Interior GLOBE - Meeting Notes 11/17/99

Interior GLOBE
Meeting Notes

November 17, 1999

New Announcement Coordinator

Daphne Berwald has agreed to be the new Interior GLOBE announcement coordinator. This position would make sure that events that the organization presents are announced in the Washington BLADE and on the Interior and FED GLOBE websites. She takes the responsibility from Bob Veltkamp.

Holiday Party

This years holiday party will be held at Jim Gasser and Gregg Ramsey’s home, where it was held the year before last. As we did that year, we are asking that everyone bring what they want to drink, a shared hors d’ouevre, and canned or dried foods for Food and Friends charity. The time is 5-8 p.m. on December 17, 1999. Please RSVP by December 13 to Jim at 202-208-6571. Jim will provide directions to his home.

Andrew Dolkart Presentation

The presentation by Andrew Dolkart on October 21, 1999, was well received. Andrew shared some interesting details about the events that took place at Stonewall in June of 1969. You can see some notes on the talk on our website: talk.html

Interior GLOBE Web Site

President Maria Wiseman recognized Bob for his work on the GLOBE web site. There was a discussion of the need for content guidelines. Bob will post notes for each monthly meeting, rather than the detailed and lengthy minutes - focusing on the key points so as to not inundate the reader.
The meeting participants discussed adding to our web site links connecting to various web sites of interest to the Department's GLOBE members. Bob will create a page of such links. Anyone finding a good web site they feel might be of interest to Interior GLOBE members can send the web address to Bob Veltkamp for inclusion on the Interior GLOBE pages. Bob will bring any controversial site requests to GLOBE meetings for final decisions.
A disclaimer will be put on our site stating that DOI GLOBE does not endorse or approve of any information available at any external site or linked addresses contained in this web site and that no government funds are used in maintaining this website.

World AIDS Day Planning

On December 1, 1999, the Department will commemorate World AIDS Day. Assistant Secretary John Berry will deliver an address and NPS Director Robert Stanton will be there also to talk about the Combined Federal Campaign and AIDS Organizations that are supported through the Campaign.
The ceremony will be held in the South Building Auditorium (Constitution Avenue, between 19th and 20th Streets NW).
There will be a wreath-laying presentation and AIDS Quilt Panels will be brought in for this ceremony. There were several names put forward as speakers and both President Wiseman and Secretary Gasser will speak with the Department’s contact about the program.
AIDS Ribbons will be provided at the Main Interior Building for all employees to wear for the day.

Diversity Positions

David Liboff from the Statue of Liberty National Park will be detailed to a temporary position as the new Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual Liaison in the Office of the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Diversity in the Work Place. Jim announced that David should be reporting to work in Washington on December 6, 1999. He will be addressing a number of ongoing concerns of the GLOBE membership.
Minniejean Brown-Trickey has been selected as the new Deputy Assistant Secretary for Diversity in the Workplace. She has the distinction of being one of the Little Rock Nine. Interior GLOBE looks forward to working with her.

Fed GLOBE List of GLBT CFC Agencies

Thanks go to Brian Card of DOE GLOBE for preparing a list of Gay/Lesbian/Bisexual/Trans-gender, HIV/AIDS, and Breast Cancer - related DC area and national service organizations participating in the Combined Federal Campaign this year. The organizations' CFC donation numbers and descriptions are now available on the Federal GLOBE web site at: http://www.fedglobe.org/links/cfclist.html. The CFC campaign runs through mid-December.