2024 WUSPBA AGM OCTOBER 26, 2024

The 2024 Western United States Pipe Band Association Annual General Meeting (AGM) will be held on Saturday, October 26, 2024, online on Zoom. A Games Sponsors Meeting will be held on Friday, October 25, 2024 at 7:00 p.m. Pacific / 8:00 p.m. MT on Zoom.

(2024 deadline has passed for Band and Solo Regrades, and Submitting Bylaws and Contest Rules)

  • Band and Solo Regrades Information

If you are a competitor and wish to be considered for regrading, please see Solo and Band Grading Information.

  • Submitting Bylaws and Contest Rule Proposals

If you wish to submit a proposal to change the Bylaws or Contest Rules, please read How to Write an AGM Proposal. All Bylaw and Contest Rule Proposals must be sent to the WUSPBA Executive Secretary 45 days in advance of the Annual General Meeting (AGM). Send submissions to: executive.secretary@wuspba.org

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" REGISTER HERE FOR THE AGM " <- Every Member Click here to pre-register prior to the meeting

AGM OVERVIEW

The 2024 Annual General Meeting (AGM) will be held on Saturday, October 26, 2024, online on a Zoom platform.  Participants will check-in starting at 7:00 AM (Pacific) / 8:00 (Mountain).  The AGM will begin promptly at 8:00 AM (Pacific) / 9:00 AM (Mountain).

Friday Evening, October 25, 2024

  • Games Sponsors Meeting

8:00 p.m . - 9:00 p.m. (Mountain Time) 7:00-8:00 p.m. (Pacific Time)

Discussing common issues and problems in running Piping and Drumming at Highland Games as well as a brief introduction to the R2 System.  Q&A (1 hour).

Presented by the Office of Strategic Planning for Games Organizers (OSPGO)

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Saturday, October 26, 2024

WUSPBA Annual General Meeting AGENDA

 

CLICK HERE TO REGISTER FOR THE AGM

Join Zoom Meeting
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NOTE: ALL MEETING TIMES GOING FORWARD ARE MOUNTAIN TIME and are approximate

8:30 AM to 8:59 AM – Check-In and Quorum Count
9:00 AM – Call to Order, Establish Quorum, and Introductions - Stuart Baker, Conducting
9:10 AM – Approval of 2023 Minutes and 2024 budget, call for New Business to be discussed
9:20 Welcome to the AGM - Andrew Morrill, President

9:30 AM – Elections of Officers - Stu Baker

  • Vice-President - nomination
  • Sanctioning Secretary - nomination
  • Solo Registrar- nomination

New Business

9:50 Validated Rosters Description and Requirements - Charlie Butterworth, Band Registrar

10:00 Circle of Honor - Stu Baker

10:30 Music Board - Ryan Murray, Chair - WUSPBA Music Board

10:45 Break

10:55  Contest Rule Changes for 2024 - Stu Baker

Contest Rule Proposals

CR-1 - CPL Update  (OSPGO )

CR-2 - Solo 2 Parted Tune Reqs (OSPGO )

CR-3 - Double Rostering & Draw (OSPGO )

CR-4 - Band Admin & Results Updates (OSPGO )

CR-5 - Band Judge Duties (OSPGO )

CR-6 - Band Aggregate Prizes (OSPGO )

CR-7 - Regrade Applications (OSPGO )

CR-8- WUSPBA Championship Rules (OSPGO )

CR-10 - Grading and Regrades (Jeff Mann)

CR-11 - Midseason regrade (April White)

 

12:00 PM – Lunch Break

1:00 PM – Executive Committee and Branch Officer Reports - Reports are posted on the web
Executive Committee

      • Vice President- Jennifer DeBarr
      • Executive Secretary - Connor Studulski
      • Treasurer-Budget- Robert Baxter
      • Past President- Jeff Mann
      • Sanctioning Secretary - Carol Duarte
      • Band Registrar - Charlie Butterworth
      • Solo Registrar - Katie Strausser

Branch Reports

      • Northern Branch - Erin Berta
      • Southern Branch - Bill Walker
      • Desert Branch - Teresa Black
      • Great Basin Branch- Matt Jamieson
      • Intermountain Branch -Melissa Slagter

1:30 PM – Games Organizer Reports 

2:00 PM – Council and Committee Reports

        • Education Council - Jennifer DeBarr
        • Youth Education Council - Logan Gorsuch
        • Office of Strategic Planning for Games Organizers - Suzan Karayel
        • Press and Social Media Committee - Sue Jacobi
        • Website - Eric Evenhuis

Closing Remarks and Adjourn  - Stu Baker

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SATURDAY WORKSHOPS, October 26, 2024
NOTE: All Printed Times Are Mountain

Time:10/26/2024 4:00 p.m. Mountain / 3:00 p.m. Pacific

 

PIPING & DRUMMING WORKSHOPS

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Time Instructor
3:00pm Michael Grey: This is a 4 class series and the first class is complimentary to you! Join us for an "Introduction to creating Bagpipe Music". Michael will take you through the steps and thought process to create your own tune and discuss how to write harmonies. Sign ups to complete the course will be available on R2.

 
3:00pm J. Reid Maxwell: A better understanding of the "Musical balance of the side drums, tenors and bass". The relationship between the mid section and side drums that also enhance the pipe music being played.

 
4:15pm Donald Lindsay: "Why Piobaireachd?" This workshop includes a brief history, music layout, phrasing, technique approach and the benefits of adding piobaireachd to your solo contest. How to get started. Generally pipers shy away from this because they don't understand it and also don't know the benefits achieved when playing this type of tune.