The ACSA Fly-In has come and gone, the NEC was well represented in the hands of Barry LaBombarde from NH, Pat Poulin, Jim Hill and Bryant Watson from VT, Bob Kirchner and his wife from PA and Scott Sumner and Dan Gould from MA.
Briefly:
Sunday’s ACSA meeting:
Fred Wiley ran the meeting as Todd could not attend.
Exploring new fundraising opportunities including the continuation of Sleds2Buy.
In the same vein, we were reminded to sell the ACSA Raffle tickets, and as a bonus, anyone who buys a ticket will be invited to the “President’s Reception at ISC”
Everyone was encouraged to donate an item at the ISC Silent Auction.
A draft agenda for ISC was presented (posted here soon).
Annual Award nominations are due April 15th.
The Fly-In for 2009 is scheduled for April 19-21(Mark your calendar now to avoid annual meeting conflicts)
We discussed the possibility of holding the Land Summit in conjunction with ISC, this will be discussed further in June.
A review of the Action Plan was very informative, it is hoped that the image plan will be launched for the next snow season.
Kim Rapp gave a brief overview of the Access Guide and asked for input from the membership.
The bylaws have been amended, mostly small updates that will be voted on in June.
Dale Vagts introduced a supplemental health insurance plan that members may be able to purchase, at a 10% discount. Again, we will approve this at ISC.
Monday brought speakers from 8am-5pm, the topics centered on access, public lands, lobbying rules, HIPPA and RTP.
All three Presidential Candidates were invited to speak, only the McCain Campaign made an appearance, sending a gentleman from the “McCain Sportsman Coalition.”
A representative from the Recreation Trails Program spoke after breakfast on Sunday, then all members visited congressional offices on the hill.
It was another successful event and a good deal of business was accomplished.
BTW, the hotel was under construction, the restaurant was closed and the wireless internet service was down. We will most likely use a different facility next year.
