“Obstacles cannot crush me. Every obstacle yields to stern resolve. He who is fixed to a star does not change his mind.” -- Leonardo da Vinci, Notebooks
As announced in September, the following board positions slated for election this year are listed
below.
Vice President, Membership
Webmaster
Web-Content Editor
Member-at-Large from Virginia
All nominees were presented with a Nominee Questionnaire, and their replies are shown below. Please review these answers fully, then vote in the election when you recieve your e-mail notification. Notifications will start arriving in your mailboxes in the next day. Please add the webmaster @ theipca.org e-mail address to your 'safe sender' or whitelist.
The November 2009 issue of the IPCA Members' Only newsletter is available as an online archive.
To view the archive, log in to the IPCA Web site and the IPCA Newsletter Archive menu item will appear on your left.
Please submit any news, polymer tips or information you'd like to be considered for use in the next IPCA newsletter by November 23, 2009. If you have any questions about the newsletter, please contact Suzanne Ivester .
Nuremberg – as of 2010, EBERHARD FABER products will be managed under the STAEDTLER brand. This integration will allow STAEDTLER to expand its user target groups in the pre-school and creative sectors with an even more comprehensive range of products. Modelling will be added to the existing areas of their core competence of writing, colouring, drawing, marking and erasing products.
STAEDTLER is one of the leading international suppliers of writing, colouring and drawing instruments as well as the largest manufacturer in Europe of graphite and coloured pencils, erasers and mechanical pencil leads. EBERHARD FABER – part of the STAEDTLER Group since 1978 – has, under the umbrella of its parent company, rapidly developed into an internationally renowned manufacturer of top quality modelling materials and paints.
With all the excitement of the IPCA retreat, preparing for Synergy2, and a host of other projects and events, we almost forgot that this is the time of year we prepare to say good-bye regretfully to retiring board members and welcome new faces and new ideas!
We're calling on our energetic, enthusiastic membership, with such varied talents and life skills, to take an active role in shaping the future of the International Polymer Clay Association by serving on our board.
The four board positions slated for election this year are listed below. A comprehensive summary of job descriptions and expectations can be found for each of these under the FAQ section of this website.
I am working on compiling a word
list of useful polymer clay / mixed-media terms. My idea is to have as many
different terms and languages as possible. If you are interested in helping
compile this list or input your own language then please let me know. Once
produced the multi-lingual sheet will be made available for all to use.
The next meeting of the Pioneer Valley Polymer Clay Guild will meet Saturday, May 23, from 1 to 3 at 22 Lessey St. Amherst, MA. This will be a Clay Day where everyone brings their own thing to work on. Peg will also show work she did at Lindly Haunani's workshop. It was fabulous!!
This is a very important meeting as we will try to make a decision as to whether we move to East Longmeadow or not. If not, we need to put on a drive to get new members. Your input is very important to the continuance of our guild.
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With all the excitement of the IPCA retreat, preparing for Synergy2, and a host of other projects and events, we almost forgot that this is the time of year we prepare to say good-bye regretfully to retiring board members and welcome new faces and new ideas!