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AGM - Annual General Meeting

Each year, WUSPBA holds a meeting to vote on new officers and consider changes to bylaws and rules for the association.

2007 AGM, November 16-18, 2007

The second AGM for 2007 was held at the Clarion Hotel and Suites Emerald Springs in Las Vegas.

• Official Minutes (PDF, 193K) of the November 2007 AGM.

Officer Nominations for Election at AGM —

Election of officers at 2007 Annual General Meeting. Offices in WUSPBA are on a two-year rotation. The offices up for re-election are:

President: currently Andrew Morrill, who is running for president again

Band Registrar: currently Jeff Mann, who is not running again
See the Association bylaws for duties of the Registrar. Here are a few other practical considerations:
* Must be computer-savvy, as most of the Registrar duties are handled electronically
* Knowledge of Microsoft Access database software helpful, or willingness to learn
* Ability to convert documents to PDF
* Good emailing capabilities

Executive Secretary: currently Lise Nelson, who is not running again
See the Association bylaws for duties of the Executive Secretary. Here are a few other practical considerations:
* Computer-savvy with good email capabilities
* Good communicator
* Organized

Volunteer organizations run on the participation of members. Serving on the Executive Committee or on your branch board is a way of giving back to the community that has given you so much. Please consider running for one of the positions. It's a good way to learn the workings of the association, the issues affecting the membership, and to meet new people. Not to mention, helping the Association to grow.

Thanks for all you do!

Respectfully submitted,

Lise Nelson
Executive Secretary

Bylaws and Rule Change Proposals for 2007 AGM (Posted October 17, 2007)

AGM Workshops

Workshop presenters for the AGM will be from Canada's Alberta Caledonia PB (Grade I):

Piper Sean Somers. Sean's bio

Drummer D/S Peter Hendrickson. Peter's bio (look in right column)

Sean and Peter will be conducting their workshops on Saturday afternoon and Sunday morning.

AGM, November 2007

The Annual General Meeting of the Western United States Pipe Band Association will be held on Saturday, November 17. All WUSPBA members are encouraged to attend. The location is in the same hotel as previous years, Clarion Hotel and Suites Emerald Springs, 325 East Flamingo Road, Las Vegas, Nevada, 800-732-7889, Fax: 702-731-9784. Make your reservations directly with the hotel.

Business will include voting on any proposed changes to bylaws and contest rules, and election of officers.

Proposed bylaws and rules changes should be submitted to the Executive Secretary by Monday, October 8. Proposed changes will be posted to www.wuspba.org and mailed first class to all WUSPBA members.

Positions up for re-election this year are President, Executive Secretary, and Band Registrar.

There will be a games sponsor meeting Friday night, and workshops Saturday afternoon and Sunday morning.

Further details will be available at wuspba.org as they become available.

Thank you, looking forward to seeing all of you there.

Lise Nelson
Exec Secretary

Summer is flying past and it's hard to imagine it's time to be making reservations for the Annual General Meeting, to be held this year on November 16-18 at the Clarion Emerald Springs in Las Vegas. As always, we encourage as many bands as possible to send a representative or two.

Why?

1) Any decisions to be made about Bylaws changes or Contest Rules will be voted upon by the membership present.

2) Once again there will be quality workshops (watch the website and your WUSPBA mail list for details - http://www.wuspba.org/wuspbanews_signup.htm to sign up) for both pipers and drummers.

3) If we don't have a full turnout, the hotel will move us to the smaller meeting room in the back building – which was not very satisfactory last year. However, they (reasonably) reserve the right to do so if our attendance is down – so please come!

4) It's always great (I think) to have a chance to see and talk to other band people outside of the contest setting.

5) Although some would prefer we held our meetings at a big casino, we think the Emerald Springs is a nice compromise – the Strip is easily accessible but the hotel is quiet and pleasant.

6) There is a shuttle service to and from the Las Vegas airport.

7) Staying at the hotel helps us keep costs down. As before, double rooms will be available as well as singles - $89/night, plus a 9% tax.

8) If you've never been to Vegas, it's worth a peek – and if you have transportation, Lake Mead is only a half hour away, with splendid petroglyphs, lovely scenery and the magnificent Hoover Dam.

To book your room, please call 702 723-9100 and say you are part of WUSPBA.

See you soon!

Jan Richey
Vice President

Late-2006 AGM, November 10-12, 2006

The second AGM for 2006 was held at the Clarion Hotel and Suites Emerald Springs in Las Vegas.

• Official Minutes (PDF, 242K) of the November 2006 AGM.

Ken Sutherland's Outlines for his AGM Workshops:

• What Band Judges Want (PDF) (Powerpoint)

• Band Scoresheet Analysis (PDF) (Powerpoint)

Early-2006 AGM Information - February 2006 AGM

The AGM was held at the Clarion Hotel and Suites Las Vegas (Emerald Springs) at 325 East Flamingo Road on February 3-5, 2006. Games sponsors and the Executive Committee met on the evening of Friday, February 3rd at 7:30—all were welcome. The business meeting and elections were held on Saturday, followed by a reception at the hotel. Sunday featured workshops.

• Voting summary for the February 2006 AGM

• Official Minutes of the February 2006 AGM. Or available in PDF format (266K).