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Posted on: September 1, 2021

Would it be possible to add the Plastic Posse Podcast to your list of Podcasts?

We would appreciate it very much! 

Scott

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Posted on: August 24, 2021

The presentation from 2021 IPMS/USA National Business Meeting held at the National Convention in Las Vegas has been published.

Posted on: August 24, 2021

Here is the presentation from 2021 IPMS/USA National Business Meeting held at the National Convention in Las Vegas.

Posted on: August 24, 2021

Here is the preliminary winners list from the 2021 IPMS/USA National Contest.

Posted on: August 16, 2021

August 18 - 21, 2021
In the Fabulous City of LAS VEGAS

Posted on: July 22, 2021

Old Business/Tabled Items/Discussion

  • Treasurer Shimek announced that the 2015 budget is complete and ready for publication in the next Journal.

New Business

  • No formal motions made. Discussion centered around the various reports noted below.

Officer/Staff Reports

Dick Christ, President

  • Nothing to report.

David Morrissette, 1st VP

  • We’re having a big push to get to 1000 posted reviews? we’re currently at 983 with more to be posted soon.
  • Late reviews are down to under 80 but are coming in bit by bit.
  • Two of the late review offenders have been resolved with one left to go.
  • We have a new supplier for...
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Posted on: July 22, 2021

Old Business/Tabled Items/Discussion

  • The 2015 budget has been completed and will soon be presented to the board by Treasurer John Shimek for approval soon.
  • Chief Judge Mark Persichetti acknowledged the recent out-of-box category discussion on the IPMS/USA forums and has shared it with his chief judges. Mark will be sharing his/their thoughts about the OOB categories in a future Journal article.

New Business

  • President Dick Christ noted that he has received positive feedback about the 50th Anniversary articles that have appeared in the Journal - especially the articles about the planes IPMS/USA members flew. He wants to put the word out to the membership that we'd like to see more articles of this sort in the Journal in the...
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Posted on: July 22, 2021

Old Business/Tabled Items/Discussion

  • Work continues on completing a 2015 budget.

New Business

  • President Dick Christ discussed his goal of increasing membership and asked for ideas for increasing our membership from the rest of the board as well as the Regional Coordinators.
  • President Christ made a motion to increase the discount for multi-year memberships from $1 to $2 so that members would now save an extra $2 for renewing more than one year. First VP Dave Morrissette seconded. Motion carried by acclamation.

Officer/Staff Reports

Dick Christ, President

  • Nothing to report.

David Morrissette, 1st VP

  • Reviewer Corps:
    • Late...
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Posted on: July 22, 2021

Old Business/Tabled Items

  • Continuing discussion over the 2015 budget. Treasurer is working up the proposed budget using data from last year and projections from board members. A cap of $10,000 has been placed on the Make N Take program and $2500 has been put into the 2015 budget for promotions/marketing.

New Business

  • Chief Judge Mark Persichetti presented the National Contest Committee's recommendation that the board approve the naming four "best of" awards through contest year 2017. He also submitted for board approval the elimination of the "best of" award for best chapter/group entry as it was duplicating the "Custer Cup" award already given to the best chapter/...
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Posted on: July 22, 2021

Hampton National Convention
Aug. 9, 2014

(Please download the PDF of the slideshow that was shown at this meeting and refer to it while reading the minutes. It contains slides containing our financial information as well as other items of interest ? Sec. Tennant)

President Dick Christ brought the meeting to order at 9 a.m. with the following board members present: 2VP Bell, Secretary Tennant, DLC Randel, Treasurer Shimek, DFL Ratzenberger

Thirty members were in attendance. A sign-up sheet was passed to record attendees and their IPMS/USA membership numbers.

Pres. Christ began his presentation (included with these minutes for easy...

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