1. 2015 Annual General Membership Meeting March 28 – 2015 Chico Hot Springs Pray, Montana

2. The Venue

3. The sight of Ib chairing the meeting this year with a full head of hair was a welcome sight. In 2014, a chemotherapy bald Ib chaired via Skype from Missouri.

4. Chris Kidwell received a surprise “Friend of IOIA” award for his many years of chairing the Membership Committee, leading the big task of filling the slate for the Board of Directors, and volunteering for IOIA.

5. Organic Farmer and Montana Senator Jon Tester delivered a keynote speech via DVD to the AGM.

6. Isidor Yu presents IOIA with a gift symbolic of the decision to hold the 2016 Annual General Meeting in Korea – an original painting of the famous Mount Hallasan on Jeju Island. Ib Hagsten, BOD Chair, accepts.

7. Wendy Paulsen and Emery (son of Patti Bursten Deutsch). IOIA gave two door prizes for a 50% discount on a webinar. Wendy won one of them, Emery presented.

8. I-Ho Pomeroy, Bozeman restaurant owner, garbed in traditional Korean dress, explained the Korean dish of bibimbap, which was served for supper with the cooperation and assistance of the on-site catering staff.

9. Group photo on AGM day, March 28, on the steps of the Conference Center.

10. Three Margarets – Margaret Misner, Margaret Scoles, Margaret Weigelt

11. Pools at Chico

12. Al Johnson and Ib Hagsten caught soaking in the pools while talking shop.

13. Old Chico

14. 13 Mile Lamb & Wool yarn was on display during the Advanced training and AGM.

15. Sample card from 13 Mile

16. Ona Magaro, glass artist; Monique Scholz, proud buyer of one of the top sales items in the auction (center), and proud father and auctioneer extraordinaire Brian Magaro.

17. Leonard Pollara, right, quizzing Bob Scoles about his Navajo rugs. Bob donated one to the FUNdraising auction where it ended up as the top selling item - $600.

18. Handmade “Predator-Friendly” wool hats – one of these ended up in the benefit auction.

19. Nathaniel Powell-Palm (MT) and Wendy Paulsen (MN) dancing – a welcome sight after Nate’s serious car accident last year. Nate helped by finding the excellent James Schlender band for the dance.

20. Eric Feutz

22. New Chair Stuart McMillan gives an apple treat to the team