TXMPA ANNUAL MEETING ON THIS SATURDAY
Message from the President
I hope all of you are planning to attend the Annual Meeting in San Marcos this Saturday, June 27. It provides a venue to come together in person, get to know one another better, bond and create a unified team to carry our mission forward.
This year's Annual Meeting will take place in the Theatre Center at Texas State University. Check-in will take place from 9:30am to 1:30pm. Prior to the Annual Meeting, beginning at 10:30am, the Industry Board seat for Producers will be selected in their caucus. During the Annual Meeting, a vote will be taken to amend TXMPA's by-laws to add the new Animation/Game/Visual Effects permanent seat to the Board. Should the vote pass, a caucus will take place to elect this representative. It is vital that members from these two disciplines take advantage of this opportunity to come to San Marcos to meet with fellow industry members from all across the State and participate in these elections. It is important to have strong representation from these industry segments on the Board.
We will also have the opportunity for members in attendance to discuss the various committees on the Board (Membership, Fundraising, Communications, Website, and Legislative) and to volunteer to help in areas of interest. These sessions will take place from 9:30am until 12:30pm.
The meeting itself will start promptly at 1:30. During the meeting, we will have updates on the recently passed legislation and discuss where we go from here. While our incentive program and other industry related legislation have helped to level the playing field with other states, we will review ways to upgrade and improve what Texas has to offer. Representatives of our lobby firm, HillCo Partners, will talk about the current political climate and the challenges we will face in the next legislative session. As we have mentioned before, the mission of TXMPA is ongoing. The advocacy of our industry requires continuous effort and without it we can easily lose all that we have fought so hard to gain.
Don Stokes,
President, TXMPA
www.txmpa.org
I hope all of you are planning to attend the Annual Meeting in San Marcos this Saturday, June 27. It provides a venue to come together in person, get to know one another better, bond and create a unified team to carry our mission forward.
This year's Annual Meeting will take place in the Theatre Center at Texas State University. Check-in will take place from 9:30am to 1:30pm. Prior to the Annual Meeting, beginning at 10:30am, the Industry Board seat for Producers will be selected in their caucus. During the Annual Meeting, a vote will be taken to amend TXMPA's by-laws to add the new Animation/Game/Visual Effects permanent seat to the Board. Should the vote pass, a caucus will take place to elect this representative. It is vital that members from these two disciplines take advantage of this opportunity to come to San Marcos to meet with fellow industry members from all across the State and participate in these elections. It is important to have strong representation from these industry segments on the Board.
We will also have the opportunity for members in attendance to discuss the various committees on the Board (Membership, Fundraising, Communications, Website, and Legislative) and to volunteer to help in areas of interest. These sessions will take place from 9:30am until 12:30pm.
The meeting itself will start promptly at 1:30. During the meeting, we will have updates on the recently passed legislation and discuss where we go from here. While our incentive program and other industry related legislation have helped to level the playing field with other states, we will review ways to upgrade and improve what Texas has to offer. Representatives of our lobby firm, HillCo Partners, will talk about the current political climate and the challenges we will face in the next legislative session. As we have mentioned before, the mission of TXMPA is ongoing. The advocacy of our industry requires continuous effort and without it we can easily lose all that we have fought so hard to gain.
Don Stokes,
President, TXMPA
www.txmpa.org
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