The mini meeting of the Intruder Association (IA) Board of Directors was held on
15 August 2006 at the Sheraton Premier in Tysons Corner, Virginia.
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Board of Directors (BoD) meeting called to order by Mac McDanel. |
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The first and main order of business for the night was the IA's 2008 reunion. The
BoD was briefed on the latest reunion status by a brief sent in by the reunion committee.
Details are in the next issue of the Windscreen set for release on 01 February 2008.
Those details were also posted on the IA's website too.
The BoD is awaiting the final details for the sign up application. Action: Reunion
Committee.
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Elections. Bruce Byrum briefed the board on the conduct of the next elections
to be held by the end of May 2008.
The word of the elections and request for nominations for the positions that are
coming open are planned to be put out to the membership by March 2008.
The positions that are up for re-election are: Chairman, President, East Coast Navy
Director, Southwest Navy Director, Marine Enlisted Director and East Coast Marine
Director.
There was also a discussion the applicability of term limits. In general, the BoD
felt that having a willing volunteer stay in a position is more important than trying
to limit terms. Action: Bruce Byrum
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Treasurer's Report. Geoff Swanberg delivered the treasurer's report to the
Board.
The IA is moving its bank account from SunTrust to Navy Federal Credit Union.
Geoff is setting up an additional account for reunion activities.
The reunion account will be funded with the $3,750 residual from the 2006 reunion
to use for reunion planning activities.
IA needs an audit done. An internal audit will be scheduled and completed by the
end of March. The Board will solicit volunteers to conduct audit. Action: Treasurer
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By-laws and Adman cleanup.The most current versions of both are posted on the website
Need a formal vote on the Director, West Coast Navy and Director, Northwest Navy
representatives. Action: All BoDs
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Website discussion. Steve McCaslin briefed the Board on the current status
of the website. It is up and running and has migrated from the development phase
to being operational. The site will be updated periodically and will keep the most
current information available
The BoD discussed the option for the IA to be able to work with a company called
MyGarb that allows businesses to buy custom logo shirts, hats, etc. The price is
good and the members will be able to have a shirt made of any squadron they were
in while in A-6s. The money made from this could then be used for funding various
projects such as our scholarships and the RR-5 project on the Midway.
Rupe and Geoff are checking into the IRS implications to make sure we don't do anything
to jeopardize our tax-exempt status. Action: Rupe Owens and Geoff Swanberg. In work.
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Logo Trademark. Steve McCaslin brought up the idea that the IA needs to trademark
the IA logo and possibly the Intruder logo and patches for decommissioned A-6 squadrons.
Board agreed that, at a minimum, the IA logo should be registered. Rupe will investigate
this. Action: Rupe Owens. Rupe has contacted IA's legal counsel and is awaiting their
response. This does not appear to be an issue and the cost will not be significant.
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NUW Gateway Project MOA. The Board extends a JOB WELL DONE to the Whidbey guys
for their efforts on the NUW Gateway Project. The A-6 that was on display at City
Beach in Oak Harbor was cleaned up and repainted in VA-145 colors and is now on
display at the corner of Hwy 20 and Ault Field Road.
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Meeting adjourned. Mac McDanel moved to adjourn the meeting. The motion was
seconded and carried unanimously.
The Board will look for another opportunity to have a similar meeting in the near
future since most BoD members are located close to the Northern Virginia / DC area.
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