ANNUAL MEETING of
THE LIGHT MILLENNIUM, CHARITABLE GLOBAL HUMAN ADVANCEMENT ORGANIZATION – LMGLOBAL.ORG
&
THE 2024-2026 TERM BOARD OF ELECTIONS OF

Today’s Date: JUNE 22, 2024 | Time: 12:00 – 1:00 PM.

Meeting Summary for LMGlobal.Org’s Annual Meeting & Board of Election for the term 2024-2026

Attendees: Bircan Ünver, Prof. Victor B. Lawrence, Demet Demirkaya and Prof. Günay Smith (Retired.)

Top row: Prof. Victor B. Lawrence, Bircan Ünver, M.A.
Second row: Prof. Günay Smith (Retired), Demet Demirkaya

Executive Summary:

[LMGlobal.Org] The board members discussed various ongoing projects including in connection with compulsory peace education based on the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and ICTs, with a focus on increasing engagement and securing funding. The Board also addressed operational issues such as website updates, the introduction of new team members, and the management of the Board of Elections commitments. Lastly, they explored the idea of having a new business project with a focus on AI and its impact on society and agreed to have a follow-up meeting to further discuss this idea.

Next steps

Victor and Demet to fill out and send the board membership renewal form along with their bio (140-150 words) and portrait photo.
Bircan to send the word file of the board membership renewal form to Victor and Demet.
Bircan to follow up with Jonathon to receive his board membership renewal form.

Gunay to send her bio (140-150 words) and portrait photo.
Bircan to contact the Advisory Board members who have not confirmed their renewal.
Bircan, Victor, and others to plan and shape the AI impact event for September 7th, 2024 until to the next board meeting, which is scheduled for July 27th at 11 a.m.
Demet to be more active in posting on the organization’s Facebook@lightmillennium page for outreach.

Summary: Project Collaboration and Team Connections

Bircan and Victor discussed their collaboration on a project, with Victor sharing his health struggles but reassuring his management. Bircan expressed interest in a project Victor was leading related to the ICTs concept. Additionally, Gunay, a newly appointed advisory board member, shared her background as a faculty member in Virginia, followed by retirement and a move to Chicago, where she now supports the organization. The team seemed to have a strong connection, despite not having met in person due to various circumstances.

Peace Education (Vision) & ICTs Project and Collaboration Plans

Victor, Gunay, and Demet were introduced by Bircan, who outlined the current status of a project involving peace education based on the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and ICTs. Bircan highlighted the importance of investing in young generations and the potential for collaboration with other countries, in particular, towards seeking opportunities to join the newly formed AI Group at the U.N. including Indonesia, the US Mission, and South Korea, and a few other countries. Bircan requested input and additional ideas on the draft Agenda, The team expressed satisfaction with the shared draft Agenda.

The Members and 2023 Financial Report

Bircan led a discussion with Demet, Victor, and Gunay, during which Demet reported minor issues with construction and mosquitoes. Bircan then introduced the team members, including Demet Demirkaya, Professor Victor Lawrence as the renewing board members, and Günay Smith as the new Advisor Board Member. Furthermore, Bircan presented the 2023 financial report (as the end of year balance $2,086.57), revealing a series of surprise donations starting on from min. such as $4-6, to $30, 50, 100, and + from December 8, 2023, to January 18, 2024. Bircan indicated that near (51+26=76) 80 donors, only one name is known to the organization and that the majority did not have any prior contact with the Organization, which is welcomed by the board members. Bircan shared the related page through the www.lmglobal.org website under the “Donate Via Zelle” page. The meeting also covered the migration of their website from Bluehost to InterServer.Net in response to the former’s poor service including a sudden extreme increase of the annual hosting plan and changing the policies from unrestricted to restricted disc space, which also would cost an additional huge amount cost since the site size is over 180G.

With the current web hosting company, the first year from 2023-2024 is provided with a low price under the Charitable Organizations category. Bircan indicated that this is the first time the Organization has been benefiting from it since its presence on the web.

Project Updates and Engagement

Bircan, also known as BirJon (this interpretation is by AI Assistant based on her indication of the correct pronunciation in her Zoom profile), reported on the progress of various projects including the 2025 J.U.C. Awards, 2023 Water Panel, ICTs panel, the Peace Education and ICT related emerging project for September 2024, and the Light Millennium Television Series. She shared references to the three monthly time slots through QPTV channels, along with two related Vimeo links. She also shared the success of the “Hope Never Fades” video program based on the 2023 J.U.C. Media, Research & Writing Awards. Recently, the program received awards and will be recognized at the ACM 2024 Hometown Media Awards in San Jose, California on June 26, 2024. Further, Bircan highlighted the importance of engagement in a global project and acknowledged the contributions of Victor, Demet, and Günay. She also encouraged everyone to share their work through the Organizaiton’s social media for increased impact.

In the next item Agenda, the Board members agreed to move on the item#9, provided background, and asked for input.

Application by M.I. for OPT/STEM Training Program at the Light Millennium Global

Bircan introduced a recent graduate, M.I., and shared her Application to intern at The Light Millennium Global Organization through her two-year OPT/STEM Training Program option. Bircan explained the State Department’s extension program for foreign students, especially for STEM students after graduation, may permit up to 2 years through the OPT/STEM program, which allows non-STEM students only for a one-year extension for STEM graduated students. Since the Organization’s works and programs are in line with the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals, Bircan proposed to appoint her as a Project Research And Development Assistant & Youth Representative to the United Nations Department of Global Communications starting in mid-July or latest the beginning of August 2024.
Bircan informed the members that she would be meeting with her the next day to discuss the details further.

Bircan also informed the Board that the Organization has been verified by E-Verify.Gov.

#10. Ongoing Issues: Website Issues

Bircan discussed ongoing issues with the U.S. Turkish Library & Museum US website, which is accessible on the web but she cannot get in the Dashboard despite her numerous technical support quests, and the Unngoga.org websites, which had been hacked that has not been reinstated so far. She also mentioned that she had introduced the concept of unngoga.org at the UN in 2012 and updated it in 2018, but it was still in working progress.

#11. The New Term Board of Elections, Request & Commitments

Then, with the members’ agreement, Bircan moved on to the next agenda item#11 on the 2024-2026 Board of Elections and related commitments for the next two years and asked both Victor and Demet if they were willing to renew their board memberships and accordingly to send her their bios and portrait for the new term to be posted on the website. Victor and Demet confirmed and agreed to fill out the necessary form and provide their bios and portraits.

Gunay is also to be sent her bio and photo without a requirement for the Board Member form since she is joining the Organization as a new Advisory Member.
In connection with the Advisory Board, Bircan indicated that due to health conditions, Prof. Edward Foster (retired) may not be able to actively contribute to the Organization during the new term, thus, having Prof. Foster on the Advisory Board as an honorary member.

The team supported and approved this idea.
Then, Bircan welcomed the team for the 2024-2026 new term and thanked them for their renewed commitment to it.

#12. AI Related New Project Discussion

Bircan requested ideas from the team for new projects to look forward to Fall and remaining months of the year. Victor expressed an interest to collaborate on an Artificial Intelligent related project, in particular, impact of the AI in Today’s Society.
The team discussed a potential date for this project, and all agreed to schedule it for September 7, 2024 at 11:00 a.m. The team discussed whether it should be in person or virtual or hybrid. Victor strongly suggested it as virtual or hybrid that we can get more diverse international speakers on the subject. The group agreed to this plan, and Bircan will be working with Victor leading the concept development.

Other Issues: Organization Website Updates and Projects

Bircan discussed the recent updates to the organization’s website, including the updating the organization’s “ORG” page, shared the web page, and briefly walked through the page and sub links/menu in it.
She then indicated that once the renewal forms along with bio and photos arrived, those will be posted/updated in the GOVERNING BODY Page for the term 2024-2026.

She also mentioned that the Organization has a Silver Transparency Seal through Candid/GuideStar in 2022.
She aims to diversify and increase the number of active board members, along with targeting to escalate the Organization’s transparency status to Bronze level if not Gold level of Transparency!
In this line, Bircan shared her assumption that the unexpected donations to the Organization came in through Chase Bank/Donate Via Zelle from December 13, 2023, to January 18, 2024, might be through the impact of the shared profile on the GuideStar.Org / Candid with Silver Transparency Seal. Then, she mentioned the need to update the Organization’s profile on the GuideStar.Org as well.

Bircan also mentioned briefly about existing Committees that new ones might be formed based upon newly arrived members for a newly formed committee. Further, she briefly mentioned a project that is dedicated to the “Children of the World” during a walk-through of the website (https://www.lmglobal.org/undgc/children/ through a children song (Let Us Children Inherit A World / Bir Dünya Birakin Biz Çocuklara), which is already presented in 11 languages in translation including the original one in Turkish. Then she continued walking through the web page, and also made a point that all the archive/contents of the initial website www.lightmillennium.org is accessible through the ARCHIVE page on the LMGlobal.Org.

Gunay asked about the other advisory board that is listed on the website, then she brought up the page under “Governing Body”, and indicated that it will be updated with the new term members of the Board and Advisory members.

#13. The Next Board Meeting is scheduled for Saturday, July 27, 2024, at 11:00 a.m.
Bircan indicated that this date is also the date when she registered for the lightmillennium.org domain name with Network Solutions on July 17, 1999!

Closing: The conversation ended with expressions of gratitude and good wishes.

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P.S: The AI assistant-provided notes were corrected and modified according to the nature of the meeting by Bircan Ünver.
Draft Minutes shared with the New Term Board Members, and approved via email.

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