IPMSUSA 2004 Business Meeting August 7, 2004 Phoenix, Arizona

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IPMS/USA2004 Business MeetingAugust 7,
2004Phoenix, Arizona

• Dave Morrissette
• President, IPMS/USA

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Whos Who on the Current E-Board?
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Regional Coordinators Organization
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IPMS Financial Status
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Financial Status

• Grand total 141,912

(Balances as of 5/3/04)
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IPMS/USA membership dues increase

• Raised to from 25 per year on July 1, 2004
• All other dues raised accordingly
• Two year membership - 49
• Three year membership- 73
• Canada and Mexico- 30
• Foreign Sea - 32
• Foreign Air - 55
• Family membership- appropriate membership 5

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Expense Breakdown by MemberPage 1
2002-2003
2003-2004 Est.
Journal Expense
Journal Cover
Office Manager
E-board Expense
Postage
Phone
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Expense Breakdown by MemberPage 2
2002-2003
2003-2004 Est.
Regional Seed Money
Printing
Office/C-Calls Expense
Insurance
Legal Expenses
Web Expenses
Total/Member
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Membership and ChapterStatus
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Membership Trend
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Membership Trends
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Chapter Chartering Trend
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Non Renewing Chapters31 Total

• Region 1 2
• IPMS Suffolk, Watertown, Buxmont, Augusta, Model
  Car List
• Region 3
• IPMS ARM/AIR, Lafayette, French Broad, Mobile
• Region 4
• IPMS Beaver Valley, Tri Cities, River Cities,
  Lafayette, William Sherman
• Region 5
• IPMS Land of Lincoln, Madison, Glue Brothers,
  NAIM,
• Region 6
• IPMS DAMS, STARS, Austin Model Cars, Central AK
• Region 7 8
• IPMS Tracks and Props, Sand Diego, Ventura
  County, South Nevada
• Regions 9, 10 11
• IPMS Hornet, Speedway, Ocala and Florida

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Newly Chartered Chapters

• IPMS Legacy
• IPMS Manila
• IPMS Chattanooga Auto Models in Scale
• IPMS Valley
• IPMS California Model Workshop
• IPMS FAC Museum Modelers

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IPMS Make and Take Program
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IPMS Make and Take Program

• Thanks to IPMS Niagara Frontiers challenge and
  the great responses from the chapters, we are now
  in good shape. We netted 3,744
• Currently carrying inventory of kits from figures
  to cars to Batman stuff
• Last year, MT expenses were 2,589

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IPMS Make and Take Current Inventory
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A Big Thanks!
IPMS Make and Take Program

• Greg Boggis from Academy
• Ed Sexton from Monogram
• Dave Veres/Louis Nace from Testors

For their Support!
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2003-2004 In Review
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2003-2004 Internet Updatewww.IPMSUSA.org

• Associate Webmaster Ron Grasmick IPMS Fresno
  Events Gallery
• Associate Webmaster Jim Woody IPMS Orange County
  Product Reviews
• Associate Webmaster Dick Montgomery, RC6 Events
  Gallery, Walkarounds
• New Feature Walkarounds
• 13 so far and counting

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2003-2004 Internet Updatewww.IPMSUSA.org (cont.)

• Online Secure Membership Subscription/Renewal
  System Implemented
• Online Secure Purchase of IPMS/USA Products
  Implemented
• Online Events Submission and Management System
  upgraded
• Added 5 Special Features, including expanded
  Supporting Our Troops

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Website Hit Count
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1st VP Update- Industry News and The Reviewers
Corps

• Reviewers' Corps healthy and expanding
• On Line, Real Time Reviews a big draw (hit count
  increases).  We've done about 9 of these so far
  in aircraft, armor, and ships. 
• Added numerous new manufacturers as review
  product suppliers - Trumpeter, Olimp, Hasegawa,
  Tamiya are all recent adds
• John Noack named as a member of the FineScale
  Modeler Advisory Board

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Industry News and The Reviewers Corps (cont).

• Rewrote the MnT page with revamped information
  and graphics
• Signed up Polar Lights/Playing Mantis as a
  supplier of Make and Take products
• Supported the formation of IPMS/Baghdad Hobby
  Club through liaison w/Hobby Outlook magazine
• Continued to get great support from Academy and
  Testors on MnT and new reviews

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2nd Vice President Update

• Worked out the "preferred customer" deal with
  Hyatt for conventions held in cities that have
  Hyatts.
• Convention set for out to 2006 and there has been
  interests expressed for future bids as well.

Director of Local Chapters Update

• Consensus of the 11 regions to use the Nat'l.
  Contest rules for regionals. The vote was 10 to 1
  in favor.
• Feed RCs all IPMS info on a regular basis

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Director of Foreign Liaison Update

• Developed a formal policy for establishing
  Special Interest Groups (SIG's)
• Updated list of foreign branches and established
  or reestablished contact with other branches
  which had lapsed over the years.
• Started formal newsletter swaps with IPMS Canada,
  Finland, United Kingdom, with several Central and
  South American and European swaps working
• Established a small groups of translators for
  foreign magazines

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Director of Foreign Liaison Update

• Established a modeling around the World column in
  the Journal
• We will be adding SIG pages to the web site after
  the convention
• We added two new SIG's, CVN for carrier aviation
  and What If? for modeling "what might have been."
   Several other groups have expressed interest in
  forming SIG's as well
• We have attempted to contact every SIG leader
  listed in the Journal via email and snail mail to
  determine the status of the SIG

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Director of Foreign Liaison Update

• IPMS USA set up our first branch table at the
  IPMS/UK Scale Modelworld 40th anniversary show
  giving us our first formal overseas presence.
• We are continuing to work in improvements in all
  of the areas above, especially in the area of SIG
  recruitment and publicity and improving ties with
  foreign branches and adding new magazine swaps

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Journal Update

• Journal cost is coming down as the editor does
  more of the work formerly performed by the
  printer.  In the past 12 months IPMS has saved
  3200.00 even with increasing costs and a full
  color (winners pictures) convention issue. 
• Savings are continuing each issue.  Hopefully
  another 1500.00 over the next three issues.
• Postage costs are going up. We are trying a new
  service on foreign mailing.  Same cost as the
  USPS but better delivery.  Have to wait and see
  on this one.

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IPMS Projects for Next Year
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Projects for the next year

• President
• Monitor the starting of the Modelers Appreciation
  Program
• Continue to revise and improve the bi-monthly
  e-mail updates
• Push, with IMMA help, an adult new modeler
  version of the Make and Take program.
• Work on Index of Journal and Update articles for
  web site

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Projects for the next year

• 1st Vice President
• In concert with Jim Woody and Bob Hester's
  support, make the Reviews section the 1 draw for
  web visitors and potential members
• Continue to compete with other on-line modeling
  sites with earlier and more complete reviews
• Continue building the relationships with industry
  that are required to self-support the MnT program
• Work with the rest of the Board and organizations
  such as IMMA to attract new members, particularly
  baby-boomer returnees to the hobby

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Projects for the next year

• 2nd Vice President
• Continue refinement of bidding process for
  Nationals
• Director of Foreign Relations
• Continuing to work in improvements in all of the
  areas above, especially in the area of SIG
  recruitment and publicity and improving ties with
  foreign branches and adding new magazine swaps

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Projects for the next year

• Internet
• Upgrading the Online Subscriptions System to
  resolve occasional problems
• Upgrading the Online Secure Management System for
  the DLC (Chapters and Events)
• Develop and upgrade the Online Secure Management
  System for Office Manager Membership)
• Locating Alternative Hosting Service Providers to
  increase Storage to improve content
• Add more Associate Webmasters as needed

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• Questions???