The document outlines membership statistics from 1999 to 2010, showing a decline in overall membership numbers and a shift in demographics by country. It also discusses the introduction of a new newsletter and provides a schedule for a series of talks and discussions at the ESA annual meeting in December 2009. Key concerns raised during this meeting include membership decline, the future of the society's journal, and strategies for improving outreach.

1. Membership Numbers year members 1999 320 2000 368 2001 355 2002 370 2003 351 2004 331 2005 310 2006 322 2007 293 2008 263 2009 227 2010 231

2. 2002 membership: 41 institutional 279 regular 59 student (69 sponsored) 2010 membership: 37 institutional 167 regular (12 life) 25 student 2 family (13 sponsored)

3. 2002 membership: USA 126 Brazil 23 Japan 20 Germany 18 Mexico 17 Canada 13 Spain 13 Italy 12 UK 11 Australia 10 China 8 France 7 Russia 7 South Africa 7 Sweden 5 Switzerland 5 Romania 4 Argentina 3 Cuba 3 Finland 3 Iran 3 Malaysia 3 Netherlands 3 Ukraine 3 Venezuela 3 Belgium 2 Bulgaria 2 Costa Rica 2 2010 membership: USA 100 Brazil 4 Japan 13 Germany 12 Mexico 2 Canada 16 Spain 5 Italy 2 UK 11 Australia 5 China 2 France 7 Russia 5 South Africa 4 Sweden 7 Switzerland 1 Romania 2 Finland 5 Netherlands 2 Ukraine 1 Costa Rica 1 Israel 1 Lithuania 2 New Zealand 3 Norway 3 South Korea 1 Turkey 2 Hungary 2 Israel 2 Kenya 2 Lithuania 2 New Zealand 2 Norway 2 South Korea 2 Turkey 2 Czech Republic 1 Denmark 1 Egypt 1 Georgia 1 Ghana 1 India 1 Indonesia 1 Kazakhstan 1 Nicaragua 1 Paraguay 1 Portugal 1 Sri Lanka 1 Taiwan 1 Thailand 1 Trinidad and Tobago 1 Uganda 1 Zimbabwe 1 Czech Republic 1 Denmark 1 Egypt 2 Georgia 1 India 1 Kazakhstan 1 Trinidad and Tobago 1 Argentina 0 Cuba 0 Iran 0 Venezuela 0 Belgium 0 Bulgaria 0 Hungary 0 Kenya 0 Ghana 0 Indonesia 0 Nicaragua 0 Paraguay 0 Portugal 0 Sri Lanka 0 Taiwan 0 Thailand 0 Uganda 0 Zimbabwe 0

5. http://members.hymenopterists.org

8. The *NEW* ISH newsletter modeled after old newsletters (e.g., Sphecos , Chalcid Forum ) accepting submissions now(!): news/gossip from your lab stories from the field opinion pieces jokes photos whatever... send files to Andy Deans ( [email_address] ) will be distributed as PDF published 2x per year (July and December) latest issue accessible to members only what should we name it?

9. possible newsletter names (each received ≥2 nominations): ISH News NewsISH Hamuli Hamuli - The ISH Newsletter Hamuli - The Hymenopterists' Newsletter ...?

10. 1:30 PM Introductory Remarks 1:35 PM 0103 Tips and strategies for bulk collecting and processing. Michael W. Gates, USDA-ARS 1:55 PM 0104 Modern techniques in myrmecology. Ted Schultz, Smithsonian Institution 2:15 PM 0105 Managing massive multi-collaborator surveys. Michael J. Sharkey, University of Kentucky 2:50 PM 0106 Implementing multi-user databases for phylogenetic analysis. John Heraty, University of California-Riverside; Jason Mottern, University of California-Riverside; Matthew J. Yoder, North Carolina State University; Roger A. Burks, University of California-Riverside 3:10 PM 0107 Predicting the future of scientific imaging of Hymenoptera. Matthew Buffington, Systematic Entomology Laboratory USDA-ARS 3:30 PM 0108 50 years of digging for black gold! Lubomír Masner, Agriculture Canada 3:50 PM Business meeting. ESA Annual Meeting, December 2009 Indianapolis, IN, USA

11. 35 members present initially major concerns regarding membership drop treasurer's numbers are disconcerting! reach out to China and Taiwan? Katja reported on the new database and website Woolley announces that Gavin is stepping down as editor discussion of ICH in Hungary, including slide show plea to promote more than Hymenoptera taxonomy discussion about moving JHR to new publisher and publishing model ZooKeys or Zootaxa might be best models concerns about JHR making money for the Society with this new model ESA Annual Meeting, December 2009 Indianapolis, IN, USA