Minutes of Annual General Meeting

Muskoka Sands,

Ontario

1. Meeting was called to order by Dr. Rajesh Jaidka
2. Minutes of the last meeting held on Nov 28,1999 were approved by Dr. R. Rana and seconded by Dr. S. Gaur
3. General Secretary Dr. U. Jain presented his report for the year 2000
• Creation of NIMDAC web site
• Increase in the number of life members to 38
• A very successful Annual Meeting at Muskoka Sands
• A record amount of income from membership and sponsorship
• Donation of $1000.00 to Canadian Cystic Fibrosis Society
4. Dr. D. Sehgal presented Annual Financial Report of the year 1999. This was approved by Dr. P. Sunerh and seconded by Dr. B.S. Purewal
5. Old Business
• Youth group and spousal group will be created under the umbrella of NIMDAC
• To participate in the annual heart and stroke foundation bike ride in order to recognize Dr. P. Bariana’s contribution to NIMDAC. Dr. B. Kalra and Dr. P. Sunerh will be working towards this for the 2001 summer event

       6. New Business

·        Cardiac risk camp for the community. Dr. T.P. Singh, Dr. U. Jain, Dr. A. Choudhary and Dr. R. Rana have volunteered to run this camp 

·        Dr. Jagdish Chopra was unanimously elected general secretary-elect for the year 2001.

·        Dr. Kuldeep Minhas formally accepted the position of General secretary for the year 2001. The position was created after the resignation of Dr. N. Powar. Dr. P. Sunerh raised the point that all the resignation should be mentioned in the newsletter and position should be filled at the members meeting. Dr. D. Sehgal read the bylaws which states that the executive can fill the mid term vacancies.

·        Dr. U. Jain thanked all the sponsors for the year 2000

       7.  Meeting Adjourned