Board
Meeting Agenda Summary
(CLICK
HERE FOR FULL AGENDA)
Twice
a year, the USHPA Board
of Directors meets to
review operations of
USHPA and to consider
changes and updates to
its programs, policies
and procedures. The Fall
Meeting happens in
Newburgh, NY on October
18-21.
There
are a number of new
initiatives on the
agenda for the Fall
Meeting. Members are
encouraged to review the
full agenda, which can
be found here: https://www.ushpa.aero/member_file.asp?id=474.
Please consider
providing input to your
Regional Directors and
Committee Chairs prior
to the Board Meeting.
Members are encouraged
and welcome to attend
Board Meeting which will
be held at the Ramada
Hotel in Newburgh.
Please see the USHPA
website for more
information.
The
following summarizes the
agenda for USHPA
Committees. Committees
meet to discuss agenda
items prior to reporting
to the Board as-a-whole
with specific
recommendations.
Ultimately, it is up to
the Board to accept or
reject these
recommendations.
Awards
Committee
(email awa...@ushpa.aero)
The
committee will be
evaluating nominations
for this year's USHPA
awards. Information on
the various award
categories can be found
at USHPA
Awards. Members
are encouraged to make
nominations prior
October 1st, this coming
Monday.
Chapter
Support (email
chapter...@ushpa.aero)
USHPA's
insurance requires
chapters to develop risk
assessment and
mitigation plans for
sites they manage. USHPA
insurance provides
benefits to chapters but
requires chapter
officers to be current
USHPA members. Changes
to the chapter renewal
process will be
considered to comply
with insurance
requirements.
Competition
Committee
(email compe...@ushpa.aero)
Sanctioning
applications for next
year's events are
reviewed at the Fall
Meeting and Applications
are due Oct 10. The
committee will consider
options for requiring
use of GPS tracking
devices at sanctioned
competitions and
consider changes to the
national team selection
process for future world
championship events.
Other proposals for
consideration include
consideration of new
glider multiples for
open distance events and
limitations to prevent
meet directors from
competing in their own
sanctioned events.
Election
Committee
(email elec...@ushpa.aero)
The
Election Committee will
discuss how the member
date-of-record is
established to determine
voting eligibility and
consider changing the
outside dates for voting
in future USHPA
elections.
Finance
Committee
(email fin...@ushpa.aero)
The
Fall Meeting is when
next year's budget is
reviewed. Given
substantial increases in
USHPA's insurance
premiums, the committee
will be evaluating a
dues increase to balance
the budget.
Insurance
Committee
(email insu...@ushpa.aero)
How
USHPA and its chapters
are doing in complying
with new insurance risk
management requirements
will be the primary
committee focus. The
Committee will also look
at making 30-day
membership applications
available through
chapters and meet
organizers.
Membership
& Development
(email membership_...@ushpa.aero)
The
M&D Committee is the
marketing arm of USHPA.
The committee will be
looking at ways to
provide additional
support to instructors
and exploring options
for using social media
more effectively. The
committee will be
looking at ways to
evaluate membership data
and survey expired
members.
National
Coordinating Committee
(email national_c...@ushpa.aero)
The
NC Committee is focused
on USHPA and its members
involvement with the
FAA, FAI and other
governing organizations.
The committee is
studying the impact of
proposed regulation of
drones and the NextGen
traffic control system.
Organization
& Bylaws
(email organizat...@ushpa.aero)
This
Committee addresses
USHPA governance issues
and manages the standard
operating procedures for
USHPA. The committee
will consider amending
the privacy policy to
allow USHPA to disclose
member contact
information to
landowners and public
agencies investigating
flying incidents. The
O&B Committee will
also consider a
revocation of rating
appeal process where the
person who issued the
rating is permitted to
make revocations without
cause.
Publications
(email public...@ushpa.aero)
The
Publications Committee
is responsible for the
magazine, calendars and
website. The committee
will consider a New
Pilot magazine edition
and special expanded
editions for special
subjects throughout the
year. Other initiatives
under consideration
include a DVD film
archive.
Safety
& Training
(email safety_...@ushpa.aero)
The
S&T Committee has
been working on
developing a speed
flying training and
rating program for the
past year. The Committee
will also be discussing
background checks for
instructors, flight
physicals for tandem
instructors, an
instructor
code-of-conduct and
development of a program
to institute
accreditation and
requirements for USHPA
certified schools.
S&T is also
responsible for accident
reporting and accident
reviews and the
instructor appointment
process; both of which
will be discussed.
Site
Management Committee
(email site_ma...@ushpa.aero)
The
Site Committee will
review USHPA's
compliance with
insurance requirements
for risk mitigation
plans for flying sites
USHPA chapters insure or
control.
Tandem
Committee
(email tan...@ushpa.aero)
The
Committee will consider
modifications to hang
gliding tandem operating
limitations to allow
stall training. The
Committee will also
consider requiring
annual equipment
inspections and
mandatory accident
reporting.
Towing
Committee
(email tow...@ushpa.aero)
In
addition to reviewing
FAA/LSA issues affecting
tow operations, the
Committee will discuss
requiring annual
equipment inspections
and mandatory accident
reporting.
Awards
Deadline Oct 1 -
Request more
Nominations!
(CLICK
HERE TO NOMINATE)
The
deadline for submitting
nominations is just
around the corner on
Monday, October 1st.
We
need nominations in the
following areas!
Hang
Gliding Instructor of
the Year
Exceptional
Service Award
Commendation
Recognition for
Special Contributions
(Nominate
a non-member who has
done something worthy of
recognition)
Bettina
Gray Award
(There
are many skilled
photographers in our
sports, nominate one)
Chapter
of the Year
Newsletter/Website
of the Year
Presidential
Citation
NAA Safety Award Best
Promotional Film
Nominate
here: http://www.ushpa.aero/emailaward.asp
At
this rate it's going to
be a pretty slow year
for recognizing those
folks who do so much to
better our sports!
Please take the time to
nominate your favorite
volunteer, instructor or
non-member for one of
the awards found on the
USHPA website at http://www.ushpa.aero/award_info.asp.
Election
information for
Regional Directors is
on the Way
(CLICK
HERE TO READ ABOUT
ELECTIONS)
ELECTION
TIME IS HERE!!!!
- USHPA Regional
Director online voting
opens on October 1st.
- The deadline for
casting your vote is
December 17th.
- Your personal log-in
information will
arrive by mail from
USHPA in the next
couple of days.
- Pick your favorite
candidate and cast
your online vote at http://www.ushpa.aero/elections.asp
EXERCISE
YOUR RIGHT TO VOTE!!
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Thanks,
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Robin
Jones, Communications
Manager
United
States Hang Gliding
& Paragliding
Association, Inc.
This is flying.
This is freedom.
communi...@ushpa.aero
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