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WELCOME
NOTICE:
UPCOMING
ICES BYLAWS REVISION/VOTING/ICES ELECTIONS
ICES is set to undergo a vote for the revision of the Bylaws at the Illinois convention in July. If you are not attending the convention, the only way you will be able to vote for these revisions is if you send a current member with your proxy. You can download a preview version of the BYLAW proposed changes HERE .
The proposed revisions should be published in the July ICES newsletter in order for all members to have the opportunity to review them. PLEASE BE SURE TO READ AND STUDY THESE PROPOSED CHANGES! If you have any questions about the revisions once you read them, please contact the State Rep for clarifications.
If you cannot attend convention, you still have the right, and the obligation to vote! Proxy ballot gives the added flexibility of someone voting for you in your stead who can listen to discussions and then vote on current information. It also allows more choice in voting for Board candidates as the proxy ballot can vote on nominations taken from the floor on the day of the General Membership meeting.
An absentee ballot only allows for voting on Board candidates who were known at the time the ballot was printed and does not include any candidates added after that time.
Please take the time to locate a member with whom you have like minds and is attending the convention to send your proxy with or contact your state Rep for help finding someone. The proxy letter format you must use is on Page 19 of the May 2009 newsletter or you can download it the Proxy Form HERE.
Absentee ballots must be post-marked by July 16, 2009. Proxy letters must be sent with a member in good standing travelling to convention and must be presented to the ICES Recording Secretary no less than 24 hours prior to the General Membership Meeting.
Our Purpose
FL ICES is a state chapter of ICES, the International Cake Exploration Societe, an international non-profit organization, working together to make people aware of cake decorating and the confectionary arts. Our memberships includes a varied assortment of "sugar artists" ranging from the hobbyist and home baker to professional cake decorators, caterers, and exhibitors.
Our purpose is to help spread the SHARING and CARING of cake decorating and confectionary arts within our state and throughout the world.
The Mission of the International Cake Exploration Societe ( ICES ) is to preserve, advance, and encourage exploration of the sugar arts. ICES promotes and provides opportunities for continuing education, development of future sugar artists, and enjoyment of the art form in a caring and sharing environment
AS A MEMBER OF ICES, you will be a part of a great group of Cake Decorators and Confectionary Sugar Artists from around the world.
An ICES membership gives you access to all of this:
- LOCAL SHARING EVENTS for all members throughout the State of Florida
- NEWSLETTERS - receive a Florida ICES newsletter once each quarter and an ICES Newsletter 11 times each year
- NETWORKING with other people -- men, woman and children who share your love of sugar.
- SCHOLARSHIPS for all eligible members
To find out more about joining ICES, go to www.ices.org
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