Members Present: Mary Hennings, Eric Bersh, Brenda Merriweather, John Grohol, Cindy Hale, Liz Boehm, Jay Spitulnik, Danny Sands, Daniel H-R

Guests/Ex Officio: None

Welcome: Mary H

Minutes from last meeting: Vote

• Delayed to next meeting

Review of Reports

• Waiting for Health Union dues

ID Board Skills for future members

• See below

PM Definition Re-draft

• email Cindy or Liz with comments

Foundations next steps

• Review of slide deck
• After this meeting’s comments, team will make another stab at draft 

Travel Award

• Program up and and we have a grant to keep it going

Journal

• Two co-editors are stepping down
• Mary meeting with Sue in a week
• Mary asks Board if anyone would like to help out?
  • Responses from:
  • Daniel H-R
  • Jay (however, already involved)
• Meeting with JMIR within a month
• John discussed conducting an editor review a year ago; mentions that Sue is looking to Board to help get more articles generated, but recognizes this is difficult.  Suggests possibility of doing a special issue
• Daniel H-R says his experience with special issues was good and relatively easy to get article contributors.  Has seen Journals with articles about what people are planning to do
• Jay wonders if we should do our core work before focusing on special editions
• Jay suggests we speak to the JMIR editors asking what they want
• Eric suggests looking at blog articles that could be recycled or expanded

Board Recruiting

• Mary suggests that we try to add “star” names to our search
• Likes idea of “advisory” board with bigger names

• Mary: Step one.  Who should we be prioritizing?  She will consult with Board members individually to get suggestions 
• Cindy: Passion is #1 characteristic; people who want to “roll up their sleeves.”  Young people (“young blood”) should also be a priority
• Liz: Need people who bring specific skills to the table.  Especially if we decide to do the Index.  Preliminary wish list: Brian Sexton of Duke; Melanie Albany.  

Other Business

• Skipped

Adjourned at  7:31 p.m. EDT.  Next meeting: June 25, 2024, 6:00 – 7:30 pm ET

Respectfully submitted, 

Eric N Bersh, SPM Board Secretary