Dear GRC LISTSERV: During the 2015 International Symposium on Ranaviruses, we will be holding a general business meeting on Sunday, 31 May, from 4:30-5:30 pm. For those that are members of the GRC<http://www.ranavirus.org/resources/members/>, please review our bylaws (http://www.ranavirus.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/GRCBylawsFinal.pdf ), which we will briefly discuss and vote for approval. If you have any comments on the bylaws, you can raise them during the business meeting. If you are a member and not attending the symposium, please submit comments to Amanda Duffus ([log in to unmask]) by Saturday, 30 May. If you are not a voting member of the GRC, please consider joining (http://www.ranavirus.org/store/). A draft agenda for the general business meeting is below: i. Call to Order ii. Treasurer Report and Membership iii. Bylaws: Discussion and Vote iv. 501c3 Tax Exempt Status v. New Website<http://www.ranavirus.org> vi. New Springer Book<http://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-319-13755-1> vii. New Global Ranavirus Reporting System: Video<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nTRaWECVfMM&feature=youtu.be> viii. 2017 International Symposium on Ranaviruses ix. What can the GRC do for you? a. Outreach b. Products x. Other Business All the Best, Matt ______________________________________________________________ Matthew J. Gray, Ph.D., Professor Director, Global Ranavirus Consortium<http://www.ranavirus.org> Co-chair, PARC National Disease Task Team<http://www.parcplace.org/parcplace/resources/disease-task-team.html> Associate Director, Center for Wildlife Health ORU University of Tennessee 274 Ellington Plant Sciences Building Knoxville, TN 37996-4563 865.974.2740 [ofc] [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> 865.974.4714 [fax] http://fwf.ag.utk.edu/personnel/mgray.htm For more information about Forestry, Wildlife and Fisheries at UTK, Please visit http://fwf.ag.utk.edu/ or call 865.974.7126 _____________________________________________________________