This is a bit of a departure from our normal format and I was pressed into service to write this again. Fortunately, I had twelve months of experience in 2015, all of which are still fresh in my mind. So without any further ado...let's get to it.
IACAC Presidential Election.
Sam Krouse who this great Association elected in November of last year has tendered his resignation to the board. He accepted a job out-of-state and out of the industry and he and his family are relocating. We wish Sam the best and this came as a surprise to all of us. We have consulted with Michelle Mejia, counsel to the Assocation (more on that later), and we must hold a special election for the office of President.
We have two candidates who have declared their interest, Brian Bartolotta of BCS Placement and Olya Lebedyeva of SEKO. Both are members in good standing and eligible to run for the position and we are very excited that two tremendously qualified candidates have put themselves forward to serve the remainder of Sam's term. If Olya is elected, this will open up an additional position on the board that will also require an election.
If you're interested in running for the President, please send me an email by February 9th.
We will be posting a link to the ballot on the site and emailing members that link in the coming weeks. We ask that if you are not going to attend our March luncheon event that you please submit your ballot to me by email as per the instructions.
February event: Networking!
Let's face it, when we're not trying to take business from each other, we love to get together and break bread and share a drink or two, right? Well, we normally do a January networking event, but thanks to the success of our January luncheon featuring Jason Allen of U.S. Testing and Michelle Mejia, we pushed the networking event to this month. Reviews were positive of the Wyndham as a venue, and we're going to be hosting our networking event there. Watch for the email invite and details in The Pallet and through our various social media channels.
Introducing...Michelle Mejia!
At the January board meeting, we voted to accept Michelle Mejia of Sandler, Travis & Rosenberg as IACAC Counsel. Michelle has done great work with the Chicago Air Cargo Congestion Forum and will provide us with legal support for issues that the board faces. More importantly, she is available to you, the IACAC member, for issues that you're having with regulatory bodies or other agencies. We are focused on bringing value to our membership in 2016, and Michelle is a first step towards that. If you would like to learn more about Michelle, here is a link to her bio on her firm's website.
Sponsorships available on iacac.com and at our Golf Outing.
Our website generates a lot of traffic - nearly a thousand page views per month. It is a great opportunity for a company seeking to promote their company to the air cargo professionals in Chicago and elsewhere who pay attention. We have opportunities available throughout the site, whether on our home page or interior pages. In fact, we've created a sponsorship page where you can look at the options and pricing and contact us for more information.
We've not yet opened registration to golfers, but know that the annual IACAC Golf Outing will be on Tuesday, August 9th. We are soliciting sponsorships now and several are limited so get on the one you're interested in today. This year we are limiting the number of hole sponsors and will also be offering flag sponsorships. You can have your company's name and logo on one of the eighteen flags for only $75.00. When we're done playing, the flag is yours as a souvenir of the day.
For more information about what is available and to secure your early sponsorship, visit the event page for the Golf Outing.