Fwd: Contest Board Procedures

[Ron Van Putte]

John Fuqua, chairman of the R/C Aerobatics Contest Board, asked me to 
forward the following to the NSRCA Discussion List:

Begin forwarded message:

> Subject: Contest Board Procedures
>
> On 5-6 Feb AMA convened a meeting of the Contest Board chairmen at AMA 
> HQ to
> rewrite the Contest Board Procedures.  The revised procedures will 
> become
> effective after the Executive Council approves them, probably at the 
> April
> meeting.  I was presently surprised that moving back to a 2 year rules 
> cycle
> was on everyone's agenda.  So beginning with the next cycle we are 
> back to a
> 2 year cycle.  In another positive move, the Competition Regulations 
> (Rule
> Book) will be placed on the AMA website and it will be the OFFICIAL 
> copy.
> Printed copies will be available upon request but the official copy 
> will be
> the website version and any changes during the cycle will be 
> immediately
> posted to the website.  Another great improvement is that rules 
> proposals
> will be posted on the website as soon as they are accepted.  This will 
> be
> the ENTIRE proposal not a synopsis and everyone will have immediate 
> access.
> As a result proposals will no longer be published in Model Aviation.  
> We
> also addressed Board Member appointment and retention.  Realize that 
> Board
> Member appointment is strictly at the discretion of the District Vice
> President (DVP) per the AMA bylaws but the new procedures emphasize 
> that the
> DVP should consult with the Special Interest Group(s) before 
> appointing a
> new Board member.  We also included some criteria which could result in
> removal of a Board Member due to poor performance or lack of activity.
> Other changes were made relating mostly to administrative procedures 
> for the
> Board.  All in all, this new document is a great improvement over the 
> old
> one.
>
> John Fuqua
> RC Aerobatics Contest Board Chairman
>
>
>

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