There will be business meetings of the District's leadership in the form of the Executive Committee, the District Board, and the District Aviation Board and the Flight Examining Board. Among other items on the District Board agenda, there are elections for the three District Captain positions. The Commodore and Chief of Staff do not stand for election this year, as those elections were held at last year's meeting and they are 2-year positions.
Sadly, there will be significantly fewer members (active duty as well as Auxiliary) attending this year's meeting, reflecting the austere budgetary environment we find ourselves in. I trust that the members who do come will get as much out of it as we ordinarily do. Despite the advent and ubiquity of electronic technology with which to conduct business, there is still nothing that can substitute for seeing someone in person, shaking their hand, looking them in the eyes while they are talking, and getting (and giving) a direct impression of what that person is like. I lament how much that technology already denies us that personal contact and will exert what influence I can to encourage maintaining as much as we can.
