Forming an ISCA Chapter
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| Published | EF Issue 2015.2 |
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Publication date | Spring 2015 |
| Media type | Digital |
| Pages | 20-21 |
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Information on how to form an ISCA Chapter on pages 20-21 of the Spring 2015 digital version of Exaggerated Features.
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If you are an ISCA member who knows and/or works with a number of caricaturists, or if you would simply like to “spread the word” in your area about ISCA and the art of caricature, then please consider starting a local Chapter!
Current Official Chapters
REPUBLIC OF KOREA CHAPTER: President: Yonie Woo Vice-President: Spring Lee Treasurer: Won Young You Secretary: Sang Kok lee
EUROPE CHAPTER: President: Mr. Marcel Bender Vice President: Mrs. Irina Bender Treasurer: Thomas Jahn Secretary: Uwe Kolkmeyer
SINGAPORE CHAPTER: President: Mr. Kamal Dollah Vice president: Mdm. Ye Ruoshi Treasurer: Mr. Hafiz Abdullah Secretary: Mr. Tank Lee
JAPAN CHAPTER: President: Kage Nakanishi Vice-President: Tomo Tabata Treasurer: Kunikazu Noguchi Secretary: Yukiya Yamanaka Manager: Yusuke Takagi
How to Start a Chapter
First, gather up your friends and colleagues, and hold a get-together of some sort. Nothing fancy...just an informal meeting. Be sure to bring with you some copies of the most recent EFs, along with any convention photos or drawings you might have. If you have Internet access, you may want to pull up our website. Talk to the group about what ISCA is, and what being part of it has meant to you (the impact it’s had on your life, your career, or your artwork). Tell them about our conventions, and how much fun they are to attend. Be sure to mention the vast potential for making new friends, meeting other artists from different parts of the world, and sharing trade tips, tools, and techniques. Once you’ve met with your fellow artists and introduced them to ISCA, you will then be able to gauge the level of interest in joining the organization. You can then mention the idea of forming a chapter, and see who might be interested in helping to run things. Once you have at least three or four people willing to serve as board members, and a head count of potential members, please contact any ISCA Board Member and let them know you would like to form a new chapter!
Requirements
Each chapter should choose its own name. The name should reflect the city, state, country, or region encompassed by the chapter. All members of each chapter must first be dues-paying members of the ISCA in good standing and must live in the designated region. Each chapter shall be responsible for electing its own board members and conducting its own affairs. Though a minimum of three members is required to form a chapter, there is no limit to the number of people who can make up a chapter. Each chapter should elect its own officers, hold its own meetings, and manage its own funds and affairs. Any events held by each chapter, such as a mini-con or fundraiser, will be fully sanctioned by ISCA, and as such, use of the ISCA logo on all promotional materials is permitted and encouraged. Mini-cons should first be approved by the board. In order for a chapter to maintain its ACTIVE standing, the acting chapter president must notify the ISCA board of their chapter status every year by November 30th. If ISCA is not notified, the chapter will be dissolved.
Benefits
ISCA will make every effort to assist each chapter with holding a minicon or recruiting new members by providing the following benefits: (1) A “WELCOME” CERTIFICATE with all of the ISCA Board Members’ signatures on it. The formation of the chapter will be announced on the forum, on ISCA’s Facebook page, and in EF. (2) The use of the ISCA LOGO on banners, fliers, T-shirts, and other promotional materials and merchandise. (3) A document detailing the HISTORY of ISCA, which includes the names of past Presidents and past Guest Speakers. This document will serve as a written introduction to new members, providing information about the organization’s growth (from about 20 members to over 500) since 1992, and citing the BENEFITS (networking, friendship, prestige, Annual Convention, awards, etc.) of joining ISCA. The board members are currently making an effort to translate this document into several languages for the ease of reading and understanding. (4) Recruiting materials (like back-issues of EF, old convention T-shirts, and ISCA pins) will be provided by the ISCA Board Members to SUPPORT the new chapter in all its endeavors. Please note: the benefits outlined above apply to all existing Chapters, as well as new ones. The ISCA Board Members encourage the formation of various chapters throughout the world, not just as a recruiting venue, but also to “spread the good word” about the art & business of caricature, and to create unity and goodwill among the artists who practice it.
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