Attendees: PNC Lou Abramson PA; Jerry Alperstein NY; PNC Paul Bernstein NY; Jesse Gersten AZ; Larry Holman PA; Joe Kraut SE; Nelson Mellitz NJ; Donald Marcus NY; PNC Monte Mayer NY/VT; Ed Robins OH; PNC Norman Rosenshein NJ; Debra Stern FL; George Weinstein NY
Staff: NED Herb Rosenbleeth; Larry Richardson; Mrs. Bailor; Cheryl Waldman
Subject: GWOT, Homeland Security, UN
GWOT
- Renamed Outlook to the Next Generation
- Go back as far as Gulf War; not linked to specific conflict
- Working with Rabbi Robinson of the Jewish Welfare Board
- Reaching out also to service people's families
- Important to reach out and advertise in the communities so people know we exist
- Currently working on concept of virtual posts - hope to be able to present at National Convention
Homeland Security
- US currently considering taking fingerprints as people leave airports
- Won't be able to match if don't have fingerprints at entrance
- Bad idea to try to get airlines to do fingerprinting
- Must try to ban idea of full-body scans at airports
United Nations
- JWV one of 4300 NGO-DPI organizations world-wide at UN
- Organization doing a lot for human rights, women and children around the world
- JWV UN Representative George Weinstein invites other JWV members to tour the UN
