Call to Order

The meeting was called to order on May 18th, 2025 at 7:00pm EST by Phil Peterson.

Roundtable/Action Item Updates

PhP – Continuing to work on a Quick Reference guide for judges and verifying and preparing judges pins and certificates. Will be holding a zoom meeting with the head judges next month. PP requests more advertisement or awareness that members can have their models looked at by a judge on Saturday morning.

SH – Model registration will be opening next week. The convention journal is still coming along nicely. Banners will be printed locally and sent to Hampton...

Call to Order

The meeting was called to order on February 16 th , 2025 at 7:00pm EST by Phil Peterson.

Ro Annis introduced the Journal Team members to the Eboard, after which they were excused from the remainder of the meeting.

Roundtable/Action Item Updates

EA – There is currently an issue reconciling the meeting date and location of local chapters and WA, working on a solution to reduce conflicts between the two. RA will send photos and titles of the journal team members in order to update the “About Us” section on the website. Also will be working on making sure the website is ready to go live for Elections when it is time.

NP – Nothing at this time, settling into the role and getting a good sense of the...

The San Diego Chapter was saddened when long-time IPMS member Joel Hendricks passed away unexpectedly on Jan 14, 2025 at the age of 64.  As club secretary, Joel was predeceased by his dear wife Rosann.  He is survived by his two sons, Joel and Matt and their families, including a granddaughter.

The club secretary for years, Joel was also an enthusiastic volunteer behind the scenes.  Always involved, he managed the kit opportunity drawings at the annual Model Expo and was the lively auctioneer for our kit auctions.  Joel also took on the exacting task of ordering and managing the club's custom T-shirts, Hawaiian shirts, and hats.

Joel led an exciting life as a firefighter for over 30 years with the California Department of Forestry and Fire...

IPMS/USA Members,

As I write this, we are about halfway through the 60th year of IPMS/USA, and there are several ways we are celebrating.

• Have you taken advantage of the 60th anniversary special membership option?  This is a chance to get 3 years of membership for the price of 2.  If you haven’t done so yet, you only have up until the day before the upcoming Nationals in Hampton, VA. Once the show starts the option will no longer be available.
• Have you won one of the 60th Anniversary prizes?  Several companies have donated kits and books to our drawings.  All you have to be is a current IPMS/USA member and you are in.  We have given away several awesome prizes and there are still more so watch your email and if you see one from John, our 1st VP. Maybe...