Convention '07: 10/11  November,
Gloucester
Our seventh annual convention was held on Saturday
10th and Sunday 11th November at the Holiday Inn near Gloucester.
Report and Photos»
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Apr'07 UK Chapter Annual General
Meeting 2007
 The
AGM was held on Saturday 14 April at the Adelaide Pub in Teddington
near Kingston upon Thames, Middlesex. Twenty members and five
partners enjoyed an excellent day, with lunch in warm sunshine
in the pub garden.
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Change of rules to Boost UK Membership!
The IPBA Board has agreed to relax membership
rules for international Chapters. New Members can now decide
to join the UK Chapter only, without joining
the IPBA. This change recognises that the IPBA Convention,
a major benefit of the IPBA, is not as accessible to international
members as it is for US members.
Members who join the UK Chapter only will not be entitled
to many of the benefits of the IPBA such as the Perfume Bottle
Quarterly magazine, the annual directory of members and access
to the library and will not be able to attend the annual Convention.
They will of course be able to take part fully in the activities
of the UK Chapter.
So, let's recruit some new members! If you
know people who have wanted to join in the past but were put
off by the high subscriptions, let them know that for
only £10pa they can get the benefits of belonging
to a specialist perfume collecting club.
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Sixth Convention 30
Sept. and 1 Oct. 2006
Although attendance was very disappointing, our sixth convention,
which was again held at the Comfort Hotel near
Heathrow, was enjoyed by all the delegates.
The declining numbers prompted a renewed debate about having
two levels of membership in the Chapter. It was decided
this could be achieved by forming a UK Branch
within the Chapter with branch members being eligible for
UK activities but not those in the US and paying much smaller
annual dues.
Our guest speaker, Janine Roxborough-Bunce
gave an entertaining presentation about the work of the
Fragrance Foundation in the UK and described the background
and history of the annual FiFi awards. Janine raised the
possibility of members taking part in the FiFi awards voting
process - an exciting development for the UK Chapter.
On Sunday, the all-day sale was also disappointing, with
fewer dealers than previously and not as many buyers, both
members and public.
Read a full report and see photographs
here »
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News....
Diary Date: Sat. 27 April
2008 at Buriton, near Petersfield in Hampshire. Sara Hughes
is organising a Fair for IPBA and BCCS members. 10am-3pm
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Subscriptions 2007/8 Membership
run from 1 July and subs for 2007/8 are now due.
IPBA dues are held at $55 pa and UK Chapter subs are still
£10 pa (£12 for non-UK)
To make it easier for non-USA members we will again be collecting
subs. centrally for both the IPBA dues and the UK Chapter
- simply send a cheque for £40 (£42 for non-UK)
to Paula Sedgwick.
(Cheques should be payable to "UK Chapter of the IPBA")
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FiFi Awards 2007
 UK
Chapter members are now registered with the Fragrance Foundation
UK as voters in this year's judging process. The results were
be announced at a charity dinner on 23rd April
Fragrance
Foundation website» |
IPBA Ballot Result
See the Member's section of
the IPBA
web site for details of the voting. |
| The next US Convention
....will be in St Louis, Missouri from May 1st to 4th 2008.
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