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posed changes, Cottam said virtually everything passed. He added the general group, once they thought it through, arrived at the same decisions.
One of the topics of extensive discussion during the Annual Convention held in St. Petersburg, FL, involved the possible expansion of the ABMA Keyston Plastics Osmas 3 Supplier’s Display. QuesPictured (l-r) are Susan Naftal and Pictured (l-r) are Giulio Barbieri tions discussed included Michael Naftal. and Don Leventhal. the exhibiting of finished annual November board meeting, ABMA direc- goods, and an expanded Suppliers Display, starttors passed a resolution reaffirming its continued ing in 2006, that would be held in conjunction support of Brush Expo and the planning process with the ABMA convention every four years. for the next show.” The show would include operating equipment, “History was made at ABMA's 84th Annual supplies, finished goods and other products and Convention in Savannah, Georgia. ABMA mem- services available to the industry. The matter was bers voted to: turned over to the board of directors. • Change the dues structure--now dues unit Announcement was made of a compromise structure will based on North American sales. between principals of Brush Expo and Inter• Add a new class of membership. Interna- brossa. Starting in 2004, the show titled, Intertional members are manufacturers with an inter- Brush, will be held for the next two decades in est in the industry and do not have a Freiburg, Germany, at the Messe Freiburg. manufacturing facility in North America. An InAn amended set of bylaws was presented to ternational member would also pay dues based the membership for vote. Included were four on their North American sales. new classifications of ABMA membership: • Associate members will now be termed Af- 1. Active (Manufacturer); filiate members and have full voting rights. 2. Affiliate (Supplier); • The board will consist of 12 directors and 3. International (non-North American); three officers. Six directors will be brush manu- 4. Honorary. facturing members and six directors will be afFormerly there had been three classifications. filiate members. Both the brush manufacturer The international classification was an addition. and the affiliate members may hold an office. Treasurer Ken Rakusin said it had been a great • The Advisory Committee was abolished. year for ABMA, “We ended up with a profit of • With the help of mediator Harrison Coerver, $50,000 which the board decided to give back to of Coerver & Associates, the above resolutions the membership in the form of $100 credit on were made as a result of the Vision 2000 process. registrations for the 2002 convention as well as Now the International Membership and Bylaw one dues credit toward registration. Task Force is working to incorporate these Richard Sheerr, of The Wagman Primus changes into the ABMA bylaws.” Group, chairman of the Educational Committee,
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“The ABMA board also supports the ongoing negotiations to have one industry trade show. The ABMA board also remains committed to establishing a non-dues revenue stream from an industry trade show in order to continue to provide cost-effective services and products of value to the membership.” The annual convention was held in the Westin Savannah Harbor Resort, Savannah, GA. During the general session, it was reported that the board of directors had determined that ABMA should be a North American organization that welcomes international participation. Dave Parr, who was chairman of the Suppliers Division, commented that the new vision offers a framework to help members in their efforts to understand competitive forces and remain effective. During the convention, John Cottam moved into the presidency. In commenting on the proPG 50
said consideration was continuing regarding the disbanding of the Educational Committee due to lack of interest. The Membership Committee reported a drop in ABMA membership due to consolidations and resignations. On behalf of the Public Relations Committee, Bruce Gale reported the sunsetting of the ABMA “Brushup” newsletter. Prior to the end of the meeting, President Cottam announced that bids were being sought for companies interested in managing ABMA. Present manager, Fernley and Fernley, announced a desire for a substantial fee increase stating, “the association has become an unprofitable account,” and that ABMA and the 85-year-manager of the association had reached an impasse. It was noted that Fernley and Fernley had gone on to manage the association during these discussions and had proven themselves to be “extraordinarily professional.” A special board meeting was set to make a decision on new association management. In news from the Industrial and Maintenance Division, Sheri Reichart, of Schaefer Brush Mfg. Co., was named to chair a task force to develop a mission statement for the division. The Paint Applicators Division moved and approved a motion to have the firm of King and Spaulding, (ABMA legal counsel), work on a formal document for distribution, review and to comment on the disbursement of 2002 monies. This would provide a vehicle for collection of funds applied by individual companies to be disbursed by ABMA to members who had participated in the assesments (anti-dumping). In August of 2002, BBM ran a story on the ABMA Board’s selection of SilvaCor, Inc., (David C. Parr,) as the new executive director of ABMA. In January, ABMA announced a significant number of improvements to its website. Robert Fowlie chaired the Website Task Force. ABMA celebrated “New Beginnings” at its annual convention in Tucson, AZ. John Cottam, outgoing president of ABMA, addressed atten-
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(2003) New officers of the Paint Applicator Division are (l-r), Mike Norton, Vice Chair; Mike Convey, Chair; and Dennis Humphrey, outgoing Chair. Not pictured is Ben Johansen, Treasuer.
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