2001 Business Meeting Minutes
February 25, 2001, 5:30-6:20 p.m.
Coeur d'Alene, ID

HCIG Chair and Program Planner, Julie Yingling, Humboldt State U, called the meeting to order at 5:30 p.m. and handed out the agenda. Thirteen people attended the meeting.

Old Business

1. Minutes from the 2000 business meeting were approved and accepted.

2. Julie Yingling presented the Chair's report (also included on a handout).
   1. CALL FOR PAPERS/PROGRAMS
      The call for papers and programs went out electronically and by paper. Our webspinner, Stephanie Coopman, sent out the call via the HCIG website (www.roguecom.com/HCIG) and CRTNET (NCA's listserv). I sent a letter and flyer to all declared members of HCIG. I looked into sending it to NCA's Health Communication Division but was again told that they charge $60 for mailing labels. Thanks to Humboldt State University for copying and mailing resources.

   2. READERS
      Many thanks to my paper and panel readers: Renee Gillespie, University of Colorado at Boulder, Elaine Fredianelli, CSU-Hayward, Juliann Scholl, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, and Bryan Whaley, University of San Francisco.

   3. SUBMISSIONS
      HCIG received three program submissions, equivalent to last year's number, and all were paneled at the advice of reviewers. We received ten competitive papers, down from last year's twelve, and also paneled all at the advice of reviewers. Our members are doing double duty which is clear from our 30 program participants in this year's six panels compared to 50 in last year's nine panels. Thanks to Cyd Ropp, Stephanie Coopman, Scott Paynton and Leigh Ford for serving in several capacities. Interestingly, our top-ranked paper, averaging ranks across reviewers, was also our top student paper and a debut paper.

   4. AWARDS
      We elected in last year's meeting to continue to spend our $100 from the Association on a top student award. Bryan Whaley kindly volunteered to obtain a plaque for the top student as well, courtesy of the University of San Francisco. At the business meeting, we will be awarding the plaque and the check to the top student paper author, and certificates to the top four paper authors.

   5. GRATITUDE: CHAIRS, RESPONDENTS, BY-LAWS COMMITTEE
      Special thank-yous are in order to the two members who devoted their time to developing by-laws for the group: Christie Beck and Stephanie Coopman. Thanks also to all who volunteered to chair or respond to panels: Madeline Keaveney, CSU-Chico, Leigh Ford, Western Michigan U, Stephanie Coopman, San José State U, Scott Paynton, Humboldt State U, Christie Beck, Ohio U, Marifran Mattson, Purdue U, Bryan Whaley, U of San Francisco, Liliana Rossman, CSU-San Marcos, and Juliann Scholl, U of Nebraska, Lincoln.

3. WebSpinner's report

   Stephanie Coopman, presented the webspinner's report. She reported making recent changes she make to the HCIG website to give it a more contemporary look and make it easier to navigate. These changes included:

   • adding a site map
   • having a navigation bar on every page
   • using a more readable font
   • directly linking the HCIG convention program to the site's main page.

   Coopman also added the following information to the website:

   • About this Website page
   • bylaws (draft)
   • business meeting agenda
   • Chair's report
   • HCIG convention program

   She reported updating the website membership list a few days before the convention and enlisting a student to work on some of the health communication resources pages. Finally, Coopman stated that the HCIG listserv has a new location. Deidre Cavanaugh started the original listserv and is no longer at SFSU (where the listserv was located). Coopman recently moved the listserv and updated the list. The members agreed that Coopman should add all HCIG member email addresses to the listserv, since it is an announcement-only list. Messages will prominently display the instructions for unsubscribing from the list.

4. By-laws ad hoc committee report

   Christie Beck, Chair of the Ad Hoc Bylaws Committee, was unable to attend the business meeting due to health reasons. Stephanie Coopman led the discussion of the draft of Interest Group's bylaws. The members approved the bylaws, with one change (the Review Committee to be chosen by the Interest Group Chair rather than elected at the business meeting). Julie Yingling thanked the members of the Bylaws Committee, particularly Christie Beck, for their work on drafting the document.

New Business

1. Elections

   1. Juliann Scholl, U of Nebraska, Lincoln was elected Chair-elect by acclimation. Scholl will plan the 2003 convention program for HCIG, as well as serve as one of the HCIG representatives to the Association's Legislative Assembly.

   2. Scott Paynton, Humboldt State U, was elected Secretary by acclimation. He will serve a two-year term beginning at the 2002 convention.

   3. Leigh Arden Ford and Bryan Whaley were elected by acclimation to serve on the Interest Group's Nominating Committee. In line with the Interest Group bylaws adopted earlier in the meeting, Juliann Scholl, as Chair-elect, will chair that committee.

2. Awards

   1. Julie Yingling announced the top student paper award (also the top debut and top paper). The winner was Carrie J. Cropley, California State U, Fullerton, for her paper, "The Influence of Physician Sex and Regard on Patient Compliance and Satisfaction." The award comes with $100 from the HCIG and a plaque provided by the U of San Francisco.

   2. Other top four papers were: "Context and Communication Practices: Place Images in a Public Health Clinic in the U.S.-Mexico Border Region," Angela F. Brumley-Shelton, U of Kentucky, and Leigh A. Ford, Western Michigan U; "Hospital Advertising: Do Patients Rate Hospital Advertising as a Source of Influence in Selecting Hospitals?" Karen Myers, U of New Mexico; and "When Courage to Ask Meets the Power to Please: Viagra and the Discourse of Sexual Normalcy," Matthew H. Barton and Phyllis M. Japp, U of Nebraska, Lincoln. All top four papers received certificates provided by Humboldt State U.

3. 2002 Convention

   Kathy Adams, 1st Vice-President and 2002 Convention Program Planner, provided a handout on the Long Beach convention, March 2-5, at the Westin Long Beach Hotel. The convention theme is "Communication Creates, Constrains, and Liberates." Adams reminded members to pre-register for the convention and stay in the hotel. Room rate is $135 for all rooms. Last year's convention in Sacramento cost the Association over $8000 because we did not make our room requirements (so the hotel charged us for some meeting rooms). Adams invited members to attend the CSU, Long Beach, reception on Sunday. The local hosts are planning possible activities such as a trip to the Getty Museum, a golf outing, and tennis tournament.

   Madeline Keaveney, CSU, Chico, did not attend the business meeting due to health reasons. Stephanie Coopman attended the Saturday afternoon program planner's meeting. She noted that the Interest Group will likely have 9 slots for the 2002 convention.

   Julie Yingling then led the group in a discussion of ideas for panel content and format. Topic ideas included:

   • Addictions, recovery, substance abuse
   • Alternative health care settings (e.g., acupuncture, chiropractic, public health clinics)
   • Direct consumer advertising
   • Ethics and health care
   • Research in progress/planned—forum
   • Health care issues for new immigrants
   • AIDS/HIV in underrepresented populations

   Format ideas included:

   • Theory and practice panels linked together
   • Demonstration/poster sessions—2 time slots back-to-back
   • Put some papers on the web and then have facilitated discussion
   • Spotlight panel—issues, body of research
   • Forums

4. One of the NCA's candidates for 2nd vice-president, Isa Engleberg, provided a brief biography of her accomplishments and discussed her ties to health communication research.

Respectfully submitted,

Stephanie J. Coopman
San José State U
March 3, 2001