Committee Reports from the 2006 Annual Board Meeting

Summary

In contrast to the past few years, there has been no change in the leadership of the various committees and study groups within the Society since our last Annual Meeting ten months ago in Indianapolis.  Each group continues to provide an added benefit to the membership and any Society member with an interest in a particular philatelic area is encouraged to contact the committee or group chairperson for information about membership.

In the May issue of The Specialist, we announced the formation of a new study group, The Americana Series Study Group, which will be chaired by Allen Bohart.  The group has set forth an ambitious agenda and we all look forward to reading their articles.

In the same issue, you may have noticed that the Farley Issues Study Group did not appear on the masthead page.  For a number of years, Chairman Ralph Sloat has said that the group was really "a committee of one" and that the prospects of being able to publish any new information about the issues were slim at best.  After consulting with Ralph, we decided to remove the group listing.  Ralph has said, however, that he is always available to answer questions and provide any information he can about this area.

Recently, the Exhibition Photocopy Service has taken a major step forward and introduced the availability of exhibits on CD in full color.  Bob Toth and Frank Braithwaite have created a user friendly format for the CDs and are looking for more exhibits to add to the two initial ones which are available at this show.  See page 100 of the March Specialist for details about how to "burn" your exhibit.

Finally, a special thanks to the committee and study group chairpersons who provided a page about their group's specialty for the United States Stamp Society single frame exhibit here at the show.  Although I do not know the particular frame number of the exhibit at this time, it should be listed in the official show program and I urge everyone to take a look.  Several people have suggested that we may want to use this as publicity piece at other shows where we have a presence.  Please take a look and let me know your ideas.

As you will see in the reports that follow, the Society has an active and healthy committee and study group structure.  It will, however, only remain that way with your continued support and ideas.

- Nicholas A. Lombardi
President