Meeting held at the Denver Merchandise Mart, Denver Colorado.

Board Members in Attendance: Mike Triebold (President), George Winters (secretary/treasurer), Neal Larson (Past president), William H Mason III, Rick Hebdon.

* Call to order
President Mike Triebold called the meeting to order.

* Member Complaints and Resolution
There have been a number of complaints regarding sales of fraudulent items, after some discussion by the board, it was decided that the board will contact any member a complaint has bee filed against, and encourage them to resolve the complaint with their customer. Three separate unresolved complaints (by separate complainants) will result in a vote by the membership to expel the member. A letter will be sent to the member involved and the complainant.

* Poor Communication
A number of people have complained that they sent in an application for membership, and that their checks were not cashed, nor did they receive any communication for the association. The board resolved that every new member will receive a letter and an email welcoming them to the association. Every attempt will be made to contact members whose email bounce, and those dropped from active membership will also be contacted by mail.

* Sample Contract
A sample collecting contract was received, and reviewed by the board. The contract will hopefully prevent any conflicts that may arise with land owners. Mike Triebold will have his attorney do a final review, and any change will be made. The document will then be made available on our web site. Notice will be sent in the next newsletter.

* Senate Bill S.263
The status of the bill was reported on by George Winters. It passed the senate, and was delivered to congress where it was assigned to several sub committees for their review and future action. Links are posted on the AAPS website to the status of the bill, as well as where members can find information on their local representatives. The board recommends that members immediately contact their representatives regarding the bill. Updates will be posted in all future newsletters.

* Publications Committee
Reports from the committee regarding the collecting guide and journal will be postponed until November.

* Past Due Membership Dues
As of this meeting, we have 65 business members and 49 general members that are in arrears for their 2005 dues. A final letter will be mailed with an invoice for their dues, non payment will result in dropped memberships.

* Awards and Scholarships
To date, no applications for scholarships have been received. One application for the Charles H. Sternberg award has been received, and will be introduced to the membership for their vote during the membership meeting. The name of the recipient if approved, will be kept confidential until the Tucson meeting.

* New Business
1. Neal Larson proposed that AAPS consider becoming a sponsor for a planned symposium "The Western Interior Late Cretaceous" a tribute to the life of W.A. Bill Cobban. The symposium will be held at the Colorado School of Mine, Golden Colorado, during September or October of 2006. The board voted to approve a $1,000.00 sponsorship pending the approval of the membership at the membership meeting.

2. Tanya Hester introduced her plan for a new dinosaur museum to be built and as a non-profit museum in Alpine Wyoming. Tanya will head the project, and is offering t-shirts to raise funds. Neal proposed that we include information on this and other projects that Association members are involved in, that give back to the community. Other projects to be mentioned in future newsletters and on the web site include the Rocky Mountain Dinosaur Resourse Center's fund raising for victims of hurricane Katrina.

3. George Winters displayed drafts of the new cover for the 2006 Show Guide. One of the drafts was accepted with modifications. Neal suggested that we expend the selection of specimens to be displayed on the front cover, with more dealer/members donating images. A final draft will be reviewed and approved by the board within the next month.

* Adjournment
Having no other business to discuss, the meeting was adjourned.

Minutes recorded and submitted by George Winters.