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ANNUAL MEETING OF ASSOCIATION OF GLASS AND POTTERY MANUFACTURERS
DRAWS A CROWD
Press Release June 20,2009
Contact: Robert Gonze (412-427-0783)
Association of Glass and Pottery Manufacturers

Founded in 1923 and having meetings since then, the annual meeting for the Association of Glass and Pottery Manufacturers was held June 13 through 15, 2009 at the Glenmoor Resort that is located in Canton, Ohio. The meeting is a premier event for the association and all members of the organization are invited to meet and review the activities that have been accomplished by the various committees and meetings of the Board of Directors throughout the year as well as plan future activities for the organization. Members from Ohio, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, New York, Delaware, and North Carolina attended the three day event. Members include the corporate members of Blenko Glass, Burley Clay Products, Inc., CMS USA, Inc. Custom Deco, Inc., Fenton Art Glass Company, GlassAutomatic, The Hall China Company, Homer Laughlin China Co., Lenox China, McCoy Limited, Saint Gobain Container Company , Steuben Glass, Simon Pearce Company, and Treasured Editions Company. Individual members include Curly Achenbach, Ken Dalzell, John Potts, Dianne Keller, and Robert Gonze, Highlights of the annual meeting included:

Report from the Finance Committee on the change in investment tactics for the association’s portfolio that had dropped from its high due to the September 2008 market crash. A detailed presentation of the new trending investment strategy that is being managed by Roger Woodruff of Commonwealth Financial was held with an active question and answer period.
Report from the Project Committee that shared the previous year’s activities with scholarships that had been awarded to an Alfred University student Daniel Vuono as well as University of Rolla, Science and Technology students Josh Holzhausen and Dan Marincel. The scholarships at both universities are the first awarded by the Association in its three year commitment for scholarships to both universities. Press releases from both schools are forthcoming and it is expected that competition for the scholarships will increase as the program becomes better promoted. In addition, the Project Committee announced that there was new interest from US manufacturers to consider re-starting the internship programs that had been ongoing for several years and that were financially supported by the Association. The Committee also reported that its additional funding to the University of Rolla Science and Technology program that it had started several years ago of creating various ceramic and glass experimentation kits that were then shared with high school age children to interest and excite them in a potential ceramic or glass career in United States manufacturing was continuing. University of Rolla S & T had advised the Association that 600 to 800 summer camp students would be using the kits that had been developed with financing from the Association this summer alone. And lastly, the Project Committee announce some additional funding that had been approved by the Board to continue the construction and marketing efforts of the Association’s new website – www.agpm.org that would be coordinated through the IT department at member Fenton Glass for the next 12 months.
The Membership Committee announced that it reviewed several candidates for membership but for this year, only one company was being proposed to the organization for a new membership and that was Yougiogheny Opalescent Glass with the representative being Mr. John Triggs. The proposal was voted on by the full attending membership and the organization is pleased to announce its new member, Yougiogheny Opalescent Glass
The nominating Committee announced its slate for the nine director positions for the organization for the upcoming year and this slate was approved by the full attending membership. In addition, the Directors elected their officers for 2009/2010 and these include Peter Wicks, President, Robert Gonze, Vice President and Secretary, and John Potts, Treasurer.

The Annual meeting was not all work and entertainment was fit around numerous committee meetings and included a golf outing that was held for all who dared tackle the extremely challenging Glenmoor private club Jack Nicklaus eighteen hole golf course. In addition, dinners were held at a local and very popular Canton eatery – Bender’s Tavern, as well as in a private dining room at the Glenmoor Resort itself.

The 2010 annual meeting for the Association of Glass and Pottery Manufacturers has been agreed to be held at Snowshoe Resort, Snowshoe, West Virginia from June 12 through 14, 2010

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