International Plastic Modelers' Society / USA

International Plastic Modelers' Society / USA

IPMS/USA

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Posted on: May 24, 2024

Call to Order

  • This meeting was called to order on May 19, 2024, at 7:02 PM (EDT) by Jessica Ivancso

Agenda – Topics for Discussion

  • Action Items Review
  • Round Table, Open Discussion
  • Adjournment

Action Item Review

Old Business

  • The EBoard reviewed existing Action Items for...
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Posted on: May 1, 2024

At the April 21 IPMS/USA Executive Board Meeting, the Executive Board voted to adopt the IPMS/USA Code of Ethics. This set of principles will guide the organization’s decision making and activities, as well as the behavior of its Executive Board members and volunteers and sets forth our commitment to ethical behavior. This IPMS/USA Code of Ethics articulates the core ethical beliefs of our society.

The purpose of adopting such a code formally, is to provide Executive Board members and volunteers with guidelines for making ethical choices and to ensure that there is accountability for their actions and choices.

- Your IPMS/USA Executive Board.

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Posted on: April 30, 2024

Call to Order

  • This meeting was called to order on April 21, 2024, at 7:05 PM (EDT) by Phil Peterson

Agenda – Topics for Discussion

  • Status Updates
  • Action Items (AI) Review
  • Round Table, Open Discussion
  • Adjournment

Status Updates

  • The EBoard and staff from the...
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Posted on: April 24, 2024

If you would like to volunteer at the 2024 IPMS/USA National Convention in Madison, WI, you can sign up online.

Posted on: March 25, 2024

Strategy Planning

  • The EBoard spent more than two hours engaging with Jake McKee, a strategist who has built his career connecting with online and offline communities and focusing on building brand awareness. He connected with the IPMS/USA EBoard by responding to the virtual chapter survey in January. His overall message was to identify what matters most to our members and create a mission/vision that aligns with it. He provided guidance on how to get started. He offered to reconnect with us again.

Call to Order

  • This...
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Posted on: March 15, 2024
Posted on: February 21, 2024

Call to Order

  • This meeting was called to order on February 18, 2024, at 8:05 PM (EST) by Phil Peterson.
  • In Attendance: Phil Peterson, John Noack, Mike Oberholtzer, Jessica Ivancso, John Figueroa, David Knight, Eugenie Taylor Ray, Ro Annis, Phil Perry, and Scott Hackney

Agenda – Topics for Discussion

  • Old Business - Action Item (AI) Updates
  • New Business - Voting
  • ...
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Posted on: February 19, 2024

Fellow IPMS Members, 

Happy Presidents' Day! We are all looking forward to a new year for IPMS/USA including the much-anticipated National Convention in Madison Wisconsin July 17-20. 2023 was a challenging year for IPMS/USA for a variety of reasons. But it was also a year of some significant accomplishments. Here are some things we did as a society that we can all be proud of.

  • We have initiated the first ever IPMS/USA scholarship program, thanks to the generosity of the Forehand family. The Ralph Forehand Scholarship will award up to two $500 education scholarships per year to IPMS/USA members or their children. The first scholarships will be awarded this Spring. Please visit ...
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Posted on: February 16, 2024

One of IPMS/USA's goals in the next 6-12 months is to build more awareness of our society through the use of social media platforms. While we already have an active Facebook presence, the obvious first addition is YouTube. And the perfect entry into video content is to build awareness of the efforts of our IPMS/USA Reviewer Corps.

The IPMS Reviewers Corps' program was created back in the 90s.  Reviews were originally printed in the IPMS Journal and every 2 months IPMS/USA would mail a bunch of hard copies of the magazine to our industry supporters.  When the IPMS/USA website came on line, we started a Reviews site.  Now, we're entering a new media stream thanks to the efforts...

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Posted on: January 30, 2024

Fellow IPMS members:

I am pleased to announce the appointment of Jessica Ivancso to fill the position of Secretary on the IPMS/USA Executive Board. Jessica brings her skills in meeting management, event planning, and effective communications to the position. She has previously held volunteer positions with the International Association of Administrative Professionals (IAAP) at all levels and roles,including Secretary, Treasurer, Vice-President, and President.

Jessica brings 25+ years of professional experience in the technology field. She’s been involved with IPMS since 2004, when she attended her first IPMS Chapter event, and regularly attends local events with her husband. She supports her Region 1 Chapter by managing Facebook content and curating online resources,...

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