[NRVR-Members] NRVR Elections Meeting

[Thomas Tweeks Weeks]

Thanks Jim!

It will be good to see everyone [at the Jan 25th meeting] again and give some status updates.

Sorry we've been so quiet.. we've been scouring google-earth looking for land for launch sites and talking to land owners and talking to the press.  In fact we had a couple of local news pieces that got a lot of attention. The biggest one was the RadioIQ/NPR piece where they told the public about our needs.  The NPR guy was so excited to help out because he had been to our launches before and wanted to make sure we survive and keep flying rockets in and around SW VA.  I even got Homer Hickam to help spread the word:
  "The New River Valley Rocketry 
  club has fostered interest in
  rocketry and STEM in t his region
  for over a decade. It would be a 
  downright shame to lose them as
  a regional STEM resource."
  --Homer Hickam, of "October Sky"
  & Engineer for NASA
  
  http://server2.nrvr.org/pics/HomerHickam_Quote-for-NRVR.jpg

I'm happy to say that the whole community is rallying for us.. and we have plans to talk to another land owner with enough land to accommodate our launches. (more info to come)


After elections are done.. and everyone gets some pizza, I am bringing a number of flight computers for students and others to check out.. maybe a couple of ebays to see the types of components we use in L2 and L3 flights.

Does everyone know here the AEDL "rocket lab" is?  Here's a maps link to it.. over on Industrial Park Rd. past VTTI and Wolverine.

Hope to see you all there.

T.Weeks
NRV Rocketry President





On 1/4/24 12:42 AM, Jim Stoll via NRVR-Members wrote:
It is once again time for NRVR to host our annual election meeting and pizza party! This email serves as the formal invite to this meeting on Thursday, Jan 25th where our annual TRA/club elections will be held in person.

What: NRVR 2024 Elections Meeting & Rocket Show-n-Tell Pizza Party!
When: Thursday, January 25th, (open at @6pm, elections 6:30, then party) 
Where: AEDL (501 Industrial Park Road, Blacksburg) 

2023 was a hard year as we lost our main & only launch site.  However we did a good job at engaging with the media (Cardinal News & NPR) and now have multiple land owner contacts, some of which we have invites from to come check out new potential launch sites! 

At this meeting, we are fulfilling our TRA requirement* to meet for our annual officer elections, but we're also using the time to review 2023, give updates coming  into 2024, bring/show-off any rocket related stuff (after we get the business stuff out of the way) and celebrate with pizza and drinks! 

The Lab will be open at 6pm for general gathering and the official TRA officer/club elections will begin at 6:30pm sharp. All members of the NRVR are strongly encouraged to be involved in our annual election as a part of membership. 

Here is a summarized list of NRVR elected positions, more detailed information is available here:  https://tinyurl.com/nrvr-duties

At the meeting, please consider nominating fellow members or running for an officer position yourself!  Feel free to reach out with any questions (reply all to this email).

Looking forward to seeing you all there!

Sincerely,

Jim Stoll
NRVR Secretary


Please note - NRVR members who are members of Tripoli in good standing can nominates themselves or others and vote for Prefect and Secretary. Current NRVR members can nominate and vote for President and Treasurer (not TRA required positions). 

NRVR Elected Officer Positions:

Prefect*
-Tripoli facing leader of the prefecture (club)
-PoC with TRA, rules/regulations compliance 
-Oversees Certifications and FAA waiver renewal 
-Must hold L2

President 
-Club appointed leader 
-Oversees internal/external club communications 
-Facilitates all club meetings and launches 
-Helps organize outreach events and PR

Secretary*
-TRA sanctioned position, must be TRA member
-Oversees annual club election and prefecture renewal 

Treasurer 
-Chief Financial Officer
-Responsible for club funding and spending
-Oversees NRVR membership renewals 


More Info Here: https://tinyurl.com/nrvr-duties