Moderator and Secretary: Dwayne Hunter

Meeting Participants:

Princess Gordon-Patton
Larry Lippke
Robert Fehr
Tom Knecht
Nina Boston

1. PLC Update - Robert Fehr

• Relayed that there may be some benefit to modify the C/IT conference call to take place before the PLC conference call so that the C/IT PLC representatives can update the PLC. This year the C/IT conference calls were planned to take place following a PLC conference call so that the C/IT group could be updated on items which needed input or feedback. Due to the upcoming ACE/NETC conference, the next C/IT conference call may be canceled so that we can take advantage of a potential face-to-face meeting in Kansas City.
  
• Considerable effort continues to be spent on CECP and e-Extension activities.
  
• The C/IT recommendation to split the C/IT Committee was previously accepted by the PLC but has not yet been discussed by Administrators and Directors. Although it was expected to be discussed at their spring meeting, the issue was not placed on their agenda. Robert and Dwayne are working with Charles Cox to determine the next logical step in the process.
  
• PLC has created a new planning process that allows Program Committee chairs to input plans of work and updates. Each PC is expected to begin using this tool in preparation for the August meeting.

2. CECP and e-Extension Update - Larry Lippke

• The online CECP toolset should be available for input by Program Committees by May. In conjunction with the availability of cecp-online.org, a set of training sessions will be held using Centra Symposium to provide information about developing modules and creating content.
  
• It is the expectation that each PC will have a module to demonstrate at the PLC meeting in August. The C/IT should begin looking at the taxonomy previously advertised to the Committee in an effort to find an applicable module that can be created. The suggestion from C/IT members is to develop both a Communications module and an IT module.
  
• May have a combined CECP/Program Leadership Network meeting in July. The PLN was formed last year. Its purpose is to work as an intermediary between the PLC and Administrators/Directors and will be empowered to make certain decisions. Information was provided about the SR-PLN at last years PLC meeting.
  
• Last week several folks met at the NASULGC headquarters to discuss details about e-Extension including the conceptual design of its infrastructure and how it works, costs, and outlining the next steps which would include developing a business plan. Once the communications protocol is established, e-Extension could use a distributed model such that no one entity houses the whole project, but, instead, separate institutions could house pieces of the whole.

3. Action Items:

• Dwayne Hunter to talk with ACE/NETC coordinators to see if a room is available which can be used for the next C/IT group meeting in lieu of a conference call.
  
• Tom Knecht and Princess Gordon-Patton will be evaluating possible CECP modules for Communications; Dwayne Hunter and Nina Boston will be evaluating possible modules for IT from the previously distributed taxonomy list. Once the list of potential candidates is formed, the list will be distributed to the C/IT listserv. Committee members will be given the opportunity to volunteer as part of the module creation process.
  
• Larry Lippke will coordinate the training sessions for interested PC members who will be entering module information.

This conference call was held using the multipoint video-conferencing unit at UKy. One group member dialed into the phone conference call which was added into the video-conference call. Due to the many benefits of video-conferencing, including significantly reduced costs and having the ability to display documents and presentations during the conference, the C/IT Committee encourages other Program Committees to hold video-conferences for their next conference call. Robert Fehr at UKy will be the primary C/IT contact person for scheduling the use of an MCU; Larry Lippke at TAMU will be the secondary contact person for scheduling the use of an MCU.