TEMAC TICKLER - Nov. 29, 2020 AGM notice

[Michael]

All Temac members are invited to our Virtual 2020 Annual General Meeting, on Wednesday,  Dec. 9, 7:30 pm, on Zoom: 

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81428131592?pwd=eUQwTitJcWQ2UlBLc2F3cUZ6ck96dz09

Meeting ID: 814 2813 1592            Passcode: 827031 

We will review our 2020 activities, present board members' reports, outline plans for 2021, conduct some business, and enjoy a short but humorous slide show. 

All members are invited to send in any concerns or issues for discussion, which will be raised during the business portion of the meeting.
Send to: [email protected] 

In the business portion we will discuss and ask the membership to vote as to whether or not the board should discuss/investigate the issue of adding a new board member position, a Safety Officer. 

Please remember to pay your 2021 dues by e-transfer.  $80 to: [email protected] 

I hope to see you at the virtual meeting, and of course I wish you all a happy holiday season and a healthy and wonderful new year!  Visit our website forum regularly, and keep up with what's going on.   

Michael Rogozinsky, President, TEMAC

[sihinch]

Just wanted to provide some background to the current Bylaws, when they were written in 2012, relating to the Safety Officer/Director.

I'm not trying to influence anyone, just provide context.

We as a Board decided back in 2012 that Safety was everyone's responsibility.  We didn't want to give any members the impression that they didn't have the responsibility to follow our safety guidelines, nor help others understand transgressions or mistakes.  We didn't want to create a culture where Members thought that Safety at the field was the responsibility of a single person.

We all benefit from having a fun, courteous and safe place to fly, so we (the Board) wanted everyone to help maintain that.  We wanted to create a culture where anyone felt empowered to speak to anyone else if they felt something was unsafe or missed.  Respectfully and courteously.

At the time, I was the VP and Director of Operations, so I was responsible for coordinating the input and creating the Club Safety rules and preparing the field diagram (a Safety requirement for field registration with MAAC.)

That's just some history of why we have the rules we have today........I'm happy to answer any questions people may have or provide more detail.

[sihinch]

Look at all those happy faces!

[Frank v B]

Well, that was an experience.  My first Zoom meeting and it did not go cleanly.  Andy was kind enough to take me through a dry run at about 6 pm so it would work.
Then when the time came to log on for the meeting, the sound did not work.
I called Andy and he put his phone beside his computer and I put my home phone on speaker phone.  A cut-and-paste solution but it worked.   What do you expect from a Flip Phone specialist?

The video was funny.  Being picked on must be seen as a sign of some respect.... or desperation.

Thanks Simon for the screen shot of the participants.  I had no way of knowing who was involved in the meeting.  Andy will teach me how to turn on that feature next time.  The question will surely be on the final exam.

Frank

[Andy Hoffer]

Well, that was an experience.  My first Zoom meeting and it did not go cleanly.  Andy was kind enough to take me through a dry run at about 6 pm so it would work.
Then when the time came to log on for the meeting, the sound did not work.
I called Andy and he put his phone beside his computer and I put my home phone on speaker phone.  A cut-and-paste solution but it worked.   What do you expect from a Flip Phone specialist?

The video was funny.  Being picked on must be seen as a sign of some respect.... or desperation.

Thanks Simon for the screen shot of the participants.  I had no way of knowing who was involved in the meeting.  Andy will teach me how to turn on that feature next time.  The question will surely be on the final exam.

Frank

Andy will also teach @frank how to use the macro feature on his camera.  And how to ensure an image is in focus!!  This will be challenging, nbo doubt.  But it  will be worth the effort to torment Frank.   

Andy

[Andy Hoffer]

Look at all those happy faces!

Nice job herding the cats @Michael.  Loved your slide show.  The copywriting was superb!

Andy

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