Draft letter thanking Jim Currens for service to the KSS
Data access committee
-2 requests
-one was an emergency related non-emergency request- Mike Keltner was brought in on the request
-one is academic in nature, still in progress
Database committee
- Howard is combing the database for duplicate listings or listings that cannot be confirmed. Our total number of caves has decreased as a result. A rework of Barren county resulted in a total cave decrease to 5031
Data archives
- over 1000 new publications have been added to dropbox
Membership
- no new renewals in January
- many memberships will be up for renewal in February
- not much progress on powerpoint presentation
- KSS may consider offering a $2 discount to founding members of the newly launching Ohio Cave Survey
Annual Report
- in the process and shopping for printers
- Preston: can we publish a members list? … we will add this to future work list for the website “members only area”
- Lots of great articles for this issue
Advisory Board
- howard is still looking for members
New Buisness
- Bill Walden Data-
- Report from Kevin: Lots of big maps- sloans and Redmond creek, nothing from wells
