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USHPA BOD items (from issue 10.199)

A somewhat comical look at the upcoming BOD meeting

7) Review CIVL potential candidates for CCC

This is an agenda item for the Competition Committee and it refers to the idea that there will perhaps be a new Competition Committee Chairman (CCC).  Since CIVL chose the last USHPA CCC (I wonder if they do this in other countries), perhaps they will choose the new one.

Membership & Development Committee Agenda Dick Heckman, Chair,

Nothing on the agenda that will actually result in new members.  Example of a committee looking at little things and not what really counts.

Tandem Committee Agenda, Paul Voight, Chair

Very little on the agenda (other than poker).  What a waste of a thoughtful individual who could take a leadership position in the USHPA.

Towing Committee Agenda, Steve Kroop, Chair, No agenda items

A uniquely qualified and experienced person unwilling to take a deeper leadership role in the USHPA because it is so dysfunctional.

2) Request for a line item in the budget that will provide for financial assistance to World Competition pilots.  These funds to be administered by the Competition Committee

This is a request to the finance committee from Jim Zeiset, chairman of the Competition Committee, who is always trying to get USHPA members to subsidize competition pilots even more than they are now ($10K-$15K now).  Perhaps they can give the bulk of the money to the Paragliding Aerobatic pilots.

Very little in the agendas about how these committees are going to meet the goal of the strategic plan.

The USHPA's outside accountant's statement:



Jeez, the business world out there must be wallowing in slime.  Good going USHPA office and Jayne.

More to come from the upcoming USHPA BOD meeting.

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