We've one meeting with reports and new business.
The others were extremely short "emergency" meetings. One, to nominate and elect a new president after Joe Spier resigned. No new business entertained. No reports. No minutes approved.
The other, solely to vote on the Covid loan. Multiple "reminders" that it was limited to 15 minutes. No new business entertained. No reports. No minutes approved.
It's not healthy to run a membership organization this way.
I have faith and optimism that it will get better with this election.
-Michelle W5NYV
On Tue, Aug 4, 2020 at 3:17 PM Jeff Johns via AMSAT-BB amsat-bb@amsat.org wrote:
Historical Board of Directors meetings held per year: 2019 (2), 2018 (3), 2017 (4), 2016 (3)
Thanks for showing that there needs to be change. How can AMSAT flourish when you are only having 2-3 meetings a year. Technology changes more often than that. This pattern illustrates that there is a need for more meetings of Directors that direct Officers. The local school PTA meets more often than this. Just because something happened a particular way in the past does NOT mean it was correct or a good practice. AMSAT seriously needs new guidance, thoughts and ideas. I have read where many members are frustrated that there is a lack of leadership. This can be changed by voting for new Directors and not re-electing incumbents who have been comfortable to have just a couple of meetings a year and rubber stamps whatever business may come before them. Members should consider that when casting a vote. If members want to continue to coast, that is their right but the coasting is downhill and eventually you can’t coast any further and the ride is over.
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