The Board Minutes for the March 17th board meeting are now available. https://www.ncrs.org/contact/documents.php
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average age is 70.5 years. 2. New members (joining) average is 62.1 yearsJust out of curiosity, what is the current active membership count ?ii. Hendrick sponsorship is still a problem.What is the problem ?i. Mark is looking for feedback and suggestions to meet the need to develop a digital publications capability.What other publications might this include ?thx,
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At the end of last month, membership was 11,575.
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Dunno what is/was contemplated....but one idea is an elementized, structured parts for sale section..allowing better searching, sorting, exclusion. So for example:
year and/or generation
applicable build (e.g. L46, with or without A/C etc.
part name
Seller name
part condition (repro, or NOS, or original used, or?)
add'l description
GM part # optional
One big benefit would be to exclude sellers who inundate with ads but are "challenging" to deal with. Another is to isolate parts applicable to ones car(s). etc.***************
late Oct 1969 L46 350/350, M21 4spd, 3.70 posi convertible --As with life, restoration is a journey, not a destination. Though restored cars provide both journeys AND destinations!Comment
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- Thank you for the minutes, John.
The minutes make no mention of Vinnie Peters providing the InDesign files for the Driveline and Restorer publications to the board as requested back in January or does he still consider his work to be his intellectual property. If so, maybe the board should have a different Restorer and Driveline Editor. Vinnie appears to be holding the board ransom to keep his position. Should anything happen to Vinnie Peters all he InDesign files will be lost to the NCRS.
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- Thank you for the minutes, John.
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FWIW...I have 38 years experience at four very large corporations. Anything anyone ever did in the context of working for any of them was deemed the intellectual property of said organization. Do NCRS officers not sign something to that effect when assuming office? I dunno the specifics of the indesign files...but unless the InDesign files were done prior to or outside of the context of NCRS, would think they should be NCRS property.***************
late Oct 1969 L46 350/350, M21 4spd, 3.70 posi convertible --As with life, restoration is a journey, not a destination. Though restored cars provide both journeys AND destinations!Comment
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Mark,
Regarding the Hendrick comment in the minutes, Hendrick has been a major sponsor for the NCRS for many years. However, because of the controversy back in January they have thus far withheld their sponsorship for 2023. We are working on that and hope to get it resolved.
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Ralph,
The statement made by Vinnie regarding the InDesign files during the January 6 Board meeting was a heat of the moment response which Vinnie has since retracted. Vinnie recognizes that the InDesign files are the property of the NCRS.
MikeComment
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Re: March 17, 2023 NCRS Board Minutes
The National Board expanded our Code of Ethics which all employees and Directors signed and sent to the NCRS Secretary.
A paragraph was added pertaining to the NCRS ownership of Intellectual Property.
The editor has made available all relevant material needed.
The material in question was developed by him before he was appointed editor of both publications.
My comment about Digital Publications is strickly about looking to the future and options or programs that might be available. In the best interests of the NCRS
We are not contemplating any new publication at this timeComment
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