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Elimination of the IPMS/USA Make and Take Program

Posted on: February 24, 2016

As any member who has attended the past few Business Meetings at the National Convention could tell you, the Make and Take program has been an ongoing item of discussion in terms of cost and benefits to the Society. While the intent of MnT has always been to recruit new/young members, no correlation has been established between participation in a MnT and subsequent enrollments. In spite of this, the program was continued because of the local goodwill it was perceived to generate.

However, recent changes by our suppliers of Make and Take kits have severely limited the selection of kits, placed restrictions on their distribution, and significantly increased our costs. In fact, for the past several years, these costs have averaged around $10,000 annually, or looking at it another...

IPMS/USA is Looking For a Treasurer

Posted on: January 20, 2016

This is an appointed position that serves on the Executive Board with duties that center around collecting and disbursing all monies, keeping detailed accounts of any and all transactions, publishing in the Journal an annual financial report and working with our accountant in the preparation of annual tax returns. Applicants should have a good working knowledge of accepted book keeping practices, literacy in computer accounting programs such as QuickBooks and the ability to be bonded by the society. Total remuneration consists of comped membership during service and some period afterward based on length of tenure.

Applicants should apply by submitting a brief summary of their qualifications to the President of IPMS/USA at...

2016 National Contest Rules and Categories

Posted on: January 18, 2016

The 2016 National Contest Rules and Categories have been updated on the NCC web pages.

MJ Kinney

Posted on: October 30, 2015

Mary Jane Kinney, the IPMS/USA Office Manager, passed away on October 14.

MJ was the face of our organization to our members and to those outside our organization. We will miss her sense of humor, willingness to help our members, and her tolerance of the uniqueness of our members.

Our condolences to her family and friends on their loss.

A remembrance page has been created on the forum for those who would like to share a story.

Dick Christ
President
IPMS/USA

Official 2015 IPMS/USA Executive Board Election Result

Posted on: September 17, 2015

The results from the 2015 IPMS/USA Executive Board Election have been tallied and are as follows:

President
- Ron Bell - 321 votes
- Bruce Drummond - 90 votes
- Abstain - 2 votes
- Write-in
  - Doug West - 1 vote
  - Doug Reed - 1 vote
  - Gil Hodges - 2 votes
First VP
- David Morrissette - 395 votes
- Abstain - 10 votes
- Write-in
  - Art Loder - 1 vote
  - Don West - 1 vote
  - Rafael Hernandez - 1 vote
  - Richard Montgomery - 1 vote
  - Ron Bell - 1 vote
  - Bruce Drummond - 1 vote
  - Joe Caputo - 1 vote
  - Anyone else - 1 vote
Second VP
- Mike Van...

Executive Board Election Voting Has Closed

Posted on: September 1, 2015

The Executive Board Election has closed - the web site has been taken offline, the votes tabulated and sent to the main office. The physical ballots will also be tabulated and the results announced as soon as possible.

UPDATED: Make N Take Temporarily Resumed

Posted on: August 21, 2015

From Larry Randal in https://forum.ipmsusa3.org/index.php?/topic/15451-news-make-n-take-program-suspended/?p=83277

Thanks to the generosity of Dick Christ, he will order through his hobby shop (Hobby Depot in Tempe, AZ) and we are able to resume the program at least temporarily. I also note many great ideas being generated on the IPMS Facebook page and thank everyone for their suggestions that we will look into.

Due to a loss of a reasonably priced supply of models, as of today, 8/19/15, the IPMS/USA Make and Take program is temporarily suspended. If an order has been made already it should be filled but we are no longer able to...