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• What do we see as always being discussed but never resolved? Why? Why not?
• What does success look like?

• When do we re-evaluate?
• When is the time to just let it go?
October 8, 2024 – Zoom Meeting
The 2024–2026 International Administrative Board took the following major actions during its October 2024
Zoom meeting:
1. Approved to recommend to the DKGIEF Board of Directors to extend the deadline for Cornetet applications
in light of the upcoming website maintenance.
2. Approved the collection of donations for the DKGIEF Emergency Fund during an event at the 2025
International Conference.

3. Reviewed and approved the GAPP change request form, presented by International President Dr. Hall-
Maughan, with amendments. The form will be available as both a Google Form and a downloadable
document, with dates included to inform members of the process timeline.
4. Reviewed and approved the amended Code of Ethics Violation Form, adding a Member ID field to verify
membership and including dates to outline the timeline for the process.
5. Reviewed a member’s request to remove the phrase “identify as a woman” from the website. After
discussion, the board affirmed that this statement, adopted in 2019 and previously communicated to

the membership, will remain unchanged. The decision to uphold the current language was made without
reversal.
6. The Administrative Board agreed to share the following updates with members
a. The website will be temporarily unavailable at the end of the month of October due to a database
upgrade.
b. Updates regarding the 2026 Convention.
c. Progress made on the Code of Ethics Violation Form and the GAPP Change Form.
November 12, 2024 – Zoom Meeting
The 2024–2026 International Administrative Board took the following major actions during its November 2024

Zoom meeting:
1. Approved the updated Nominating Committee Guidelines as presented by the 2024-2026 International
Nominating Committee.
2. Approved the 2025 International Conference registration rates.
3. Approved the allocation of the recently received $25,000 USD monetary gift as follows: $12,500 to the
reserved account designated for international events and $12,500 to DKGIEF with a recommendation for
the DKGIEF Board to allocate the amount to the Golden Gift Fund.

4. Approved the renewal of the HQ Staff’s medical insurance. To help offset the increase in the staff’s
deductible cost, the Administrative Board agreed to increase DKG’s HSA staff contribution from $3,000
to $3,250 annually ($1,625 each in January and July). This adjustment will cost DKG an additional $2,400
per year, but DKG will still see savings of over $9,000 in premium costs.

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