PCNSW President’s Report December 2011

The Club’s AGM and elections were held on 8 November with a good turn-up despite the deluge. The elections give the members the opportunity to shape the direction of the club and those on the existing committee the opportunity to continue on, or stand aside from their existing roles.

This year we had a few people indicate that they wished to change roles and I was very pleased to be nominated and elected as President at the AGM. While many of the names may be the same, most of us have new roles.

Thank you to Rob Annett, Andrew Bursill, Justin Reed, Sue Palfrey and Colin Leung for their many years of service to the members.

I would like to welcome the new members of the Committee, the full list is on the “Contact Us“ page of the website. The committee members all have public club email addresses like president@pcnsw.com.au which makes it easier for members to send an email to the correct functional area of the club, even when we move around or people retire from the committee.

In mid November we launched a new membership management system. The two key features of this are the retention of member details resulting in fewer details being to be re-typed each time and substantial cost savings on transaction fees, as we are now using a different payment facility. While an enormous amount of planning went into the data migration and setup there will be glitches. If you see any please email pcnsw@pcnsw.com.au and let us know. All members have been sent an email with details of how to login. If you have not received an email, please let us know.

While the motorsport season is finished the social events keep rolling along so keep an eye on the website and newsletter and give the new booking system a workout.

We recently ran three driver training session at Eastern Creek which were all well attended. I attended the first session in my standard road car and learned a lot about car control in the very controlled environment of the skid pan. A quick wash the next day was the only follow up.

We still have two positions on the Committee that have not been filled; Social Secretary and Merchandise Manager. If you are interested in the roles or in sharing them please let me know. The Social Secretary role is supported by an enthusiastic sub committee and the Merchandise Manager role has a well developed range and website ordering system. You do not need to face an election and can be appointed by the committee.

Well what can we do better in 2012? I believe that we can be more inclusive and accept that there are different expressions of the passion. New forms of motor sport are developing, new tracks formats will open and different social events will be offered. At the same time, we will be cognisant of the Porsche branding and affiliation, while remaining uncompromising on the safety of everyone involved with our club.

Enjoy each motoring moment

Paul Dortkamp

President
Porsche Club NSW