Board of Directors 9:30 A.M.

NOTICE OF MEETING OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS  

CITRUS RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2012—9:30 A.M.

A Meeting of the Board of Directors of the Citrus Research and Development Foundation, Inc. will be held on Tuesday, February 28, 2012 at 9:30 A.M. Eastern Time at the Citrus Research and Education Center, Lake Alfred, Florida in Ben Hill Griffin Hall, Room 3.

Board members unable to attend in person may conference by dialing 863-956-1151 and requesting the switchboard operator to connect them to the meeting.

Pursuant to the provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act, any person requiring special accommodations to participate in this meeting is asked to advise the Foundation at least 72 hours before the meeting by contacting Ms. Audrey Nowicki by phone at (863) 956-5894 or by email at anowicki@citrusrdf.org

AGENDA                 

Call to Order
Roll Call/Determination of Quorum
Review and Approval of Minutes of January 24, 2012 Board of Directors Meeting
Committee Reports:

Finance & Audit Committee—Hugh Thompson

• Budget Variance Report FY 2011-12
• Status of Tax Exemption application
• Development of 2012-13 CRDF budget

Governance Committee—Bob Stambaugh

• Recommendation of Changes to Bylaws—Executive Committee

Commercial Product Development Committee—Ben McLean

• Update on regulation process—neonicotinoids—report on February 3^rd meeting with Bureau of Pesticides

Research Management Committee—Bobby Barben

• Recommendation for approval of CATP11 proposals

Subcommittee—Jerry Newlin

Industry Research Coordinating Committee—Wayne Simmons

• Report of February, 2012 meeting—Gap Analysis

Program Manager Report—Tom Turpen
Long-Term Research Funding and Legislative Matters—Mike Sparks
COO Report —Harold Browning
New Business
Announcement of Next Meeting – March 27, 2012
Adjournment