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Thread: [Acro] Re: Organization Name Change
Message: [Acro] Re: Organization Name Change
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From: Lisa Wegener <lwegener at eaa.org>
Date: Tue, 16 Apr 2002 19:01:44 UTC
This is an important message from IAC Headquarters. Good morning everyone. Since the organization name change is being discussed on Guenther's Acro Exploder, I would like to clarify the following for all members. At the Board of Directors meeting in Cincinnati in March, the IAC Board voted to change the name of the club to the United States Aerobatic Association doing business as Aerobatics USA. The Board of Directors meeting minutes do not state the fact that this name change will need to be voted on by the members. This information was not stated simply because we were waiting to hear back from our legal advisor at the time the Board minutes were published on the specific steps that would need to be taken to make the name change official. Our legal advisor informs us that the name change will require the following: 1) An articles of incorporation change and bylaw change. 2) Bylaw change procedures require that a special meeting of the members to decide the outcome of the name change as proposed by the IAC Board of Directors must be held. A Notice of the special meeting of the members will be published. Members will be given 90 days notice to attend such meeting where their vote will be registered with respect to the name change or they may choose to give their proxy to the President (or other person(s) designated by the President). 3) The name change will be adopted if approved by a majority vote of the members present at that meeting in person or by proxy. Over the next several months you will receive information from your Board Director on the reasoning behind the proposed name change. There are MANY reasons to support this move, but the primary reason is the fact that the IAC has absolutely no authority to sanction aerobatic activity outside the U.S.A. And other aerobatic organizations in countries outside the U.S. have their own official bodies such as the Australian Aerobatics Club, the Brazilian Aerobatic Association, Aerobatics Canada, France Voltige, Finnish Sport Aerobatics Pilots Association, German Aerobatics, Aerobatics Scandinavia, South African Sport Aerobatics Club, Swedish Aerobatic Association, Swiss Aerobatics Association, British Aerobatic Association, etc. For a link to these organizations websites go to http://www.iac.org/links.html. The Board of Directors does recognize that we do have members outside of the United States and we value their membership in the organization. Our services to these individuals as Aerobatics USA will not change. We will still provide a network of aerobatic pilots to discuss issues with. We will still work cooperatively with their country's aerobatic association. We will still publish information on contest schedules outside of the U.S. And Sport Aerobatics magazine will still be available to members outside of the United States. These are the services we provide to date, and they will not change. The name change will simply clarify where our sanctioning authority lies with the worldwide scheme of sport aerobatics. Please be assured that this decision by the IAC Board has not been taken lightly, and in fact, has been discussed for several years. We hope everyone will pull together and agree as you hear more from your individual Board Director in upcoming months. As always, you may also call or e-mail me directly with any questions or concerns. Sincerely, Lisa. Lisa K. Wegener Executive Director International Aerobatic Club 920-426-6574 920-426-6865 Fax mailto:lwegener at eaa.org -----Original Message----- From: Mal Beard [mailto:aeros at acenet.net.au] Sent: Monday, April 15, 2002 8:15 PM To: msteveson at earthlink.net; acro at gf24.de Subject: [Acro] Re: Organization Name Change I just wonder what all of the other overseas non US members think of this sudden change. Personally I was quiet happy with the original name Happy Landings Mal Beard +61 (0) 418 624 624 aeros at acenet.net.au ----- Original Message ----- From: "Michael Steveson" <msteveson at earthlink.net> To: <acro at gf24.de> Sent: Tuesday, 12 March 2002 10:50 Subject: [Acro] Organization Name Change > As I was reading through the meeting minutes from the March 2 IAC BOD > meeting I noticed that the name of the organization has been changed to the > United States Aerobatic Association dba Aerobatics USA. > > We are no longer the International Aerobatic Club. > > Thought you all might want to know. > > Michael Steveson, > President Phoenix Aerobatic Club > > > >