The IAC board met in Oshkosh on November 12 and 13 for its annual fall meeting. President Jim Bourke led the meeting which was orderly, cordial and polite with all members working toward the best outcome for the sport of aerobatics and the IAC membership. With many items to work through and new board members attending in person for the first time, professional Parliamentarian Deborah Underwood led the group through an overview of the parliamentary process and rules of deb
ate.
Here's a summary of board actions that are most significant to members. For a complete list of board actions, rejected proposals and additional details, refer to the agenda packet and meeting minutes once they are approved by the board on the IAC website. Access these documents with your IAC member login here: iac.org/meeting docs
Roll:
Officers attending:
President Jim Bourke, Vice President Rob Holland (via phone), Treasurer Jordan Ashley, Secretary Sara Arnold.
Directors attending:
Debby Rihn-Harvey, Marty Flournoy, Peggy Riedinger, Dagmar Kress, Bob Freeman, Justin Hickson, Britt Lincoln, Michael Goulian (Friday only Saturday via phone), John Ostmeyer
Directors absent:
Greg Principato
Staff and visitors attending:
Steve Kurtzhan, Lynn Bowes, Marianne Fox, Lorrie Penner, Robert Armstrong, Dave Watson, Craig Gifford, Barrett Hines
Rules:
This year there were a total of 62 rule change proposals submitted by members. The Rules Committee evaluated each toward how they would resolve the stated concern and if implemented what impacts would ensue to safety, competitor enjoyment, contest operations, member comments, etc. Of the 62, 33 changes were recommended by the committee for adoption. Specific rule book text changes were then developed for each. See the news item for more details: iac.org>news>021-11-18-key-rules-changes-coming-in-2022
Known Sequences:
All Sequences are posted on the website for 30-day member comment. End date of December 29th, 2021. Sequences with link to the Sequence Chair can be found in this news item: https://www.iac.org/news/2021-11-29-2022-sequences-for-iac-member-comme…
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IAC Open Championships for 2021:
IAC designates two regional contests each year as host contests to grant IAC Open Champion (East or West) titles;
The IAC Championship West was awarded to IAC Chapter 38 / California
The IAC Championship East was awarded to IAC Chapter 3 / Georgia
Photos and information for each chapter can be found here: iac.org > galleries
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Leadership: The following were appointed to the IAC Board of Directors
"Class I" director: Bob Freeman (Fills vacancy left by Rob Holland when he was elected to the Vice Presidency)
"Class IV" directors: (2-year term) David Martin, and Craig Gifford
The yellow pages for all board members and committee chairs can be found here: https://www.iac.org/yellow-pages
U.S. Nationals:
Mike Heuer was confirmed as Contest Director for 2022 U.S. National Aerobatic Championships.
Dates to work within are October 2nd through 7th 2022.
