I'm pleased to announce your 2012 Regional Trustees!  Please take a moment and thank those that served in 2011 and congratulate those starting to or continuing to serve as trustees in 2012.

Waterloo / Cedar Falls
Jeremy Meyer (Waverz)
Casey Schares (ruggerkc)

Cedar Rapids / Iowa City
Andy Long (Andy the Reef Guy)
Bob Boone (bobsfish)

Des Moines
Stew Moore (stew)
Nick Ball (Nik)

Quad Cities
Joe Eckman (greenonion)
Bill Kennedy (einsteins)

Best wishes for a wonderful Christmas (or whatever holidays you're celebrating) and a Happy New Year. 

Some of you may have noticed some weird stuff with the website over the last 36 hours or so.  There were some intermittent issues that have since been resolved.  If you sent someone a PM during that time, you may want to re-send it to make sure they got it.  We apologize for any inconvenience.

Welcome Jeremy Meyer (waverz) who has just been named one of the new 2012 Trustees for the Waterloo/Cedar Falls area.  We look forward to Jeremy returning to the leadership of the club.  Please take a moment to congratulate him on his new role!

Also, please extend your thanks to Josh Heinen (waterfowler) for serving as Trustee.  Your service has been appreciated and you will be missed.

Also, in the coming weeks, you'll be hearing more about an Assistant Trustee position that we're adding.  It's a position that's geared toward those interested in becoming a Trustee in the future.  More details to come!

We've scheduled the annual GIRS Business Meeting for Saturday, February 4th at the Coralville Country Inns and Suites.  It's just off of I-80, near Coralridge Mall.  Time is yet to be determined.

Like last year, we have some great raffle prizes for this event.  It will be worth attending even if the raffle is the only motivation for going.  Pizza and beverages will also be provided.

This years meeting will be packed and may go longer than those in the past due to the amount of material to cover.  Modifications to the club Constitution and By-Laws will be discussed and voted on.  Standard things like Member of the Year award, review of the club finances, overview of MACNA, and a recap of the year will also be done.  We'll also have a brand new group of officers to introduce, new trustees to introduce and more.

Mark the date on your calendars and we'll see you there!

Please take a moment to congratulate your new officers!  The nomination process was uncontested for all offices.

President - Mike Thompson (mthomp)
Vice President - Matt Nelsen (ninjazx777)
Treasurer - Joe Stuetelberg (flyingmorray)
Secretary - Jeanette Becker (beckerj3)

Please take a moment to congratulate each of them and thank them for being willing to volunteer their time to serve the club.