MINUTES OF THE AUGUST 2006 MEETING (# 396)
OF THE NATIONAL EXECUTIVE OF THE
INTERNATIONAL PLASTIC MODELLERS SOCIETY
OF CANADA

MEMBERS

Jamie Leggo
Sid Arnold
Gary Barling

John MacDonald
Steve
Sauvé
Randy Lutz
Bob Migliardi
Robin Purgina

POSITION

National Director
Random Thoughts Editor
Chapter Liaison 
Treasurer
Secretary / Webmaster
Archives / Back Issues
Graphic Artist / Advisor
Marketing

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The meeting was called to order at 2000 hrs, 21 August 2006, at the home of Jamie Leggo.

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1.1

Old Business-National Director

The long-overdue pewter tankard for the Best Canadian Subject at the IPMS/USA 2004 Nats is now on the way to John Tate via Don Alberts.  John Tate was unable to make it to the Nats in KC thanks to some moron dropping a concrete block through his windshield while he was driving under a highway overpass.  Seriously.

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2.1

New Business-National Director

In the wake of a three-year deal that IPMS Canada had with IPMS/USA, the Best Canadian Subject award (the traditional award that the Branch has covered since the beginning of time) was sponsored by IPMS Winnipeg.  FYI, the winner at Kansas City was Rich van Zandt with a very nic
e CF-18.  IPMS Canada will automatically take on this traditional responsibility at future IPMS/USA National Conventions.



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3.2

RT Editor

Sid is progressing on the completion of RT 30/1.

A number of improvements to maintain the quality and national relevance of RT were discussed for adoption:
         - credit IPMS Chapters in the article by-lines
         - credit photographers
         - a more serious vetting of submitted articles with an eye to
           shifting some items directly to the website as supplementary features
         - we will develop article submission quality which will discuss quality, content,
           and sample layouts.  This will go to Gary Barling for distribution to the
           Chapters and to Steve for publication on the website
         - Jamie has again agreed to produce a comprehensive RT photo shooting
           article for the webpage.



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Sid Arnold
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Jamie Leggo



4.1

Treasurer

Very little movement since last month..



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5.1

Membership/Circulation

We are now up to 93 of 116 renewals sent out with the last issue of RT, and we've also picked up two new members.



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Marketing

Absent this evening.



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Chapter Liaison (via e-mail)

DE HAVILLAND SPECIAL PROJECT
Gary
received an email from Derek Pennington regarding the quality of photos used for RT, and how that topic seems to have adversely affected the DH Special Project. Forwarded to Sid for comment as RT Editor.

UPDATED CHAPTER INFORMATION RECORDS
The new Chapter Information Record form has been emailed to all Chapters for updating. To date, Gary has received five returns, having asked for them by early September.


KITS FOR KANDAHAR
Gary Porter has agreed to write up a report on the Kits for Kandahar project for RT. He will do so once the project is complete


CHAPTER CONTEST SCHEDULES
Updated listings for Chapter contests will be drafted from the various CIR returns and forwarded to Steve for posting on the IPMS Canada website.


IPMS HAMILTON, ONTARIO
Tony Hayes has received all IPMS Hamilton Chapter startup documents via email. Once he sends them to Gary, we can charter IPMS Hamilton as an official IPMS Canada Chapter. Gary needs the Charter package from Sid to produce the Charters.


IPMS CANADA FRIENDLY HOBBY STORES
Chapters have been contacted to provide this information. Gary will forward them to Steve for the IPMS Canada webpage


IPMS LIONEL "LEO" CLARKE, VC: WATERDOWN, ONTARIO.
No further correspondence has been received. Gary will follow up to see if he can make any contact. 

Another IPMS/USA Chapter in Tennessee, mostly from Memphis is making some serious noises about becoming an IPMS Canada Charter Chapter.  Jamie and Randy met these good ole' boys while at the Nats in KC and found them to be great people, great modellers, and great beer drinkers.  So what's not to like?



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Gary Barling



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Webmaster

The webpage is pretty much up to date and functional. 



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9.1 

Secretary

Nothing to report this month.



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10.1 

Back Issues

Nothing to report this month.



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11.1

Special Projects

Bob Migliardi tried scanning up the complete Vol 15 of RT.  The math worked out to about 45 sec/page.  We believe we still need to fine tune the scanning parameters before proceeding.  Steve will contact member Dennis Weber for his thoughts on the topic.



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The meeting ended at 2100 hrs.  The next meeting will be held at a date TBA at the home of Jamie Leggo.

Steve Sauvé
Secretary
IPMS Canada
11 September 2006

 

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