International Order of the
Blue Gavel
The Association of Past
Commodores
Change of
Membership
Information
What's New!
(Updated: June 24, 2008)
The complete Minutes of the February 9, 2008 Winter Regional Meeting are posted below.
The 2008 Pre-Annual Meeting Excursion to Victoria/Vancouver, Canada has been canceled.
2008 Summer Regional Meeting Schedule and Registration Forms are now available.
Deadline for registration for the Long Island, NY meeting is July 15, 2008.
Now you can make your room reservations on-line for the 2008 Annual Meeting
being held in Seattle, WA on October 22-26.
Use the link below for easy on-line registration. Your IOBG code has been entered for you.
Commodore Insignia's web site has been added to the IOBG web site.
Click on LINKS in the blue side bar and then select the Commodore Insignia logo
Click the link for the schedule or registration form
2008 SUMMER REGIONAL MEETING
Long Island, NY August 7-10, 2008
Click on the links below to download your copy of the
Meeting and Events Schedules and the Hotel and Pricing Information
Rooms and Events Registration should be made by July 15, 2008
2008 Summer Regional Meeting Schedule of Events
2008 Summer Regional Meeting Registration Form
WELCOME TO SEATTLE
2008 Annual Meeting October 22 - 26
We've posted the Annual Meeting Schedule and Registration Form below.
Download your Registration Form below for your trip reservation.
2008 Annual Meeting
Schedule
2008
Annual Meeting Registration Form
Click on the "Welcome to Seattle" logo on the left to view a collage of the upcoming events.
Need to make your room reservations for the upcoming Annual Meeting?
Click on the link below to connect to the Marriott Hotel's on-line registration service.
Your IOBG code is already entered for you.
Marriott Hotel On-line Registration Form
THE BLUE GAVEL LOG Newsletter
The MARCH issue of The Blue Gavel LOG is posted on this site.
Click on the link on the left for
the LOG Newsletter and select the MARCH issue.
Remember, the file is large
and best viewed with a broadband connection such as cable or DSL.
WANT TO BE NOTIFIED WHEN EACH ISSUE OF THE BLUE GAVEL LOG
IS PUBLISHED?
The Executive Committee, faced with rising paper and postage
costs, has adopted a plan where members can send a email to the International
Operations Center requesting they be put on a email list to be notified each
time the Blue Gavel LOG is published. When notified, the member may
retrieve the LOG from this web site.
If interested, click on the link below and
put Blue Gavel LOG in the subject line.
Your email address will be added to a
special group list and you will be notified when the newsletter is
published.
This means you will be able to see all the pictures in color, print only the pages you want and no waiting for the mail.
Important, when you sign up for this free service you will not receive a
printed version of the newsletter in the mail.
The complete minutes of the Winter Regional Meeting in Oakland, CA held February 9, 2008.
Click here for a copy of the Minutes of the meeting.
DUES INCREASE PASSES: The proposed $10 dues increase for a total of $40 for the International portion passed at the Annual Meeting of the Board of Directors on October 20, 2007. There were 23 Districts and 16 elected Officers and Past Iinternational Presidents with a combined authorized number of votes of 69. The dues increase passed by a vote of 41 in favor and 28 against. The increase will be effective for the 2008 dues year. The last dues increase was passed in 2000 and effective for 2001.
SUPPLY OFFICER HAS CHANGED: The Supply Officer function has been transferred to Commodore Insignia. Orders should be placed with your District Supply Officer to support your District. If your District does not have a Supply Officer, you may contact Commodore Insignia at commodoreinsignia.com.
CHAPTER ROSTERS WITH ADDRESSES NOW AVAILABLE: Rosters of
Chapters have been created for each area. The areas coincide with the
territories for our Area Vice Presidents i.e. Northwest, Southwest, Northeast,
North Central and Southeast. Each list is in the Adobe Acrobat format which
means you may print the list.
To view the lists, click on the link (in the blue
side bar) for "Chapter Address by District".
Chapters without addresses have
not supplied the information.
IOBG BYLAWS AND POLICY MANUAL: The Organization's bylaws and policy manual are available on this site. You may view, download and print each document which are in the Adobe Acrobat format (.PDF).
IOBG Bylaws as of October, 2005
IOBG
Policy Manual as of October, 2003
NEED A FORM? Download the form here:
New Chapter Application
New Member
Application
New
Member Oath
District
Director's Report
(Please use the new reports listed in the Control Bar-blue sidebar on left side of this Home Page)
Area Vice
President's Report
(Please use the new reports listed in the Control Bar-blue sidebar on left side of this Home Page)
Read the policy regarding membership affiliations
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Send Email to the
President
Send Email to International
Operations Center or the International Treasurer
Request Information by
clicking here.
INTERNATIONAL OPERATIONS CENTER
HAVE A QUESTION? We have a toll free number so you may call the International Operations Center in San Diego. The number is: 888-378-2211.
The International
Operations Center's address is:
3517 Camino del Rio S.
Suite 208
San Diego, CA
92108
The toll free number is: 888-378-2211
The local phone number is: 619-282-5050
The Fax number is:
619-282-5252
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