6/10/02
The NAPPY By-Laws can be found at
By-Laws
The Board is now made up of:
Filled Board positions 13 Board Member positions filled
Open Board positions: 1 Board Member positions open
Regional Director Mexico
Voting Metrics
Quorum 5 members
Simple Majority 51% of the votes cast
2/3 Majority 66.6% of the votes cast
Petition 9 signatures
The Regional Directors & Manufacturer Reps are:
Jim Sweeney jimsweeney@att.net
President
Tony Irwin anthony_irwin@yahoo.com
Sol Lovas sollovas@wtp.net Treasurer
Ralph McClurg mcclurg@sofnet.com
Phil Dietro gotafly@paraplane.com
John Massey BIGJOHN004@aol.com
Jeff Jensen ceas@msn.com
Vice President
Doug Miller DMiller779@aol.com
Secretary
Barry Shellington parafly@erols.com
Mike Harmening
Hhfmfg@aol.com
Roy Beisswenger
roy@easyflight.com
Scott Hughes scottus@ev1.net
Chris East chriseast@shaw.ca
Go to Board Members
for a detailed list of Regional Directors & Manufacturer Reps
In-Person Board Meetings
SNF 2001
SNF 2002
Text of In-Person Board Meetings and Internet
Board Meeting Motions
National Competition
There is a motion on the floor by Phil Dietro to vote on a location or an
event NAPPF will sponsor as the 2002 National Competition. The motion has a
second by Eddie Johnson. The motion called for a vote by multiple choice
ballot. Board members have suggested the events/locations that should be
considered. The vote has been called for. The ballot is below. The vote is a
“show of hands” using e-mail to reply. Please copy all board members on your
reply. The ballot must be returned before midnight 2/13/02 to be valid. Only
vote for one choice of the multiple choices. Ballots will be counted by the
Secretary.
Suggestion for using the ballot.
Use the “Reply to All’ button to reply to the Secretary with your ballot. This
will copy your vote to all board members.
Please mark your ballot before using the “send” key.
Please “sign” the ballot by typing your name
Thank you for voting
NAPPF
2002 National Competition
Ballot
I vote for to the following Event/Location for the 2002 NAPPF National
Competition
_______ KIMO Competition, Three Rivers, MI
_______ World Powered Parachute Competition, Greenville,
IL
_______ Regional Competitions sanctioned by NAPPF
_______ Hold no NAPPF National Competition in 2002
Ballot signed by: _____________
Results
The results for the National Competition stand as follows:
Greenville 9
Kimo 4
Regional 3
No Vote 1
Respectfully submitted Suzann Harmening
Public Affairs
There is a motion on the floor to create a standing
Committee for Public Affairs, appoint Ralph McClurg its Chairman, and charge the
Committee as its first task to formulate an official response on behalf of NAPPF
to the Sport Pilot NPRM.
The motion has a second from Roy Beisswenger.
The vote has been called for. The ballot is below. The vote is a “show
of hands” using e-mail to reply. Please copy all board members on your reply.
The voting has started a day later than outlined. Voting
will end on 3/18/02, one day later than
outlined.
Please return your e-mail vote to the Secretary and copy,” Reply to All”,
all members of the board.
Thank you for voting
NAPPF
Public Affairs Committee
Ballot
There is a motion on the floor to create a standing
Committee for Public Affairs, appoint Ralph McClurg its Chairman, and charge the
Committee as its first task to formulate an official response on behalf of NAPPF
to the Sport Pilot NPRM.
_______ I vote for
the motion to form the Public Affairs Committee as stated above
_______ I vote against the motion to form the Public
Affairs Committee as stated above
Ballot signed by: _____________
Result
For the motion 10
Against the motion 0
Signatures
There is a motion on the floor by John Massey. The motion has a second by Phil
Dietro.
The motion is to have NAPPF Directors and Officers sign their NAPPF e-mail
correspondence with their name, NAPPF Board position and no other reference.
Example: John Massey Southeastern Representative.
The vote has been called. This will be a “show of hands” e-mail vote. Please
send your vote to the Secretary. Please copy all board members on your vote.
Voting will end on 4/3/02
Thank you for voting
Ballot
The motion is to have NAPPF Directors and Officers sign their NAPPF e-mail
correspondence with their name, NAPPF Board position and no other reference.
Example: John Massey Southeastern Representative.
________ I vote For
the Motion
________ I vote Against
the Motion
Signed ________________
Result
For the motion 4
Against the motion 7
Funding for
NAPPF National Competition
To Jim Sweeney
NAPPF President:
The balloting has been completed on the motion to FUND THE NAPPF NATIONALS.
Results are as follows:
for............. 8
against...... 1
The motion has passed
Doug Miller
NAPPF Secretary
Motion – NAPPF Nationals Funding
There is a motion on the floor by Phil Dietro. The motion has a second by
Scott Hughes.
The Motion Reads “That
the NAPPF sponsor the Pilots’ Briefing and Forum tent. A sponsorship amount of
$5400 would need to be funded, which would include the signage and other
promotion.”
The discussion period will end 6/20/02
The ballot will be sent & voting will begin 6/21/02
Voting will end on 6/24/02
This will be a “show of hands” e-mail vote
Please use this e-mail string for the discussion
I would like to make a motion to the following:
That the NAPPF
sponsor the Pilots’ Briefing and Forum tent. A sponsorship amount of $5400
would need to be funded, which would include the signage and other promotion.
This would be an opportunity for the NAPPF to gain that much more visibility
and to be seen as providing for all pilot’s needs rather than just one or two.
(Motion in bold face type.) Respectfully Submitted,
Phil Dietro
This is a
topic that we need to resolve so that we can gain maximum visibility for
whatever funding/sponsorship we decide for the Nationals at Greenville.
Please continue this discussion on this string Thank you Jim
Sweeney
NAPPF
NATIONALS - From the SNF Board Meeting Minutes
The subject of funding for the NAPPF National competition at Greenville was
discussed next. Much of the discussion focused on the value NAPPF gained from
a $5400 sponsorship of the event. Suzann offered that the same amount of
exposure could be gained by purchasing a $400 booth space and setting up a
NAPPF information booth.
That was disputed by Roy Beisswenger who pointed out that the EAA did exactly
that last year and did not get nearly the exposure that the NAPPF did by
sponsoring the Grand Prize. Roy felt that since the NAPPF would be getting
credit as the membership organization sponsoring the Greenville event, NAPPF
would gain a large amount of exposure for a good price. It was agreed that
the discussion of NAPPF National Competition funding will continue on the
internet.
This topic
is in Pre-Discussion
NAPPF Visibility
Should NAPPF
fund a visibility program at air shows and Fly-Ins? Which events? Who
represents NAPPF? How much? Who represents NAPPF Do we need signs & tents? Who
represents NAPPF? Your comments please
NAPPF
VISIBILITY
The sponsorship discussion led to a discussion as to how best promote the
NAPPF. Mike Harmening mentioned that he did not have any solutions but he felt
that the World Championship was not the best way to promote the organization.
He noted that he had received a number of complaints from NAPPF members about
NAPPF sponsoring the Grand Prize at Greenville last year. When asked how many
complaints he had received in the last 6 months, he claimed that there had
been about 100 phone calls and internet messages.
Please use this string for Visibility comments
This topic is in Pre-Discussion
NAPPF
September Elections
NAPPF Board, It is time to start the process of the nominations for the board
members. The following representatives terms expire and are up for reelection.
Northwestern - WA, OR, MT, ID, WY, AK
Sol Lovas
Northeastern - ME, VT, NH, MA, RI, CT, NJ, DE, MD, NY, PA, WV, VA, DC
Barry Shellington
Southwestern - CA, NV, AZ, UT, CO, HI
Phil Dietro
North Central - ND, SD, MN, IA, NE, KS, MO
Ralph McClurg
Southeastern - KY, TN, NC, GA, SC, FL, PR, VI
John Massey
Canada
Chris East? I don't show records of this being voted on to replace
existing
Mexico
Open
AT LARGE REPRESENTATIVES
Jeff Jensen, Jim Sweeney, Tony Irwin, Doug Miller
For the board members that are interested in running for another term please
send your BIOS to me either by fax, email, or snail mail. For other board
members that may know of someone that might be interested please nominate them
and have them get their BIOS in. We are looking for interested and active
members to participate.
The deadlines for nominations and BIOS June 1st
Ballots mailed to membership June 10th - June 15th
Ballots due Aug 1st
Results Announced Aug 15th
Respectfully submitted Suzann Harmening Nominating Committee
Use of Proxy
There is a motion on the floor by Doug Miller and a second by Phil Dietro. The
motion would amend the By-laws of NAPPF to allow the use of Proxy votes at all
board meetings (this would include the internet meeting as it is an ongoing
board meeting)
The motion follows:
“I would like to make a motion that we amend our By-laws to allow the use of
proxy votes in the future. I do this in accordance with Article IX of the NAPPF
bylaws. This Article requires a two thirds vote by the board to be amended and
must first be submitted by two thirds of the Board of Directors. Doug Miller
Director at Large”
A petition requesting a change in the By-laws allowing the use of Proxy votes
has been signed by 11 Board members.
The Petition reads:
We the undersigned petition the NAPPF Board of Directors to change Article VIII
Parliamentary Authority of the NAPPF By-laws to read as follows:
Article VIII. Parliamentary Authority
Section 1 The rules contained in the current edition of Robert's
Rules of Order Newly Revised shall govern the Federation in all cases to which
they are applicable and in which they are not inconsistent with these bylaws or
any special rules of order the Federation may adopt.
Section 2 Board members may at their discretion use a proxy to
represent them at meetings they are not able to attend in person.
A Proxy format - the proxy must be in writing, include
the name of the proxy holder, any special instructions and signed by the Board
member issuing the proxy. FAX, E-mail (considered a signature document) or paper
original are acceptable formats for the Proxy.
B. Notification to the Board - The proxy must be
presented to the Board at the beginning of the meeting during Roll Call at an in
person meeting or during the discussion phase of a motion, prior to the start of
voting, at the Internet Meeting.
This petition is made as allowed under Article IX of the NAPPF By-laws.
This petition is signed by:
Roy Beisswenger
Tony Irwin
Phil Dietro
Doug Miller
Ralph McClurg
Jeff Jensen
Jim Sweeney
Sol Lovas
Barry Shellington
Eddie Johnson
Scott Hughes
The discussion period will end Monday 5/13/02
The ballot will be sent & voting will begin 5/14/02.
Voting will end on 5/17/02
This will be a “show of hands” e-mail vote
Please use this e-mail string for the discussion
There will be other motions (Return Funds, Separation & Message Board) in
discussion at the same time under another e-mail string
Result
The balloting has been completed on the motion
to amend the NAPPF by-laws to allow voting by proxy.
Results are as follows:
for.............13
against...... 0
The motion has passed Doug Miller Secretary
Proxy Petition
Based on the rules spelled out in Article IX of
the NAPPF bylaws, I offer the following petition to change said bylaws. This
change in the NAPPF bylaws will allow board members from remote locations to
entrust their vote with other board members at “live” meetings. I believe that
this will provide for broader representation of board members and of areas
represented by remotely located board members.
Please sign the petition below and copy all board members once you do. There
is no time limit on this action since it is a petition and not a vote. However,
the sooner we can close out this issue, the sooner we can move on to other
issues. Thank you for your support! Roy
We the undersigned petition the NAPPF Board of Directors to change
Article VIII Parliamentary Authority of the NAPPF By-laws to read as follows:
Article VIII. Parliamentary Authority
Section 1 The rules contained in the current edition of Robert's
Rules of Order Newly Revised shall govern the Federation in all cases to which
they are applicable and in which they are not inconsistent with these bylaws or
any special rules of order the Federation may adopt.
Section 2 Board members may at their discretion use a proxy to
represent them at meetings they are not able to attend in person.
A Proxy format - the proxy must be in writing, include
the name of the proxy holder, any special instructions and signed by the Board
member issuing the proxy. FAX, E-mail (considered a signature document) or paper
original are acceptable formats for the Proxy.
B. Notification to the Board - The proxy must be
presented to the Board at the beginning of the meeting during Roll Call at an in
person meeting or during the discussion phase of a motion, prior to the start of
voting, at the Internet Meeting.
This petition is made as allowed under Article IX of the NAPPF By-laws.
This petition is signed by:
Roy Beisswenger
Tony Irwin
Phil Dietro
Doug Miller
Ralph McClurg
Jeff Jensen
Jim Sweeney
Sol Lovas
Barry Shellington
Eddie Johnson
Scott Hughes
Return Funds to ASC
There is a motion on the floor by John Rivers. The motion has a second
by Barry Shellington.
The Motion Reads “To return a portion, or all, funds back to ASC (where a lot of
it originated) in order for ASC to correctly file their Organizational tax
return (This will be required in order for NAPPF to start a 501(c)3 organization
without being penalized for operation without previously filing a tax return)”.
The discussion period will end Sunday 5/12/02
The ballot will be sent & voting will begin 5/13/02.
Voting will end on 5/16/02
This will be a “show of hands” e-mail vote
Please use this e-mail string for the discussion
There will be another motion (NAPPF Separation) in discussion at the same time
under another e-mail string
Result
The balloting has been
completed on the motion for the NAPPF to return all or a portion of the funds to
the ASC
Results are as follows:
for............. 1
against...... 12
The motion has failed Doug Miller
Secretary
Separation of NAPPF from
ASC
There is a motion on the floor by John Rivers. The motion has a second
by Barry Shellington.
The Motion Reads “I motion for NAPPF to separate from ASC to become a pilot
oriented organization solely of its own and money exchanges between NAPPF and
ASC be halted until this is resolved by vote”..
The discussion period will end Sunday 5/12/02
The ballot will be sent & voting will begin 5/13/02.
Voting will end on 5/16/02
This will be a “show of hands” e-mail vote
Please use this e-mail string for the discussion
There will be another motion (Return Funds) in discussion at the same time under
another e-mail string
Result
The balloting has been completed
on the motion for the Separation of the NAPPF from the ASC.
Results are as follows:
for............. 1
against...... 11
The motion has failed Doug Miller
Secretary
Message Board
There is a motion on the floor by Chris East. The motion has a second by
Doug Miller.
The Motion Reads “I would like to make a motion that we change our method of
internet communication/meeting from email to the use of a server based message
board. (example:
www.bcsporthorse.com/forum )”
The discussion period will end Monday 5/13/02
The ballot will be sent & voting will begin 5/14/02.
Voting will end on 5/17/02
This will be a “show of hands” e-mail vote
Please use this e-mail string for the discussion
There will be another motions (Return Funds & Separation) in discussion at the
same time under another e-mail string
This motion has been "Ruled Out of Order". The motion will be replaced
with a replacement motion
Regional Director – Canada
I would like to make a motion that the Board vote & approve the
appointment of Chris East as the Regional Director for Canada. Chris will serve
the remaining term of the Regional Director for Canada. Motion by Jim
Sweeney
Result
The balloting has been completed on the motion for Approval of Chris East as
Canadian Director
Results are as follows:
for.............11
against...... 0
The motion has passed Doug Miller
Secretary
Message Board - Replacement
There is a motion on the floor by Roy Beisswenger. The motion
requires a second.
The Motion Reads “I would like to make a motion that we change our method of
internet communication/meeting from email to the use of a server based message
board. (example:
www.bcsporthorse.com/forum )”
Result
The balloting has been completed on the motion for CHANGING COMMUNICATION TO
MESSAGE BOARD format.
Results are as follows:
for............. 8
against...... 0
The motion has passed
Doug Miller NAPPF Secretary
Amendment of Article VI Removing
Non-Elected Members from the Board of Directors
There is a motion on the floor by Scott Hughes and a second by Eddie
Johnson. The motion would amend Article VI of the By-laws removing Manufacturers
from the Board of Directors
The Motion Reads:
MOTION: "With my belief that a pilots organization is about
and for pilots I would like to make a motion that we eliminate all
manufactures from the board and retain only those board members who are
elected to the board. This will require a change in the by-laws, Article VI,
Section 1 and the elimination of Section 5.
Currently;
Article VI. Board of Directors.
Section 1. The Board of Directors shall
consist of fourteen (14) elected Directors, nine (9) of which are regional
Directors and five (5) of which are elected at-large,
as well as one (1) Director appointed by each eligible manufacturer. A maximum
of 5 (five) votes will be apportioned among the eligible manufacturers
appointees.
New Article
Article VI. Board of Directors
Section 1. The Board of Directors shall
consist of fourteen (14) elected Directors, nine (9) of which are regional
Directors and five (5) of which are elected at-large.
Eliminate
Section 5. Each North American manufacturer
member, subscribing to established NAPPF standards, who has produced five (5) or
more powered parachutes and produced five (5) or more such units in the
preceding calendar year may appoint an individual to serve as it's
representative on the NAPPF Board of Directors for a one (1) year term. The name
of this individual is to be given to the NAPPF Executive annually.
Per Article IX of the By-laws, this motion requires a petition be
presented to The Board, signed by a minimum of 11 Board Member.
The Petition with 11 signatures has been to the Board
To Jim Sweeney
NAPPF President:
The balloting has been completed on the motion for Amendment to the by-laws to
remove un-elected board members.
Results are as follows:
for.............11
against...... 3
The motion has passed
Doug Miller
Secretary
NAPPF National Competition 2003
NAPPF Board, What better time than now - that we have all agreed that ASC
supports our organization and we would not be anything without them. What better
way to show ASC our support to them and have our NAPPF Nationals in conjunction
with their Nationals. I would like to make a motion that next years NAPPF
Nationals be held in conjunction with the ASC Nationals to show our support.
Respectfully submitted Suzann Harmening
2003 NAPPF Nationals
There is a motion on the floor by Suzann Harmening and a second by John Rivers.
The motion reads:
I would like to make a motion that next years NAPPF Nationals be held in
conjunction with the ASC Nationals to show our support. Respectfully submitted
Suzann Harmening
To Jim Sweeney
NAPPF President:
The balloting has been completed on the motion for the 2003 NAPPF NATIONALS
Results are as follows:
for............. 3
against...... 11
The motion has failed
Doug Miller
NAPPF Secretary
Petition - Removing Non-Elected Board Members form the Board of Directors
We the undersigned petition the NAPPF Board of Directors to change Article VI
Board of Directors of the NAPPF By-laws to read as follows:
Article VI. Board of Directors
Section 1 The Board of Directors shall consist of fourteen (14)
elected Directors, nine (9) of which are regional Directors and five (5) of
which are elected at-large.
Article VI. Board of Directors
Remove Section 5
This Petition is being submitted as outlines in Article IX of the By-laws.
Summer Goals
The Goal of all that follows is NAPPF Visibility, increased Member awareness
of NAPPF, and feedback from the Members to the Board.
The following Road Map outlining some of the NAPPF activities for the summer is
presented for discussion. I know that there are events that are not listed and
should be, so I encourage Board Members to add to the list. This list is meant
to include all possible events that NAPPF can achieve the Summer Goals
After the list comes the action.
Do we have Board Directors who can attend? Do we have Key Members (volunteers)
that can attend?
Do we have the funding for necessary support the member meetings which may
include/or not – seminars, tents, handouts, meals, lodging, transportation, etc
Do we have the interest on the part of the Board to organize and support all or
some or none of the listed events?
If we point to an event for a Members Meeting, we need to support it with the
resources to make it a success.
There are other actions that the board can take this summer, but visibility is
one that was discussed in Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, at the SNF Board Meeting and now.
Two Requests
Add to the list. I’ll post it on the web so that as events are added, it will
be current.
As a group, we need to decide which events we can support with people (Board
Members & Key Members) and with funding.
Committees
I asked Jim Sweeney what committees are working
now. He sent the following list.
Nomination - Suzann Harmening
Work just completed
Training & Education - Sol Lovas
In process
Public Affairs - Ralph McClurg
In process
I would love a report from the committees to the board see what their status is
and what works are in progress. I have been thinking of what other committees
would be beneficial to the members and us as the board. I would like to throw
out a couple of ideas to discuss. Here they are:
Competition Committee
Obviously over competitions and rule
making
I would hope to expand competition so recognition of other flyin’s for points,
Using the same rules.
Examine other form of competitions
Aerial Ballet, etc.
Compliance / Consumer Reports
This could be committee where pilots
could go to voice there concerns about a product or its compliance, performance,
(truth in advertising), etc.
Responses to product problems
Membership Committee
Committee to come up with ways to
attract new members from other organizations, (Not to take the members away but
to compliment their organizations). Examples of the organizations I am talking
about are; EAA, USUA.
Benefits committee
Reasons to join
Group insurance
Standardized training
Fly in support
Safety seminar
What do y’all think? I think now is the time to hit the ground running and
really making this an organization to be proud of.
Scott Hughes
Change to Amendment of By-Laws
Motion withdrawn by Scott Hughes
There is one part of Article IX that I would like to change. It hinges on the
fact that right now we had 5 board members at the meeting at Sun - n - Fun. The
way it is written currently, 3 board members could decide to have a meeting and
change anything they wanted to. I know that wouldn't happen but it is just
another vague loop hold we need to close. So what I am proposing is change the
current by-laws.
Currently:
Article IX. Amendment of bylaws.
These bylaws may be amended at any regular meeting of the Federation by a
two-thirds vote, provided that the amendment has been submitted in writing by
petition of one-fifth of the membership or a two-thirds majority of the Board of
Directors at the previous regular meeting.
Proposed:
Article IX. Amendment of bylaws.
These bylaws may be amended at any regular meeting of the Federation by a
two-thirds vote of the general membership, provided that the amendment has been
submitted in writing by petition of one-fifth of the membership or by
a two-thirds majority of the Board of Directors provided that a petition has
been submitted and approved by two-thirds vote followed by a motion passed by
two-thirds vote of the board.
When reading the by-laws as they are currently written it doesn't appear we need
a petition for this to come to a discussion and vote because of the word "OR".
Scott Hughes
PETITION FOR CHANGE OF BYLAWS - BOARD OF DIRECTORS & COMMITTEES:
We the undersigned petition the NAPPF Board of Directors to change Articles VI
and VII of the NAPPF By-laws to read as follows:
ARTICLE VI. BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Section 1 The Board of Directors shall consist of fourteen (14) elected voting
Directors, nine (9) of which are regional Directors and five (5) of which are
elected at-large. There shall also be one non-voting Director appointed by the
Manufacturer's Committee.
ARTICLE VII. COMMITTEES
Renumber Section 4 as Section 5, and add new Section 4 as follows:
Section 4. Manufacturer's Committee. Each North American manufacturer member,
subscribing to established NAPPF standards, who has produced five (5) or more
powered parachutes and produced five (5) or more such units in the preceding
calendar year may appoint an individual to serve as its representative on the
NAPPF Manufacturer's Committee for a one (1) year term. The name of this
individual is to be given to the NAPPF annually. The members of the
Manufacturer's Committee shall annually elect a representative to serve as the
Committee's non-voting Director on the Board of NAPPF.
This Petition is being submitted as outlined in Article IX of the By-laws.
Signed: Sol Lovas
Sun N Fun 2002
The NAPPF Board meeting was held April 11, 2002 at the ASC tent at the Sun
'n Fun Fly-In.
Board President, Jim Sweeney opened the meeting
Attendance
Jim Sweeney Present
Suzann Harmening Present
Mike Harmening Present
Roy Beisswenger Present
Scott Hughes Present
John Massey Present
Jeff Jensen Present
Tony Irwin Not Present Proxy to Roy Beisswenger
Phil Dietro Not Present Proxy to Roy Beisswenger
Eddie Johnson Not Present Proxy to Scott Hughes
Doug Miller Not Present Proxy to Roy Beisswenger
Barry Shellington Not Present Proxy to Suzann
Harmening
Sol Lovas Not Present Proxy to Jim Sweeney
Ralph McClurg Not Present
John Rivers Not Present
Dan Bailey Not Present
It was determined that a quorum was established with or without proxies.
PROXY DISCUSSION
Suzann Harmening challenged the use of proxies in the meeting. She contended
that Roberts Rules of Order would not allow for such proxies to be used in a
board meeting. A discussion ensued on how to conduct the board meeting. Since
there was an understanding for weeks prior to the beginning of the SNF board
meeting that proxies could be used, it seemed unfair to some that the meeting be
conducted without the votes of the board members represented by proxy. Jeff
Jensen suggested that voting on the issues at hand be held on the internet as
part of the ongoing internet board meeting. Jim Sweeney suggested that the
balance of the meeting be conducted with the understanding that no motions be
offered or votes taken. It was agreed that voting on issues would be conducted
in the internet meeting, allowing all board members to participate.
It was also determined that the proxy issue should be reviewed and resolved in
the internet meeting.
NAPPF NATIONALS
The subject of funding for the NAPPF National competition at Greenville was
discussed next. Much of the discussion focused on the value NAPPF gained from a
$5400 sponsorship of the event. Suzann offered that the same amount of exposure
could be gained by purchasing a $400 booth space and setting up a NAPPF
information booth.
That was disputed by Roy Beisswenger who pointed out that the EAA did exactly
that last year and did not get nearly the exposure that the NAPPF did by
sponsoring the Grand Prize. Roy felt that since the NAPPF would be getting
credit as the membership organization sponsoring the Greenville event, NAPPF
would gain a large amount of exposure for a good price. It was agreed that the
discussion of NAPPF National Competition funding will continue on the internet.
NAPPF VISIBILITY
The sponsorship discussion led to a discussion as to how best promote the
NAPPF. Mike Harmening mentioned that he did not have any solutions but he felt
that the World Championship was not the best way to promote the organization. He
noted that he had received a number of complaints from NAPPF members about NAPPF
sponsoring the Grand Prize at Greenville last year. When asked how many
complaints he had received in the last 6 months, he claimed that there had been
about 100 phone calls and internet messages.
An idea was presented that NAPPF put together a promotions kit that could be
sent to many events. The kit could contain banners, brochures, and other
information. The kit would be set up and run by the regional director for that
area or another nearby board member. It was agreed that discussion of NAPPF
visibility be continued in the internet meeting
TRI-FOLD BROCHURE
The latest update of the NAPPF brochure was presented at the meeting. The
tri-fold piece explains the NAPPF, how to become a BFI, lists NAPPF executive
members and includes a membership application. This piece is available in bulk
to any board member and anyone sponsoring a fly-in.
SEPTEMBER ELECTIONS
The president brought up the topic of September elections. The goal is to have
the elections on time this year. Suzann suggested a committee be set up now to
nominate candidates for the elections this fall. Suzann volunteered to be on
the nomination committee.
NAPPF WEBSITE & THE NAPPF UPDATE
Mike Harmening asked what NAPPF was doing for the members. The NAPPF website was
suggested as one value of NAPPF membership. Jim Sweeney has been writing the
NAPPF UPDATE and updating/enhancing the website. Tommy McJunkins is hosting the
website and helping with technical issues.
In order to give NAPPF members more perceived value from their
memberships, the idea was floated that a portion of the website could become
membership only and accessed by member number and password. The president said
he would check with Tommy McJunkins and explore the possibilities.
Canadian Director
Jim Sweeney announced that Chris East has agreed to serve as the Canadian
Director. The appointment will be official after the completion of the required
paperwork.
ADJOURNMENT
The meeting was adjourned and the general membership meeting was conducted.
General Membership Meeting
The general membership meeting was a continuation of the board meeting with
all members allowed to speak on the topics.
Submitted by Roy Beisswenger
Sun N Fun 2001
An NAPPF
Board meeting was held at Sun N Fun in April. Board members in attendance
included Roy Beisswenger, Matt Dautle, Suzann Harmening, Mike Harmening, Eddie
Johnson, Jeff Jensen, Randy Snead and Jim Sweeney.
Topics discussed covered activities during the past year, current status and
plans for the new flying season.
Suzann Harmening presented the Treasurer’s Report. There were no major
expenditures last year, so the balance in the association checking account has
grown to $12, 963. Our major source of funds is dues. NAPPF receives $7.50 from
ASC for new or renewing members that select NAPPF as their Wing.
The Board discussed ways to keep the membership better informed of Board
activities and to solicit ideas & suggestions from the membership.
Jim Stephenson, ASC, offered space
in AERO CONNECTIONS magazine for NAPPF updates and association news. The Board
voted to accept the offer and submit updates for publication.
During the past year, the Board conducted meetings over the Internet. Progress
of the meetings was slow and not very productive. The Board discussed the
Internet meeting format at length and a number of suggestions were made for
improvement. The Board voted to give the Internet and E-mail another chance for
Board meetings and to use a new format to speed the discussion of topics.
The location and sponsorship of the NAPPF Nationals drew much discussion. After
a number of suggestions and comments, the board voted to co-sponsor the Grand
Prize at the World Powerchute Championships. $7,000 was set aside for the
prize. As a NAPPF sponsored event, a motion was made and carried that “ Any
person participating in the World Championships must be a NAPF member”. APPCA,
ASC and NAPPF will further discuss the details of membership for the event. The
board also voted to remove the NAPPF name from the World Powerchute Championship
Rulebook. This change removes NAPPF from the rule making process and allows
APPCA to make rule adjustments to keep the tasks challenging while safe for the
contestants.
Other topics included an association brochure and website. Both items were
continued to the Internet meeting.
Election Results
NAPPF held the annual election to fill expired and open positions. Of 1272
ballots sent out, 356 were returned. The winners, by geography, are:
At large Tony Irwin, Doug Miller, Jim Sweeney
Canada Jim Smyth
North Central Ralph McClurg
North East Barry Shellington
South East John Massey
The newly elected officers will join the board immediately and participate in
the Internet meetings. Their term of office will continue till September 2002.
Please welcome our new board members and involve them in your comments and
suggestions for NAPPF.
ASTM Membership
It has been pretty quiet here lately. I reviewed past e-mails on the ASTM
process, and feel that the NAPPF should have interested board members involved
in this.
Therefore, I make the following motion: That NAPPF authorize payment for any
interested board member for this years membership on the ASTM committee.
(Individual membership @ $75.00 per member) and that we limit it to 4 members
maximum. The interested members to keep this board updated on progress on this
committee.
Respectfully Submitted, Phil Dietro