Annual Meeting and DC Randonneurs logo!
Dear DC Randonneur,
Please plan to attend the annual meeting at Glen Echo Town Hall on Saturday, January 24 at 3:30 pm. This is the same location we’ve used several times; directions will be provided, later. We shifted to an earlier time in response to complaints that we were ruining Saturday night.
There will be a bike ride before the meeting. With eight hours of daylight before the meeting, fast riders can knock off a century, and slower riders have a good excuse for shortcuts.
Besides the business meeting, this is also a social event, and we plan to have food and beverages available (maybe some classic randonneuring items such as pizza, energy bars, gatorade … your contributions are welcome; more later …)
Proposed agenda for the annual meeting:
- President’s report on 2008
- Treasurer report on 2008
- Brevet schedule for 2009
- Volunteer coordinator report on 2008 and recruitment of volunteers for 2009 ride schedule
- Approve budget for 2009.
- Member discussion and vote on proposed bylaw amendments.
- Website report.
- Elect Board members.
- Recognition of members
- Adjourn
We plan to circulate the ‘08 financials, ‘09 budget, and any proposed bylaw amendments at least a week prior to the meeting. The Board has not yet discussed the nomination process for Board members, but we know that members have expressed a desire for a more-open process than in the past.
If you have issues that you would like to discuss that are not covered in the scope of this agenda, please email me.
Next … Mary Gersema would like to announce the results of the logo contest. But before she does, please all join me in thanking Mary for running this contest … Twice!. Here’s Mary’s note:
“Finally, the seasons have turned, and we have a winner of the logo contest. It’s ‘Option A’, the logo with a cyclist superimposed on a big red star under an arc of blue stars: posted to the website.
Many thanks to all of the artists who submitted logos. Because there were so many good choices, it was tough to choose only one.
The winning design was submitted by Dave Choat, who works with Bill Beck at the US Army Research Laboratory (ARL) in Adelphi, MD. Dave is a graphic artist at ARL, where he creates a wide range of artwork, usually involving more armored vehicles than bicycles. But he is also interested and experienced in designing logos and generously agreed to submit a few designs to both the first and second rounds of our logo contest. In fact, one of his designs was the winner in the first round. Dave is also a recently-converted cyclist, and we hope to convince him to join us on an upcoming DCR ride. Thanks to Dave for his winning design, and to all of the contributors for the excellent batch of entries.”
Keep those spokes spinning, and we all look forward to seeing you at the annual meeting.
Nick Bull,
On behalf of the Board of the DC Randonneurs