IACAC gets out of the starting gate this summer with our May luncheon on May 12. Our guest speaker will be Gina Summerford with Cargolux. Gina has an extensive resume with Cargolux after graduating from University of Alabama, Huntsville, where she studied International Trade. She began her career in 1991 in Huntsville, Alabama, and became Cargolux’s first female loadmaster. She quickly became the operations manager and managed eleven weekly frequencies. In 2005, she moved to Chicago to become the Regional Manager Midwest and grew the frequencies from two weekly to thirteen. Cargolux Airlines Internaitonal , S.A. specializes in international air carriage and is Europe’s largest all cargo airline. Please come out to meet Gina and fellow members of IACAC. Click this link to register.
Congestion Issues Update
In the beginning of April, Jane Sorenson of the Chicago Customs Brokers and Forwarder Association, Scott Case of Position : Global, Brandon Fried of the Airforwarders Association and I have been working with the City of Chicago regarding the current issues at the airport. Jane, Scott and myself will be meeting some of the cargo handlers in two weeks to learn more what can be done to help expedite freight to and from the cargo handlers. If you've got comments or stories, keep leaving them on the blog post that is open for comments.
IACAC Scholarship Update
Do you have a child or grandchild, or are you currently in college or will be attending college in the fall? If so, the IACAC offers a scholarship to current members to help with the cost of college. The applicant must be enrolled in a 2 or 4 year program with a GPA 3.00 or higher. The applicant must submit an essay to the scholarship committee. Some examples to put into the essay can be: What is the first thing that comes to your mind when you hear the word “Future”?; What is the most surprising turn of events you ever experienced? What was the bravest moment of your life? Olga Lebedyeva will speak at the next luncheon to discuss more on the scholarship. Watch this space for more details; we'll get the page up on the site shortly.
Website Credentials Purge
We are working on the member section of the website and are making some changes to the lists. We're updating our process for ensuring that only paid members have access to those areas of the site to which they are entitled, including our membership roster and member rates for our events. As such, in the next month or so we are going to exchange the current users with site access for the most up-to-date, paid list. If for some reason you've still not paid for 2015, get that check to Maureen Schmitt as soon as possible or visit the site and renew.
Golf Outing News
As we come down the stretch towards the golf outing on August 11, we are still seeking hole sponsorships and donations. If you are interested in either one, please reach out to me at jim@basicent.com and let me know if you will like to sponsor a hole or donate or both.
My pick for the Derby is….Mubtaahij