LHSA Board of Directors Nominations
Nominations for the 2012-13 Executive Officers and new class of (three) Directors are now being solicited by the LHSA Nominating Committee. Executive officers will serve a one-year term commencing with their election at the 2012 Annual Meeting. The newly elected class of Directors will each serve a three-year term, commencing with their election at the 2012 Meeting and expiring in the fall of 2015.
If you wish to nominate a member for any of these positions or are personally interested in either serving as an Executive officer or on the LHSA Board of Directors, please contact a member of the Nominating Committee by April 1, 2012. The list of nominees will be posted on the LHSA website on or before May 1, 2012. The election will be held at the 44rd Annual Meeting on Saturday, October 6, 2012, in Portland, Maine.
The Nominating Committee is as follows:
Bill Caldwell, Chairperson (727) 669-7954
Mervin S. Stewart, M.D. (412) 389-3387
Ron Johnson (406) 543-5414
Sincerely,
Bill Grimwood,
LHSA President
PRINT MEMBERSHIP RENEWAL
Most LHSA Print Memberships will expire on 12/31/2011. If you have not yet renewed, you may do so online by simply logging into your Member Profile.
Renewal notices were mailed on December 12 to Print members that had not paid by that date. If you received a notice in the mail but have recently renewed your membership, please disregard the notice.
Members paying by credit card should do so online or by faxing the registration form to the LHSA office at (502) 896-0919.
Remember that online renewal is a secure way to pay membership dues, and it saves paper, time, and postage!
THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT OF THE LHSA!
VIEWFINDER SUBMISSION DEADLINE
The submission date for articles and photos for the next Viewfinder, Vol. 45, No. 1, is January 4, 2012. This issue will feature coverage of the recent Annual Meeting in Pittsburgh. Please see the masthead page of recent Viewfinders for the editor's email address. Thank you!
LEICA AKADEMIE IN AUSTIN - APRIL 18
Leica Camera has announced its 2012 Akademie schedule which includes an M9 workshop on Wednesday, April 18 in Austin, TX. For those planning to attend the Spring Shoot, the Akademie would be a convenient add-on for one day and would not interfere with any scheduled LHSA activities. For more information, click on the link below:
SOCIETY NAME CHANGE APPROVED IN PITTSBURGH!
The turnout for the 43rd Annual Meeting in Pittsburgh last week was wonderful, with 132 members and guests at the Saturday night banquet. The Student Photo Contest winners were announced and prizes awarded by the contest sponsor, Manchester Bidwell Corporation of Pittsburgh, PA.
At the business meeting on Saturday, October 15, the membership voted to change the name of the society to LHSA: The International Leica Society. The name change was recommended at the spring board meeting by the Future Planning Committee headed by Secretary/Treasurer Thomas Campbell, III, and was approved by the LHSA Board of Directors.
Throughout the week in Pittsburgh, members enjoyed touring local points of interest, especially the beautiful architecture in Oakland and the University of Pittsburgh campus where the headquarters hotel was located. A highlight of the week was the Friday visit to Frank Lloyd Wright's Fallingwater. See the Event Photo Gallery on this site and the LHSA Facebook page to view images.
Many thanks to all who participated and helped make the meeting such a success: Doug Drumheller, LHSA Vice President, and his wife Jean; Mervin S. Stewart, M.D., LHSA board member, and his wife Marcia; Rolf Fricke, LHSA President Emeritus and this year's Program Director; and LHSA members Jan Wright and Faye Grimwood.