Sorry to hear about the job situation Marc! Hope it doesn't last long! We're at 3 magazines per year currently, and looking into the viability of going back to the quarterly publications of old, if we can get enough content. What if the membership fee included a show discount for DCS 2010? I'll discuss it with Ken, but I think something could be arranged. I'll keep everyone posted, Josh From: dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Marc Levy Sent: Friday, October 16, 2009 11:00 AM To: dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: RE: [DML] New DOA President & Vice-President Sorry Bud.. Recently unemployed, so I need to be more careful with my money.. $75 a year for a magazine (I think it is 2 issues now?!) and a discount on a events that have yet to be determined are just not worth it for me. As I said last year to Ken Baker, I am going to "wait and see". --- On Fri, 10/16/09, Josh Haldeman <jhaldeman@xxxxxxxx <mailto:jhaldeman%40fuse.net> > wrote: > From: Josh Haldeman <jhaldeman@xxxxxxxx <mailto:jhaldeman%40fuse.net> > > Subject: RE: [DML] New DOA President & Vice-President > To: dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:dmcnews%40yahoogroups.com> > Date: Friday, October 16, 2009, 1:27 AM > Hi Marc, > > > > I will take a look back at those old posts and see if I can > pick out the > questions that weren't answered, and take a crack at them. > > > > In the meantime, I'll answer your question about what you > get for your > membership dues. At this time, a $75 membership in > the DeLorean Owners > Association includes a one year "DeLorean World" magazine > subscription and > discounts to Association shows and merchandise. An > additional benefit is > that every member of the Association is invited and > encouraged to attend > Board meetings. > > > > Given our resources and history, I see many opportunities > to be able to > provide additional benefits for our members, if we can > properly align the > organization with the needs of the community. We can > accomplish this is > through better communication, which is why I'm pushing > board meeting > involvement. > > > > Between now and November, I plan to organize my thoughts > and the input I > have been getting, both public and private from board and > association > members, and concerned community advocates like yourself, > into a business > plan that can provide a path forward for this > organization. The continued > effort to combine forces with DCS and others will no doubt, > provide us with > some challenges. However, I don't believe that any > are insurmountable. I > will present my plan to the board for review on November > 15th. If you'd > like to be involved in this planning, I encourage you to > sign up for > membership today at www.deloreanowners.org. > > > > -Josh > > > > > > > > > > From: dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:dmcnews%40yahoogroups.com> > [mailto:dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:dmcnews%40yahoogroups.com> ] > On Behalf Of > Marc Levy > Sent: Wednesday, October 14, 2009 8:07 PM > To: dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:dmcnews%40yahoogroups.com> > Subject: Re: [DML] New DOA President & Vice-President > > > > > > Hey Josh... > > Glad to see this change, I think.... Time will tell. > > Not to be a pia your first day on the job, but there were a > number of > questions that were posted to this mailing list a year or > so ago when Ken > Baker took over. Many of those questions are still > unanswered. > > As you get settled in your new job, I'd love for you to go > back and read > those posts and see if you can answer any of those > questions... Most > importantly, What do members get for their $75 per year?? > > Good luck in your new role. I hope you can turn things > around for the DOA. > > --- On Wed, 10/14/09, Josh Haldeman <jhaldeman@xxxxxxxx <mailto:jhaldeman%40fuse.net> > <mailto:jhaldeman%40fuse.net> > wrote: > > > From: Josh Haldeman <jhaldeman@xxxxxxxx <mailto:jhaldeman%40fuse.net> > <mailto:jhaldeman%40fuse.net> > > > Subject: [DML] New DOA President & Vice-President > > To: dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:dmcnews%40yahoogroups.com> > <mailto:dmcnews%40yahoogroups.com> , > dmcforum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:dmcforum%40yahoogroups.com> > <mailto:dmcforum%40yahoogroups.com> > > Date: Wednesday, October 14, 2009, 10:06 AM > > Dear Fellow Owners and Enthusiasts, > > > > > > > > The Board of Directors for the DeLorean Owners > Association > > met last weekend > > for our monthly meeting, and we took a vote to change > the > > leadership of the > > organization. > > > > > > > > As many of you already know, Ken Baker recently took a > job > > with the DeLorean > > Motor Company of Florida. He felt there was a > > conflict of interest between > > doing that job, and continuing as leader of this > > organization. After much > > discussion, I was nominated to take over as President, > and > > elected by the > > Board. At the same meeting, Steve Hirman stepped down > as > > Vice President due > > to time commitments, and Ron Ferguson stepped up to > take > > his place. > > > > > > > > I've previously been serving as the webmaster for the > > organization, and Ron > > has been serving as a Director-at-Large. Ken > and > > Steve plan as a minimum to > > stay on as Directors-at-Large until the next issue of > > DeLorean World is > > published later this year. > > > > > > > > The rest of the Board remains the same, with long > time > > Board members Joan > > Truscott serving as Treasurer, and James Hales serving > as > > Advertising > > Director. > > > > > > > > The vision I have for leading this, the oldest of > DeLorean > > organizations, > > into the future is to continue what Ken Baker started > by > > working towards a > > more unified community. Both Ken Baker and Ken > > Koncelik have spent > > considerable time working towards this goal, but > there > > remains much work to > > be done. Part of the reason I was elected is my > > experience with DCS. This, > > combined with the board member's experience, and most > > importantly, with YOUR > > input & support will provide better shows and > > publications for everyone. > > > > > > > > First of all, the DOA will start hosting DCS shows on > the > > West coast, > > starting with DCS West 2 in 2011. We plan to emphasize > the > > successful model > > Ken has proven, and intend to have him serve as an > advisor > > for these > > efforts. The Association will continue to > handle > > European Expos as well. > > (The next will be Eurofest 2011 in Belfast) > > > > > > > > Secondly, the community can no longer continue to > support > > three separate > > magazines all covering much of the same material. > > Since 1983, DeLorean > > World magazine has been the most recognized source of > > published information > > regarding the man, car, company, and community. > I > > intend to work with Ken > > (and appeal to Stephen Wynne to join us as well) to > make > > sure we don't lose > > this resource. DCS Magazine will be published > twice > > more, fulfilling our > > obligation to our subscribers, before becoming a part > of > > DeLorean World. I > > have been assistant editor for DCS Magazine since its > > inception, and plan to > > continue in that capacity until the two merge. > > Beginning with the next > > issue of DeLorean World, I will be responsible for > > directing the art for > > that magazine. > > > > > > > > The final initiative I will undertake, starting now, > is to > > encourage > > involvement! If you don't like the way the > > Association is run, or what it > > provides for its members, become involved and make a > > change! It's true when > > they say the world is run by those who show up! > This > > resource for owners > > and enthusiasts alike is available only through the > > volunteer efforts of > > people like you. > > > > > > > > If you are already a member, I thank you for your > support, > > and promise to > > work as hard as I can to make sure we are an > inclusive > > organization to be > > proud of! If you aren't, become involved today, > and > > together we can make > > sure the future of our cars and our community remain > > strong. Our next board > > meeting is on November 15th, 2009. These are > open to > > all members of the > > association, and membership is currently only $75 per > > year. > > > > > > > > Thanks for your time and attention. If you have > any > > questions for me, I > > will be happy to answer them. You can contact > me > > through the DOA website, > > www.deloreanowners.org <http://www.deloreanowners.org/> , or via the > > contact > > information below. > > > > > > > > Best, > > > > Josh > > > > > > > > (513)919-6523 > > > > <mailto:jhaldeman@xxxxxxxx <mailto:jhaldeman%40fuse.net> > <mailto:jhaldeman%40fuse.net> > > > jhaldeman@xxxxxxxx <mailto:jhaldeman%40fuse.net> > <mailto:jhaldeman%40fuse.net> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------ > > > > To address comments privately to the moderating team, > > please address: > > moderators@xxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:moderators%40dmcnews.com> > <mailto:moderators%40dmcnews.com> > > > > For more info on the list, tech articles, cars for > sale see > > www.dmcnews.com > > > > To search the archives or view files, log in at > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnewsYahoo! 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