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| Cheri |
Posted - 08/16/2003 : 9:22:35 PM
2003 AANR Convention Report
Please note that some of this report is from Beverly Price, other parts are my own words.
Date: August 15, 2003
To: All correspondents
Re: Conventions Report
The AANR convention seemed to start with congeniality and civility the primary modus operandi. Pat Brown had been to five of the seven regional conventions, John Kinman to three, others of the PAG [President's Advisory Group] to one or two. The consensus of all of these folks was that AANR Tomorrow, if presented at this convention, would divide, rather than coalesce and solidify the membership of AANR. There were still too many unanswered questions and unresolved differences. With this in mind, Pat made the following statement at the Legislation Forum held on Tuesday: It is a good thing to learn from your critics. David Brinkley remarked that "a successful man is one who can lay a firm foundation with the bricks that others throw at him".
Well, we felt the bricks. We heard the member in the SWSA explain that her region was her "family", the member in Florida who was concerned about big club take-over, the member in Oregon who wanted to know if all the club trustees could come from the same region, the members in every region who thanked the committee for addressing important issues, the associate in Michigan who really liked the plan, especially the one member-one vote concept, the JMSA leader who wanted to know how this plan would effect their junior program, and members in every region who were concerned about the affect of AANR Tomorrow on their region's future.
We heard you when you said this was too fast and we listened. That is why John Kinman, Chairman of the President's Advisory Group and I have decided to withdraw the AANR Tomorrow proposal from legislation this year and return the concept to the committee for further study. The committee will be expanded to include all regional presidents and trustees to insure collaboration with every region and all members.
I can not thank the sixteen members of this committee enough for their dedication and perseverance. Bob Roche, Susan Weaver, Bill Williamson, Dean Hadley, Joe Lettelleir, Don Sloan, George Morrison, Raye Sorenson, Jim Miller, Bob Migliore, John Kinman, Bev Price, Horst Kraus, Erich Schuttauf, Debra Peterson and the AANR Member who served as the facilitator. They served on this committee at no expense to AANR and at times considerable expense to themselves.
However good our intent was, AANR Tomorrow did not meet the needs of all our members. Winston Churchill said, "If you simply take up the attitude of defending a mistake, there will be no hope of improvement".
I really appreciated the support we received in every region and the recognition that these issues need to be looked at and that changes need to be made. With all of us working together we will improve this proposal to meet member needs, advance the promotion and protection of nude recreation and encourage maximum growth of AANR.
Pat Brown
AANR President
At the Outboard Meeting new club names were approved, extensions were granted [Desert Shadows, CA; Elysium, CA; Friends of Little Beach, HI; Friends of Apollo Beach, FL; Lakesun Club, Ont., Canada; Naturally Young; Northern California Exposure, and Morningside Inn, CA], charters were revoked for lack of members [Empyrean Gardens-TX, Free Spirits- WA, Georgia Nudist and Travel Society-GA, and Juvenation Naturists-PA] and clubs were chartered [Augusta Naturists-GA, Oasis of Florida-FL, Minnesota Naturists-MN, Show Me Acres-MO, Lone Star Resort-TX, and Emerald Lake-TX].
PM 10 passed stating that advertising in any AANR owned or sponsored publication does not qualify for reimbursement & that advertising in other nudist publications must have the approval of the President or the Executive Director
PM 11 passed - clarifying issues surrounding life memberships
PM 14 passed adding s |
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| Admin |
Posted - 11/22/2003 : 3:57:45 PM
Thanks, Melissa! I hadn't noticed the omission.
Here is the new thread for the upcoming 2004 Convention, if you'd care to comment there or add any information... hint hint
http://www.nudist-resorts.org/talk/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=690 |
| Cheri |
Posted - 11/22/2003 : 10:51:08 AM
AANR convention is the week of the 2nd Tuesday in August. The meeting dates that are important are that Wed., Thurs., & Fri., and maybe Sat.
The last time I was at Glen Eden was for AANR convention in '94.
:) Cheri
Doing what I can to positively promote nudism
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| calmnude |
Posted - 11/22/2003 : 09:54:11 AM
august 9th to the 15th melissa. been to one convention years ago when it was at solair, lots of fun. lots of nice people |
| melissastarr |
Posted - 11/22/2003 : 08:06:09 AM
Any idea what the dates are?
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| calmnude |
Posted - 11/22/2003 : 12:29:21 AM
melissa, think 2004 convention is at glen eden in corona, california |
| melissastarr |
Posted - 11/21/2003 : 10:00:31 PM
I see the date and location of the 2005 convention, but when and where is the 2004 convention... I wanna be there! Maybe I should even run for president? Then I could be a Grand Poo-Bah like Kevin. :)
Melissa
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| calmnude |
Posted - 08/18/2003 : 08:29:25 AM
thanks for the update. usually have to wait until november to read it in the bulletin. keep up the good work. |
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