSED
A written notice shall have been sent to each member at his last known address
at least fifteen (15)[http://www.lojban.org/tiki/10 10] days before such Annual or Special meeting, which
notice shall state the alterations, amendments, or changes which are proposed
to be made in such By-Laws. Only such changes as have been specified in the
notice shall be made. If, however, all the members shall be present at any
regular or Special meeting, these By-Laws may be amended by unanimous vote,
without any previous notice.


Final vote: 14 in favour, 5 opposed
ARTICLE 10
Amendment of Articles of Incorporation


* MOVED: That creation of additional [[Lojban]] adventure games using the Inform interface be recognized as an official project - PASSED
The Articles of Incorporation may be amended after each Amendment shall be
approved by the Board of Directors, proposed by them to the members, and
approved at a members' meeting by a majority of the members, unless all of the
Directors and all of the members sign a written statement, manifesting their
intention that a certain Amendment to the Articles of Incorporation be made.
An amendment to the Articles of Incorporation shall not be considered in force
until filed in accordance with Laws of the Commonwealth of Virginia.


Final vote: 16 in favour, 3 opposed
ARTICLE 11
Dissolution


* MOVED: That the [[Lojban]] Java List be recognized as an official project - FAILED
The Logical Language Group, Inc. shall be dissolved after unanimous approval of
the Board of Directors, proposed by them to the members, and approved at a
members' meeting by a two-thirds (2/3) vote of the members.


Final vote: 8 in favour, 10 opposed
Upon the dissolution of The Logical Language Group, Inc. or the winding up of
its affairs, the Directors shall distribute the assets of The Logical Language
Group, Inc. exclusively to scientific, charitable, literary, or educational
organizations which shall at the time qualify under the provisions of Section
501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 and its regulations as they now
exist, or as they may hereafter be amended.


*  MOVED: That any project that has no project leader for at least 6 months, or which submits no report for at least 6 months may be automatically moved to an inactive projects list. This list will be maintained on a [[Lojban]] website page with encouragement for someone to get involved in actively pursuing the project - PASSED
 
Amendment Notes:  
From 1992 minutes, revision 1 to Article 3, Section 4.  
From 1992 minutes, revision 2 to Article 3, Section 4.
From 1992 minutes, revision 3 to Article 3, Section 4, per "New Business," #6.


Final vote: 17 in favour, 2 opposed
From 1992 minutes, revision 1 to Article 3, Section 5.
From 1992 minutes, revision 2 to Article 3, Section 5.
From 1992 minutes, revision 3 to Article 3, Section 5, per "New Business," #7.


The fifteenth Annual Meeting of the Members of [[The Logical Language Group|The Logical Language Group]], Inc. was adjourned on July 13, 2003 at 10:28 AM UTC
From 1992 minutes, revision 1 to Article 3, Section 8.  
From 1992 minutes, revision 2 to Article 3, Section 8, per "Bob will
propose..."
From 1992 minutes, revision 1 to Article 4, Section 5.
From 1992 minutes, revision 1 to Article 9.

Latest revision as of 10:35, 21 January 2015

ANNUAL MEETING ANNOUNCMENT

The annual meeting of the Logical Language Group, Inc. will take place in cyberspace on Sunday June 15, 2003 at 6PM EDT. This message constitutes official notice of that meeting.

The meeting will be conducted using the lojban-members email list, to which it is believed that all members but one are subscribed, and using the IRC facility at irc.lojban.org. EXCEPT IN THE EVENTUALITY NOTED BELOW, THE MEETING WILL NOT TAKE PLACE AT LOGFEST.

Reports to the membership and final votes on motions will use email. Live interaction will use IRC, and amendments and procedural votes will also take place on IRC, unless there is call for a full vote on some issue.

Non-members may participate in the IRC portion of the meeting, and may subscribe to a mailing list (to be announced) in order to get copies of all traffic posted on the members list during the meeting.

If not all business has been concluded by 10PM EDT, the meeting will be continued to one or more additional sessions as decided during the meeting. If all business has not been concluded before July 15, 2003, then the meeting will be continued on Saturday, July 26, 2003 at 2PM EDT, to be conducted in person at LogFest. (LogFest will take place from July 25-27 at an undetermined hotel near Fairfax VA. People are still welcome to stay at lojbab's house, or can rent a hotel room.)

BILINGUAL MEETING

By vote of the membership at last years meeting, as recorded in the minutes, which you should receive attached to this notice, starting with this next meeting, all official meetings of LLG members and board are officially bi-lingual (may speak in either English or lojban) with translation by request of any member, and that it will be an old business item each year to discuss further conversion to preference for lojban during business matters.

At least one member has requested that any Lojban statements during the upcoming meeting be translated to English.

Any member who wants advance reports and motions (see below) translated into Lojban needs to contact [email protected] ASAP and definitely before June 7, 2003, so that we can be sure to have things translated. Translation into Lojban during the IRC portion of the meeting is discussed below.

ONLINE MEETING PROCEDURES


Here is how the meeting will be conducted:

1. All committee and official projects of LLG are expected to submit a report to the meeting discussing their activities during the last year. Committee chairs and project leaders shall submit this report to [email protected] prior to June 7, 2003. A complete list of committees and projects and their leaders will be found in the agenda. A project that does not submit a report may have its official status terminated.

The President or Secretary will assemble reports in agenda order, and will post them to the LLG-members mailing list prior to June 14, 2003, thereby giving members a chance to read these reports in advance of the meeting.

The 7 day lead time is to allow for translation of any Lojban to English, and if requested, from English into Lojban. By posting all reports in advance, considerable meeting time required for these reports will be eliminated.

2. The meeting will be called to order on channel #LLG on irc.lojban.org. Those who have no access to IRC can use the web-based interface at http://www.lojban.org/irc/ which will default connect you to channel #lojban. People will be monitoring that channel to help anyone who does not know how to join a different channel.

3. Any Lojban spoken on channel #LLG will be translated to English by a designated translator or translators. If a member wishes to have some or all of the meeting discussion translated into Lojban, they may request it as a "point of privilege". The backchannel #penmyfanva will be reserved for Lojban speaking members and translators who need to discuss translations. Xod, as chair of the meeting translation committee, will be in charge of that channel.

4. Bylaw amendment motions are included in this meeting announcement, and will be translated to Lojban if any member so requests.

5. Any non-bylaw motions pertaining to the agenda as published in this notice should be submitted in advance of the meeting by June 7, 2003, if possible, to allow for translation. Amendments and procedural motions may be introduced on IRC during the meeting per standard parliamentary procedure. Any new agenda items and other motions will be scheduled for a later session.

6. A member or non-member wishing to be recognized to speak during the meeting will so indicate by saying simply "ju'i", or if seeking to interrupt for a priority statement (point of information, point of privilege, point of order) shall so indicate by saying "ta'a". The chair will recognize those requesting to speak in accordance with parliamentary procedure, as defined in Sturgis.

7. When a motion is introduced, the chair will call for a second, and any member can second without being explicitly recognized. During discussion, members and non-members must await recognition by the chair before speaking.

8. The chair intends to conduct voting as much as possible by asking if there is objection. Only if there is objection on a motion will votes be counted. Amendments will be voted on in the IRC channel. Final votes on motions may take place on IRC only if there is a quorum and there is no objection. Otherwise, the motion will be posted to the members mailing list for voting. Once posted, members will have 48 hours to vote (including abstention) or will be presumed to be absent. Normal motions require a quorum and a majority of those voting. Bylaw amendments require a majority of all LLG members in order to be approved.

9. At the appropriate time, non-members elected to membership will be added immediately to the members list so that they can vote on any issues thereafter.

10. During the meeting sessions, the email list should be used only for procedural matters, not for discussion. By doing votes by email, we maximize the ability of people to vote directly without use of proxies. (maximizing direct participation being the primary reason for moving the meeting online), and by prepublishing reports on the mailing list, we shorten the meeting and allow people to read over and consider whether action is needed on any report (the reports will probably also be more cogent than the ones usually given at meetings).

If there are any questions about these procedures, please post to the members list in advance of the meeting.


PROXIES

Because proxies have come up as an issue of controversy, I am asking members to consider carefully their proxies. In particular, while it is not required, I am encouraging members who may not be present for some or all of the meeting to give specific instructions in their proxy. These instructions can be as simple as "abstain on all issues" or "vote the way you think I would vote", but your responsibility as members suggests that insofar as possible, you should offer some guidance specific to any issues in which you are interested.

To aid this, I have created a proxy form with the major agenda items in which you can state opinions or vote guidance on the various issues.

It is acceptable to prepare a proxy even if you expect to be at the meeting, unless you are sure that you will be there for the entire meeting. Proxies can be assigned and withdrawn if you have to come and go, and your presence at the meeting or your direct vote on an issue either at the meeting or via the mailing list will supersede any vote based on your proxy instructions.

Because some have presumed that a large number of proxies wielded by an individual represents a potential for abuse of power, you may wish to consider assigning a proxy to someone other than one of the LLG leaders, who have often tended to hold multiple proxies.

Bob LeChevalier President, The Logical Language Group, Inc.

AGENDA 2003 Annual Meeting of the Logical Language Group, Inc. June 15, 2003 6PM irc.lojban.org, channel #LLG

The President will turn the chair over to the Vice President for conduct of the meeting after calling the meeting to order.

(1) roll call;

(2) proof of notice of meeting or waiver of notice;

(3) reading of Minutes of preceding meeting;

Minutes are presubmitted as an attachment to this notice

(4) reports of Officers;

The President will report on behalf of himself and the outgoing Secretary/Treasurer. The report will be posted to the members list in advance of the meeting.

(5) reports of committees;

All committee chairs and (quasi-)official projects are asked to prepare a report, which will be posted to the members list in advance of the meeting.

Committees:

baupla fuzykamni - Nick Nicholas The Level 0 Package - John Cowan New Book Keeping Procedures - Bob LeChevalier Print On Demand - Robin Powell Level -1 - Robin Powell lojban.org Maintenance - Robin Powell Parliamentary Rules - xod Streamlining Meeting Procedures - John Cowan WorldCon - Keith Lynch Meeting Notice - John Cowan Ju'i Lobypli Editorial - Jay Kominek Lojban Announcement/le lojbo karni Editorial - Jay Kominek Grant Proposal - Dave Barton Secretarial Transition - Bob LeChevalier


Projects (most of these have not been submitted for official project status, but have quasi-official status in being recognized on the Website. Official ones have either been recognized by the Board or by the membership in prior years. Members will be asked to review each submitted project report and vote on their continued recognition as an official project):

Official Projects

Lojban Website Translation Project official - Jordan DeLong? Chrestomathy official - Gregory Dyke Lojban Archives Project official - Bob LeChevalier Dictionary (formerly official; subsumed by BPFK, termination report) - Bob LeChevalier Lojban Parser official - John Cowan Draft Textbook official - Bob LeChevalier and John Cowan Lojban for Beginners official - Nick Nicholas and Robin Turner Lojban Use in the European Patent System official - Hartmut Pilch Lojban and Logic book and webpage official - John Clifford Lojban List official - John Cowan, Bob LeChevalier and Robin Powell ckafybarja official - Nick Nicholas, Veijo Vilva and others. Alice in Wonderland translation official - Jorge Llambias

Translation Projects

Hebrew Translation Project - Adam Raizen French Website Translation Project - unknown leader Esperanto Website Translation Project - Theodore Reed Lojbanic Phrasebook Project - Robert Griffin Russian Website project - Evguenie Sklyanin Russian gismu list - Evguenie Sklyanin Lovecraft Translation - Jordan DeLong? Burton Arabian Nights Translation - Bob LeChevalier The Moon is a Harsh Mistress Chapter 1 Translation - Bob LeChevalier The Legend of Zelda Translation - Theodore Reed?

Internet Communication

Lojban wiki - Robin Powell Russian Lojban List - Evguenie Sklyanin Lojban Webring - Robin Powell Lojban Portal - xod Lojban Links Page - Evguenie Sklyanin Mailing List/Lojban FAQs - xod jboske - And Rosta? jbosnu - Jorge Llambias and xod Lojban beginners list - Jay Kominek

Lexicon and Teaching Tools

jbovlaste: The Lojban Dictionary Editing System - Robin Powell and Jay Kominek Eaton Interface - Bob LeChevalier LogFlash 2 - Nora LeChevalier jbofi'e - Richard Curnow vlatai - Pierre Abbat Random Sentence Generator - Bob and Nora LeChevalier LogFlash Language Learning research - Bob LeChevalier Lojban Audio tape/CD - Jay Kominek?

Other

TLI Loglan Interface - Stephen Belknap and Bob LeChevalier Lojban Adventure - Robin Powell and Nick Nicholas Lojban Java List - xod

Inactive Projects not likely to be activated

Lojban Parser/Glosser - Nora LeChevalier (largely supplanted by jbofi'e) LogFlash/LogFlash 3 - Nora LeChevalier (completed, no planned improvements) MacLogFlash - Richard Kennaway (no longer specific to Lojban)


(6) proposal and approval of new members, who shall assume membership immediately if present at the next meeting, or at the end of the meeting if not present;

Jordan Delong has submitted his name for prospective membership, and indicated his intent to be at the meeting.

(7) election of Directors

Since last year, John Clifford resigned, and was replaced by Robin Powell. This year Nora LeChevalier and Shawn Lasseter are not running for reelection. Bob LeChevalier is running for reelection only if needed because of the requirement that at least one Board member be a Virginia resident. No other directors have stated intentions, but directors have generally been reelected.

Thus the incumbent slate would be John Cowan, xod (Charles Hope), Nick Nicholas, Robin Powell, and probably Bob LeChevalier as the required Virginia resident member, The Board must have between 4 and 7 members who need to be available online for year-round day-to-day management of the organization, in between the annual meetings. The Board also elects LLG officers.

It is believed that Jay Kominek will be nominated for a Board seat. It is recommended that others who might be interested indicate their interest in advance of the meeting.

------------------------

(8) unfinished business;

[note: In the following sections, a motion by lojbab is to make sure
that there is amotion on the floor, and in the case of a bylaw
amendment, a specific text. lojbab is not in favor of all the motions he
has proposed. Note: In the following sections, a motion by lojbab is to make sure that there is amotion on the floor, and in the case of a bylaw amendment, a specific text. lojbab is not in favor of all the motions he has proposed.]


--------- A. Baseline statement

1. lojbab: I move that the baseline statement approved by the Board of Directors and ratified by the community remain official policy for at least 5 years after completion of the byfy-defined dictionary.


--------- B. Transition to all-Lojban annual meetings

1.Amendment tabled from last year: Amendment b1 to Amendment b: That meetings be bilingual, but motions and amendments be recorded in lojban - TABLED to next year.

2. lojbab: I move that starting with the annual meeting in 2004, all motions during member and board meetings, and all official announcements and meeting minutes shall be proposed in or translated into Lojban. (Present policy is bilingual, with translation to Lojban on request, making English the default language. This would make translation mandatory, even if not requested, and thus put the two languages in fully equal status.)

3. Lojbab: I move that, starting with the annual meeting in 2005, Lojban shall be the preferred language during member and board meetings, and with translation into English and other languages on request.

--------- C. Implementation of Dues-Based, Non-Voting, Sustaining Memberships

This has been a recurring item that is not implemented. Benefits of membership remain undecided.

No motions have been submitted.

-------------------------

(9) new business.

--------- A. Role of Lojbab in the future of LLG

lojbab desires to have his position as one of the founders of LLG be recognized by the community in the form of some honorary position. He seeks the right to speak to his vision of the goals of his establishment of Lojban and LLG in all venues, and thus to have ex officio "visitor privileges with right to speak" at any official fora and activities of the organization. This may be moot for this year depending on how other issues are resolved.

No specific motion has been submitted on this topic.

--------- B. Member Qualifications

There has been some complaint that many voting members are not active enough to demonstrate that they meet the standard of Article 3 Section 1 of the Bylaws: "high personal dedication to the purposes" of LLG.

The following is proposed as either a bylaw amendment, or as a statement of resolution by the membership. It is written as a bylaw amendment, but Lojbab as author would accept an amendment from the floor if the sense of the membership is that they would prefer it to be a resolution rather than a bylaw.

1. Lojbab: I move to amend the 3rd paragraph of Article 3 Section 1, to read

"Qualifications of persons proposed for membership shall be high personal dedication to the purposes of The Logical Language Group, Inc. as set forth in that Article, expressed interest in helping to manage the affairs of the community, and continuing involvement in the activities of the community."

2. Lojbab: I move to insert the following paragraph at the end of Article 3 Section 3 or approve the following as a resolution

"A member who has had no involvement in any official committee or project of the community for the past year, nor has met the requirements set by the Board in accordance with Section 9 below to qualify as a sustaining member of the organization during the last year, shall be presumed to no longer meet the qualifications for membership. The Board of Directors shall notify any member that they decide no longer meets the qualifications for membership at least 15 days prior to the annual meeting, and such member shall be entitled to defend his/her continued dedication at the meeting. Following allowance for such defense, at the time of consideration of new members, the membership may confirm by vote to accept the judgement of the Board that the member has resigned through failure to meet the qualifications for continued membership."


--------- C. Purpose of LLG

In response to a comment from Nick to the Board regarding the purpose of the organization:

1. Lojbab: I move the following amendment to the Bylaws:

Amend Article 2, Section 1, inserting

"to support the community of people learning and using this language"

and appending a second paragraph

to read:

Section 1. Purpose. The Logical Language Group, Inc. is established to promote the scientific study of the relationships between language, thought and human culture; to investigate the nature of language and to determine the requirements for an artificially-engineered natural language; to implement and experiment with such a language; to support the community of people learning and using this language; to devise and promote applications for this language in fields including but not limited to linguistics, psychology, philosophy, logic, mathematics, computer science, anthropology, sociology, education, and human biology; to conduct and support experimental and scholarly research in these fields as they may bear upon the problems of artificial language development; to communicate with and to educate interested persons and organizations about these activities; to devise and develop means and instruments needed for these activities; and to accumulate and publish the results of such studies and developments. In the furtherance of these purposes, and in addition to the above activities, The Logical Language Group, Inc. may award grants to individuals for experimentation, travel, publication, study and similar activities.

In the furtherance of its purposes as stated above, The Logical Language Group, Inc. shall place priority on support of the community of persons learning, using, experimenting with, and promoting the language known as "Lojban - A Realization of Loglan" or alternatively "Lojban".


--------- D. Lojbanology/Logic and Language Project

On behalf of And Rosta, Lojbab moves

1. That LLG could support a quasi-independent official project that would be looking at the generic design problems of loglans (i.e. logical languages) from a theoretical standpoint, as well as specific suggestions for how to improve specific languages.

Discussion:

This is something that hasn't fit well in the existing Lojban community because of our baseline approach, whereas it is much the sort of thing that has appeared in TL/Lognet over the years whether or not the Loglan Academy has chosen to take up some of the ideas.

The concept is that this forum/interest group would be sponsored by LLG, TLI, and perhaps by other language developers (Rex May with Ceqli and Jim Carter with guaspi) not for the purpose of designing a new language or prescribing usage for existing ones, but for looking at the theoretical bounds between logic and language design (the stuff that becomes too abstruse for the typical Lojban List reader).

2. Because of discussion on the mailing lists:

Lojbab moves:

That any efforts by individuals or groups to develop a new language or version of the existing language other than under the direct auspices of the byfy is specifically disowned by LLG and shall not be associated with LLG


--------- E. Users Groups

1. Lojbab: I move that LLG recognize local and regional Lojban User Groups, to be reorganized and treated as Official Projects by the LLG Board, but given a distinct web page.

2. Lojbab: I move that the leaders of Official Users Groups be given contact information by the Secretary on request, in order to contact present and past Lojbanists and potential Lojbanists to become active in the local group.

[http://www.lojban.org/tiki/Point%20of%20Information:%20%20There%20have%20been%20such%20User%20Groups%20existing%20or%3Cbr%20/%3Eproposed%20in%20the%20following%20locations,%20though%20most%20are%20probably%20inactive.%3C/p%3E%3Cp%3ELos%20Angeles%20-%20Jim%20Carter/Gerald%20Koenig%3Cbr%20/%3EWashington%20DC%20-%20Bob%20LeChevalier%3Cbr%20/%3EBoston%20-%20Chuck%20Barton%20and%20various%3Cbr%20/%3ESan%20Francisco%20Bay%20Area%20-%20various%3Cbr%20/%3ESeattle%3Cbr%20/%3EItaly%20-Piermaria%20Maraziti%3Cbr%20/%3ESwitzerland%20-%20Gregory%20Dyke%3Cbr%20/%3EUnited%20Kingdom%20-%20Colin%20Fine%3Cbr%20/%3EFinland%20-%20Veijo%20Vilva%3Cbr%20/%3ESweden%20-%20Thorild%20Selen%3Cbr%20/%3EIsrael%20-%20Adam%20Raizin%3Cbr%20/%3EAustralia%20-%20Nick%20Nicholas%20and%20Major%3Cbr%20/%3EGermany%3Cbr%20/%3EBlacksburg%20VA%20-%20Jhn%20Hodges%3Cbr%20/%3ERussia%20-%20Evguenie%20Sklyanin%3Cbr%20/%3ENew%20York%20City%20-%20John%20Cowan%20and%20various%3Cbr%20/%3E Point of Information: There have been such User Groups existing or proposed in the following locations, though most are probably inactive.]

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[http://www.lojban.org/tiki/Point%20of%20Information:%20%20There%20have%20been%20such%20User%20Groups%20existing%20or%3Cbr%20/%3Eproposed%20in%20the%20following%20locations,%20though%20most%20are%20probably%20inactive.%3C/p%3E%3Cp%3ELos%20Angeles%20-%20Jim%20Carter/Gerald%20Koenig%3Cbr%20/%3EWashington%20DC%20-%20Bob%20LeChevalier%3Cbr%20/%3EBoston%20-%20Chuck%20Barton%20and%20various%3Cbr%20/%3ESan%20Francisco%20Bay%20Area%20-%20various%3Cbr%20/%3ESeattle%3Cbr%20/%3EItaly%20-Piermaria%20Maraziti%3Cbr%20/%3ESwitzerland%20-%20Gregory%20Dyke%3Cbr%20/%3EUnited%20Kingdom%20-%20Colin%20Fine%3Cbr%20/%3EFinland%20-%20Veijo%20Vilva%3Cbr%20/%3ESweden%20-%20Thorild%20Selen%3Cbr%20/%3EIsrael%20-%20Adam%20Raizin%3Cbr%20/%3EAustralia%20-%20Nick%20Nicholas%20and%20Major%3Cbr%20/%3EGermany%3Cbr%20/%3EBlacksburg%20VA%20-%20Jhn%20Hodges%3Cbr%20/%3ERussia%20-%20Evguenie%20Sklyanin%3Cbr%20/%3ENew%20York%20City%20-%20John%20Cowan%20and%20various%3Cbr%20/%3E Los Angeles - Jim Carter/Gerald Koenig Washington DC - Bob LeChevalier Boston - Chuck Barton and various San Francisco Bay Area - various Seattle Italy -Piermaria Maraziti Switzerland - Gregory Dyke United Kingdom - Colin Fine Finland - Veijo Vilva Sweden - Thorild Selen Israel - Adam Raizin Australia - Nick Nicholas and Major Germany Blacksburg VA - Jhn Hodges Russia - Evguenie Sklyanin New York City - John Cowan and various ]


--------- F. Proxies

There being an issue on the use of proxies at meetings, and especially of blind proxies:

1. Robin Powell: I move to amend the bylaws by: 1. Total removal of the phrase "in person or by proxy", or variants thereupon, wherever it appears.

2. Changing of the last sentence of Article 3, Section 2, which currently reads:

Members may assign their vote to a representative by written proxy.

to

Proxy voting is not allowed.

3. Changing of the last sentence of Article 3, Section 3, which currently reads:

A member shall also be considered to have resigned, if, after proper notice of an annual meeting has been sent, the member fails to submit a proxy or written intent to participate by telephone, AND, the members present at the meeting confirm by vote to accept this failure as a sign of resignation. to

A member shall also be considered to have resigned, if, after proper notice of an annual meeting has been sent, the member fails to participate in the meeting AND the members present at the meeting confirm by vote to accept this failure as a sign of resignation.

4. Changing of the last sentence of the first paragraph of Art. 3, Section 7, which currently reads:

Except as otherwise provided by Statute, The Articles of Incorporation, or these Bylaws, all questions shall be decided by a majority of all members present or by proxy, mail, or telephone.

to Except as otherwise provided by Statute, The Articles of Incorporation, or these Bylaws, all questions shall be decided by a majority of all members present at the meeting.

Robin observes that this would disenfranchise any member who cannot by some means get 'net access to an online meeting (Lojbab adds: or cannot be present at a non-on-line meeting.)

1a. Lojbab offers a motion of amendment that this bylaw does not take effect until the completion of the annual meeting at which it is approved.


2. Lojbab submits the following as an alternate amendment, which prohibits only blind proxies, but still allows attendance by proxy for quorum determination and allows proxies with specific direction:

I move to amend the bylaws by: Changing of the last sentence of Article 3, Section 2, which currently reads:

Members may assign their vote to a representative by written proxy.

to

Members may assign their vote to a representative by written proxy provided that the proxy contains specific instructions regarding the issue in question. A proxy lacking specific instructions on an issue may be counted towards quorum, and shall be voted "present" on that issue.

I further move that this bylaw does not take effect until the completion of the annual meeting at which it is approved.


--------- G. Sturgis

The following makes Sturgis, currently the parliamentary standard for the annual meeting, apply to all governance of LLG. It also simplifies the language of the Bylaws to make phone and Internet communication equivalent to snail mail and to in person communication.

1. Robin Powell:

I move the following amendment to the bylaws: Addition of a new Article, to be the new Article 3, with the current Articles 3 and higher to be renumbered to allow this. The new Article is as follows:

ARTICLE 3 General Procedural Issues

Section 1. Parliamentary Authority.

All issues not otherwise covered in these Bylaws or in the Articles Of Incorporation of the The Logical Language Group, Inc., or in laws and statues that may apply, shall be resolved by the use of the most recent version of The Standard Code of Parliamentary Procedure, originally by Alice Sturgis (now being maintained by the American Institute of Parliamtarians).

Section 2. Communications.

Unless otherwise specified, all communications necessary for the business of the Logical Language Group, Inc. may be conducted by whatever reasonable and customary means the Board and/or Members see fit, as long as no Members involved in the communication have objected to that method. Different methods of communication may be used with different Members, as needed. This applies, in particular, to both notice of meetings and the actual conducting of the business of meetings.

Reasonable and customary means of communication include, but are not limited to, postal mail, electronic mail, telephone, and various systems of real-time electronic discussion.

2. Removal of the final sentence of Article 3, Section 8, which currently reads:

In case of dispute over meeting procedures, the most recent version of The Standard Code of Parliamentary Procedure, originally by Alice Sturgis (now being maintained by the American Institute of Parliamtarians) shall serve as the basis of resolution, although a majority of members present may vote to override

those rules on any question.

3. Removal of *ALL* references to postal mail, telephone, and electronic mail throughout the bylaws, in favour of completely generic terms such as "notify" and "reasonable and customary forms of communicatian", unless they are specific exceptions to the principles of the section on Communications above (such as a specific need for written notification). The exact removals are as follows:

Art. 3, Sec. 4 And Art. 3, Sec. 5:

The Secretary/Treasurer shall serve personally, or by personal telephone conversation, or send through the post office or by electronic mail addressed to each member at his last known address, at least fifteen (15) days before such meeting a notice thereof.

becomes

The Secretary/Treasurer shall notify each member at least fifteen (15) days before such a meeting.

Art. 3, Sec. 6:

In addition, a member may be considered present through direct telephone contact or by mail participation as described in Section 7 below.

is removed.

Art. 3, Sec. 7:

Meetings of members may be held in person or by the use of telephones or by the mails, or any combination thereof. Telephone meetings may be by conference, or telephone calls may be sequentially placed to all non-present members by the calling officer with at least one other person present as witness. Proposals may be made either orally or in writing, as the case may be, and adopted or rejected either orally or in writing, as if the meeting had been held in person. Except as otherwise provided by Statute, The Articles of Incorporation, or these Bylaws, all questions shall be decided by a majority of all members present or by proxy, mail, or telephone.

becomes

Meetings of members may be held in person or by the use of any other reasonable and customary forms of communication. Note a specific exception here. Telephone calls may be sequentially placed to all non-present members by the calling officer with at least one other person present as witness. End Note Except as otherwise provided by Statute, The Articles of Incorporation, or these Bylaws, all questions shall be decided by a majority of all members present, whether in person or through reasonable and customary forms of communication.

and

Provided that the Secretary/Treasurer or his/her designate shall certify that all members have been included in the meeting by attendance, by telephone, or by mail, an adopted action may be implemented before such written consent is obtained.

has the phrase

by attendance, by telephone, or by mail

removed.

Art. 4, Sec. 5:

Meetings of Directors may be held in person or by the use of telephones or by the mails, or any combination thereof. Telephone meetings may be by conference, or telephone calls may be sequentially placed to all Directors by the calling officer with at least one other person present as witness. Proposals may be made either orally or in writing, as the case may be, and adopted or rejected either orally or in writing, as if the meeting had been held in person.

is removed and

Upon request of any Director with regard to any decision of the Board, all of the approving Directors shall manifest their consent in writing and such consent shall be filed in the Minutes Book. Provided that the Secretary/Treasurer or his/her designate shall certify that all Directors have been included in the meeting by attendance, by telephone, or by mail, an adopted action may be implemented before such written consent is obtained.

has the phrase

by attendance, by telephone, or by mail

removed.

Art. 4, Sec. 7:

When a meeting is held by sequential telephone calls or by mail, quorum requirements shall be considered fulfilled provided that all Board members have been consulted per the requirements of Section 5, or that, if a meeting was held with proper notice in accordance with Section 6, a majority of the Board was successfully consulted with attempts having been made to consult with all members.

is removed.


2a/2b. Lojbab submits alternate amendments separating the addition of section 1 of the proposed new article from the remainder of the changes, as two separate amendments.

Rationale: The use of Sturgis as general authority is a separate issue from the communications issue. The retention of proxies in any form by non-passage of Robin's proxy amendment may require a closer look at changes to the communications amendment. Current practice requires proxies to have some sort of verification, but as stated the communications amendment would appear to allow unverified proxies which would make an amendment requiring specific proxies unenforceable.


--------- H. Election of Officers by the membership

Implementing Robin Powell's suggestion that members should be electing the officers of LLG rather than the Board.

1. Lojbab: I move the following amendment to the bylaws, to take effect at the 2004 Annual meeting:

Amend Article 5 Section 2, to read:

Section 2. Election. All Officers of the Corporation shall be elected annually by a plurality of the members at the annual meeting, and shall hold office for the term of one (1) year, or until their successors are duly elected. Officers may succeed themselves.

and

Amend Article 3 Section 8, to insert election of officers prior to the election of directors:

Section 8. Order of Business. The order of business of all meetings of the members shall be as follows: (1) roll call; (2) proof of notice of meeting or waiver of notice; (3) reading of Minutes of preceding meeting; (4) reports of Officers; (5) reports of committees; (6) proposal and approval of new members, who shall assume membership immediately if present at the next meeting, or at the end of the meeting if not present; (7) election of Officers; (8) election of Directors, if necessary; (9) unfinished business; (10) new business. ...


--------- I. Officers as ex-officio Directors

1. Lojbab: I move to amend the Bylaws, to take effect at the 2004 annual meeting:

Replace Article 5, Section 2, to read: Section 2. How Elected. The Officers of the Corporation shall serve ex-officio, as Directors. In addition, the members may elect up to four (4) additional persons receiving a majority of votes cast as Directors. A person serving in more than one office shall hold only one seat as Director. These Directors shall constitute the Board of Directors for the ensuing year.

2. Lojbab (dependent on amendment 1 in this topic):

I move to amend the Bylaws, to take effect at the 2004 annual meeting:

Delete Article 4, Section 9 which reads: Section 9. Vacancies. Whenever any vacancy shall occur in the Board of Directors by death, resignation, removal or otherwise, the same shall be filled without undue delay by a majority vote by ballot of the remaining members of the Board at a Special meeting which shall be called for that purpose. Such election shall be held within fifteen (15) days after the occurrence of such vacancy. The person so chosen shall hold office until the next Annual meeting or until his successor shall have been chosen at a Special meeting of the members.

and renumber Section 10 as Section 9.

Rationale for the latter change: With ex-officio directors, officer directorship vacancies are filled per the section on officer vacancies. Since the other directorships are optional to the membership, it is not inherent that they need to be filled


--------- J. Virginia Representative Agent

Virginia law requires that either a corporate officer or a Director be a resident of the state of Virginia, and serve as an agent for communication between the state and the corporation. At present, that requirement is embedded in the bylaws governing directors. The proposal is to make the person filling this role an Officer of the Corporation (and hence by the prior amendment, an ex-officio Director, but this could be changed while maintaining compliance with the law).

1. Lojbab: I move to amend the Bylaws, to take effect at the 2004 annual meeting:

Amend Article 4, Section 1 from: Section 1. Number. The affairs and business of this Corporation shall be managed by a Board of Directors, who shall be members of the Corporation, and at least one (1) of such Directors shall be a resident of the Commonwealth of Virginia and a citizen of the United States. The initial members of the Board of Directors shall be as per the Articles of Incorporation, which members shall serve until the first Annual Meeting of the members.

to:

Section 1. Number. The affairs and business of this Corporation shall be managed by a Board of Directors, who shall be members of the Corporation.

and to add to Article 5 Section 1:

Section 1. Number. The Officers of this Corporation shall be: President Vice-President Secretary/Treasurer Virginia Registered Agent The person serving as Virginia Registered Agent may also hold another Office.

and to append to Article 5 Section 3, the duties of the Virginia Registered Agent:

VIRGINIA REGISTERED AGENT

The Virginia Registered Agent shall be a resident of the Commonwealth of Virginia as defined by the laws of that state.

The Virginia Registered Agent shall maintain a place of business of the Corporation which shall serve as the registered office in the Commonwealth of Virginia, which shall be a place of business of the Corporation

The Virginia Registered Agent shall serve all functions required by the laws of the state of Virginia

PROXY STATEMENT 2003 Annual Meeting of the Logical Language Group, Inc.

Members submitting proxies to this year's meeting are asked to give specific direction on issues, or to direct a vote of "present" on issues that they have no specific direction on. This is not obligatory.

You may specify multiple persons to hold your proxy, with the first name listed among those present being granted the representation.

Your name:

Proxyholder(s) in order of preference:


General comments?

(3) reading of Minutes of preceding meeting;

Approval of minutes? (included with notice)


(4) reports of Officers;

Questions on or acceptance of the reports of officers (President, Vice President, Secretary/Treasurer)? (to be posted in advance of the meeting)?


(5) reports of committees;

Questions on or acceptance of the reports of committees? (to be posted in advance of the meeting)?

Acceptance Committees:

baupla fuzykamni - Nick Nicholas The Level 0 Package - John Cowan New Book Keeping Procedures - Bob LeChevalier Print On Demand - Robin Powell Level -1 - Robin Powell lojban.org Maintenance - Robin Powell Parliamentary Rules - xod Streamlining Meeting Procedures - John Cowan WorldCon - Keith Lynch Meeting Notice - John Cowan Ju'i Lobypli Editorial - Jay Kominek Lojban Announcement/le lojbo karni Editorial - Jay Kominek Grant Proposal - Dave Barton Secretarial Transition - Bob LeChevalier


Projects:

Questions on or acceptance of the reports of projects? (to be posted in advance of the meeting)?

Favor or oppose this project continuing as an official project of LLG?


Official Projects

Lojban Website Translation Project official - Jordan DeLong? Chrestomathy official - Gregory Dyke Lojban Archives Project official - Bob LeChevalier Dictionary (formerly official; subsumed by BPFK, termination report) - Bob LeChevalier Lojban Parser official - John Cowan Draft Textbook official - Bob LeChevalier and John Cowan Lojban for Beginners official - Nick Nicholas and Robin Turner Lojban Use in the European Patent System official - Hartmut Pilch Lojban and Logic book and webpage official - John Clifford Lojban List official - John Cowan, Bob LeChevalier and Robin Powell ckafybarja official - Nick Nicholas, Veijo Vilva and others. Alice in Wonderland translation official - Jorge Llambias

Translation Projects

Hebrew Translation Project - Adam Raizen French Website Translation Project - unknown leader Esperanto Website Translation Project - Theodore Reed Lojbanic Phrasebook Project - Robert Griffin Russian Website project - Evguenie Sklyanin Russian gismu list - Evguenie Sklyanin Lovecraft Translation - Jordan DeLong? Burton Arabian Nights Translation - Bob LeChevalier The Moon is a Harsh Mistress Chapter 1 Translation - Bob LeChevalier The Legend of Zelda Translation - Theodore Reed?

Internet Communication

Lojban wiki - Robin Powell Russian Lojban List - Evguenie Sklyanin Lojban Webring - Robin Powell Lojban Portal - xod Lojban Links Page - Evguenie Sklyanin Mailing List/Lojban FAQs - xod jboske - And Rosta? jbosnu - Jorge Llambias and xod Lojban beginners list - Jay Kominek

Lexicon and Teaching Tools

jbovlaste: The Lojban Dictionary Editing System - Robin Powell and Jay Kominek Eaton Interface - Bob LeChevalier LogFlash 2 - Nora LeChevalier jbofi'e - Richard Curnow vlatai - Pierre Abbat Random Sentence Generator - Bob and Nora LeChevalier LogFlash Language Learning research - Bob LeChevalier Lojban Audio tape/CD - Jay Kominek?

Other

TLI Loglan Interface - Stephen Belknap and Bob LeChevalier Lojban Adventure - Robin Powell and Nick Nicholas Lojban Java List - xod

Inactive Projects not likely to be activated

Lojban Parser/Glosser - Nora LeChevalier (largely supplanted by jbofi'e) LogFlash/LogFlash 3 - Nora LeChevalier (completed, no planned improvements) MacLogFlash - Richard Kennaway (no longer specific to Lojban)


(6) proposal and approval of new members

Jordan Delong?

Other nominated members?


(7) election of Directors (vote for 4 to 7 members)

Incumbent slate:

John Cowan? xod (Charles Hope)? Nick Nicholas? Robin Powell?

Bob LeChevalier as the required Virginia resident member?

Jay Kominek?

Other nominees?

------------------------

(8) unfinished business;

--------- A. Baseline statement

Motion 1?

Comments?

--------- B. Transition to all-Lojban annual meetings

Motion 1?

Motion 2?

Motion 3?

Comments?

--------- C. Implementation of Dues-Based, Non-Voting, Sustaining Memberships

Comments?

-------------------------

(9) new business.

--------- A. Role of Lojbab in the future of LLG

Comments?

--------- B. Member Qualifications

Motion 1?

Motion 2 as bylaw amendment?

Motion 2 as resolution?

Comments?

--------- C. Purpose of LLG

Motion 1?

Comments?

--------- D. Lojbanology/Logic and Language Project

Motion 1?

Motion 2?

Comments?

--------- E. Users Groups

Motion 1?

Motion 2?

Suggestions for User Groups to recognize?

Comments?


--------- F. Proxies

Motion 1 (long one by Robin)?

Amendment 1a by Lojbab?

Alternate Motion 2 by Lojbab?

Comments? --------- G. Sturgis

Motion 1 (long)

Alternate Split motion 2a?

Alternate Split motion 2b?

Comments?


--------- H. Election of Officers by the membership

Motion 1?

Comments?


--------- I. Officers as ex-officio Directors

Motion 1?

Motion 2 (dependent on approval of 1)?

Comments?


--------- J. Virginia Representative Agent

Motion 1?

Comments?

Provisional Minutes of the 2002 Annual Meeting of the Members of The Logical Language Group, Inc.

The fourteenth Annual Meeting of the Members of The Logical Language Group, Inc. was called to order on July 28, 2002 at 10:35 AM EDT.

Non-members in attendance at the annual meeting were: Adam Raizen voted in as member during the meeting Avital Oliver voted in as member during the meeting Allan Bailey voted in as member during the meeting Aruna Vassar voted in as member during the meeting Roll call was taken of the members. Members attending (11) were: Alexandra Miles-Lasseter Gary Burgess John Clifford John Cowan Keith Lynch Mark Shoulson Nora LeChevalier Robert LeChevalier Robin Powell Shawn Lasseter Paul Francis O'Sullivan Members "present" (12) by proxy: And Rosta Proxy to Cowan Athelstan proxy to Nora, with instructions Dave Barton proxy to Bob David Crowell proxy to Mark David Twery proxy to Cowan David Young Proxy to Nora John Hodges proxy to John Clifford Jorge Llambias proxy to Bob, with instructions Nick Nicholas proxy to Cowan Robin Turner proxy to Bob Tommy Whitlock proxy to Nora Yevgueni Sklyanin proxy to Bob Members not in attendance (7 - 1 removed = 6) were: Arnt Johansen proxy to Charles Hope, who arrived later in the meeting Ethan Fremen Charles Hope (Xod) (arrived later in the meeting, after roll call) Guy Garnett Ivan Derzhanski Karen Stein* removed from membership Veijo Vilva

  • = Removed per motion last meeting per motion that if they did not participate

by presence or proxy at the next 2002 annual meeting they would be terminated with no further vote needed. Roll call of members: Taken 23 present in person or by proxy, 6 absent. - Quorum. No proper notice of meeting by Secretary/Treasurer was given (per Article 3, Section 4 of the Bylaws); therefore no bylaw amendments may be made. Chair turned over to Vice President, John Cowan. Reading of minutes: Error in print heading noted - still says "Minutes of the 1997 ..." although centered first line has accurate date. To be corrected. Report of officers: Secretary/Treasurer, by President (Bob LeChevalier) Delinquent several quarters on sales tax. Book orders current for all paid orders. Can't do invoicing orders (many from Europe). Liabilities: $5,000 - 6,000 in balances. CAIS (Internet service provider) $800 per year. CAIS has been cancelled, but unsettled accounts payable unknown because of buyout of CAIS; possibly as large $2,000 amt because of buyouts. Visa/MC/Amex $30. Bottom line on loan money for book printing: $3000 left on loan + 2 years interest = approximately $3,500 left to repay. $3,600 in bank, so in theory could pay off book loan. Book sales total about 380-390; 20-25 since last year. Read message from Robert A. McIvor (CEO of Loglan Institute): "Because of the baselining of Lojban, I do not see any likelihood of any fusion of the two groups in the short term. Most new members we are getting are aware of Lojban, and have chosen Loglan for one reason or another. When I get queries about the differences, I try to be quite objective, and I would hope that LLG would, in like circumstances, present Loglan as it is today, and not as it once was. As for long term prospects, I am not sure that either shows great promise, but I would have to concede that, as of today, Lojban has better prospects." Report of officers: President: Accomplished last year: Nick Nicholas: Level 0 packet/book & Lesson book close to publication quality Robin Powell took over web site completely - (thanks). Per Robin, "Co-location facility costs 25/mo - paying out of pocket". LLG will receipt this amount as donation. Alice complete, but subject to editing. Lojban Wiki healthy (the Wiki is a web page anyone edits). Many un-official things going on. Report of Committees: (non-committee item) John Clifford has a website on Lojban & logic: 2 sections on website are modifiers & propositional logic. Level 0 package committee: (1998,99: John Cowan, chairman; David Twery; Tommy Whitlock, Bob LeChevalier) nothing to say (but Nick is done with creating level 0 book) Internet site committee (1999: David Twery, chairman; Shawn Lasseter; Nick Nicholas): Per Robin Powell: Haven't done most of what wanted; web-site & server & mailing list running. Finance Committee: defunct On-line ordering (1997: Mark Shoulson, chairman): no report. Worldcon committee (1998: Keith Lynch, chairman; David Bowen; Bob LeChevalier): Flyers handed out. Also at other conventions. Will continue till run out. Meet notice (1994: Bob LeChevalier and John Cowan): not done. Grant proposal (1996: Dave Barton, chairman; David Twery; Bob LeChevalier): no report. Streamlining meeting procedures (1999: John Cowan, chairman): Going a little better. Nothing else.

Consideration of new members:

Present, but not members Adam Raizen Avital Oliver Allan Bailey Aruna Vassar

Qualifications, responsibilities explained. All four desired to be considered. MOVED: To offer membership to all four listed above. - PASSED without objection.

MOVED: To offer membership to Jay Kominek not present. - PASSED without objection

Consideration of removal of old members:

Roll of old members for removal: Ethan Fremen Guy Garnett Ivan Derzhanski Veijo Vilva

(notice: if don't ..., terminate automatically - see last yr)

MOVED: To send notice like last year's see below to Ethan Fremen - PASSED with no objection

MOVED: To send notice like last year's see below to Guy Garnett - PASSED with no objection

[http://www.lojban.org/tiki/last%20year's%20wording:%20%22To%20send%20notice%20to%20...%20that%20if%20they%20do%20not%20participate%3Cbr%20/%3E%20%20by%20presence%20or%20proxy%20at%20the%20next%20annual%20meeting%20they%20will%20be%20terminated%20with%3Cbr%20/%3E%20%20no%20further%20vote%20needed last year's wording: "To send notice to ... that if they do not participate by presence or proxy at the next annual meeting they will be terminated with no further vote needed]

Ivan: sense of the meeting was to take no action

Veijo: sense of the meeting was to take no action

Action item given to Robert LeChevalier: contact Ethan, Guy.

Election of Board of Directors:

Current Board includes Robert LeChevalier, President; John Cowan, Vice President; Nora LeChevalier, Secretary/Treasurer; John Clifford; Charles Hope; Shawn Lasseter; Nick Nicholas. Max of 7 allowed.

Shawn wishes to resign; no internet access. - revoked after discussion.

No new volunteers.

At this point Charles Hope (Xod) enters meeting

MOVED: To elect the current slate [http://www.lojban.org/tiki/John%20Clifford,%20John%20Cowan,%20Charles%20Hope,%3Cbr%20/%3E%20%20Shawn%20Lasseter,%20Robert%20LeChevalier,%20Nora%20LeChevalier,%20Nick%20Nicholas John Clifford, John Cowan, Charles Hope, Shawn Lasseter, Robert LeChevalier, Nora LeChevalier, Nick Nicholas] - PASSED with no objection

Old business: None

New business:

Repaying book debt (to LeChevaliers): 8% loan:

If we did, cash on hand would be about $0 till new donations. Bob: "cost of logfest $400-500 not yet covered". Sales tax debt minimal. Other debts: CAIS potential (about 1-2K), Visa $30/mo, balances When we published The Complete Lojban Language, Perry Smith gave $1,000 as a quasi-donation to publish and would like to be paid back if LLG is ever in position to pay back. Motion re-pay $2000 to bob - withdrawn (will need the money for next book publication)

Re: Robert A. McIvor statement: MOVED: That the Secretary be authorized to extend peaceful intent and thanks for his statement. - PASSED as amended below with no objection Friendly amendment: To specifically include that we will also be objective - ACCEPTED.

Book status per phone conversation with Nick: Last 2 weeks in September is deadline for any changes. Nora to produce index. At that point send to printer. Dec-Jan, Nick may come to US.

Possibilities for printing books: Publisher formal Print run costs: 1000 - $3500 hardback lessons (break-even point is 200 books at $20/copy); $2500 paper level 0. We do charge shipping. Historically level 0 has asked $5 donation; therefore ?? of it would be to printer. print-on-demand informal - by individuals at Kinko's in PDF format. Real print on demand Action item for Mark Shoulson: to find out about real print-on-demand feasibility. Later made a motion - see 3^rd motion down.

Discussion:

Suggestion that a request for information on language gets flyer (1-page) as answer Robin to formulate; should not send out level 0 packet [ie: more than
10 pgs ie: more than 10 pgs]

Bob: estimate about a dozen/year; internet people & those with e-mail are pointed to site, and most others out-of-country so postage anyway.

Non-internet people don't know, so we may need to expect more at some point. MOVED: That material sent for free to people who merely express interest be limited to a standard #10 envelope contents by default - WITHDRAWN

Informal print on demand:

Won't work unless 1 non-US volunteer (because of shipping costs) Robin

Volunteers to out-of-pocket publication costs. So, tax deductible.

Can do as an experiment; could give balance to overseas volunteers for cost (who can't get tax deduction). Bob

Informal print-on-demand: Robin, Avital, Allan volunteer.

Action item for Avital: check prices for Europe shipping from Israel & print-and-bind prices.

MOVED: That level 0 package, upon release for publication, should be published using informal print-on-demand with specific procedures of on-demand publishing being set up by Robin Powell (and any other appointees), with the initial plan that no expense incur to LLG (ie: no net cost) in support. President will at discretion indicate whether new correspondence warrants level 0 book or less substantial response. Second committee (headed by Robin Powell) to develop the less-substantial response. - PASSED with no objection

Textbook:

Print-on-demand won't work - too long. MOVED: That a committee (Mark Shoulson to head) investigate real print-on-demand for the textbook and level-0 book, and defer decision on printing until report of Board - PASSED.

Robin Powell stated for the record: Not spend more than $1000 until Bob repaid.

Official LLG projects:

John Cowan proposed that we institute official LLG projects as follows:

Leader of project presents it to President. President consults Board.

If Board approves, transmit information to Webmaster to post on official project list.

Webmaster to poll project leaders at least every 3 months.

Project leaders must then report to Board.

Board may decide to not continue project as official.

MOVED: That we institute official LLG projects as proposed above - PASSED [http://www.lojban.org/tiki/as%3Cbr%20/%3E%20%20see%20Amendment%20a%20and%20Friendly%20Amendment%20b as see Amendment a and Friendly Amendment b]

Amendment a not accepted as a friendly amendment: That the initiators mail the request to both webmaster and president, and if there is no response from the Board in an agreed-upon time frame it will mean it's automatically added to the official project list as official by default - PASSED AS AMENDED by friendly amendment b, without objection.

Discussion: "reasonable" would be 1 month.

Availability of deferral requested by Board. Notation that official by default. John Clifford for record: vitally needed

Robin Powell for record: if amend never used, will offer public apology & vote to withdraw amendment at next meet.

Friendly amendment b to Friendly amendment a: replace "official by default" with "no objection" and include availability of deferral if board asks. - ACCEPTED

MOVED: To give the President discretion to change the status of any and all committees to projects without consulting the Board to discharge the committee, and to identify the resulting project as private or public listing. - PASSED without objection.

MOVED: That as of the year 2005 and after, all official LLG business must be discussed in lojban (where "official LLG business" is Board and LLG member meetings) and that there be a strong preference that all official business be available in lojban (perhaps in addition to other languages) - PASSED AS REPLACED by Amendment b as modified by Friendly Amendment b2

Note: there was much discussion. The final vote was 16 in favor, 5 opposed.

Amendment c was defeated narrowly.

Amendment a: Institute only after 2 consecutive meetings of less than 2 hours - FAILED for lack of second

Amendment b: That instead, starting next year, all official meetings of LLG members and board be officially bi-lingual (may speak in either English or lojban) with translation by request of any member, and that it will be an old business item each year to discuss further conversion to preference for lojban during business matters. - PASSED as amended in Friendly Amendment b2

Amendment b1 to Amendment b: That meetings be bilingual, but motions and amendments be recorded in lojban - TABLED to next year.

Friendly Amendment b2 to Amendment b: Append "but are encouraged to speak in lojban" to "may speak in either English or lojban" - ACCEPTED

Amendment c to Amendment b: That all motions and amendments must be officially stated and recorded in lojban starting 2005 - FAILED.

MOVED: To begin to put any official lojban items on web into lojban (and perhaps English, but not necessary) as soon as possible - PASSED AS AMENDED Friendly Amendment: not "as soon as possible", but "as resources allow" - ACCEPTED

Delegating paperwork. Robin Powell offered to pay for up to $500/yr for a paperwork worker (if starts occurring within 6 months). Bob means to implement accounting package and to convert data (address list & accounts). John Clifford pledged some backup after the initial amount from Robin. Small but non-zero possibility that Robin will not have job, however. Bob: paperworker would have to be hired as independent contractor. MOVED: To approve hiring of worker for paperwork on accounts and address list, as discussed above - PASSED Flyers: Address on flyer should have separate e-mail address so we can identify responses from flyers. MOVED: That LLG be favorable to Jay's on-line collaborative dictionary - PASSED MOVED: To Commend Robin Powell for exceptional efforts in converting the LLG site, and for exceeding expectations on presentation to public - PASSED. MOVED: To express thanks to Nick Nicholas and Robin Turner for their work on the textbook - PASSED Next Logfest: The intention is to hold it the last weekend in July Meeting adjourned approximately 1:40 PM EDT.

Last modified: Mon May 12 11:46:51 PDT 2003. Please e-mail [email protected] with any comments or concerns.

BYLAWS OF THE LOGICAL LANGUAGE GROUP, INC.

ARTICLE 1

Name, Seal and Offices

Section 1. Name. The name of this Corporation is THE LOGICAL LANGUAGE GROUP, INC., (A Non-Profit Corporation), and shall for convenience be referred to in this instrument as the Corporation. By a majority vote of the members, the Corporation may change its name. The Corporation may also operate under the trade name "Lojbangirz" at the discretion of the Board of Directors.

Section 2. Offices. The principal office of the Corporation shall be at 2904 Beau Lane, Fairfax, Virginia 22031. The Board of Directors may from time to time move the principal office to any other address in Virginia.

ARTICLE 2

Purpose

Section 1. Purpose. The Logical Language Group, Inc. is established to promote the scientific study of the relationships between language, thought and human culture; to investigate the nature of language and to determine the requirements for an artificially-engineered natural language; to implement and experiment with such a language; to devise and promote applications for this language in fields including but not limited to linguistics, psychology, philosophy, logic, mathematics, computer science, anthropology, sociology, education, and human biology; to conduct and support experimental and scholarly research in these fields as they may bear upon the problems of artificial language development; to communicate with and to educate interested persons and organizations about these activities; to devise and develop means and instruments needed for these activities; and to accumulate and publish the results of such studies and developments. In the furtherance of these purposes, and in addition to the above activities, The Logical Language Group, Inc. may award grants to individuals for experimentation, travel, publication, study and similar activities.

Section 2. Allowable Actions. To these ends The Logical Language Group, Inc. shall receive and hold by bequest, devise, gift, grant, purchase, lease, or otherwise, any property, real, personal, tangible, or intangible, or any undivided interest therein, without limitation as to amount or value; to sell, convey, or otherwise dispose of any such property and to invest, re-invest, or deal with and administer the principal or the income thereof in such manner as, in the judgment of the Directors, will best promote the purposes of The Logical Language Group, Inc. without limitation, except such limitations, if any, as may be contained in the instrument under which such property is received, the Articles of Incorporation, these By-Laws, or any laws applicable thereto.

Section 3. Disallowed Actions. Notwithstanding any of the provisions of the Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws, no member, Director, Officer, employee, or representative of this Corporation shall take any action or carry on any activity by or on behalf of the Corporation not permitted to be conducted or carried on by an organization exempt under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 and its regulations as they now exist, or as they may hereafter be amended, or by an organization, contributions to which are deductible under Section 170(c)(2) of such Code and regulations as they now exist, or as they may hereafter be amended.

No member, Director, Officer, employee, or representative of this Corporation shall discriminate against any person on the basis of race, sex, religion or creed, or national origin while performing any action or carrying on any activity on behalf of the Corporation.

ARTICLE 3

Members and Meeting of Members

Section 1. Membership. The members of the Corporation shall initially consist of: Robert J. LeChevalier, Nora T. LeChevalier, John Parks-Clifford, Tommy Whitlock, Jeffrey Taylor.

Other persons may be named members upon recommendation for membership by any member and by election by a majority of all the members of the Corporation, in person or by proxy. Such election need not take place at a formal meeting of the membership, but the Secretary/Treasurer shall be required to certify that a majority of the membership has supported the recommendation.

Qualifications of persons proposed for membership shall be (a) competence in one or more of the fields of science or scholarship listed in Article 2, above, and/or (b) high personal dedication to the purposes of The Logical Language Group, Inc. as set forth in that Article.

No potential member shall be discriminated against on the grounds of race, sex, religion or creed, or national origin.

Section 2. Voting. Each member shall be entitled to one (1) vote, and all his right, title, and interest in and to the Corporation shall cease on termination of his membership. No member shall be entitled to share in the distribution of the Corporate assets upon the dissolution of the Corporation. Members may assign their vote to a representative by written proxy.

Section 3. Resignation of Members. At any time, a member may resign his membership, which is hereby declared nontransferable, and his rights and responsibilities shall thereafter be immediately at an end. A member may resign from the Corporation by delivering a written resignation to the President or Secretary/Treasurer of the Corporation. A member shall also be considered to have resigned, if, after proper notice of an annual meeting has been sent, the member fails to submit a proxy or written intent to participate by telephone, AND, the members present at the meeting confirm by vote to accept this failure as a sign of resignation.

Section 4. Annual Meeting. The annual meeting of the members shall nominally be held at such place and time as the Directors shall designate. In the absence of any such designation, the annual meeting shall be held at the principal address of the organization on the first Sunday following the 20th day of June each year, at 10 o'clock in the morning of that day. The Secretary/Treasurer shall serve personally, or by personal telephone conversation,3 or send through the post office or by electronic mail3 addressed to each member at his last known address, at least fifteen (15)1 days before such meeting a notice thereof. Alternatively, the Secretary/Treasurer shall use such means of notification as may be specified in writing in advance and signed by the member.2 But at any meeting at which all members shall be present, or of which all members not present have waived notice in writing, the giving of notice as above required may be dispensed with.

Section 5. Special Meetings. Special meetings of the members, other than those regulated by Statute, may be called at any time by a majority of the Directors. The Secretary/Treasurer shall serve personally or by personal telephone conversation,6 or send through the post office or by electronic mail6 addressed to each member at his last known address, at least fifteen (15)4 days before such meeting a notice thereof. Alternatively, the Secretary/Treasurer shall use such means of notification as may be specified in writing in advance and signed by the member.5 Such notice shall contain a statement of the business to be transacted at such meeting; at any meeting at which all members shall be present in person or by proxy, or for which members not present have waived notice in writing, the giving of notice as above described may be dispensed with. No business, other than that specified in the call for the meeting, shall be transacted at any Special meeting of the members. The Board of Directors shall also, in like manner, call a Special meeting of members whenever so requested in writing by not less than a majority of the members.

Section 6. Quorum. Provided that notice of the meeting has been sent in accordance with Section 4 or Section 5, as appropriate, there shall be no minimum quorum for a meeting. Without such notice, a majority of the members must be present in order for a meeting to take place. Presence may be established in person, or by proxy. In addition, a member may be considered present through direct telephone contact or by mail participation as described in Section 7 below. In the event of there not being a quorum present, then the meeting shall be adjourned to some further date, not more than five (5) days later.

Section 7. Meetings When Members are Apart. Meetings of members may be held in person or by the use of telephones or by the mails, or any combination thereof. Telephone meetings may be by conference, or telephone calls may be sequentially placed to all non-present members by the calling officer with at least one other person present as witness. Proposals may be made either orally or in writing, as the case may be, and adopted or rejected either orally or in writing, as if the meeting had been held in person. Except as otherwise provided by Statute, The Articles of Incorporation, or these Bylaws, all questions shall be decided by a majority of all members present or by proxy, mail, or telephone.

Upon request by any member, all of the approving members on any decision shall manifest their consent in writing and such consent shall be filed in the Minutes Book. Provided that the Secretary/Treasurer or his/her designate shall certify that all members have been included in the meeting by attendance, by telephone, or by mail, an adopted action may be implemented before such written consent is obtained.

Section 8. Order of Business. The order of business of all meetings of the members shall be as follows: (1) roll call; (2) proof of notice of meeting or waiver of notice; (3) reading of Minutes of preceding meeting; (4) reports of Officers; (5) reports of committees; (6) proposal and approval of new members, who shall assume membership immediately if present at the next meeting, or at the end of the meeting if not present;8 (7) election of Directors, if necessary; (8) unfinished business; (9) new business.7 In case of dispute over meeting procedures, the most recent version of The Standard Code of Parliamentary Procedure, originally by Alice Sturgis (now being maintained by the American Institute of Parliamtarians) shall serve as the basis of resolution, although a majority of members present may vote to override those rules on any question.

Section 9. The Board of Directors may establish a Sustaining Membership, independent of the governing membership described in the previous sections of this article. The qualifications for sustaining members shall include a minimum annual financial donation to the organization, the amount to be set by the Board, and other qualifications may be added by the Board. The Board will also set forth any benefits of Sustaining Membership. Any and all provisions elsewhere in these Bylaws relating to "members", shall not be interpreted to mean "sustaining members", although there is no restriction or penalty against a person being both a voting member and a sustaining member, gaining the responsibilities and benefits of each role.

No potential sustaining member shall be discriminated against on the grounds of race, sex, religion or creed, or national origin.

Section 10. Any person may read or have read and incorporated into the minutes of the Members' Meeting any statement germane to the purposes of the Logical Language Group, Inc., subject to the discretion of the chair.

ARTICLE 4

Directors

All the Corporate powers, except such as are otherwise provided for in these By-Laws, the Articles of Incorporation, and the Laws of the Commonwealth of Virginia, shall be and are hereby vested in and shall be exercised by the Board of Directors. The Board of Directors may by general resolution delegate to committees of its own number, or to Officers of the Corporation, such powers as it may see fit.

Section 1. Number. The affairs and business of this Corporation shall be managed by a Board of Directors, who shall be members of the Corporation, and at least one (1) of such Directors shall be a resident of the Commonwealth of Virginia and a citizen of the United States. The initial members of the Board of Directors shall be as per the Articles of Incorporation, which members shall serve until the first Annual Meeting of the members.

Section 2. How Elected. At the Annual Meeting of members, the three (3) persons receiving a plurality of the votes cast and up to four (4) additional persons receiving a majority of votes shall be Directors and shall constitute the Board of Directors for the ensuing year.

Section 3. Term of Office. The term of office of each of the Directors shall be one (1) year, and thereafter until his successor has been elected.

Section 4. Duties of Directors. The Board of Directors shall have the control and general management of the affairs and business of this Corporation. Such Board of Directors shall in all cases act as a Board, regularly convened, by a majority, and it may adopt such rules and regulations for the conduct of its meetings and the management of the Corporation as it may deem proper, not inconsistent with the Articles of Incorporation, these By-Laws, and the Laws of the Commonwealth of Virginia.

Section 5. Directors' Meetings. Regular meetings of the Board of Directors shall be held immediately following the Annual Meeting of the members and at such other times as the Board of Directors may determine. Special meetings of the Board of Directors may be called by the President at any time, and shall be called by the President or Secretary/Treasurer upon the written request of two (2) Directors.

Meetings of Directors may be held in person or by the use of telephones or by the mails, or any combination thereof. Telephone meetings may be by conference, or telephone calls may be sequentially placed to all Directors by the calling officer with at least one other person present as witness. Proposals may be made either orally or in writing, as the case may be, and adopted or rejected either orally or in writing, as if the meeting had been held in person.

Upon request of any Director with regard to any decision of the Board, all of the approving Directors shall manifest their consent in writing and such consent shall be filed in the Minutes Book. Provided that the Secretary/Treasurer or his/her designate shall certify that all Directors have been included in the meeting by attendance, by telephone, or by mail, an adopted action may be implemented before such written consent is obtained.

Section 6. Notice of Meetings. No written notice of a Directors meeting is required. The President shall make a good faith effort to contact all directors in a timely manner before the meeting.9

Section 7. Quorum. At any meeting of the Board of Directors, a majority of the Board shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business; but in the event of a quorum not being present, then the meeting shall be adjourned to some future time, not more than five (5) days later. When a meeting is held by sequential telephone calls or by mail, quorum requirements shall be considered fulfilled provided that all Board members have been consulted per the requirements of Section 5, or that, if a meeting was held with proper notice in accordance with Section 6, a majority of the Board was successfully consulted with attempts having been made to consult with all members.

Section 8. Voting. At all meetings of the Board of Directors, each Director is to have one (1) vote.

Section 9. Vacancies. Whenever any vacancy shall occur in the Board of Directors by death, resignation, removal or otherwise, the same shall be filled without undue delay by a majority vote by ballot of the remaining members of the Board at a Special meeting which shall be called for that purpose. Such election shall be held within fifteen (15) days after the occurrence of such vacancy. The person so chosen shall hold office until the next Annual meeting or until his successor shall have been chosen at a Special meeting of the members.

Section 10. Removal of Directors. Any one or more of the Directors may be removed either with or without cause, at any time, by a vote of at least two-thirds (2/3) of the total membership voting in person or by proxy, at any Special meeting called for that purpose, or at the Annual Meeting.

ARTICLE 5

Officers

Section 1. Number. The Officers of this Corporation shall be: President Vice-President Secretary/Treasurer

Section 2. Election. All Officers of the Corporation shall be elected annually by the Board of Directors at its meeting held immediately after the meeting of members, and shall hold office for the term of one (1) year, or until their successors are duly elected. Officers may succeed themselves.

Section 3. Duties of Officers. The duties and powers of the officers of the Corporation shall be as follows:

PRESIDENT

The President shall preside at all meetings of the Board of Directors and members.

He shall present at each Annual Meeting of the members and Directors a report of the condition of the business of the Corporation.

He shall cause to be called regular and special meetings of the members and Directors in accordance with these By-Laws. He shall appoint and remove, employ and discharge, and fix the compensation of all servants, agents, employees and clerks of the Corporation other than the duly appointed Officers, subject to the approval of the Board of Directors.

He shall sign and make all contracts and agreements in the name of the Corporation, and see that they are properly carried out.

He shall see that the books, reports, and statements required by the Statutes are properly kept, made and filed according to law.

He shall sign checks, notes, drafts, or bills of exchange, warrants or other orders for the payment of money.

He shall enforce these By-Laws and perform all the duties incident to the position and office, and which are required by law.

VICE-PRESIDENT

During the absence or inability of the President to render and perform his duties or exercise his powers, as set forth in these By-Laws or in the acts under which this Corporation is organized, the same shall be performed and exercised by the Vice-President; and when so acting, he shall have all the powers and be subject to all responsibilities hereby given to or imposed upon such President.

SECRETARY/TREASURER

The Secretary/Treasurer shall keep the Minutes of the meetings of the Board of Directors and of the members in appropriate books.

He shall give and serve all notices of the Corporation.

He shall be custodian of the records of the Corporation.

He shall present to the Board of Directors at its stated meetings all communications addressed to him officially by the President or any Officer or member of the Corporation.

He shall attend to all correspondence and perform all the duties incident to the office of Secretary/Treasurer.

He shall have the care and custody of and be responsible for all the funds and securities of the Corporation, and shall deposit all such funds in the name of the Corporation in such bank or banks, trust company or trust companies or safe deposit vaults as the Board of Directors may designate.

He shall sign, make and endorse in the name of the Corporation, checks, notes, drafts, bills of exchange, warrants and orders for the payment of money and pay out and dispose of same and receipt therefore, under the direction of the President or the Board of Directors.

He shall exhibit at all reasonable times his books and accounts to any Director or member of the Corporation upon application at the office of the Corporation.

He shall render a statement of the condition of the finances of the Corporation at each regular meeting of the Board of Directors, and at such other times as shall be required of him, and full financial report, at the Annual Meeting of the members.

He shall keep at the office of the Corporation, correct books of account of all its business and transactions and such other books of account as the Board of Directors may require.

He shall do and perform all duties appertaining to the office of Treasurer.

Section 4. Vacancies, How Filled. All vacancies in any office, shall be filled by the Board of Directors without undue delay, at its regular meeting, or at a meeting specifically called for that purpose.

Section 5. Compensation of Officers. The officers shall normally receive no salary or other compensation for the performance of their administrative services, but any officer may apply to the Board of Directors for compensation for performance of non-administrative services actually rendered to the Corporation in the furtherance of its purposes, as set forth in the Articles of Incorporation and as interpreted and implemented by the Board of Directors.

Section 6. Removal of Officers. The Board of Directors may remove any officer, by at least a two-thirds (2/3) vote, at any time, with or without cause.

Section 7. Initial Officers. The names of the Officers who shall serve until the first election are as follows:

Name Office Post Office Address Robert J. LeChevalier President 2904 Beau Lane Fairfax, Virginia 22031 John Parks-Clifford Vice-President 6364 Washington St. Louis, Missouri 63130 Nora T. LeChevalier Secretary/Treasurer 2904 Beau Lane Fairfax, Virginia 22031

ARTICLE 6

Employees

The Board of Directors shall hire and fix the compensation of any and all employees which it in its discretion may determine to be necessary in the conduct of the business of the Corporation.

ARTICLE 7

Operating Expenses

It is the intent of this Article to ensure the dedication of the bulk of the Corporation's resources to the activities directly related to the purposes cited in the Articles of Incorporation by minimizing the proportion of expenses in the Corporations overall operating budget that are unrelated to those purposes. The Board of Directors shall not authorize or expend on behalf of the Corporation as "administrative expenses" more than Fifteen (15%) Percent of the total expenditures of the Corporation in any one (1)-year period. Donations specifically allocated by a donor for an expense that would be counted as an administrative expense according to the definition in this article, will be omitted from the calculation of total expenditures and from the calculation of administrative expenditures, for purpose of determining the 15% limit. The words "administrative expenses" and the words "administrative services" mean expenses or services which do not directly advance the purposes of the Corporation as set out in the Articles of Incorporation and as interpreted and implemented by the Board of Directors. Such administrative expenses and services include, but are not limited to, the calling and conducting of corporate meetings, the making of management and/or financial decisions, fund-raising activities, the hiring and firing of personnel, accounting fees, legal fees, secretarial services, bookkeeping services, and correspondence and telephone conversations with anyone for purposes not directly relevant to those stated in the Articles of Incorporation. Such administrative expenses further include the cost of renting or purchasing equipment or space other than as directly used for the purposes set forth in the Articles of Incorporation.

The Board of Directors shall ensure that the accounts of the Corporation accurately reflect this division between its administrative expenses and services and its expenditures that are directly relevant to the purposes stated in the Articles of Incorporation. The Board of Directors shall keep itself informed as to the proportion of the administrative expenses to prevent their exceeding the above maximum. Should the proportion of administrative expenses in any given fiscal year which do not derive from donations allocated by the donor for a specific administrative purpose, exceed the allowable maximum of Fifteen (15%) Percent, the Board of Directors shall ensure by its disbursement decisions during the following year that the total administrative expenses for the two (2) years shall fall within the allowable maximum.

The Secretary/Treasurer shall report the amounts and percentage of expenditures for administrative and non-administrative purposes at the annual meeting of the members, prior to the election of the Board of Directors for the following year.

ARTICLE 8

Relationship with Donors

As it is the purpose of this Corporation to encourage the furtherance of its endeavors at a minimum of administrative expense, the existence of Article 7 of these By-Laws shall be explicitly emphasized to all individual or institutional donors of amounts greater than or equal to $100.00 prior to or at the time of such donation, and in all promulgations of the organization's annual financial report. In the event that small donations by a donor not otherwise receiving explicit emphasis of Article 7, total in excess of $100.00 over the course of a year, a notice emphasizing the Article's provisions will be sent at the end of the year.

As part of such notices that are given, all contributors shall be encouraged to make their gifts conditional on the compliance of the Corporation with Article 7 of these By-Laws, with non-compliance of the terms of this Article 7 entitling the contributors to a refund of the gift up to the amount by which administrative expenses exceeded the limit stated in Article 7.

ARTICLE 9 Approval and Amendment of By-Laws

These By-Laws shall be made, altered, amended, added to, or rescinded by a majority of the total current members of The Logical Language Group, Inc. at a meeting called for that purpose or at the annual meeting, with the following exceptions:

a. Any Bylaw dealing with the removal of Directors shall be made, altered, amended, or rescinded by a vote of two-thirds (2/3) of the total current members of The Logical Language Group, Inc. at a meeting called for that purpose.

b. Any amendments to Article 11 Dissolution shall be unanimously approved by the Board of Directors, proposed by them to the members, and approved at a meeting by two-thirds (2/3) of the members.

A written notice shall have been sent to each member at his last known address at least fifteen (15)10 days before such Annual or Special meeting, which notice shall state the alterations, amendments, or changes which are proposed to be made in such By-Laws. Only such changes as have been specified in the notice shall be made. If, however, all the members shall be present at any regular or Special meeting, these By-Laws may be amended by unanimous vote, without any previous notice.

ARTICLE 10 Amendment of Articles of Incorporation

The Articles of Incorporation may be amended after each Amendment shall be approved by the Board of Directors, proposed by them to the members, and approved at a members' meeting by a majority of the members, unless all of the Directors and all of the members sign a written statement, manifesting their intention that a certain Amendment to the Articles of Incorporation be made. An amendment to the Articles of Incorporation shall not be considered in force until filed in accordance with Laws of the Commonwealth of Virginia.

ARTICLE 11 Dissolution

The Logical Language Group, Inc. shall be dissolved after unanimous approval of the Board of Directors, proposed by them to the members, and approved at a members' meeting by a two-thirds (2/3) vote of the members.

Upon the dissolution of The Logical Language Group, Inc. or the winding up of its affairs, the Directors shall distribute the assets of The Logical Language Group, Inc. exclusively to scientific, charitable, literary, or educational organizations which shall at the time qualify under the provisions of Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 and its regulations as they now exist, or as they may hereafter be amended.


Amendment Notes: From 1992 minutes, revision 1 to Article 3, Section 4. From 1992 minutes, revision 2 to Article 3, Section 4. From 1992 minutes, revision 3 to Article 3, Section 4, per "New Business," #6.

From 1992 minutes, revision 1 to Article 3, Section 5. From 1992 minutes, revision 2 to Article 3, Section 5. From 1992 minutes, revision 3 to Article 3, Section 5, per "New Business," #7.

From 1992 minutes, revision 1 to Article 3, Section 8. From 1992 minutes, revision 2 to Article 3, Section 8, per "Bob will propose..." From 1992 minutes, revision 1 to Article 4, Section 5. From 1992 minutes, revision 1 to Article 9.