NEWS

 

IJA BUSINESS NOTES

 

National Juggling Day

Check it out in the 1989 edition of "Chase's Annual Events." Or the USA Today 1989 wall calendar. Saturday, June 17, is National Juggling Day here in the USA. So plan to get out there and juggle! Even better, get together with friends and fans and hold an event!

 

If you need help with press releases or mailing lists, the IJA will be glad to help through Bill Giduz (press) and Rich Chamberlin (mailing lists and brochures). If your club or IJA affiliate is planning to have an event, please contact Giduz so he can coordinate some national publicity.

 

Gatto and Ziethen Will Receive New IJA Awards In Baltimore

The IJA board voted recently to institute two new awards and present them for the first time at this year's convention. Presentation will take place during the

Thursday evening Individual Championships / Awards Night event.

 

A new International Jugglers Association Award of Excellence will be given this year to Anthony Gatto. The award recognizes extraordinary achievement in the field of juggling performance. Individuals nominated must have demonstrated ability in, and dedication to, the art of juggling that has clearly established them as an international leader in the field.

 

The board will also present Karl­Heinz Ziethen of Berlin with its first IJA Extraordinary Service Award. This award is for living persons who show outstanding service to the field of juggling. It is primarily intended for those who have shown consistent commitment to promotion of juggling. Ziethen will be recognized for his years of service to the art as a collector, author, historian and promoter.

 

Gatto will perform during the convention public show, and attempt to break his own numbers records. Ziethen will be bringing some of his rare juggling videos to Baltimore for presentation.

The 1989 Roster is just now emerging from computer limbo as our early March Juggler's World copy deadline approaches. The IJA has switched from its old DEC Rainbow computer to a new IBM, and the transition has not been an easy one. It looks now as if we are about out of the woods and can proceed with Roster production.

 

We apologize for the delay and will get the Roster printed and mailed as soon as possible. As you might imagine, Roster production is becoming an increasingly bigger job. As of early March, IJA membership had topped 3,500. .

 

Elections are coming and the IJA is accepting nominations for positions on the 1989-1990 board of directors. In order to send out a mail-in ballot before this summer's convention, nominations for office will be accepted until May 1.

If you would like to nominate yourself or another person, send in a 150-word statement of candidacy to secretary Rich Chamberlin before that date. There are 11 board spots available. The final election will take place at the convention business meeting. People who are not on the mail ballot may still place their names in nomination at that meeting, but they will not have the benefit of votes cast by mail.

 

New IJA Life Members

The IJA would like to thank the following people who have signed on as IJA Life Members since publication of the Winter issue of this magazine:

 

108. Pamela Lee, Dallas, Tex.;

109. Risa Davis, Baltimore, Md.;

110. Jonathan Seglins, Ontario, Canada;

111. Andrew P. Swan, N. Highlands, Calif.;

112. Fred Stinson, Toronto, Canada;

113. Joel Brozovsky, Spokane, Wash.;

114. Dick Cuyler, Vestal, N.Y.;

115. Tina Fraser, Richland, Wash.

 

Life Members pay $300 for a lifetime membership and first-class subscription to Juggler' s World. They also receive reserved seating at convention events and a special membership card. The money collected from Life Memberships goes into a special fund that is not used for operations expenses, but which insures the long-term stability of the organization. If you're interested in becoming a Life Member, contact IJA secretary Rich Chamberlin.