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    BOD - New Members of

    in Buick - General

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    Bill : I did not know you really, before we served together. I enjoyed working with you . Thank you for having the passion to do what you did for the BCA , and for being a driving force to get to BCA to the level of financial stability , that we now enjoy. These jobs can be thankless , but you hung in there and did your absolute best for the BCA and its. membership.

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    2021 BCA National Meet/s- Concord, North Carolina June 30-July 3; Strongsville Ohio , July 7-10 CANCELLED

    in Buick - Meets & Tours

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    13 hours ago, Matt Harwood said:

    $10 says attendance is split 80/20 between Charlotte and Cleveland. I know everyone has the best of intentions, and that's good for the club. However, I bet far more people will be willing and able to go to Charlotte given its location and prominence. Add in the fact that both meets take place during the week instead of a weekend and 4th of July falls right in the middle, and, well, everyone will already have plans for the days leading up to Cleveland or they'll be exhausted from being in Charlotte. Nobody will want to be on the road for the 4th, they'll want to be home. And honestly, who is going to load up a trailer to do both and spend 10-12 days on the road? Few, if any, vendors will do both meets and they'll hedge their bets and attend the one with the most people likely to show up. That'll be Charlotte.

     

    I was planning to do both meets, but there's no way I can if they're right on top of each other like this. I was looking forward to the drive to Charlotte for a long trip, but I can't take two weeks off and I certainly can't skip Strongsville. I won't be the only one who can't afford to do both and who is now very disappointed that my only choice is the one that will be under-attended.

     

    Again, I know everyone tried to do their best to find a solution, but NEOhio really got screwed here. If they get 20 cars that aren't locals, I'll be shocked. 

    You are on Buddy!!! You can buy Brian and I both a cold one!!!!

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    2021 BCA National Meet/s- Concord, North Carolina June 30-July 3; Strongsville Ohio , July 7-10 CANCELLED

    in Buick - Meets & Tours

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    4 hours ago, Jim Milewski said:

    Would you please post the info for the Charlotte meet - host hotel info ect, I believe I had it, but since there is nothing to do in upstate NY but clean and refile during the lock down, I guess it got tossed - thanks

    We will do that as soon as our contract is signed and they can accept reservations , glad you are interested, it should be a great time.

     

    2021 BCA National Meet/s- Concord, North Carolina June 30-July 3; Strongsville Ohio , July 7-10 CANCELLED

    in Buick - Meets & Tours

    Posted · Edited by MrEarl (see edit history)

    At a time when the old car hobby and the entire Country is going through a great period of uncertainty. I am pleased to announced that the BCA National Meet for 2021 has has been modified with some first ever changes. The Meet will take place on two consecutive weekends. Part one will be in Charlotte (Concord) North Carolina as had been previously announced. The dates  will be changed to June 30 through July 3. The host hotel will remain the same . Part two will be held in Strongsville Ohio on July 7 through July 10. The host hotel in Strongsville is not ready to accept reservations at this time. The National Meet and the BOD both went through a lot of serious discussion about whether this was a good or a bad idea. Many Americans and BCA members are frothing at the bit, to get back to some type of normalcy. The Northeast Ohio Chapter had done a superior job in planning a National Meet. Early registrations and hotel room bookings showed that this was to be a big meet. There was no fair (or financially feasible) way to push all other meets back a year. Thinking outside the box, the host chapters for 2020 and 2021 as well as the National meet Committee decided to have two meets in a row. Possibilities of having them at opposite end of the Summer or a few weeks apart were discussed, but there is currently a frenzy of hotel bookings going on by groups that have had to cancel things for this year. As it turned out, we chose the only weekends possible to give both Chapters a chance to host a National Meet. This situation will give members a chance to attend either two Meets or just attend one Meet. There are a lot of details and planning going on to make this happen, with possible discounts for attending two meets etc. It is even possible that she group may want to set up a tour between Meets. The good news is that a lot of planing is now going on, but we do. have both of those dates locked in.  There is much uncertainty going on in the Country at the moment, and the crystal balls of the NMC and the BOD are no better than anyone else's . It is known that the financial impact many of us are currently feeling may affect future meets, no matter how much planing goes in to them. All we can do is to try and give BCA members the best product we can. We know that some people will love this idea and some will not. I personally think that if the National situation resolves itself , we could have a great Buick Summer in 2021. I would ask anyone responding to this thread to be respectful to the Club volunteers that have worked hard to try and put together a great Anniversary party for the BCA's 50th National Meet celebration.Further details will be posted here as they become available.

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    BCA March Minutes Questions

    in Buick - General

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    Lamar, The date of our teleconference was 3/29/2020.  The minutes of our 4/15/2020 teleconference will be available following their approval at our next teleconference which would be mid May. (sorry, but I do not have the exact date in front of me). The BOD has voted to award the 2023 National Meet, but as Chair of the National Meet Committee, It is up to me to sign the contract with the host hotel. I have not done that yet, but with in a week, I hope to get that accomplished and announced. The reason for the delay frankly is that following the need to cancel this year's meet. I want to rewrite the cancellation clause for any meet going forward. The BCA was able to cancel this year with out a serious loss being incurred, but that took a bit of "dancing". That is why we held  out making our "recommendation" to the BOD until now. 

    The personnel committee looks at contracts with existing service providers routinely and sends out RFQs to known interested parties before making any recommendations to the BOD. 

    I used the term "considerable discussion " to consolidate the opinions raised . This was a two hour meeting and with a unanimous vote, It was constructive "discussion" only , mostly about suggestions, time lines etc. again with a unanimous vote, there seems to be no real need to quantify beyond that. If you have any specific questions, please do not hesitate to PM me. I am glad to see that someone actually reads my minutes. Be safe

    Jack

     

     

     

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    2020 Strongsville Ohio National Meet

    in Buick - Meets & Tours

    Posted · Edited by Jack Welch (see edit history)

    In consultation with the members of the National Meet Committee (NMC), the BCA Board of Directors (BOD) has voted to cancel the 2020 National Meet in Strongsville, Ohio.  There will be no BCA National Meet in 2020 due to the COVID 19 virus and our concern for our member’s safety.  
    This was a difficult decision to make, but one we feel is in the best interests of the health and well-being of our members. We thank you for your patience while the Board weighed all the facts that went into this decision. We especially wish to offer our heartfelt thanks to the Northeast Ohio Chapter for all their work that went into planning for what would have been a terrific meet this year.
    We encourage our members to cancel any motel / hotel reservations that you have for this meet.  We are in the process of refunding any entry fees for the 2020 National Meet.  Please allow us some time to make these arrangements and get payment to you.  People that paid by credit card will have refunds made to their credit card.  Members that paid by check or by online will either have their check returned if not cashed or have a check from the BCA send to them.  
    The NMC and the BOD are in discussions with the Strongsville and Concord (Charlotte) groups for the future.  
     
    BCA Board of Directors 
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    National meet--postpone, cancel, or no change?

    in Buick - Meets & Tours

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    1 hour ago, 1953mack said:

     

     

     

    A final comment on this Thread before the "official decision" announcement . . . 

     

    The coronavirus pandemic is not a talent contest  —  it’s an intelligence test. When you’re at the bottom of the totem pole . . . after the POTUS, the Ohio Governor, Holiday Inn and BCA’s insurance carrier . . . talent is not required and your opinions, votes and decisions don’t mean jack. What is required is to get in line, obey the law, follow the mandated-orders and respect the health and safety of all others.

     

    The only suspense remaining in the BCA’s forthcoming announcement is how it will be worded. Don’t try to convince the General Membership by claiming that WE (the NMC, NEOC and the BOD) made the right decision by canceling the 2020 Nationals. Taking note of previous posts above, it appears that the host hotel already made the decision for you and pulled the plug several days before the NMC met and voted on April 7.

     

    Al Malachowski

    BCA #8965

    “500 Miles West of Flint”

    04.14.20

    Some statements are so stupid, they don't deserve a reply.!!!!

     

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    National meet--postpone, cancel, or no change?

    in Buick - Meets & Tours

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    3 hours ago, gdmn852 said:

    Hello again, to a certain extent of the Buick Show in Strongsville will be up State of Ohio if it happens or not, if the stay at home,no large gatherings , etc the decision will be made for us. Perhaps the club can estimate if they are at the point of cancellation as close to the event as possible.

    I would expect a decision following the BOD teleconference meeting on April 15, a week from Wed. The NMC teleconference is set for tomorrow evening, and we will make our recommendation to the BOD following that meeting.

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    National meet--postpone, cancel, or no change?

    in Buick - Meets & Tours

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    26 minutes ago, Y-JobFan said:

    All things aside, attendance would be dismal.  Figure the BCA is an older group and that equals a high risk group.  Is it worth losing a friend over? 

    No Question . I would not argue that for a second. The chances of a 2020 BCA National Meet are no longer the issue. The issue is that one single announcement should be made. There are dates to be worked out, contracts to be renegotiated or canceled. The intent now. is really to decide the softest landing financially for the BCA , see how good a contract we can get going forward, etc. The option of bumping following meets has been throughly explored,  and that is not a workable solution The reasons are far deeper than just hotel contracts. There is a staggering of amount of work that goes in to a National Meet, and a whole lot of work to cancel. As I had stated a couple of times , we really do have talented people working on an acceptable solution and in the end, I think the membership will be pleased at the outcome.

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    National meet--postpone, cancel, or no change?

    in Buick - Meets & Tours

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    22 hours ago, Terry Wiegand said:

    Mr. Fisher, you, Larry Schramm, and Chuck Kerls are the only voices of reason and sanity on here.  It's just a blasted car show for cryin' out loud.  Evidently some people are willing to trade their lives for a stinkin' plastic trophy.  As that old saying goes - Stupid Just Cannot Be Fixed.

     

    Terry Wiegand

    South Hutchinson, Kansas

    Terry, you and I don't often agree on anything, but we do agree here. To think that any decision the hard working people of the NEO Chapter , the NMC and The BOD would be based on trophies is about as stupid as it gets. We agree " Stupid cannot be fixed". The bottom line is that time remains for an informed decision taking everything (safety of membership, costs, contracts,, alternate proposals) in to consideration.

     

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    National meet--postpone, cancel, or no change?

    in Buick - Meets & Tours

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    Please note the The National Meet Committee and the host Chapter running the Strongsville National Meet are following the situation closely. There are a lot factors involved with the decision to go on with the meet, to cancel it outright or to postpone it. All these factors are being weighed , but all must realize that this is a very fluid situation. The facts as I see them at the moment are: that this is a VERY contagious disease. It can and has killed people. Most Governors are restricting travel and gatherings. Many people have lost jobs and income, as well as net worth . All the factors come in to play, when you are making decisions that affect our membership. No decision will be made lightly. We are very fortunate to have very talented people one the National  Meet Committee and on the BOD. A decision will be made when the time to do so becomes obvious. 

    Jack Welch National

    Meet Committee Chairman.

    Secretary BCA

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