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From Jamie Bothwell, the NASG's Election Chairman:

2027 is again an election year for the NASG. We are seeking candidates for the offices of Executive Vice President, Secretary, and the three Regional Vice Presidents. This is your chance to step up and serve the NASG by helping to run the organization. You can nominate yourself. Anyone interested in running can start the nomination process by sending Jamie an e-mail with your intentions. Please do so by November 15th (to allow time to post the ballots in the NASG Dispatch)

Start an e-mail message (election@nasg.org).

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Andy Malette, the NASG Secretary, has made available the July and August 2026 NASG BOT meeting notes. The PDF files can be viewed by active NASG members via the "Members Only" portal.

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The 2026 NASG Convention Summary web page is now complete. Additional photos are always welcome, but the core ones provided by Michael McConnell and Bill Lane have been added to the page.

Update:
1. John Henning was able to obtain permission, and the photo, of the "group photo" taken by a member of the SRI staff during the SRI tour in front of the #1225.
2. A quick-jump index has been added to the top of the Summary page.
3. Clay Buckage provided a few photos taken during the Crossroads Village tour.

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On behalf of the NASG's President, Jim Whipple:

Are there any insurance agents out there amongst the NASG membership who are knowledgeable about 501(c)3 organizations?
The NASG treasurer and myself would appreciate the opportunity to talk about the organization's insurance needs, this week if possible.

Start an e-mail message (president@nasg.org).

Attention NASG members! The NASG Dispatch magazine is running low on articles. Please consider writing something about your current or recent S-related activities. Ideas are: a progress report on your layout's construction; a kit you have been building; a car or engine that you have been super-detailing or gotten to work again; a scenery tip that you would like to pass along; a review of a recent train show that you attended, etc. While your article can be long, a short product review and a simple tip can be sufficient to fill an empty spot in the magazine. Photos are great, if you can take them, but if not, that's fine, too. We have two assistant editors on stand-by who can work with you to get you the article that you envision. Please see the linked-to page for who to contact and for possible submission deadlines, if your article is time-sensitive.

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Andy Malette, the NASG Secretary, has made available the March, April, and May 2026 NASG BOT meeting notes. The PDF files can be viewed by active NASG members via the "Members Only" portal.

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As of today, the 2026 NASG Annual Member Cars have all been shipped by the NASG Company Store manager, Chris Crnich. He stated that we did receive a couple of extra orders, but American Models had, luckily, produced a few more than we commissioned, and they are now 100% sold out. This was a popular car. Thank you to all who pre-ordered the cars.

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Andy Malette, the NASG Secretary, has made available the January 2026 and February 2026 BOT meeting notes. The PDF file can be viewed by active NASG members via the "Members Only" portal.

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Andy Malette, the NASG Secretary, has made available the December 2025 BOT meeting notes. The PDF file can be viewed by active NASG members via the "Members Only" portal.

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Andy Malette, the NASG Secretary, has made available the November 2025 BOT meeting notes. The PDF file can be viewed by active NASG members via the "Members Only" portal.

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Andy Malette, the NASG Secretary, has made available the September 2025 BOT meeting notes. The PDF file can be viewed by active NASG members via the "Members Only" portal.

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