WA9JBQ Request (Kevin)
"Additionally, the General Membership, GM, may normally attend BOD meets but have no voting rights."
As a member, I was looking forward to receiving a Zoom link for the next BOD meeting, but after a quick search online, this seems to only be true for certain situations where government money is involved. We may need to hire a lawyer to figure it out for sure...
I will just say that even as a non-profit, AMSAT is still like any other corporation in that it provides a product (satellites, publications, etc.) in return for compensation (donations, membership fees). Most members don't care how the sausage is made, but they will care if there are no new satellites because precious time and money are spent on internal conflict. They will vote with their pocketbooks when they find something else interesting to do. So the board needs to put aside its personal differences, find some compromises to the legitimate grievances on both sides, and focus on providing a good product that encourages people to continue donating. Otherwise AMSAT will go the way of Sears and we will all be stuck using cheap Chinese tools (satellites) instead.
-Stephen, N8URE
Stephen, I have no idea where that information is posted, or why. Typically, if a closed BOD meeting is called it is for personnel issues and the like. --- Ciao baby, catch you on the flip side 73 de W3AB/GEO
You can say "over", you can say "out", you just can't say "over and out".
On Sunday, July 12, 2020, 01:00:29 PM PDT, Stephen DeVience via AMSAT-BB [email protected] wrote:
"Additionally, the General Membership, GM, may normally attend BOD meets but have no voting rights."
As a member, I was looking forward to receiving a Zoom link for the next BOD meeting, but after a quick search online, this seems to only be true for certain situations where government money is involved. We may need to hire a lawyer to figure it out for sure...
I will just say that even as a non-profit, AMSAT is still like any other corporation in that it provides a product (satellites, publications, etc.) in return for compensation (donations, membership fees). Most members don't care how the sausage is made, but they will care if there are no new satellites because precious time and money are spent on internal conflict. They will vote with their pocketbooks when they find something else interesting to do. So the board needs to put aside its personal differences, find some compromises to the legitimate grievances on both sides, and focus on providing a good product that encourages people to continue donating. Otherwise AMSAT will go the way of Sears and we will all be stuck using cheap Chinese tools (satellites) instead.
-Stephen, N8URE _______________________________________________ Sent via [email protected]. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. Opinions expressed are solely those of the author, and do not reflect the official views of AMSAT-NA. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! Subscription settings: https://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
You are right Stephen. The attacks on members should never have happened in the first place.
chad
Chad Phillips KG0MW Amsat Ambassador www.kg0mw.com
On Jul 12, 2020, at 4:22 PM, GEO Badger via AMSAT-BB [email protected] wrote:
Stephen, I have no idea where that information is posted, or why. Typically, if a closed BOD meeting is called it is for personnel issues and the like.
Ciao baby, catch you on the flip side 73 de W3AB/GEO
You can say "over", you can say "out", you just can't say "over and out".
On Sunday, July 12, 2020, 01:00:29 PM PDT, Stephen DeVience via AMSAT-BB [email protected] wrote:
"Additionally, the General Membership, GM, may normally attend BOD meets but have no voting rights."
As a member, I was looking forward to receiving a Zoom link for the next BOD meeting, but after a quick search online, this seems to only be true for certain situations where government money is involved. We may need to hire a lawyer to figure it out for sure...
I will just say that even as a non-profit, AMSAT is still like any other corporation in that it provides a product (satellites, publications, etc.) in return for compensation (donations, membership fees). Most members don't care how the sausage is made, but they will care if there are no new satellites because precious time and money are spent on internal conflict. They will vote with their pocketbooks when they find something else interesting to do. So the board needs to put aside its personal differences, find some compromises to the legitimate grievances on both sides, and focus on providing a good product that encourages people to continue donating. Otherwise AMSAT will go the way of Sears and we will all be stuck using cheap Chinese tools (satellites) instead.
-Stephen, N8URE _______________________________________________ Sent via [email protected]. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. Opinions expressed are solely those of the author, and do not reflect the official views of AMSAT-NA. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! Subscription settings: https://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
Sent via [email protected]. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. Opinions expressed are solely those of the author, and do not reflect the official views of AMSAT-NA. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! Subscription settings: https://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
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Stephen DeVience