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The Chair called for a motion to adopt the September 15, 2011, public meeting minutes. Vice Chair Carr made a motion to adopt the minutes, with Commissioner Howell seconding. Hearing no discussion, the Chair called for a vote, and the motion was adopted by voice vote. Chair Saris recounted the Commission’s accomplishments in her first year as Chair, including votes to promulgate guidelines implementing the Fair Sentencing Act, Pub. L. No. 111–220, and publishing the Report to Congress: Mandatory Minimum Penalties in the Federal Justice System. Chair Saris reported that the Commission also intends to publish reports on child pornography offenses and federal sentencing after Booker in 2012. The Chair announced that the Commission has tentatively scheduled hearings on child pornography offenses for February 15, 2012, and federal sentencing after Booker for February 16, 2012, and a vote on possible guideline amendments for April 13, 2012. Chair Saris called on Commissioner Howell regarding the twentieth anniversary of USSG Ch.8 (Sentencing of Organizations) (or “organizational guidelines”) of the Guidelines Manual. Commissioner Howell stated that marking the twentieth anniversary of Chapter 8 is important because the organizational guidelines are one of the indisputable success stories of the Commission. While the organizational guidelines apply in relatively few cases, she believes their influence is far broader than the actual numbers indicate because the factors outlined in the-1- organizational guidelines for evaluating the culpability of organizations have become a model for other federal enforcement agencies. She noted that agencies such as the Department o

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The Chair called for a motion to adopt the October 15, 2010, public meeting minutes. Vice Chair Carr made a motion to adopt the minutes, with Commissioner Howell seconding. Hearing no discussion, the Chair called for a vote, and the motion was adopted by voice vote with Chair Saris abstaining. Chair Saris reported she is pleased to be on the Commission and looks forward to working with the commissioners and staff on the matters before the Commission. Ms. Sheon reported that the Commission’s Annual National Training Seminar will be held on May 18-20, 2011, at the Manchester Grand Hyatt Hotel in San Diego, CA. On-line registration for the seminar will be available through the Commission’s webpage beginning the week o