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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Chris – Thank you very much for the
support! If I am elected, I will be contacting you regarding F3P! <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Jon Carter<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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nsrca-dist7-bounces@lists.nsrca.org
[mailto:nsrca-dist7-bounces@lists.nsrca.org] <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>On
Behalf Of </span></b>Chris Fitzsimmons<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Monday, December 03, 2012
9:44 PM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> CA, AZ, HI, NV, UT<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> Re: [NSRCA-dist7] Current
NSRCA issues</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Thanks for the info Jon! I wasn't aware of what is going on online cuz
i don't go there very often to keep the drama out of my flying. Does anyone
miss Derek yet? lol I think you will do very well Jon. I really hope you are
elected my friend! If I can help in any way feel free to contact me. I am very
interested in trying to be a part of whatever needs done to get some F3P flying
contests going. I'm very very interested in F3P.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>On Mon, Dec 3, 2012 at 7:04 PM, Jon Carter <<a
href="mailto:joncarter60@comcast.net" target="_blank">joncarter60@comcast.net</a>>
wrote:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial'>To all NSRCA
members - There have been a few posts on the NSRCA list regarding our upcoming
election and current issues that I think must be responded too. Just to be
clear while I am a member of the current Board of Directors (D7 for 3 years)
and I have served as Chairman of the NSRCA Judging Committee for 4 years and I
am running for NSRCA President, I am primarily writing this as a pattern flyer
who happens to have some knowledge of how the NSRCA is governed. The first
point I would like to address is the “tone” of these posts. They seem to imply
that the Board of Directors (BoD) has some “secret” agenda to ram through these
Bylaw changes and “disenfranchise” some portion of the membership. Please! The
BoD is made of dedicated, active pattern flyers. We all volunteered to serve on
the NSRCA Board because we love pattern and we want it to grow and thrive. I
believe that every member of the BoD is an active CD and runs one or more
pattern contests every year! Does this mean that the BoD has not made some
mistakes? Of course not, the current BoD failed to get a general membership
vote on these Bylaw changes that were discussed at great lengths at the July
NSRCA BoD meeting. Then we forged ahead with an online election. This was in
error. We had not followed the rules of our organization nor had we
communicated properly with the membership. As soon as this was brought to the
BoD’s attention we immediately began working to rectify the mistake. It takes a
little time in any organization to correct the course. I think that our
response time of generating correct paper ballots and getting them mailed out
was not excessive. As we move forward, we must ensure that our communication
with the membership is both timely and complete.</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial'>There also
seems to be a feeling that the printed K-Factor is the “only” official means of
communicating NSRCA business to the membership. I am not a lawyer but I have
read the Bylaws pretty carefully (especially lately!) and I cannot find this
stated. In fact, the current Bylaws already discuss and allow the electronic
dissemination of the K-Factor. (Note 1) When the NSRCA began it truly was the
“only” way to communicate with the membership. That was a long time ago though!
We now get e-mail, we read news sites devoted to pattern, we have an “official”
NSRCA discussion list, we have dedicated NSRCA discussion lists for most of our
individual districts, heck, even though I don’t use it very much we have an
“official” Facebook page! I certainly don’t think it is too much of a hardship
for members to subscribe to the NSRCA discussion list. That being said the
printed K-Factor is still relied upon by a few members and we need to continue
to keep it available. Please keep in mind though that as an organization I
believe we need to move away from paper and towards electronic media! We need
to carefully manage the transition but it needs to happen. I currently maintain
my membership in 4 local AMA clubs and one AMA club in <st1:State w:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on">Indiana</st1:place></st1:State> and they all rely on electronic
communication as their primary point of contact with their membership!</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial'>This brings
me to the actual proposed Bylaw changes. The bylaws were discussed at great
length at the July BoD meeting. I think you will all realize when you receive
the actual ballot in the mail; most of the Bylaw changes are minor in nature.
Clarification, correction etc… I certainly urge a “Yes” vote on all of these.
The significant change that has been proposed is to allow the BoD to choose how
an election (for executive office and District vice president) is conducted.
Putting aside conspiracy theories, the BoD is not attempting to disenfranchise
anyone in the organization. One possible, easy way to do this is to have each
member indicate a preference for electronic or postal communication with the
NSRCA. (This data would be entered in their profile when they renewed) Then for
the next election the members who want to electronically vote can and the members
who want to vote by mail also can. These problems are certainly not
insurmountable and I assure you there is no “vast conspiracy” involved. I urge
a “Yes” vote on this issue also. </span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Another
issue that has been raised is the NSRCA’s relationship with the AMA. As I
indicated in my brief resume the current BoD is well aware of this problem and
steps are already being taken to repair this relationship. If I am elected I
believe we can finish this process and have a strong and productive
relationship with the AMA. Let us not forget that all of us are AMA members and
that the NSRCA is the official SIG for pattern in the <st1:country-region
w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">USA</st1:place></st1:country-region>! </span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial'>On a more
positive note, what can we do to promote pattern in the <st1:country-region
w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">USA</st1:place></st1:country-region> and grow
the NSRCA? Two areas that I believe are important are promoting F3P in the <st1:country-region
w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">USA</st1:place></st1:country-region> and
strengthening our ties with the Classic Pattern community. In D7 we have
started running some rounds of Classic Pattern at our AMA contests and I have
received overwhelmingly positive feedback. If the numbers of pilots who express
interest in this grows some clubs might actually host some Classic only events.
The synergy here is obvious. Our current NSRCA District 7 Intermediate season
champion started flying AMA pattern because he attended one of these “mixed”
contests. He tried AMA pattern and he liked it! The key here is fun and the
more flyers we expose to the fact that pattern is not a “chore”; that it can be
fun the better! We all do this (pattern) because we love it and enjoy it, let’s
not lose sight of that. </span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial'>In terms of
F3P the NSRCA is the recognized promoter of F3P in the <st1:country-region
w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">USA</st1:place></st1:country-region> and I think
we need to put some effort behind this. This is another area where we can
leverage of the natural synergy between these two disciplines.</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial'>In summary I
am excited to be a part of the AMA and the NSRCA! We have challenges before us
but also great opportunities. If elected as NSRCA President I look forward to
growing our organization and ensuring that we preserve and promote the sport of
pattern in the <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">USA</st1:place></st1:country-region>.</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Thanks</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Jon Carter</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Candidate
for NSRCA President</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial'> </span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Note 1 –
from current bylaws.</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><b><font
size=2 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana;
font-weight:bold'>Section 2 - Communications<br>
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<font size=2 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana'>a. There
shall be a newsletter type of publication produced on a target of monthly basis
wherever physically and fiscally possible. Normally this newsletter will be
sent to all eligible members. For promotional and communication purposes
the Newsletter may also be sent to others deemed valuable to the purposes of
the NSRCA. These other recipients may include, but are not limited to, officers
of the AMA, and officers of other Modeling Societies and AMA Special Interest
Groups (referred to as SIGs).</span></font><br>
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<font size=2 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana'>b. The
editor of the Newsletter shall be appointed by the NSRCA Board of Directors.</span></font><br>
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<b><font size=2 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana;
font-weight:bold'>c. The communication and transport of the newsletter is not
limited to current mail services and can also employ the use of electronic
options as they may present themselves today and in the future. (bold type </span></font></b><font
size=2 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana'>added by
me for emphasis<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>)</span></b></span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>-- <br>
Chris Fitzsimmons<br>
Team F3A Unlimited<br>
Team Airtronics<br>
Team Thunder Power<br>
08 D7 Masters Champion<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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