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Posted on: May 21, 2016
Valued IPMS/USA Members:
It has been brought to our attention that a handful of copies of the last Journal (March/April V28J2) may be missing pages due to a printing error.
Please contact me directly at manager@ipmsusa.org if you are missing any pages from the last Journal so I can mail a replacement to you right away. Our printer has been notified and is working to find the cause and will provide us with credit for the journals we are replacing as well as the postage to mail them.
Our apologies for any inconvenience this may have caused if you are one of the few affected by this, but please allow me to correct this for you as soon as possible.
Thank you for your membership,
Marie Van SchoonhovenOffice...
read more... Posted on: May 11, 2016
We have begun a project that will hopefully become a useful tool for our members. We are compiling a list of hobby shops to incorporate into an online, graphic database (much like the one we now have for upcoming contests and shows) containing all the pertinent data for local hobby shops recommended by our MEMBERS. Ideally, this list will consist of more than just the locations of local Michaels or Hobby Town franchises and will provide members with info about what makes the store of interest to our hobby, hours of operation and a description of what the store carries. The goal is to create a new, updated database for members that can be accessed via any Internet device.
For this to work, we need you to “nominate” any hobby store in your area that you feel other IPMS/USA members...
read more... Posted on: April 8, 2016
IPMS/USA is proud to announce that Mike Oberholtzer has accepted the position of Treasurer. He has been an IPMS member since the late 1980’s, served as treasurer for the IPMS Chicago Sprue Stretchers for more than 15 years, and is a senior national judge. Mike has worked in all areas of banking from the teller line to Information Technology and at banks both small and gigantic. He is currently a Senior Vice President and Senior Director of the Project Management Office at the Federal Home Loan Bank of Chicago, uses accounting software daily and is very comfortable working with auditing and accounting firms large and small. We feel Mike is a good addition to the IPMS/USA organization and look forward to working with him.
Posted on: March 31, 2016
The new IPMS/USA mailing address is:
PO Box 56023St. Petersburg, FL 33732-6023
Mail sent to the North Canton, Ohio address will be forwarded to the new address but that may cause delays in replies or processing of membership forms.
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...
read more... 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...
read more... Posted on: January 18, 2016
The 2016 National Contest Rules and Categories have been updated on the NCC web pages.
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
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...