September 20, 2000, at Cobo Hall during the State Bar Annual Meeting

In attendance were: H. Iwrey, M. Boonstra, J. Deline, D. Chardavoyne, D. Gravelyn, and R. Calisher.

Approval of Minutes

The minutes for the meeting of the Executive Council of August 18, 2000, were approved.

Treasurer’s Report

Mr. Deline reported that no new funds were received during the last reporting period. As of July 31, 2000, the Section had year-to-date income of $7,960 and year-to-date expenses of $3,700. The Section balance as of 7/31/2000 was $17,396.89.

Committee Reports

• Franchise Committee
  There was no report for the Franchise Committee as the committee is awaiting FTC action on the newly proposed franchise rules. Comments on the rules can be found on the FTC website.
• Newsletter Committee
  Another edition of the newsletter is in process. Mr. Iwrey noted that he had a collection of antitrust related websites for the newsletter. Mr. Calisher indicated that he would do an article on the FTC guidelines when they are done. Mr. Gravelyn volunteered an article on the settlement of the Gambro litigation.
• Legislative Committee
  It was noted that the HSR Amendments are still pending; otherwise, there were no additional items to report.
• Education Committee
  The Council discussed ideas for a seminar, preferably after the holidays. The ideas included a seminar on e-commerce, possibly in combination with the Business Law Section, and/or the FTC rules on franchising. Mr. Balto and Ms. DeSanta were identified as possible guest speakers.
• Website Committee
  There was general discussion on improving the website.

Old Business

A general discussion was held on whether the Antitrust Digest would be updated, and Mr. Boonstra agreed to contact Mr. Irwin to determine whether he would produce the next update. The Council also discussed whether non-competes should be included in the Digest.

New Business

There was no new business.

State Bar Communications

The Council heard a presentation from the State Bar on its substance abuse programs. Mr. Boonstra reported that he and Mr. Gravelyn attended the leadership institute at the State Bar. A general discussion was conducted on the pros and cons of contributing Section money to the Access to Justice Fund.

Next Meeting and Meeting Location

The Council agreed to meet next at Mr. Deline’s offices on October 24, 2000.

The meeting was adjourned at 11:00 a.m.

Daniel R. Gravelyn, Secretary