The meeting was called to order by President Robin Overstreet at 1500 hr. The Secretary-Treasurer reported on the Society's finances and membership trends and presented a synopsis of the reports of society officers and committees, together with a summary of significant actions of Council (see previous section). The motions considered at the Council Meeting and the respective outcomes of these considerations are listed below:
Acceptance of minutes of the 88th Council Meeting, 1998 (passed).
Approval of new members added since the last meeting (passed).
To enable and encourage members to pay dues for 3 yr (passed).
To approve 3-yr initial payment for memberships for students at half price (passed).
To approve Ft. Worth as the site of the 2007 meeting (tabled).
To approve 2 Distinguished Members Emeritus and pass on to member vote (passed).
To approve transfer of all past Journal of Parasitology volumes to PDF (passed).
Gerald W. Esch...