Region 1 Update Noreastcon Edition 2-15-07

Greetings everyone,

With Noreastcon rapidly approaching, I thought this may be a good time to remind us all that our Premier Event is just a short two months away, and now is the perfect time to start gearing up for it. There's still time to complete that winning model you've been working on, and it gives me time to tell y'all this stuff!!.

As we began a new tradition at last years event, I'd like to remind everyone about it, and get the crowd thinking in preparation. That tradition is the reading of the recently departed members names at the banquet, and honoring their memories. We discussed a number of ways to honor our friends, members, and mentors last year, and have come up with a way to show dignity and remembrance to those members who have left us in the preceding year. I wasn't prepared for doing this last year, and had to ad lib my comments of a year ago. I'm preparing something more suitable, and ask that each chapter that has lost a member, or members during the past year get me those names before the event. I think this way of honoring our comrades is most suitable, and intend that this feature continue into the future.

I'd also like to remind everyone that the usual Region 1 Business Meeting will take place Saturday morning. If anyone has any topics they'd like to discuss at the meeting, let me know in advance, and I'll make sure it's added to the meeting agenda. One topic that will be discussed is the new Rechartering procedures, and introduction of the Fact Sheet that will take on added significance in the future. Each chapter should plan to send a representative to the meeting for the latest poop. (Please supply your own paper!!) Of course, it'll be informal, so no need for the Tux's. Flip-flops are OK, if you can stand them!!!

I've had an opportunity to see the venue for this years event, and will say it's very nice, and we'll have another great time. Our hosts IPMS Mid Hudson, and IPMS Stratford are hard at work planning an awesome event. Please consider helping out by sponsoring a trophy package, and volunteering to judge. Never judged at a Regional event? No problems!! Attend the judges meeting, you'll get the info you need, and you'll be teamed with more experienced judges to help you through the process. Not only is a rewarding experience, but it will make you a better modeler in the process. How can you go wrong with a benefit like that I ask?

For all the latest info on Noreastcon, please view the event web site at: http://www.hvhmg.com/NorEastCon07/index.html

Check back often for new information.

Also attached is the latest Region 1 Approved Event listing. The Spring show season is upon us, and you don't want to miss any of the excellent events hosted by our regions chapters. There's one addition to the listing from last time, and that's the very cool LIARS event that will be held in November. It's an automotive event that features some of the areas best car modelers. Check it out.

Until next time, that's the story. And as always, please share this with the officers and members of your chapter!!

Semper Fi
Doug Hamilton

RC-1

IPMS/USA Region 1
Approved Events
As of 2-11-07

25 March 2007
Valleycon 17
IPMS Wings and Wheels
Chicopee MA
http://www.wwmodelclub.org/html/spring.htm

31 March 2007
RepLIcon
IPMS long Island
Freeport NY
http://longislandscalemodel.tripod.com/replicon07.html

7 April 2007
Mosquitocon (Region 2)
NJIPMS
Wayne NJ
http://www.njipms.org/

15 April 2007
BuffCon
IPMS Niagara Frontier
Cheektowaga NY
http://www.ipmsniagarafrontier.com/B24Front.jpg

15 April 2007
IPMS MASSCAR
Taunton, MA
http://www.masscar.com/Events/Upcomingevents.htm

21 April 2007
Can-AM
IPMS Champlain Valley
Plattsburg NY

27-28 April 2007
Noreastcon
IPMS Mid Hudson/ IPMS Stratford
Poughkeepsie NY
http://www.hvhmg.com/NorEastCon07/index.html

19 May 2007
Downeastcon
IPMS Southern Maine
Biddeford ME
http://home.gwi.net/~scret/downeastcon.html

16 September 2007
RoCon
IPMS Rochester
Rochester NY
http://www.angelfire.com/ny5/rochestermodelclub/

23 September 2007
IPMS Cape Cod
Hyannis MA
www.ccsma.com

7 October 2007
Model Festival
IPMS Stratford
Milford CT
http://www.ipmsstratford.org/

20 October 2007
IPMS Mid Hudson
Poughkeepsie NY
http://www.hvhmg.com/hv-05.htm

21 October 2007
GraniteCon
IPMS Granite State
http://www.dougderienze.com/gsmc/index.htm

4 November 2007
BayCon
IPMS Bay Colony
S. Attleboro http://www.ipmsbaycolony.com

10 November 2007
IPMS LIARS
Freeport NY