Molecular Biology and Evolution vol. 21 no. 12 © Society for Molecular Biology and Evolution 2004; all rights reserved.
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Society for Molecular Biology and Evolution (SMBE) Council and Business Meetings, 2004 State College, Pennsylvania, USA
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Council Meeting
- Call to order.President John Avise called the meeting to order at 9:00 AM, 17 June 2004. In attendance were President John Avise, Treasurer Marta L. Wayne, Editorial Advisory Board member Stanley A. Sawyer, Editor William Martin, Past- President Naoyuki Takahata, Secretary Sudhir Kumar, and Councillors G. Brian Golding, Laura A. Katz, and Jody Hey. President-Elect Jeffrey R. Powell arrived later due to flight delays. The meeting began with Introductions.
- Approval of minutes.Council approved the minutes of the 2003 Council and Business meetings, published in the December 2003 issue of the journal Molecular Biology and Evolution (MBE).
- Editor's report.Most of the meeting addressed a discussion concerning the Journal's future and dealings with the Oxford University Press (OUP) (see report).
- Treasurer's report.Treasurer Marta L. Wayne summarized the financial state of the Society (see report). The fiscal year has now changed to JanuaryDecember (coincident with
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