RussLocke <russ> via ushpa.onmicrosoft.com May 30, 2018, 9:30 PM:
To ushpa_board_listI've read through the proposal to replace the current Board of 26 Directors with
a smaller group of 7 Directors. While I agree that the smaller group would be
able to make decisions in a quicker and more concise fashion, I fear this
approach misses the... mehr

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https://www.ecnmag.com/news/2018/11/future-flight-now
"I've been working on this for 18 years," said Krauss, 55, of
Oberlin. "When I was a kid, I'd order plans for hang-gliders and hovercraft from
Popular Science magazine; I would build them. I started to design my own
vehicles from there. I built solar-powered vehicles when I... mehr

Martin Palmaz, Executive Director, #40148 (H-1, P-4), United
States Hang Gliding & Paragliding Association, Inc. writes:
USHPA members, please vote between January 7 and February 21, 2019
on whether to restructure USHPA's board of directors according to the proposal
put forth by the strategic planning committee.The current board consists... mehr

Wednesday, December 5thhttps://airtribune.com/xxii-open-de-canarias/blog__day_4Things are not going well for this meet either. mehr

Paul writes:
Well, even with the newest "improved" governance proposal, I'm not
a fan. The members need to vote against this proposal. My MAIN objection is that
I don't think the old system is broken. I saw it work great for many, many
years.The decline in our Sports is what has folks frustrated and they think changing
the BOD... mehr

FAI Records <<record>>
sends:
Type of record : Straight distance to a declared goal
Course/location : Birchip, VIC (Australia) - Ivanhoe, NSW (Australia)
Performance : 343.3 km
Pilot : Adam Stevens (Australia)
Date : 28.11.2018
Current record : no record set yet
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I write:
Maybe just expand the executive committee (which does the hard
work) to 7.
Mar writes:
That's essentially what this proposal does. It reduces the size of
the body that makes binding decisions down to ten, which is a number that can
reasonably operate on a phone call with monthly meetings. I've been a member of
the EC for quite some... mehr

Tuesday, December 4th

https://airtribune.com/xxii-open-de-canarias/resultsThe 3rd task (actually the second):



#
Name
Glider
Time
Distance
Total



1
Thomas Weissenberger
Icaro2000 Laminar Z09
01:08:08
31.90
611


2
Christian Pollet
Aeros Combat C
01:12:27
31.90
585


3
Joseph... mehr

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You can't register yet. Many files are not yet uploaded. Payments and schedules
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Matt sends:
12/31/2018 Monday – Date of record for eligible members to vote
with list generated and sent to election service / Paper ballots and envelopes
finalized for printing to provide on demand
1/7/2019 Monday – Election opens with emails sent to vote and postcards mailed
1/15/2019 Tuesday – Magazines delivered with... mehr

James' and Matt's back and forthJames writes:
The Strategic Planning Committee has been examining how the USHPA
structure is working. The 26-member board of directors served a valuable purpose
when most of the committee work happened in the two days before each board
meeting: It gave each new committee proposal a wide audience of experienced... mehr

Monday, December 3rd
https://airtribune.com/xxii-open-de-canarias/results



#
Name
Glider
Distance
Total



1
Manfred Ruhmer
Icaro2000 Laminar Z09
12.00
10


2
Ataulfo J. Fernandez Montero
Wills Wing T2C 144
5.00
7


2
Kip Stone
Moyes Litespeed RX4
5.00
7


2
Phill Bloom
Moyes... mehr

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Tiki Mashy writes:
To My Fellow USHPA Members,It is REALLY important that you vote. We are a small group so your vote will
speak volumes.I’ll start by saying I am NOT in favor of the Governance Proposal and here is
why (this may seem like a long read, but it is vitally important you understand
what you are being asked to decide): This... mehr

https://www.ushpa.org/member/governance-proposal-2018
At the fall 2018 board meeting, the USHPA board of directors voted
14-7 to send the governance proposal on for a full membership vote. The proposal
aims to reduce the size of USHPA's board of directors from 26 regionally elected
members to 10 nationally elected members from 5 regions,... mehr

No word at the USHPA web site other than that. We assume that you
will get a ballot in your email. mehr