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Iowa Bandmasters Association
March 2022 eNews
Member News
Conference Pre-Registration Open

If you are a current paid member, you received a separate personalized link (sent around Feb.15th) that will log you directly into your IBA account on the website. This link will not expire and is unique to your membership number. Do not share this link.

This link is unique for conference registration. You will receive another personalized link for voting around March 15th. These personalized links come directly from the IBA website and the email list is generated with current paid members only. 

If you are not a current paid member:
Please log into the site with your member ID number to make sure you are connecting to your specific membership information. If you cannot access your account, please email Liz Fritz at webmaster@bandmasters.org

PLEASE do not create a new account! Account duplication creates extra work for many!

All membership information is connected to your IBA Member Number which is printed in the IBA directory or on any piece of IBA paper mail, such as the magazine.

If you believe you are a current member...PLEASE do not create a new account. Instead, email Liz Fritz or Steve Cook.

If you are not sure you are a current member, check with Steve Cook secretary@bandmasters.org
Conference Room Block
The Marriott room block is available to make reservations for the conference.
Iowa Bandmasters Association 2022
Last Day to Book: Wednesday, April 20, 2022
Outstanding Administrator Recognition
 
Each year IBA recognizes three administrators with the Outstanding Administrator Award. Members can nominate an elementary/middle school principal, a high school principal, and/or a superintendent for the award. If you work with an outstanding administrator please consider nominating them. The recognition from you alone is meaningful to your administrator and makes the process worth it. Recipients will be honored at the IBA Banquet.
 
 
For further information contact Public Relations Chair, Meghan Powell at meghan.powell@scwarriors.org
 
Retirement & Tenure Awards
 
If you have reached the 30-year tenure mark or plan on retiring (this includes those who chose to retire after the deadline last year), please submit your information in order to be recognized. All recipients will be honored at the IBA Banquet.
 
Online Voting for President-elect and Awards

The IBA election for President-elect and Karl L. King Awards will take place online, March 15 - April 1st.  

Don't see your email invite? Check your junk/spam mail. This email is coming from a different delivery point in our system, different than this eNewsletter. 

Online Voting - Election FAQ's
You must be a current PAID active or retired member to be eligible to vote.

You can check your membership status online. You must log in to see the membership directory. When logging into the website remember to use your member ID that is listed in the membership directory or any mail from IBA such as the magazine. This will link your membership data.

If you are not sure you are a current member, check with Steve Cook secretary@bandmasters.org

It is also vital to check your current IBA email. This is especially important if you have moved to a new school or recently retired.

Questions about voting? Contact Jarrod O'Donnell.
Upcoming Dates
  • March 12 - Outstanding Administrator Nomination Deadline 
  • March 19 - Retirement/Tenure Notification Deadline 
  • April 15 - Conference Pre-Registration Deadline
  • May 12 -14 - 95th Annual I.B.A. Conference 
  • June 3 - Summer Magazine Deadline
From the President
“Happiness is meeting up with old friends after a long time apart…”

Isn’t the above quote the truth! In just a few short months we will finally all be together for the first time since the 2019 IBA Conference. Think about that, who would have thought three years ago as we were leaving the Marriott that it would take that long for us to be together again. We have survived a global pandemic–lost some dear friends to it–and came out the other side. We might have some battle scars, but we have survived nonetheless.

With this in mind, I can absolutely not wait for the 95th Iowa Bandmasters Association Conference with the very appropriate title: Celebrating Togetherness. It is my earnest hope that the conference will inspire you, enthrall you, and allow us to truly have a celebration. When the full schedule comes out in April, I hope you notice that there are more opportunities than usual to simply hang out with old friends and to make new ones. Be sure to go to as many concerts as you can. Wartburg College’s Wind Ensemble, Iowa’s Symphony Band, and UNI’s Jazz One will certainly impress us with their abilities, as will more professional groups like the Dick Bauman Big Band, Bob Washut’s Emeritet, and the Minnesota Symphonic Winds.

Next, don’t forget to check out the line-up of top-notch clinicians who join us from New York to Washington state and Minnesota to Texas. There is a wide variety of subject matter ranging from repertoire to diversity to marching band and for elementary band directors to college and university professors. Finally, you won’t want to miss Dr. Paula Crider’s keynote address as she pays tribute to our profession with “In Praise of Teachers.”

In closing, don’t forget to register for the conference as soon as you are able and be sure to book your hotel rooms soon as the hotels fill up fast. In our April eNews I will give you detailed information about a viable option for those who might only be able to join us virtually. Until then–my old friends–stay safe, stay healthy and I can’t wait for us to celebrate together…soon.

Jeana M. Larson
IBA President
jeana.larson@bandmasters.org
Iowa Bandmasters Association
95th Annual Conference
May 12 - 14, 2022