“Over the past four months GAMA has been working on how we can best serve the needs of the tabletop industry. During this time, we have heard from many people, both inside and outside the organization, that our current membership structure limits input, involvement and decision making authority and is a barrier to being reflective of the diversity in the industry. As such the GAMA board of directors and the Bylaw Committee are working on a series of proposed amendments to our governing documents that will allow us to live up to our vision that everyone has a place and a voice at our table.
The following guiding principles will be the basis for the proposed changes:
GAMA will be an organization that is reflective of a diverse and growing industry
All members of the association will have a voice regardless of the type of business they are engaged in
Business in every membership category will have a vote, with the exception of Communicating Members
·There will be equality of representation on the board of directors from all membership categories
·We will have an open and transparent dialogue on why these changes are necessary to ensure that GAMA is relevant to the tabletop industry of today
The Board and Bylaw committee will continue its work to craft the draft proposals which will be brought to the membership for feedback before being submitted to the voting members for adoption. The process will be hard, but the work is necessary to achieve our full potential as an organization that provides value to our industry.”
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