New Business

• 2VP Bell: Brief discussion about putting the CMS usage guidelines in place for 2016.

Officer/Staff Reports

Dick Christ, President

• Nothing submitted for this meeting.

David Morrissette, 1st VP

• Reviewer Corps
  • Late reviews are down to 101.
  • Working with late reviewers to either return items or finish the reviews.
  • 337 reviews posted to the end of April.
  • New manufacturers brought on: LPS Hobby, Freedom Models and Mirror Models.
• Supporting the Troops - from Jon Emery
  • Support the Troops is rolling on with support continuing.
• Support to National Convention
  • Working with Charles Landrum on sponsors for the Hampton Nationals.

Ron Bell, 2nd Vice President

• Work is being done to iron out the details for supporting the Convention Management System.

John Walczak Treasurer

• Ongoing discussion about Journal and make and take program financing. No decisions/motions made.

Dennis Tennant, Secretary

• Thanks to MJ Kinney for taking meeting notes in my absence this month.
• Final edits and changes are being made on the IPMS/USA staff roster. Still receiving conflict of interest forms from staff.

Larry Randel, DLC

• 228 chapters chartered with a couple more coming on board. The Board will be receiving choices for the National awards in the next week.

John Ratzenberger, Dir. Foreign Liaison

• ll the awards have been mailed, except two who simply disappeared and I?m not chasing them any more.? I am still awaiting results from many of them and I am still behind on processing those I do get.? No other news on 50th participation.
• One new SIG, Resin & Vacforms.

Bruce Briggs, Membership Secretary

• Nothing submitted for this meeting.

Jim Pearsal, Director of Publications/Historian

• Nothing submitted for this meeting.

MJ Kinney, National Office Manager

• At present we will be mailing V26j3 to 4,162 with only 126 that have not renewed from the Mar-April journal. This year we have 189 new members and 54 that have rejoined (membership lapsed more than one year).
• The 50th anniversary shirts are selling well as are the pins. I have gone with a new vendor and it is taking some real effort to get everything coordinated. I have discontinued the items that did not sell well and am thinking of adding a small ( 21x10x9) duffel bag with the logo embroidered on the flap. Any suggestions as to other items would be most welcome.
• I have obtained the quote for the convention cancellation insurance - $ 711.77. This includes terrorism coverage. Based on previous premiums for conventions on the east coast, this is very reasonable.

John Lent, 2014 Convention Chair

• By the Numbers (As of? 11 May 2014)
  • Lodging: (Current as of 10 May 2014)
  • 81% of total available rooms booked
    • Embassy Suites - 100% - 1000 Room Nights
    • Hilton Garden Inn - 155% - 60 Room Nights ???????????
    • Courtyard Marriott - 90% - 300 Room Nights ???????????
    • Springhill Suites - 23% - 240 Room Nights????????????????????????????
    • Red Roof Inn - 55% - 160 Room Nights
    • Days Inn - 47% - 300 Room Nights
  • Vendors (Current as of 11 May 2014)
    • 83 Vendors Confirmed
    • Premium Tables Sold - 104
    • Regular Tables Sold - 262
    • Total: 366 (83% of total available tables)
  • Awards Sponsorships? (Current of 30 Apr 2014)
    • Standard Trophy Packages - 67 - (198 Total) - 33%
    • Special Award Packages - 16 - (16 Total - 100%
    • Total: 214 - 38.7%
  • Registration (Current as of 11 May 2014)
    • 153 Packages received
    • 83 Banquet Tickets
    • 41 Wounded Warrior Tickets
• Additional items
  • HobbyLink Japan will be sponsoring the volunteer t-shirts.
  • The tour to the Army facility will require photo ID.
  • Awards have been ordered and are done ? photos should be on the website soon.
  • A Ford Mustang will be on display and the owner will be doing a seminar on Mustangs.
  • Convention decals and Judges pins have been ordered.
  • Wing Nuts Wings will be donating models for the raffle.
  • Squadron will be putting convention flyers in their shipments.

Submitted by Dennis Tennant, Secretary