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The N.D. wished to clarify some comments that were made in the original February 2003 minutes with regards to the Canadian Colours website of a member from IPMS Buzz Beurling. These comments implied that the member had asked us for our official endorsement of his site and, further, that the N.D. had been in personal contact with the member in question on this matter. Neither comment is accurate, and we apologize for any confusion or embarrassment they may have caused. We do applaud the work and research involved in the site. Hey, we gotta like some of it ,as it borrowed heavily from our own IPMS Canada Canadian Colours Guide!

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National Director

We've received a number of 'attaboy' notes for the recent changes to RT.  Notably, one letter came in from Florida, from Alan Black, IPMS Canada member C#0001.  

The same kind of rave reviews are coming in for the new 111 Sqn decal sheet.  People are very happy with the price and the quality.  Review copies of the sheet have been circulated, with the first e-review appearing on Scott van Aken's Modeling Madness website.

We've been aggressively pursued by a gentlemen from a Winnipeg-based publishing group.  They are interested in launching a Canadian modelling magazine, with IPMS Canada members getting involved in various capacities.  The ND sent a polite 'No Thanks' letter, standing with our current policy of no link-ups with commercial businesses. 

Another letter was received from someone who wanted to place 'banner' ads on the IPMS Canada website. The ND sent a polite 'No Thanks' letter, standing with our current policy of no link-ups with commercial businesses. 

A press release is nearly ready to distribute, to advise the Charter Chapters of the ground rules for the new Canadian content contest.

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RT Editor

A rough draft of RT 28/1 was shown around.  Looks good.  Once two pages of reviews are put together, this one will be ready for the presses. 

Sid said lots of articles were in the works.  He is heavy with armour articles in hand at the moment, and he is looking for more aircraft features.

Jean is getting up to speed as Sid's Co-Editor.  They may try a Co-Ed role reversal, with each of them taking the lead on successive RTs.   This is just crazy enough to work!

Sid suggested that a good how-to article on digital model photography would be a good thing for RT and the website.  It was pointed out that articles like this already exist on established websites like Hyperscale, and we might do better to put some RT submission criteria on our website, and then link to the other sites.

To try and stave off further slides in our publishing schedule, the current plan is to have RTs in the mail to the members in the third weeks of April, June, August, October, and December.  This won't get us caught up on the schedule, but at least we won't be losing ground.  Wish us luck and get those articles in to IPMS Canada before you send them to the Internet!

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Treasurer

A fairly detailed financial statement was passed around.  We're in a very nice position financially.

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Membership/Circulation

Debbie mailed in her report to say that 12 new members have joined since last meeting, and 62 renewals came in.

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Marketing

Seven copies of the new 111 Sqn decal sheet were sent out for review.

Once the new decal buying frenzy levels off, we will consider batch sales to commercial distributors.

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Archivist

The archives cabinets were labeled, and they look nice.

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Chapter Liaison

Nothing to report this month.

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Webmaster

Happy as a pig in moock.

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Secretary

Nothing to report this month.

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Back Issues

Five copies sold since last month - that'll cause a blip in our finances, for sure.

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Special Projects

John is still investigating IPMS Canada going to an online payment service, such as PayPal.  The mini-survey on the webpage indicates interest in the prospect from those who took the time to drop us an e-mail on the subject.

At the time of the meeting, 55 copies of our 111 Sqn sheet had already been sold, a good indicator.

Needing only a few final tweaks of the artwork, the next Special Projects decal sheet should be ready to roll to the printers by the next Exec meeting.

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