Minutes of Chapter Meeting

• September 14, 2004 Meeting at Lane Aviation, 5:30
  
  Opening:
  The Board held a meeting at 5:00pm prior to the Fall Kickoff. The following topics were discussed and later presented to the membership at 6:30pm after dinner.
  *Solicitation of corporate membership.
  *Sponsoring Jeff Gruber to Alexandria, VA to the PAMA National board meeting-Give your vote to Jeff for election to the national board of directors.
  *Scholarship award of $800.00 for Marc Johnson.
  *How to promote national membership, encourage people to join and focus on national issues.
  
  Announcements:
  Louie will be gone for the October meeting--Jeff Gruber will preside.
  
  Lowell Dowler was asked if he would consider running for chairman of the COPAMA Board. (No commitment at this time) More information on next year's elections will be available soon. 
  
  Roger Olsen is encouraging everyone to get involved in and support the FAA's safety program. This looks like it will soon be a fine source of information for all mechanics and pilots. Check out and register yourself at www.faasafety.gov .
  
  Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University provided information encouraging maintenance technicians to consider the value of advanced college degrees. See ERAU's web-link on the "Announcements page".

• Presentation:
  Tdata sponsored the Fall Kickoff meeting with a terrific dinner and pig roast, followed by an excellent presentation on their software products designed for aircraft maintenance tracking and Regulatory Library. A complete report is available on the website at copama.org.
  
  Thanks go out, again, to the sponsors of the raffle; LANE AVIATION, API, ASCO, Bizjet, Mid Coast, Tritex, JSSI, RAPCO, ERAU RATHEON, STEVENS AVIATION, AERO BATTERY, PAMA NATIONAL and others. Your participation is of great value to the success of the chapter, and is greatly appreciated.
  
  Finally, REMEMBER, the October meeting is on the THIRD Tuesday, 10-19-04! Get your registration in.; Consider National Membership!; Check the web-site often for news updates!

  Yours in professional aircraft maintenance, Cliff Kelling, Secretary
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