Present: Fred Bauer, Barbara Carlomagno, Sally German-Rucker, Kathi McKinney, Jack Moore and Jan Wassink (Registrar). Kathy Bicknell (taking minutes) was also present.

The meeting was called to order at 12:00 p.m. EST.

The next meeting was scheduled as a face-to-face in Madison, Wisconsin on June 26-28, 1998.

1. Minutes:
    Final approval of April minutes tabled until June.

2. Correspondence: Mohamed Juma'a regarding llama importation to Abu Dhabi, U.A.E.
    Fred will fax a response letter to Jan expressing our willingness to be of service and asking for a physical address so that we can forward registry information.

3. Registrar's Report:

4. ART Committee:
    Jack will send letters and supporting information to each member of the committee.

5. ILA Conference:
    Barbara will arrange a Saturday morning breakfast meeting with the ILA as requested by them. We will issue a press release after the meeting to inform our members of the results of these discussions.

6. UC Davis Blood Typing Contract:
    The Board will seek definitive information on the advantages of DNA vs. blood typing. We will try to meet with experts at the Wisconsin meeting.

7. RMLA/Lana Proposal:
    For information only not an official request or proposal. No action taken.

8. ILA Standard of Care:
    Tabled until the Madison meeting.

The Board went into executive session at 1:17 to discuss potential litigation against the Registry.

9. The Board of Directors' Conflict of Interest Statement:
    The Board of Directors' Conflict of Interest Statement is being prepared by the ILR attorney, Joe Fonfara.

10. ILA request to publish the ILR membership list on their Web Site:
    Declined for the protection and privacy of our members. We will publish a directory, but not release names on the Internet. Jan will draft a response.

11. Owner Codes:
    Discussion of how to handle families with more than one owner. Jan will present his ideas at the Madison meeting.

11. Correspondence:
    Barb Coffman. Tabled until the Madison meeting.

12. Signatures:
    Jan will present a proposal at Madison regarding the need for duplicate signatures when the dam and the sire and the cria are all owned by the same owner code.

13. Directory:
    The Chairman will be Nancy Calhoun. The Registry must send a postcard to determine whether or not members wish to be included. A press release will be written to inform the public of our intention to publish a Directory.

The meeting was adjourned at 5:32pm.