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Constitution Amendment Season is Upon Us!

Posted on: August 27, 2014

From Dennis Tennant in the IPMS/USA Forums (IPMS/USA member login required) -

If you didn't already know, July 1 through Dec. 31 is the period when members can submit amendments to our constitution and by-laws (C&BL). You can obtain the necessary forms from MJ in the main office.

Here's how our amendment process works: 

  1. Office Manager handles requests for amendment forms starting July 1 and ending Dec. 31 each year. Official forms can be obtained from her. 
  2. Original, signed and dated amendment is returned to the Office Manager with endorsement page(s). 
    • All email endorsements are sent to manager@ipmsusa.org to be attached to the original amendment form.  
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2014 IPMS/USA National Contest Award Winners

Posted on: August 18, 2014

Here is a PDF file (324 KB) listing the 2014 IPMS/USA National Contest Award Winners.

Announcement from the Chairman - Tours are regretfully canceled due to low participation

Posted on: July 28, 2014

Announcement from the National Convention Chairman - Tours are regretfully canceled due to low participation.

2014 IPMS/USA Convention Video

Posted on: December 3, 2013

This is a personal invitation for our IPMS membership to attend the 2014 National Convention celebrating the 50th Anniversary of IPMS.  It describes the program we are planning and the local attractions in the Tidewater, Virginia area.

IPMS/USA Treasurer Applications Being Accepted

Posted on: October 20, 2013

To Our Membership;

We need a treasurer. The E-Board and I have decided to ask those of our members who would like to serve our organization to volunteer for the position. This is a self-nomination process. 

As defined in the IPMS/USA Constitution,

Section 5. Treasurer

  1. The position of Treasurer shall not be an elective position but will be appointed by the Executive Board.
  2. The Treasurer shall collect all monies and make all disbursements keeping detailed accounts of all monies received and expended by the Society.
  3. The Treasurer will make a yearly financial report that will be published in an IPMS publication. He will prepare and file necessary financial forms including an income tax return...
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IPMS/USA Home Page

Posted on: September 22, 2013

The server for the main IPMS/USA home page has been experiencing issues for the past few days.  Currently the site is online but is slow and occasionally drops offline.  Our service provider may still be working on the issue, so be aware that the site may go offline again.

Also, note that I currently have no access to update the home page to add a notification about the issue.  Please check the Forums or the IPMS/USA Facebook group for updates.

IPMS/USA Executive Board Election Results

Posted on: September 10, 2013

The results from the IPMS/USA Executive Board Election -

  • President:  Dick Christ 
  • 1st Vice President:  Dave Morrissette
  • 2nd Vice President:  Michael Ronnau
  • Secretary:  Dennis Tennant 
  • Director of Local Chapters:  Larry Randel 
  • Historian/Publications Director:  Jim Pearsall

2nd Annual Fathers Day Make 'N' Take, June 26, 2013

Posted on: June 26, 2013

From William Mitchell, IPMS# 45531:

We held our second annual Father’s Day Make ‘N’ Take at Bakersfield,California’s Beale Memorial Library this year on June 15, the Saturday before Father’s Day. Last year’s event was quite a success, with fifty-one modelers building F-14 Tomcats. This year was a little different. Our team of five adult modelers arrived at the library about half an hour before show time to make sure we were set up. The library had tables ready in the auditorium, and we set out the kits. Ten minutes before things were supposed to start, the library was very quiet; not a soul was waiting at our door. I began to wonder if all of our effort was for naught.

However, right at 2pm, a mom, with her little boy in hand, came through the door, and more...

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Executive Board Election Online Voting

Posted on: June 7, 2013

The online voting for the 2013 Executive Board Election is now open on https://voting.ipmsusa3.org.

Biographical information about the Executive Board candidates is online at https://voting.ipmsusa3.org/content/candidate-biographies.

If you have any questions or issues, please read the Voting Instructions and/or send email to webmaster@ipmsusa.org.

2013 UK Tour - 50th Anniversary

Posted on: March 20, 2013

IPMS/United Kingdom Invites You To Join Them In Celebrating Their 50th Anniversary

Since 2013 is the 50th anniversary of IPMS/UK, our parent organization, to make it easier for those coming to their celebration, have put together a tour that includes some of the BEST military museums in the world, does it in as little as seven days and has a comparatively low cost. Plus, you get two days in London, one of the greatest cities in the world. Since the tour is sponsored by IPMS/UK and not IPMS/USA, all arrangements are made via a link to their tour sponsor found on the Scale Model World...

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